The Elbert County tribune., 1915-12-24
RECALL TROOPS
AT DARDANELLES
GREAT BRITAIN MAY ABANDON
DRIVE ON TURKS TO DE-
FENp EGYPT.
RUSSIANS TAKE VARNA
JAPAN GUARDING sUEZ CANAL
WITH SHIPS, SAYS FORMER
CABINET MINISTER.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

London, Dec. 23.-The Daily Chron-
icle reports the capture of Varna.
Bulgaria's Black sea port, by the
Russians. 1t says the bombardment
by the Russians silenced the Bulgari-
an guns and laid the town in ruins.
the garrison suffering heavily. The
Russians then, according to report,
landed infantry and artillery without
loss and in sufficient force to hold
the town against Bulgarian attack.
This is believed to be the first
move by Russia for a general invasion
of Bulgaria. 1t is known that the Car
has large force in position to cross
the Bulgarian border at short notice.
Russian leaders refuse to discuss
the details of their plans, but say
that if no hitch occurs Ferdinands
army will soon be busy at home"
The Albanian port of Durazzo is
said to be the latest objective of the
Teutonic-Bulgarian campaign in the
Balkans.
C1iOhb lOICcS DtllcNeu 10 De
marching across Albania in an effort
to forestall Italian occupation of the
coast
London, Dec PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Athens, coming by
way of Messina, reports that the
Greek troops have occupied Doiran
station and town. thus interposing
themselves between the entente allies
line and the Bulgarians. 1t is be-
lieved hero that the battle between
Greeks and Bulgars has forced Greece
into the war on the side of the allies
With 100000 men now mobilized by
Greece and the force of more than
250.000 British and French at Salon
Xxi. military experts declare the
armies of the central powers can be
driven from Serbia.
Paris.-F'ighting between small de-
tachments of Greek and Bulgarian
troops is reported in a dispatch from
Brindisi, Italy, to the Havas News
Agency. 1t is said several Greek of
ficers and soldiers were killed or
wounded, and that the Greek govern
ment is hastily forwarding reinforce
ments to the scene of the fighting.
London.-All British troops in the
Suvla bay and in the Anzac region of
the Dardanelles, together with guns,
have been transferred to another
sphere of operations" the war office
h 1xy ha prit ct
troops are being withdrawn for serv-
ice either at SalonilSi or in Egypt.
The withdrawal affects more than
100000 British troops who have been
vainly attempting for several months
to advance against the Turks in the
Suvla bay and Anzac regions on the
west shore of Gallipoli peninsula No
mention was made by the war office
of any Withdrawals from the Sedd-ul
Bahr region, at the southern tip of
Gallipoli where French and British
troops hold lines near Krithia.
The withdrawal, however, may be
the forerunner of abandonment of the
whole Dardanelles campaign in favor
of Balkan operations or to defend
Egypt against the expected Turco-
German invasion.
Los Angeles.-That Japan is giving
material aid to the entente allies in
the European war, not only by sup
plying munitions, but by actually
guarding the Suez canal with her war
ships, was stated here by A M. Papa
jan Bey, former minister CT the in
terror in Egypt, who is a visitor in
Los Angeles
Berlin.-Since the war began 1874
ships owned by Germany's enemies
have been destroyed, according TO re-
ports made here. Their aggregate
tonnage is 1,447,62S.
Paris.-Greece has refused to inter
fere with the operations of the Anglo
French forces in fortifying Salonik,
according to an Athens dispatch.
London.-It has been officially an
nounced in Berlin that the small
German cruiser Bremen and torpedo
boat accompanying her have been
sunk by submarine in the eastern
Baltic sea. The announcement states
that considerable portion of the
crews of both vessels were saved.
Kaiser Prohibits Court Festivities.
The Hague. Dec 2L-The Kaiser
has prohibited any Christmas festivi-
ties in the German court or otherwise
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