Arizona republican., 1915-07-16
Movement Which Has Sur prised London Military Critics Believed to B. Part of His Program to Astonish the World
CONFLICTING
 REPORTS OF WAR
Both Sides Are Claiming Advantages on the West cln Front and in Opera tions in the Vicinity of the DardanellcS
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LONDON. July l5.-Abandoning for the moment an attempt to outfTank Warsaw from the south the Germans probably under Field Marshal won Hin denburg who il was reported said few days ago that he would shortly astonish the world. have renewed the attack opon the Polish capital from the north. They have not only captured large number of prisoners south of Kolno. according to Berlin report, but they have occupied Przasnusz. q forti- fled town fifty miles north of Warsaw. which was taken by Von Hindenburg in his great drive from East Prussia last winter but was retaken by the Russians in a counter offensive. This move has taken military critics as complete surprise
 Gerrnany's claim of success in the east is confirmed in a measure by Russian official report yesterday which stated that the Russians in the fact of strong German forces would withdraw to the second line of entertainments. It was generally supposed that General von Mackensen would after being strengthened. continue to attempt to reach the LubIin- Cholm railway thus forcing the evacuation Of Warsaw. The rev offensive will probably be general and will extend from the Baltic around the East Prussian border to the Nistula west Of Warsaw for all the Russian troops in this sector must be kept busy to prevent them from concentrating at the point where the Germans hope to break through.
 This Is the. second time VOn linden burg has tried this His last effort while he freed East Prussia of Russians cost the Germans an immense number of men and very nearly involved them Tn disaster owing to the muddy condi- tions of the ground Now. however, the Germans have only bad roads or lack Of roads to contend with. It is possible also that the Germans have built railways to the northern front as they have done in central Poland
 There was furious fighting on Mon Iav for the hills defending Krithia on The Gallipoli peninsula and an Athens dispatch says that the allies captured the hIli while Constantinople reports that the allies were repulsed with heavy loss
 In France the Argonne district con finues the scene of most sanguinary fighting but concerning the operations here as elsewhere in the west official accounts are as contradictory as usual.
 Confirmation was received tonight from General Hamilton of tlfe success the allies were reported to have achieved in Gallipoli peninsula Ac cording to the report two lines of Turk ish trenches were captured, together with 400 prisoners The Turks on the other hand claim they have repulsed the allies attacks.
 As was expected. the progress against the Turks is very slow owing to the strong naturally fortified positions they hold. But the British military author ities express satisfaction that with the gain of an occasional line of trenches they are relying on breaking the morale of the Turks and the exhaustion of their supply of ammunition.
 Gerrnany's eagerness to have Ru- mania allow the passage of ammunition through that country to Turkey is taken to mean that the supply is run hing short