Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-19
British, French, Americans,
BeIgians and Portuguese
Threaten to Start Offensive
Against Hindenburg's Lines.
GAS PROJECTORS ARE
AGAIN BROKEN UP
Germans Continue Advance in
Russia Regardless of Peace
Agreement; Pershing's Front
Heavily ShelIed.
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tsY GoRHSe JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAsCp vice,
As the allied world has day after
day read the official reports from
the allied and Teuton war offices In
the hope that some inkling of the
real situation would present itself.
the realization has come home that
the Americans, French, British. Bel
gian and Portuguese troops are main
tanning their control over the front
running from the North sea to Swift
zerland Artillery fire. at some points
growing in intensity, is reported but
the allies have held their own and
their raiding parties are everywhere
busy in the enemy's trenches. The
long expected and confidently awaited
German drive has not materiali2ed
and the allies threaten to start an
offensive of their own at various
points against the Teutonic legions.
Active at Verdun Again.
There is hardly sector on tho
western battle line which Is not being
mdrked by spirited actions, but ver-
dun and the Vosges regions are ap-
parently storm centers where big
events may develop. AT Verdun the
opposing artilleries have been thun-
dcring for several days and on Mon
day the roar of the guns was kept up.
especially on the right bank of the
Meuse.
In the Nosges mountains. the artil.
lery fighting is reported to be very
heavy, although no infantry actions
have been mentioned in the war Of
flee statements ISSUED at Paris and
Berlin.
Bclgians Rcorganized.
One of the most encouraging fea-
tures of the war news may be found
in the fact that the Belgian army, re-i
organized and ready for battle, has
taken over the important coast sector
in Flanders. This part of the western
front has heretofore been held by the
French, although British troops have,
made their appearance there at vari-
Gus periods. That the Belgian army,
which is said to be excellent in morale,
freed the French and British forces
for action elsewhere on the front
demonstrates that last winter has
been one of constructive work on the
part of the Belgian and allied army
staffs The latest official report said
that attacks by German shock troops
have been repu1sed by the Belgians.
Rain Shells ON Americans.
Heavy guns are battering the Amer
lean sectors along the front and many
shells of large caliber have fallen.
Here, however. the American guns
have replied with good effect and the
excellent weather of the last few days
has given American airmen an oppor-
tunity to take pictures of the terrain
back of the German trenches. Ap-
paratus installed preparatory to an
other gas raid on the Americans has
been destroyed by American artillery
fire, while American raiding parties,
following out their traditional Indian
fighting tactics, have kept absolute
control of the territory between hos
tile lines.
Extensive Advance i'm Russia.
In spite of the fact thar the ALI
Russian congress of soviets has rau-
fled the treaty of pease forced by
the Germans at Brest-Litovsk, ad-
vance of the Teutons especially in
southern Russia, continues. In south
ern Ukraine the capture OF the im-
portant city of Nikolayev where stores
of grain were reported to have been
piled up, has been officially announ-
ced by the Germans who have also
followed up their aggressive tactics
in the provinces of Tchernigov and
Orel, in the southern central regions
Of Russia.
Action by Japanese in Siberia IS
still held in allegiance and there Is no
indication of what may be done there
Reports from Siberia continue TO be
grave. Liberated German prisoners
of war are said TO be cooperating
with the Bolshevik leaders and on
March /, participated IN battle with
General Semenoff, the non-Bolshevik
leader. ~
Raids Active In Italy.
On the Italian front there have
been raiding operations from the
mountains to the sea and attempts
by the Austrians to cross the river
Piave have been frustrated.
The air forces of the contending
armies have been very active during
the past few days and. as might be
expected, there have been quite
heavy losses. British naval airmeu
alone have disposed of ten enemy ma
chimes in the period from Thursday
to Sunday. Italians brought down five
enemy machines on Sunday. On Sat
urday the French accounted for seven,
while four other German airplanes
not previously reported were destroy
el late last week.
The Germans claim to have shot
down twenty-five allied machines on
Sunday. ..s.