Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17

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From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press, British HeadQuar-
ters in France. May 16 (via London.
500 p. m.)-The Germans received O
heavy check north of the Scarpe river
today where, In massed formation.
they stormed this position which was
recently won by the British. After q
terrific bombardment lasting constd-,
erable time. the German infantry
came down the slopes of Greenland
hill from the direction Of Plouvain.
The British artillery made the hill
side look Hike mushroom farm.
shell smoke spouting up thickly over
tthe entire fieid. Machine guns
streamed nickeled missiles into the
enemy ranks on the front and in the
flanks. 70
Quickly Elected.
Sheer weight and momentum car
ried the Germans beyond the British
outposts and even into the chemical
works themselves, but. like a rubber
ball, the rebound was instantaneous,
and swiftly the defenders struck. Az
ter short and hard fight the enemy
leaving the British established more
securely than ever. The fighting con-
tinued about Bullecourt and a Ger
man partial success recently won
there was wiped out.
British Stronger.
Meantime. the British strengthened
their positions eastward toward
Rouex and drew a mite closer to Lens
Here the Germans continue their
work of wrecking the district. Build
ings are being blown up and machin-
cry Is being destroyed in order that
the great mining center shall not fur
| nish the slightest benefit to the allies
when the Germans are finally forced
to let go.
The physical participation Of the
United States in the war is q reality.
American torpedo boat destroyers.
well groomed for the task and the Of
ficers and men enthusiastic for the
quest, are patrolling the Atlantic
! searching for German submarines.
Although announcement OF the par
ticipation Of the United States has Just
| been made, already word comes that
one of the American boata has
| come into action with q German un-
dersea craft. while another has safe
ly conveyed through the war zone to
a port Of safety one Of the great liners
that ply the Atlantic. The result Of
the fight between the destroyer and
the submarine has not been made
known.
Between Gavrelle and the Scarpe
river In France the German forces
have again made extraordinarily
heavy counter-attacks against post
tions taken from them recently. but
again the British inflicted exception
ally heavy casualties on them and held
their ground. At one point by numer-
ically superior forces the Germans
made the British rail- back. but re-
turning to the fray. the British imne-
diately repulsed the Germans and
recaptured their lost terrain.
Likewise on the Aisne sector held by
the French, the Germans threw in ef-
| fectives in an endeavor to push
back the line. At several places the
French line bent, but. like the Brit
counter-attacks which enabled them
to retake their lost ground and inflict
heavy losses on the Germans.
The Italians are keeping up their
strong offensive against the Austrtans
along the lsonzo front and have auc-
ceeded in capturing several vantage
points, including the villages Of "a
CORA and zagomila and carrying two
mountain crests. The Austrians are
attempting with their artillery to hold
the Italians in check but thus far they
have met with no success. Prisoners
to the number Of 3,3T5 have been
captured by the Italians.
Both in Mesopotamia and in Mace
donia successes for the entente allies
are recorded. In the latter theaters
the British In the Lake Doiran region
have captured 5000 yards of enemy
trenches to depth OF 500 yards and
in the Struma river sector another
| front of trenches of 900 Yards.