Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-03
Germans Take Thousand Yards
of Trenches From French,
According to Report From
Berlin,
BRAZIL TAKES OVER
46 TEUTON VESSELS
Grand Duke Nicholas Arrested
as Result Of Roya|ist Riots
in the Caucasus Coun-I
try.
tsY noss,ss JOURNAL spsciAL LEASED wIsEI

An advance of 400 yards along a
mile and quarter front by Italian
troops on the road to Trieste;
announcement by the Germans that
they had captured a French position
1000 yards in length northeast of
scissors, and a British air raid upon
German bases along the German
coast, constituted the chief news de-
velopment in the war theaters Sun
day.
Aside from the battle fronts. occur
rences in Brazil and in southern Rus
sia bear important relation to the
war. Forty-six merchant vessels, ag-
gregating 240,779 tons, are restored to
the worlds carrying trade at a time
when they are urgently needed by a
decree signed Saturday by President
Rraz of Brazil, enabling that country
to make use of the German vessels
now in Brazilian ports.
This action was the first step taken
by Brazil after revoking her declara-
ton of neutrality in the war.
In consequence Of Russian royalists
riots in Tiflis. in the Trans-Caucasian
government Of southern Russia, the
Grand Duke Nicholas, formerly chief
in command of the Russian armies, is
reported arrested.
-s Offensive q Success.
Although Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and Emperor William assert
the western front has failed after sew
en- weeks Of effort. a French official
statement declares that the Germans
lost more than $4,000 prisoners alone
during the French and British drives
against the German lines.
Emperor William writes the Ger
man empress that the fighting in
France has reached certain conclu-
sIon." Since April | the British have
advanced on a front of twenty miles
from Loos south of Bullecourt to an
extreme depth of six miles east of Ar
ras. Field Marshal Haigs men have
taken Vimy ridge. dominating the
plains to Douai and virtually have
surrounded Lens and St.Quentin and
have held their gains against desper-
ate and repeated German attacks,
while inflicting heavy losses.
Heavy French Gains.
In the same time the French have
advanced along fifteen-mile front
north of the Aisne and seized the
Iai irh IoY ,iy%a hp n
Ailette river, the last natural defense
before Iaon. In Champagne the
French troops in intrepid attacks have
gained the heights of Mount Carnillet,
the Casque, the Teton and Mont Haut.
east of Rheims. All the French gains
have been held. Repeated attacks by
the German crown prince against the
captured positions have been made
without avail and he has expended
thousands Of lives in fruitless efforts
to regain the lost ground.
War Loot Captured.
More than 1000 officers were in
cluded in the total of $4,000 prisoners
captured. Enormous quantities of
material were taken from the Ger
mans. including 446 heavy and field
guns. 1000 machine guns and many
trench guns,
Emperor William also has congrat-
ulated Emperor Charles on the fail
ure Of the Italian attacks along the
Isonzo from PLAYA to the sea, but Gen.
eral Cadorna's troops have gained the
Vodice ridge and have made import
ant advances on the Carso.