Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-13
PUBLIC PREPARED |
TO HEAR BIG NEWS
FROM NORTH SEA
Heavy Firing Is Heard by
Steamers Arriving
From Holland. u
n
BELIEVE NAVAL BATTLE
MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT
British Submarine Sinks Turkish
Gunboat and Transport in
Sea Of Marmora.
RUSSIANS STILL RETREATING
Strength of German Offensive Leads
to Belief Petrograd May
Be Goal.
BELIEVE NAVAL BATTLE
MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT
RUSSIANS STILL RETREATTNa
Strength of German Offensive Leads
to Belief Petrograd May
Be Goal.

LONDON. August 12.-The public
here is prepared to hear OF something
OF greater Importance than the sinking
OF the British auxiliary cruiser India.
which was announced tonight by the
admiralty, as steamers arriving from
Holland reported having heard again
to-day heavy firing TO the north
There is no news from the armies on
Gallipoli Peninsula. but the British ad-
miralty announces that n British sub
marine in the Sea of Marmora has sunk
the Turkish torpedo Gunboat Berk-I-
Satvet and an empty transport
RUSSIANS CONTINUE
RETIREMENT IN POLAND
The Russians continue their retire.
ment In Poland, but they are retardng
the German advance by repeated coun-
terattacks. There still is considerable
distance between the German armies
TO the southeast and northeast Of War
saw. so that the Russians apparently
Will be able to make good their retreat,
only. however, to be called upon to op-
pose German attempt to outfiank them
at kovno and further north.
The strength of the German often
sive in the latter region has led to tho
assumption by some military observers
here that the Germans now are aiming
at Petrograd 1t is pointed out. how
ever. that there is great stretch OF
marshy country between the present
battle fields and the capital.
BESIDES, the Germans first would have
to capture wilma. Dvinsk and Riga all
OF which the Russians are defending
with strong forces, which at times are
able to take the offensive.
The Germans claim the capture OF \
group of French fortifcations In the
Argonnc forest in France. whereas the
French say that all the German at
tacks were rcpulsed. Otherwise there
have been no events OF Importance On
the western battle front.
PUPLIC INTEREST TURNS
TO BALKAN STATES
The situation In Poland and the Bal
tic provinces is changing but little
from day to day, and public interest Is
being turned to the Near East. where
the diplomats Of the quadruple entente
powers arc endeavoring to revive tho
Balkan league and bring all the Balkan
states over to their side.
Efforts for the moment are being
concentrated on Sofa. for Bulgaria
holds the key to the situation. II IS
said she is being smiled upon and Of
fcred territorial concessions by both
sides Tho German and entente minis
ters both are declared to be finding
their endeavocs hindcred by their
friends Greece and Serbia are unwill-
ing 10 coacede to Bulgaria the parts oe
Macedonia which are her price for join
ing the allies, while Turkey is opposing
concessions which Austria and Germany
desire her TO make TO insure the con-
Of "a
mcnt.
Bulgaria. too. 1t is asserted. is weigh
ing the Teutonic vctorT in toll I'D
against the renewed efforts OF the allie,
in the Dardanelles and the reported
signal victory the Russians are said to
have wor over the Turks in the eau.
casus. Military experts here believe
this victory Will keep the Turks quiet
on that frontier Tor some time.