Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-19

tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIssl
The great offensive of the French
army against the Germans from the
bend I'm the line in France from Sois-
sons eastward into the Champagne
continues unabated Numerous new
points of vantage have been taken,
prisoners and guns captured, and vio-
lent couuter-attacks put down with
heavy casualties. In three days of
fighting more than 1900 unwounded
prisoners have fallen into the hands Of
the French together with seventy-five
cannon.
In Wednesdays battle in the forest
of Nille-Au-B Bois an enveloping move
ucnt was carried out against the Ger
mans, and 800 of them threw down
their arms and surrendered In ad-
dlton lSO machine guns were cap
turcd there
Between Soisscns and Rheims the
villages Of Ostel and Braye- En- Loan
nois were captured together with ter
ritory about them. the Germans in the
latter region retreating in disorder
aud losing to one French regiment
alone. 800 prisoners, belonging to
seven different regiments. In their
flight the Germans left behind much
war material. Here the French cap
tbrCd nineteen cannon.
Penetrate French Positions.
Between Juvincourt and the Aisne
the Germans threw counter-attack
agairst the French line with about
1000 men, but according to Ferris the
artillery of General Nivelle's men re-
pulsed tho attack with sanguinary
losses. South of St Quentin during
Wednesday the Germans also attacked
the French east of Gauchy. This at
tack, which failed, was followed by
another in which the Germans pene-
trated advanced French positions. In
a couuter-attack the French killed or
made prisoner many of the Germans
and reganed their lost trenches.
The British war office reports that
the forces of Field Marshal Haig have
gained additional ground along the
River Scarpe, east of Rampoux, and
also captured the village of Villers-
Calm, north of st. Quentin. To the
north. in the region of Loos, a system
of German front line trenches also
was taken.
Northwest of Braila on the Danube
river in Rumania, the Germans de-
livered violent attack against the
Russians, but were repulsed, says the
Petrograd war office. The towns OF
Braila and Fokshani are reported to
have been burned by the Germans.
Only minor engagements have taken
place in Russia and Galicia.
Spanish Steamer Torpedoed.
Berlin reports the capture from the
French in Macedonia of a position ex-
tending over two-thirds of mile
along the Crvena Stena. There have
been no important developments in
the campaigns in the AustroItalian or
Turkish theaters.
Another Spanish steamer. the Tom,
has been sunk without warning by
submarine. Eighteen persons perish
ed The expectation In Madrid is that
public opinion against the Teutonic
allies will be further inflamed.
Unofficial advices say that Count
Tsza the Hungarian premier, and two
members of the Austrian cabinet have
resigned. other reports are to the ef-
feet that the resignation of the Greek
cabinet is impending.
The new government in Russia VIII
not negotiate a separate peace for
Russia as a result of overtures that
have been made by German and Aus
trian socialists, according to informa-
ton reaching Washington.