The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

PetrOgrad Dispatch Says Ger
mans Have Begun the EvaC-
uation of Mitau.
RUSSIANS RECAPTURE JANAPOL
Teutons Trying to "Dig In" for the
Winter-sIaVs to Aid servia-
Threaten BuIgars.

London, Nov. ga Petrograd dis
patch to the Morning Post says:
1.-THE Germans have begun the evac-
uation Of Mitau, their forward base in
the Riga-DVinA region, and are prepar-
ing to Withdraw from the now hope
less task of capturing Riga and the
Dvina line.
"Janapol, one of the points where
The Germans had reached the Dyina,
and whence they had made attempts
to cross has been captured by the Rus
slams. Much of the recent fighting in
the northern war theater has been
directed toward securing a better line
for the Germans permanent winter
Notifications.
1.-THE Russians continue to press on
various points to prevent the realiza-
ton of this objective. and the German
iine as now constituted is far from sat
1sfactory for anything more than brief
defensive operations, inasmuch as the
Russians threaten the TANKS of the
various positions.
1.-The Germans are concentrating a
strong four-fold line of trenches in
their rear, with formidable series of
WIG OA1OHuIuS SCOI0S
of miles. In the extreme rear the Ger
mans are busy completing field rail-
ways to the interior of Germany
Gar Promises Servia Aid.
The Russian emperor has addressed
a personal telegram to the Servian
premier, M. Pachitch, according to
Salonid dispatch of Wednesday to the
Daily Telegraph, in which he promises
the appearance a week hence in Bull
garia of Russian troops.
The Italian government, according
to this dispatch, also has promised to
send an expeditionary force of forty
thousand men.
Threaten BuIgar Lines?
A dispatch from Monastir, dated No
vember %. says:
THE Bulgarians have shown no re-
newcd activity on the Prilep front,
but the heavy firing heard this morn
ing few miles southeast of Prilep
suggests that somebody has got be-
hind them and is threatening their
lines of communication"
Cut Greek Commerce.
London, Nov. 24.-Instead of declar-
ing a general blockade of the Greek
ports, the Allies have, according IT. q
statement issued by the British for
eign office today, withdrawn or threat
ened to withdraw the special privil-
eyes which Greek commerce has en-
jOyed since the outbreak of the war.
What these special privileges are is
not specifically stated, but as an exam
pie, Greece has been allowed to draw
her supplies of coal from Welsh col
lieries. To do this Greek merchants
required special permits. as the ex-
port of coal from the British Isles is
allowed only under a special license.
Tell of Big Serb Losses.
OF the fighting in the Balkans the
reports are more confusing than ever.
The German accounts still claim prog
ress for the Austro-German and Bull
garian troops and recount the capture
of thousands of prisoners and many
guns from the Serkians. But from the
towns mentioned their advance ab-
pears very slow. 1t may be, as re-
ported from Italian sources, that the
campaign is waiting on change in
the disposition of the armies, so that
the Germans may be the first to enter
Monastir. This would avoid the trou-
bic likely to arise through Greek OBJ
lection to Bulgarian occupation of the
city which is so near their border.
Dispatches from Athens, however,
state that the delay is due to the fact
that the Serbians have defeated the
Bulgarians.
Greece is conciIiatory.
Saloniki, Nov. 24.-In view of the
complications in the relations of
Greece and the entente powers, Denys
Cochin. minister without portfolio in
the French Cabinet, abandoned his
proposed trip to the front and left yes
terday on board a Greek cruiser for
Athens. From a person who is in a
position to be fully Informed on the
situation, the Associated Press CORE
spondent learned that King Constan-
tine assured Earl Kitchener, the Brit
ish secretary of war, he never had
considered disarming or informing en-
tente ally troops who might take re-
fuge on Greek soil.
London, Nov. 23-The Austrians
and Germans estimate the Serbian
army still numbers between 100 900
and 100000. but that it is diminishing
by five thousand men dailv