Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-27
Austrians, With Weight Of
Their Allies, Make Big Gains
Against Their Foes in the
South,
FRENCH CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE ON AlSNE
British Undertake Operations
on Flanders Front With Sue
cess, Capturing Eight Hun
dred Prisoners,
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The Austro- German armies on the
Isonzo front are fast developing their
offensive against General Cadorna' s
forces. Already the Italians on the
northern wing of the twenty-five-mile
front have been forced to give ground
and at several places are back across
the Isonzo north and south of Toll
mino, where the battle is raging on
Italian territory.
To the south the situation Of the
Italians admittedly is precarious. Even
the Italian war office announces that
the evacuation of the Bainsizza- HE'LL
gengeist plateau is necessary--a re-
tirement which will render null in
great measure the big advance of the
! Italians in the summer campaign.
The combined German and Austro-
Hungarian forces up to the present
are declared by the Berlin war office
to have captured in excess of 10000
prisoners and more than 900 guns and
1t is stated that the figures hourly are
being augmented.
Withdrawal i'm Russia.
| The German retreat along the
northern Russian front still continues,
Russians endeavoring to take UP the
pursuit have reached the Riga-Orel
railway but have not come within
light Of the enemy. on the Esthonian
coast the Germans again have endeav'
ored to make landing on the Werder
peninsula to reinforce the troops sue
cessfully put ashore there last week
The Russians, however, drove them
off.
| Germanys eighteenth enemy has
lentered the field against her. BY a
very unanimous vote the Brazilian
congress has passed a resolution de-
claring that a state of war exists be-
tween Germany and Brazil. The pres
ident of the republic has sanctioned
the proclamation of state of war.
British Make Gains.
| Fresh gains of terrain by the Brit
ish and French forces on the Ypres
sector by the French north of the
Aisne river, and by the combined
German and Austro- Hungarian armies
ia the Austro- Italian theater. are re-
corded in the latest official communi-
cations from London, Paris and Ber-
lin.
The new gains of the British and
French in Flanders were obtained in
another swift and decisive offensive
launched in the early hours of the
morning over the front between the
southern edge of the Houtholst wood
and the region. of Gheluvelt Bad
weather and soggy ground hampered
the operations to some extent AMI all
the objectves set out for could not be
taken. A majority of them, however,
rested in the hands OF the allies at the
end of the days fighting and a con-
siderable number of prisoners and
guns also were captured, More than
500 prisoners fell into the hands Of
Field Marshal Haig's men.
French Press Forward.
With the important railroad june
ton of Iaon their objective, the
French troops are continuing to press
against the forces of the German
crown prince north of the Aisne riv'
er. In another attack on the right
the village of Filain has been cap
tured, footing has been gained on
the plateau north of Epine de Chev-
regny and the enemy has been forced
to give ground north of La Chapelle
Saint Berthe. These successes serve
materially to bring the right wing into
alignment with the remainder of the
front and place the entire line in a
better position for another smash
northward toward Laon.
That the attack may not be neces-
sary, however, is forecast by the mill
tary expert of the Berlin Tagehlatt,
who, while belittling the chances of
the ultimate success Of the French op-
erations, asserts that it is not outside
the German rules of warfare volun-
tarily to abandon territory not essen
tiai to Germanys great tactical plan,
in order that losses may be reduced, |
Official communication issued by
the German war office this morning
says the attack of the Teutonic allies
on the Italian front is progressing
and that the large number of prison
ers captured Is being added to hourly. !
The communication asserts that
strong French and German at
tacks in the Ypres region were re-
pulsed with sanguinary losses.
The communication follows:
"Today's combats in Flanders de-
veloped into great battle. Strong
French and British attacks from
Bixschoote to the Ypres- Roulers rail-
way and on both sides of the Menin-
Ypres road broke down with sanguin-
cry losses in our defensive zone in
spite of the enemy's repeated as
saults. On the Oise-Aisne canal there