Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-25
OPTIMISTIC
REPORTS FROM
DARDAN[|'|L|L[S
Turkish Resistance on Galipolli
Peninsula Seems To Be
Weakening.
BULGARIA LIKELY
TO JOIN ALLIES.
Russians Continue To Fall Back
Before Onslaught Of
Germans.

London, Aug. 24.-Optimistic re.
ports concerning operations on the
Galllpoh peninsula have been in cir.
culation fer the past few days and
prophesles are freely made that a few
weeks will see the close o. the Allies
most difficult task in the near east.
The Turks also expect the Anglo
French forces to be successful In
reaching Sofia from ConstantinOple tS
reliable
In fact, it is felt here now that SO
far as the Dardanelles is concerned
it is a matter Of Indifference to the
Allies whether the Balkan States lend
a hand. Their assistance is wanteds
however, against Austria and also to
shorten Turkish resistance, II the
Straits are opened
For reasons, negotiations with the
near Eastern capitals are being watch
ed with interest and the decision OF
Serbia on the proposals of the Guard
ruple Entente for satisfying the as
pirations of Bulgaria, which will be
reached at a consul Of ministers to-
morrow is anxiously awaited.
Serbia's Reply.
1t is believed in London that Ser.
bias reply will be satisfactory and
that Bulgaria's cooperation will be
assured.
In the Meantime the Austro.Germa
armies are aiming more heavy blows
;,> ~
on the defensive indefinitely and per.
uniting the removal of some of their
own troops tc ether fronts, particu-
larly Serbia and Italy in the hope of
repeating their eastern successes.
The Russians are encouraged, how.
ever, by their naval victory in the
Gulf of Riga, which has delayed Field
Marshall Won Hindenberg's great out
flanking movement through Courland
and are Offering very stiff resistance
at almost every point in the Balkan
provinces.
While the Russians are falling back
east and south Of Kovno, 1t Is explain'
ed by Petrograd that this was neces.
sary to prevent them from being ont
flanked. a..r
Germans Progressing.
On all sides of Brest-Litovsk the
Austro-Germa claim to be making
progress while we'll to the southeast
of the fortress the Austrians report
their cavalry has entered Koyol, an
important railway junction on the line
to Kiev and kovno.
There has been heavy fighting in
the Vargos without any change in the
positions of the opposing armies.
Roumanian Activity.
Cologne, via London, Aug. 24.-Ac.
cording to the Cologne Gazette the
railroads of Roumania have received
orders to place all rolling stock at
the disposition of the minister of war
on September 14th.
London, Aug. 24.-The British
steamer, Sylvia, has been sunk. Her
crew was saved.
Situation Is Grave.
London, Aug. 24-The population Of
Constantinople considers the situation
grave, according to information re.
ceived at Sofia, Bulgaria, says a Reu-
ter dispatch. Violent fighting has
been in progress on the Gallipoli pen.
insula for the past week, and it Is de.
clared thousands of wounded are ar
irving every day at Constantinople. At
the same time, thousands of fresh
troops are being sent to the Darda-
nelles front. The scarcity Of bread
and coal is said to have added to the
general feeling Of depression.