Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-19
No !nkIing Given Regarding
What May Be Said on Peace
and War by Head of Ger
man Ministry.
TEUT0N ATTACKS IN
FRANCE COME TO HALT
Russians Hold Ground Against
Assaults by Heavily Rein
forced Armies Of Austro-
Germans.

tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lrAsEo wIasl
With intense interest diverted for
the moment from the fighting fronts
where there has been a noticeable
slackening in hostiities, attention Is
focused on the convening Thursday
afternoon OF the German reichstag.
At the opening session will be heard
the first utterances of the new i'm
perial chancellor, DR.. MichaeIis, con-
cerning his stand on the war utter
ances that naturally will be moment
Gus, inasmuch as they will Indicate
whether, with the recent changes in
the German government. Germany is
going to continue her warfare without
abatement or whether the desires for
peace that have been heard SO often
in Germany, especially in the reich
stag, are anything but empty express
sions.
No Forecast of Policy.
The probable attitude of the chan
cellor already has run the gamut of
diverse speci N'ion, but az yet moth
ing has been evolved from the many
unofficial discussions of the man and
his ideas and intentions on which any
thing like certainty can be based.
Some writer's express the belief that
the new chancellor's leanings will be
toward the peace views Of the major
ity bloc in the reichstag; others have
advanced the opinion that his policy
VIII be that of the militaristic party
and there are others who consider
the assumption of office merely part
OF stop-gap program preliminary to
the formation of something in the ma
ture of dictatorship.
Germans Cease Attacks.
After having tried Intellectually to
overcome the French gains in the Ver-
dun sector between the eastern edge
of the Avocourt wood and Hill 3O4
the Germans have ceased their costly
enterprise and are now contenting
themselves with throwing shells into
the positions which General Petain's
men forced them to evacuate.
Likewise. along the Chemin des
Danes, the violent infantry, activity
of the early week has ceased and ar
tllery duels instead are taking place.
The British and the Germans con-
tinue their violent artillery duels in
northern Belgium and Field Marshal
Haig's forces are keeping up their
harassing patrol raids on numerous
sectors of the front. One of the
most successful Of these enterprises
was carried out east of Monchy lie
Preux. in the Arras sector, In which
the British gained ground and took
prisoners.
Russians Hold Ground.
On the Russian front, General
Korniloff's army in east Galicia is
holding back the rein
forced Austro- German armies, which
at various points are endeavoring to
wrest from them positions recently won
in the Hallcz and Kalusz sectors. In
the latter region. near the village of
Novica, the enemy won vantage
point from the Russians, but imme-
diately afterward In counter attack
lost 1t again. The Germans are vio-
lently bombarding the Russians south
of Brzezany and near Halicz.
Late reports from Petrograd are to
the effect that the disorders have
been quelled. In Tuesdays fighting
In the streets of Petrograd. six per.
sons were killed and 23S wounded.
The weekly British admiralty
statement shows that last week four
teen British ships OF more than 1900
tons, four of less than 1000 tons, and
eight fishing vessels were sunk by
submarines or mines-a slight in
crease in tonnage over the previous
Week