Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-26
Tons Of Explosives Have Been
UnIoaded on German Mill
tary 0bjectiveSii 1000
Planes Lost By Teutons,
AN AMERICAN PURSUIT
SQUADRON IS FORMED
YankS Are Active in TouI Sec
tor and Have Had Marked
Success to Date; Loss of
Life on Moldayla, 50,
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Military operations on the western
battle front have been overshadowed
in interest recently BY developments
elsewhere.
No signs are observable, according
to correspondents at the front, of the
enemy's Intentions as to the time and
place of the delivery of his expected
stroke, The military activity indeed
seems less marked than for some days
past, while the aviators have been
obliged to let down in their intense
labors by the advent of less favorable
weather.
1t seems not improbable, however
that the magnificent work Of the al
lied airmen has had much TO do with
the slowness of the enemy in putting
his offensive machine in working
order again. They have established
themselves as masters of the situation
to such an extent that the Germans
have been forced for the most part to
keep well back of their own lines.
The allies aviators, on the other
hand have been able to carry out
Photographic observations and bomb
Ing work on large scale for long dis
tances in the enemy's rear territory.
Germans lose Many Planes.
The bombing operations have been
SO extensive that tons of explosives
have been unloaded on military OBJ
iectipes---many more than 1000 tons
tn desc, ynqna.ss sloa6iS 81 sti.,rs has ser J.
otsly interfered with German move
ments OF troops and supplies, Fur
therrnore, the activities of the battling
aviators on the entente side have
swollen the German losses of ma
chimes to considerably in excess of
the 1000 recently reported to have
been brought down since the opening
of the enemy's spring offensive,
This partial binding OF the enemy
has naturally tended to keep him less
we'll informed of disposition on the
allied side and probably served to
make him more hesitant IN making
decisive moves.
In the aerial activity the American
armen are taking an increasing part,
and II now develops that in the Toul
exclusively American pursuit squad
ron is operating with marked success
to date.
The allied infantry raiders have
been active equally with the aviators,
but here the Germans have more
nearly matched their opponents The
enemy raiding parties have been es-
pecially active on the front of GEN
eral Won Huter's army south of the
Somme but their successes in taking
prisoners from whom to secure infor-
nation have not been marked
Fifty three Americans Lose Lives.
A total of fifty-three Americans lost
their lives in the sinking of the Brit
isll steamer Moldavia off the English
coast Thursday morning. The men
were all members of Company b
Tifty-eighth infantry, Fourth division
The remaining American soldiers Oh
board. 427 men of the Fifty-eightr
infantry. were safely landed, together
with all other persons the steamer
carried.
Virtual severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Cuba is announced by the
Mexican government. Mexico has
recalled her representative at Havana
it is stated. Havana reports. how
ever, that the Mexican charge turned
over his affairs to the Mexican consu
general. The feeling Is expressed ir
the Cuban capital that 1t is pot Mex
ico's intention definitely to cease dip
lomatic intercourse.