Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-20
French Bring Southern Jaw of
Nipper Into Better Position
For the Big Squeeze Which
is Expected Soon,
COUNTER ATTACKS BY
HUNS ONLY CAUSE LOSS
Germans and Their BoISheviki
Allies at Present Hold Up
per Hand in Russia, Taking
Three Siberian Towns,
tUndated War Lead, by the Associated
PresS.)

Press.)
Thursday saw both the British and
French armies in Picardy materially
deyeion their plans for the eventual
envcloning of st. Quentin and CAM
bai Tho British made further cams
around Gouzeaucourt and east OF
Epehy, while the French Striking
southeast of st. Quentin, brought the
southern part of their nipper INTO q
batter position for the squeeze
against the town, which daily seem
incIy is growing nearer
More than 10000 prisoners AMI IN
excess OF sixty large guns fell INTO
tna lands of the British during the
big oncration begun by Field Mar,
shall laie Wednesday northwes. OF
st, Quentin. In addition eXtremeiy
heavy casualties were inflicted! on
the Germans in the frontal attacks
and during violent counter att0'K KS
made ~ them in an endeavor to re-
coun 'heir losses of ground. 70
lly was the enhny halnn ~" !
during this fighting that be did nj
at-Cn,pt on Thursday TO stir from his
trenttes, except near Epehy anu
GoU,t tsucourt and to give listless bat
tie on isolated sectors to the south.
Counter Attacks Fail.
Northeast of Scissors the Germans
are counter attacking vigorously
against the allied forces holding
strategic positions which are threat.
airing the high ground along the
Che'lin Des Danes which the enemy
l3es E sVc te{e srolH fven
of refugei n the event of a forced
retirement from the west and the
south. Notwithsts nding the strength
ot the onsaughts. the French every
where repulseG the enemy.
Likewise south of the Ai5he. in
the region Of Courland the Germans
endeavored TO beat back the French
but again met with defeat, the
French artillery cutting the attack
ing waves to pieces.
IN tre Lorraine 'front.' there has
been considerable mutual artillery
shelling, but no infantry engage
ments A raid attempted by the
Germans against General Pershing's
men northwest CT Pont-a -MoussoiI
came to naught.
In the Macedonia theater tho Bull
garians are stlll in full flight before
the Serbians who have ctptured
numerous towns, tal1en large mum
bers of prisoners and great Iuanti-
ties of war stores. Following the u.s.
ual tactics of the Teutonic allies the
enemy is devastating the country he
traverses, leaving 1t a wilderness
through the use of the torch and ex-
plosives
Czecho- SIovalSs in Danger.
In European Russia the Boishe-
Wiki and the Germans for the mo-
ment seem to have the upper hand
over the Czecho-S Slovaks, who have
been compelled to evacuate Volsk.
Simbirsk and Kazan. The success
of the enemy forces is attributed to
a lack of ammunition and other
supplies by the Czecho-Slovaks. In
Transcaucasia the British force
which recently went to the relief of
the besieged Armenians in Bakau |
have been compelled to withdraw in |
to North Persia in the face OF the |
large Turkish forces and the inef- |
fectivness of the Russo-Arnenian |
hid
The inter-allied labor conference in
session in London has unanimously |
the fourteen points Presi- |
dent Wilson formulated as the only |
basis for peace as labor's basis for |
the ending of the war. Likewise I'M
animous approval was given the |
stand of President Wilson and the |
entente powers with regard to the |
Austrian peace note.
Alexander Kerensky, the former
Russian premier, addressed the con-
Ference. He said Russia had not left |
the entente alliance and declared |
lnat his country had never recog- |
hlzed the peace of Brest -Ltovsk |
or ceased to struggle against the |
dermans. He added that members |
Oh the old constituent assembly were |
meeting secretly in Russia in an en-
neavor to form a government for the
whole of Russia.