Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-19

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crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
raria continues to hurl counter-at-
tacks against the new positions cap
tured by the Canadians in their recent
offensive in the region of Lens. Sat-
urday morning the Germans forced
their way into the Canadian trenches
northwest of the French mining GEN.
ter, but after furious hand-to- hand
fighting they were elected leaving a
considerable number Of dead on tho
battle field.
On tho Belgian front from the
North sea coast to the Ypres sector.
where the British and French in their
offensive, begun in the middle Of the
week, took 1900 prisoners and twen-
ty-four guns, the French have again
pushed forward, capturing a strong
German point of support east of
Steenbeke river. The British have
organized their newly conquered ter
rain and the artillery bombardment
ON the front again has assumed a de-
gree OF drum fire intensity, presaging
another vicious blow at the German
lines. The Berlin war office now ad-
mits the loss. after severe fighting. of
the Belgian village of Langemarck.
northeast of Ypres. and says the Ger
man troops have occupied lines in
front of the positions conquered by
the British.
Crown Prince Repulsed.
On the River Aisne front the Ger
man crown prince directed a number
of attacks on the French trenches.
notably in the vicinity of Froidmont
farm, but all were repulsed. Prepar-
ations for German assault In the
Massiges sector of the Champagne
region were broken UP by French fire.
on the Verdun front a spirited French
attack swept over the German posi-
tions in Caurieres wood, enabling the
French to retake all the trenches
which had been wrested from them
on August 16 and II.
Aviators of all the belligerents on
the western front were active as the
week closed. French aviators shot
down seven German machines and
forced eight others to land In bad
ly damaged condition On the night
Of August 1913 French aerial SQUAD
rons dropped fourteen tons of explo-
sives on German aviation grounds,
railway stations and encampments.
British airmen destroyed twenty-three
Teuton airplanes and forced thirteen
others to land. Eleven British planes
ana two French machines, according
to the British and French reports did
not return. The Germans claim to
have accounted for twenty-six entente
nirplanes. az
TeutOn Gains in East.
On the eastern front military activ-
ity was largely confined to the Ru-
manian front. South Of Grozechti, In
Moldavia, forces of
Archduke Joseph of Austria attacked
the Rumanian and Russian troops,
taking more than 1900 prisoners. In
The last month, according to the Ger
man general headquarters, the Aus
Iro-Germans fighting in Galicia, Blu
kowina and Rumania captured Az
300 officers and men, 257 guns, 54S
machine guns, $4,000 rifles and
arge quantity, Of other war material.
Fighting has Broken out in the Cau-
,asus front. both the Russians and
Turks taking the offensive. Russians
n the region Of Kharput, west of Lake
Van, attacking for the first time since
he revolution on the Caucasian 'front.'.
occupied series of. Turkish villages
Further west the Turks attacked the
Russians at Baneh, in the Mosul re-
sion, and forced the defenders to re-
Ire to other positions.
British light naval forces on August
l6, engaged a German destroyer In
he North sea. The Teuton warship.
though repeatedly hit, escaped
through the mine field in a mist
Later the British warships attacked
several German mine sweepers and.
according to a British admiralty re-
port, severely damaged two Of them.
A German naval communication says
he English vessels withdrew from
the clash with all possible haste, fol-
lowing a well-plaeed German fire.
Crude OIL Advance.