Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-12
Fierce Resistance Marks Ac-
tivities on Eastern Front
Everywhere, According to
Reports From Petrograd,
OFFENSIVE TAKEN
WITH GOOD SUCCESS
Field Marshal Mackensen Is
Pushing attacks Vigorously
in MoIdayia; Railroad Is
Threatened,

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Russia's armies are continuing to
exhibit increased resistance power in
the area of the Austro-German OIL
feusiye on the eastern front, while
in the west the relentless British ana
French pressure is showing results
in the further recession of the Ger
man line in Flanders.
An example of what seems to be
the improved morale of the Russians
on the Galcian front is provided by
Petrograds report on the Teutonic
attack at Brody, northeast of Lem
burg, which obviously had been in
preparation for several days. The
assault was started on Thursday, re-
sultng in heavy fighting as the
dense waves of Teutons swept for
ward, but ending in what the Russian
official statement charaeterizes as a
complete failure. The Russian forces
still hold here grip of Galician soil.
Fierce Fighting in Rumania.
The Teutonic attack on the part of
Rumania still remaining in entente
possession now is being pressed from
three sides, and advances for the Of
fensive forces in some sectors are ad-
mitted. There appears to be no
question of any lack of determination
In the Russo -Rumanian offensive,
entente armies are on the aggressive.
Thus, near the Russo Rumanian from
tier the Austro-German troops were
forced to retreat in places, with the
loss of 400 men in prisoners, in one
case being pushed back across he
Putna river.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's Of
fensive in southern Moldavia seems
to be giving the entente command the
greatest concern at present, as high
ly important line of railway communi.
cations along the western Moldayian
front is threatened by it. Apparently
the drive is aimed at the railway
junction of Pantzin, possession of
which would cut off the branch rail-
way which connects the two lateral
lines of communication along this
front. The battle is being waged
along the Suchitza river across which
Mackensen has forced his way to the
west of the Fokshani- Ocna railway
line. To the east of the railway in
the more crucial sector, however, his
attacks apparently have been less
successful
Severe Battle West.
The Flanders battle, while not yet
resumed along the whole front, has
been raging violently east of Ypres.
The British gain of ground in the
Westhoek region in Fridays at
tack was maintained in its entirety
against six violent German counter
attacks delivered Friday night. In
addition, General Haig's troops, on
the right flank, where the complete
objective was not gained in the first
forward during the night, gaining
attack, were able to move their lines
additional ground, They are now
we'll established on the dominating po-
sitions seized in the Friday assault
Berlins report of this fighting
characterizes 1t as an unsuccessful
attempt along a front of nearly five
miles, and mentions particularly the
t.tCtion VI lte DTltlSil
near Westhoek
French Retake Positions.
French troops Friday night re-
captured most of the ground taken
from them the day previous by the Ger
mans in the st. Quentin region They
also recaptured an important trench
the crown princes forces had won
recently south Of ALLIES, on the Aisne
front, and broke up a German at
tack on two-mile front in the Car
nillet region in the Champagne. The
Germans managed to hold onto
fifty-yard strip Of trenches they had
penetrated north of Carnillet, but
otherwise the French lines were
kept intact.
Arthur Henderson, British labor
leader and member of the British
cabinet has resigned from the min
istry and his resignation has been
accepted. Mr.. Henderson's attitude
at the labor conference on Friday,
which voted in favor sending dele
gates to Stockholm. is said to have
led to his rpsignatiOn