Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-20
Report From Berlin Indicates
That It May Have Begun
Already No Other Informa-
ton on Situation
IMPORTANT LOCALITIES
OCCUPIED IN THESSAkY
Considerable Quantities :of
Arms and Ammunition Sur
rendered by Population Of
Invested Greek Towns.
!av MORNING ,ouss,, sruer.L LEASED w,nsI


Indications point to an early re-
sumption of operations on a grand
scale in Belgium and France, If, in
deed, they have not already begun ia
Flanders and Champagne. A signifi-
cant statement in the latest Berlin
communication says that In Flanders
and Champagne, 'the fighting activity
has been revived at several points"
Aside from this there is no informa-
tion as to the exact state of affairs In
Champagne the Germans have made
an attempt to recapture positions be-
tween Mont Blond and Mont Carnillet,
taken by the French Monday, but met
with repulse, suffering heavy casual
ties. To the northwest, around Crn-
onne heavy artillery duels are belns
fought.
The situation in Flanders Is even
more obscure as neither the British
nor French statements tend to clarity
the German report of the recotr-
nencement of hostiiities Artillery
cluels of great intensity are known to
have been in progress between Boo
singhe and Frelinghein and In the re-
gion Of Steenstraete and Hetsas, while
to the south in France. in the neigh
borhood of the Baupa aume .Cambrsi
road the British troops have resumed
their trench raiding operations. de-
stroying German dugouts and taking
prisoners.
Men Still Pour Into Tbcssaly.
Tho Macedonian theater also prom
ises early Developments on Large
scale, While along the line where
GcAcrssl SarraH' forces are facing al.
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bian border the reports show only ar
tillery duels to be In progress, the on
tente commander Is still pouring men
into Thessaly and occupying impor-
tant localities. Another indication
cvidencing that the Greeks are turning
toward the entente cause is shown ts
the fact that considerable Quantities
of arms and ammunition have been
surrendered by the population OF the
invested towns and villages. ~.
Again the Austrians have cndeav-
ored to dislodge the Italians from pp
sltions northeast of Jamiano, In the
Carso sector of the Austro- italian
theater. A surprise attack has been
repulsed with severe losses In men
killed and made prisoners. On Monte
Rombon, however, the Austrians were
more successful In an attack, captur-
ing advanced positions of the Italians
on the southeastern slopes of the
mountain.
American Tanker Sunk.
high honor has been conferred on
Vice Admiral Sims of the United
States navy, commander in chief OF
the American naval forces In the war
zone. The British admiralty an
nounces that during the absence Of
the British commander-in-ch chief on tn.
coast of Ireland Vice Admiral Sims
has hoisted his flag as the allied senior
officer in charge of the operations in
Irish waters,
Adyices from Denmark, SwitZerlapd
and Holland indicate a cabinet crisis
in Austria by reason of the fact that
the Poles in the reiehsrath, seeking
the downfall of Premier Clam-Mar-
tinic and also the foreign minister,
Count Czernin, have refused to vote
the Austrian budget. A Basel dis
patch quoting advices from Vienna,
which have not yet been confirmed,
says the cabinet already has resigned.
Another American steamer, the
Standard Oil tanker, John ID. Arch
bold. has been sunk by an enemy sub
marine. It Is believed that three
members of the crew were lost In the
disaster. when the Archbold was two
days out from France, bound for tho
United States.