Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-25
A Diminution in the Intensity
of the Battles Is Reported,
but Some Fierce Struggles
Take Place.
ADVANTAGE RESTS WITH
BRITISH, IS STATEMENT
Since Monday More Than
1000 German Prisoners
Have Been Taken; Turks
Make Stand in Holy Land,

tsT MORNING JOURNAL sPECIhL LEAstn WlRtl
There was q diminution in the in
tensity of the fighting between the
British and German armies Tuesday
although battles of great fierceness
continued. In these, according TO Brit
ish official communication, the advan-
taee rested with the English.
Southeast of Arras the British made
progress between the Sensee rive
and Monchy- -Le-Preux, driving their
lines to within a stones throw of the
villages of Fontaine- e-Les-Croisilles and
Cherisy and Strengthening out the
sharp salient there.
Northeast of Arras in the Gavrelle
sector the Germans threw a strong
counter attack against the British, but
the British guns raked the German
line and drove it back in disorder and
played shells upon the men in their
hurried retreat.
Since Monday more than 1000 Ger
mans from numerous divisions have
been made prisoners by the British,
and still others are awaiting transfer
to the prison camps. q
Howitzers Captured.
No infantry attack has developed
from the artillery preparation the
French have been making all alone
their front for several days. Tuesday
the Germans were heavily bombarded
on various sectors from ST. quentin to
the Champagne Among the booty
captured BY the French during the re;
cent engagefnents on the plateau OF
the Chemin Des Danes. northeast of
Scissors, are four of the famous 1866
millimeter German howitzers.
The British royal flying corps is
taking advantage of the beautiful
spring weather for operations against
German aviators. Monday in fights in
the air fifteen German airships were
brought down by the British while
twenty-four others were last seen
after engagements diving earthward,
completely out of control. Only two
British machines failed to return to
their base.
There has been little activity on the
Russian and Rumanian fronts. Cen
eral Maude's troops have captured the
railroad station of Samara, on the III
girls river, some seventy-fiVe miles
northwest Of Bagdad and sixteen loco
motives and 224 railroad cars. Heavy
casualties inflicted on the Turks and
many prisoners were taken during the
advance on Samara.
In Palestine, the Turks apparently
purpose to make a stand against a
further advance by the British
through the Holy Land toward Jeru-
salem. From GAIA southeastward to-
ward Beersheba the Ottomans have
been reinforced and are holding q
strongly entrenched position.
Austrians and Italians Clash.
From Gorilla to the head of the
Adriatic sea violent artillery duels are
in progress between the Austrians and
the Italians. At several points in this
region the Italians. by surprise at
tacks, occupied advanced Austrian po-
sitions and made prisoner of the de-
tenders. In the Sugana valley extern
sive Austrian troops movements are
being carried out, possibly with the in
tention of opening an offensive. The
guns here are roaring in a mighty
duel.
Along the entire Macedonian front
reciprocal bombardments are taking
place. The only infantry attack is
reported by the Bulgarian war office
which says that the British, between
Lake Doiran and the Vardar river
after an intense drumfire, delivered a
thrust, but were repulsed.
The British admiralty expresses the
belief that German torpedo boat de-
stroyer has been sunk in the North
sea, off the Belgian coast, by bomt
dropped by a British naval aircraft
one of three which attacked five en-
emy destroyers.- Only four of the de-
stroyers are reported to have returned
to Zeebrugge.