Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-25
Reports AfIoat That a Few
Weeks WilI Witness End Of
Allies Most Difficult Task
in the DardaneIIeS,
BELIEVED SERBIAN
REPLY WILL SATISFY
Expected That Way VIII Be
Opened for Action ON Part
of Rumania, Which Wants
Freedom From BuIgafs,

London. Aug "A (0 %. m)-Opt-
lmistic reports concernlng operations
ON the Gallpoli peninsula have been
I'M circulation for the past few days
land prophecies are freely made That
"a few weeks will see the close of the
Ianles' most difficult task in the Neae
East
I'm fact. II Is felt here now that SO
/ far as the Dardaneles are concerned
lil is a matter of Indifference to the
Ialies whether the Balkan states lend
in hand Their assistance ia wanted,
/ however, against Austria and also To
! shorten Turkish resistance " the
Isttaits are opened. For these reas-
lons. negotiations with the near east
crn capitals are being watched with
4 interest, and the decision Of Serbia
on the proposals of the quadfuple
entente for satisfying the aspirations
of Bulgaria, which will be reached at
la council of ministers tomorrow is
anXiously awaited,
serbian Rcply satisfactory.
II s believed in London that Ser
/ bias reply will prove satisfactory and
that Bulgarla's cooperation VIII be
assured This would open the way
also for am active policy ON the part
Of Rumania who wants assurances
! Bulgaria will not attack her before
she commences to move her troops.
1t is confidently expected all these
questions viii Doe settled satisfactorily
to the allies and that within the same
period the future policy of Greece VIII
he definitely announced
ln the meantime Austro-GelnW
.armies are aiming more heavy blows
lat Russia in the hope of putting her
on the defensive definitely and per
Uniting the removal of some of their
own troops to other fronts, portlcu-
larly Serbia and italy in the hope Of
repeating their eastern successes. The
Russians are encouraged, however
by their naval victory in the GulI OF
Riga, which has delayed Field Mar
shal Won Hindenhurg's great outflank-
ing movement through Cuurland and
are offering very STIFF resistance at
almost every point in the Baltic pro-
vlnces
Russinns Eyndc Flank Movement.
While the Russians are falling back
least ana south OF koYno, IL is eX-
lplained by petrograd that Ibis was
necessary to prevent them from he-
ling outflanked. They still hold both
banks of the Nicmen river from Pre-
Inv lust south of kovno southeast to
Grodno. one of the few fortresses
Isuu held by them ON all sides of
prest- -litovslt the Austro-Germuns
claim 10 be making progress, while
wen to the southeast Of the fortress
the Austrians report their cavalry
has entered koycl an important
railway junction on the lines to kiov
land BOvnO.
There has been heavy fighting IN
the Nosges without any changes IN
{ the positions OF the Opposing armies.
Reuter- dispatch from Nish says.
/ n is not expected the SerDlaa re-
/ ply To the proposals of the cntenic at
/ lies viii be delivered for tive on three
I DAYS. The government has encounter
1 ed considerable opposition, but It is
/ understood viii DO able 10 overcome
/ the objections offered and agree with
/ certain reservations tn the proposals
of the entente powers. A final de-
cision win be- reached tomorrow al an
. extraordinary council of ministers at
which King Peter Will preside
A dispatch TO the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Amsterdam,
( says
"a Wolff telegraphic bureaU mes
sage from Berlin states that the Bul
( Rarian government had Informed the
/ Bulgarian minister at Berlin that
/ Buleurias negotiations with Turkey
I have come 10 an end