Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-14
Heavy Artillery Activity Is
Maintained on Sector Held
By Americans and Raids
Are Common,
ATTEMPTED RAID ON
LONDON IS FAILURE
British and French Are Peck
ing at Lines Of Enemy From
North Sea to Swiss Bor-
der.


While the entente allies are nib
bling at the German lines from the
North sea to Switzerland, but are
making little or no serious attempts
to break through or to bring about a
eliminating struggle, the Teutonic
powers have taken another step in
the exploitation of the east
The advance guards of the Germans
have entered Odessa, the greatest
Russian port on the Black sea and
the center of great agricultural sec
ton, the products of which are de-
sired to feed the hungry peoples of
the central empires. The German ad-
vance through Moldavia and Bessara-
bia has been virtually unopposed.
With Odessa safely in their hands,
the Teutons will have access to vast
stores of wheat which can be trans
ported overland or by sea to points
where it can be readily shipped into
Austria and Germany.
Merely Step in plan.
But the capture of Odessa Will
mean something more-an advance
over the route to Persia and Af-
ghanstan and possibly India, which
is to be followed now that the British
have severed the famous Berlin and
Bagdad route to the east.
The congress of Russian soviets,
which was to have convened at Mos
COW on Tuesday, postponed its NEE
ting until THURSDAY. This gathering
may be historic as it will be asked
u ratify or reject the peace forced
upon the Bolshevik peace delegates
by the Germans at Brest-Litovsk
When the congress meets it is proba-
bic that the message of President Will
son to the Russian people will be
read. 1t is expected to make pro-
found impression upon the assembly.
Americans Active.
The American sector in Lorraine,
which now is definitely located east
OF Luneville, is the most active on the
French front. Great artillery COM
bats are being carried out by the
Americans who have determined, by
raiding operations, that their artillery
fire has forced the Germans virtually
to abandon their front lines. Two
hundred gas projectors installed for
the purpose of supporting attacks on
the Americans have been DESTROYED
by shells.
The gallant conduct of the Ameri-
can soldiers in the field is reflected
by their brothers in arms, the Ameri-
can sailors of the destroyer squadron
in British waters. The COURAGEOUS
action of eight American sailors who
plunged overheard from the destroyer
Parker to rescue survivors of the hos
pital ship Glenart Castle has been
the subject of complimentary remarks
in the British house of commons
German airships reappeared over
the northeast coast of England We'd
resday night, according to an official
statement. " slI
The German Zeppelin raid on Eng
land Tuesday night was not successful.
1t reached no objects of military i'm
portance and only one airship sue.
reeded in dropping bombs on a town.
Four bombs fell at Hull but the rest
of the aerial raiders wandered aim
lessly about the country and their
bombs fell in open fields.
The Germans who raided Paris on
Monday night did not escape un-
scathed. An official report from Paris
states that four of the enemy ma
chimes were brought down and fif-
teen trained airmen were either kill
ed or made prisoners.
There has been only the usual in
fantry raiding activities along the
British and French fronts and on the |
battle line in Italy. In Macedonia |
however, there have been numerous
spirited encounters and in this theater
the Germans claim to have made ad-
vances in the last few days.
The German official report on air
fighting states that on Tuesday nine
teen enemy airmen were brought |
down along the Franco Belgian front