Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-21
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tsy sopsIso JOURNAL SPECIAL IGAsso w,suI
With the British troops busily en-
gagged in the successful parrying of
German counter -thrusts against the
newly won ground in Flanders, the
French and the Italians have started
monster offensives-the F.ren h
against the Germans near Verdun and
the Italiana against the Austrians
from the region of PLAYA to near the
headwaters of the Adriatic sea.
Sharp, decisive blows have gained
for the French positions held by the
Germans on front of more than
eleven miles. extending from the
Avocourt wood eastward across the
river Meuse and into the Bois de
Chaume, while the Italians after
bombardment of an intensity never
before experienced in that theatre,
! have leveled Austrian defenses,
crossed the ruins and also the Isonzo
river and now are at deadly grips
with the enemy along a front of about
thirty y-seven miles.
Nearly 10000 Prisoners.
Nearly 1900 prisoners already
have been counted by the French and
italians, and doubtless this number
will be materially augmented when
full details of the fighting are at
hand. In addition. the Germans and
Austrians lost heavily in men killed
or wounded and in guns and machine
guns captured
The new territory taken by the
French embraces positions that have
literally weltered in French and Ger
man blood in battles that have waged
to apd fro since the German crown
prince started his most costly enter
prise, the attempt to take Verdun,
which resulted In utter failure as
military maneuver and cost the lives
of tens of thousands of his men.
Strong Posts Taken.
Notable among the captured posi-
tions are .the Avocourt wood, two
submits of lie Mort Homme, the
Corbeaux wood and Chapneuville, all
Of which were held Notwithstanding
vicious counter-attacks by the Ger
mans, which were broken up by the
French fire with heavy casualties to
the enemy. French airmen mater
tally aided the infantry in the press
forward. swooping low over the Ger
man forces and emptying their ma
chine guns into the ranks, and in
fights in the air with German pro-
tecting machines, eleven Of which
were sent HURTING to the ground.
Likewise the Italian fliers are CIV
ing their infantry valuable support,
more than 200 of them being engaged
in attacking with bombs and machine
gun fire Austrian troop formations be-
hind the lines.
At last accounts the Italian guns
were energetically proceeding with
the work of destruction from the new
positions taken up by the allies.
Flanders Situation.
The situation in Flanders and in
northern France is calm as compared
with last week, but both the British
and French continue to make sallies
at various points and to strengthen
the positions won in the recent fight
ing. The Canadians around Lens
daily are biting further into the Ger
man line and now dlave the coaf
center virtually surrounded except on
the east. Even on this sector the
Canadian guns have the range and
are making almost impossible any
movements of the enemy from or in
to the town.
The entente allied airmen still are
carrying out raids on German posi-
tions in Belgium, many tons of bombs
having again been dropped by them.
In Rumania the Austro- Germans