Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Both British and French Forces
Bite Hard Into Enemy Posi-
lions in FIandersi Big Often
SNe Forecast,
CANADIANS SUBJECTED
TO. HEAVY TEUT0N FIRE
Attempted Offensive Of Kaiser'S S.
Men Against Petain, Near
St, Quentin, Is Put Down
With Losses.
tsv MORNING Jousn.l SPECIAL LEASED ~,asI

Aside from the front in Franco
little lighting of moment is taking
place except in Galicia, Bukowina and
southern Moldvaina In all these sec
tors the Germans and Austro- -Hugar-
iGns are declared by the Berlin war Of
flee to be continuing their gains
southeast of CZernowitz, capital of
FukoWira, the Germans have pene-
trated the Russian frontier nositions
and further south fighting with their
allies, they have taken high positions
beween the Trotus and Putna valleys,
and in southern Moldavia. In the reg
'on Of Fokshania have thrown their
forces across the Suohitza river on Il
wide front.
Allied Armies Gain.
Both the British and French armies
fHcing the Germans in Flandcrs havn
again struck hard blows at their an
tagonists and have been rewarded
with f"rther gains, cutting into the
line of Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria. While the fighting has oc-
CURED only on isolated sectors It seems
evident that the heavy artillery duels
IN progress all along the front from
Neiunort to the Franeo-Belgian border
are the forerunners of resumption
Of the bic allied offensive which the
rain and the accompanying mud stop
ped almost at it's incipiency more
than week ago.
Take First-I inc Trenches.
Driving eastward from the sector oS
Vrres early Friday, Field Marshal
Haig's men took all the German first
line positions east of Hoege between
Frezenberg and the Ynres-M Mehin road
including the village of Westhoek and
held them I'm their entirety, notwith-
standing the usual counter-attackS
launched by the Germans under an ex-
tremely heavy barrage fire. To the
north near Bixschoote. and Land
marck the French troops have captur-
ed several farms held by the Germans
and also have taken a number of ma
chine guns from them. While these
gains are characterized as slight"
they nevertheless are another forward
steD eastward toward the Ostend-Lillo
railroad, toward which the British
drive from Hooge also is pointed.
Bear Rain of Shells.
Tho Canadians lying In their
trenches at the doorstep of Lens and
British forces holding trenches south
of the famous Vimy ridge are coming
in for intensive Smelling from the Ger
mans
On the long neglected front near st
Quentin. the Germans have delivered
a surprise attack of considerable pro-
portions, but were unsuccessful in
gaining ground anywhere except some
weak points in the center of the
French line. Otherwise the fire of
General Petain's men put down the
sally. inflicting considerable losses on
the Germans.
Likewise along the Aisne front the
Germans have delivered onslaught
against the French, but here also they
met with defeat.
At several points the Germans man
aged to make their way into isolated
trenches, but they met death later In
hand to hand fighting or were captur-
ed
British labortes at conference In
London, by vote of nearly 20 to I.
have decided to send delegation to
the coming international socialist con.
ference at Stockholm.