Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-25
Advance of Allies Is Proceed
ing Successfully in Spite Of
Strong Resistance of. Teu-
tonic Forces,
WEST BANK OF OISE
TAKEN FOUR MILES
Village of RaiseI on Somme Is
Occupied by Hatg'S Men,;
Heavy Fighting Finally Fa-
VOrS Allies,
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Notwithstanding stiffened resist
ance by the Germans before the Hin
denburg line, British and French
troops continue to progress on both
sides of the Somme and Disc rivers
in France.
The west bank of the Oise from
La Fere northward to Vendeuil, a dis
tance of about four miles, has been
also captured two of the advanced
forts of the defensive system of La
Fere, supposed to be one of the Ger
man strong points.
Fighting Is Desperate.
North of the Somme the Germans
have been forced back to Savy, four
miles west of ST. Quentin. The fight
ing on the west bank of the Disc, ac-
cording to the French official state
ment, was of the most desperate
character, the Germans giving ground
only foot by foot and defending them
selves tenaciously.
In the face of the German attempts
to check the French progress south
of the Disc by flooding some sections,
the French have advanced on the
east bank Of the Ailette river, captur-
ing several villages and forcing the
Germans to retreat,
British Make Gains.
Roisel, seevn miles east of Peronne,
and a railway junction point on the
line between Marcoing and st. Quen.
tin, has been captured by the British
At Beaumetz-L Lez-Cambrai, near the
center of the British line on the
Somme front, the Germans attacked
and obtained a temporary footing In
the village, but later were elected. A
British advance southwest and west
of Eocust-St. Mein, southeast of Ar
ras, on front of one and half miles,
also is reported by London.
Grand Duke Nicholas has been
ousted from the chief command of
the Russian armies because of his
connection with the Romanoff dye
nasty. General Alexieff has taken
command of the Russian
forces.
Baaties Are Severe.
Heavy fighting continues between
German protecting troops and the
British and French vanguards on
both sides of the Somme and Disc
rivers on the Franco Belgian front.
French forces are pressing forward
toward st. Quentin and La Fere. The
German war office announces that
The French were repulsed west of La
Fere, along the Iowlands of the ALL
but Paris asserts French
troops have driven their way through
o the Disc river north of La Fere and
that they gained additional ground
east of the Aillette.
Fighting in Rumania.
Activity has been resumed on the
frontier, where German
roops have stormed the Russian po-
sitions between the Solyomtar and
czobanos valleys and have taken 500
~ liooiiciS o. bctWctl tllc DhSilh thu
Chvanich rivers the Russians have
about two-thirds of a mile
Inder German pressure.
The fighting between lakes Ochrida
md Presba, on the Macedonian front
1ear Monastir, is reported concluded
or the present, with Teutonic forces
IT'LL in possession of dominating
heights north and west of the Mon
,stir basin, which is said to have been
he object of the French attacks.
The Russian advance toward the!
border continues and
he capture of the Persian town of
kerind, forty miles from the border,
was announced Saturday.
Shift of Commanders.
General Letchitzky, who was in
of the southern wing of the
Russian armies in General Brussiloffs
offensive last summer, has been placed
n command of the Russian armies on
he central front, succeeding General
1vert.
Brand Whitlock, the American min
ster, and the American relief workers
will be replaced as fast as possible by
/ joint neutral commission supervised
by Dutch military Off
,ials.
FRENCH MAKE GREAT
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