The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-08-12
Allies Fear Germans viii Try.
to lntimidate Balkans and
Reach Turkey BY Crush
ing Serbia.
SPEED UP AT DARDANELLEs
Belief Prevails War Ultimately
Will Be Decided In Eastern
Comprehensive Still
In Flight.

New York, Aug. fo.--Italy will
send $4,000 fresh troops TO either
France or the DardaneIles within
h next three weeks, according to
Capt. Victor Del Franctis, OF the
Italian army, Who arrived today
on b steamer Duca DAosta.
There were $4,000 troops In
Turin when ! left" said Captain
Del F~ranctis, "and 10000 more In
laramie, the naval base. Between
15c and 200 large transports were
ready to convey the troops to
whore they are most needed"
The captain will purchase leather
poets to visit New England fac
tories.
Copenhagen. (via London), Aug.
1O,--Persons In close touch with
circles here declare that they
know nothing regarding the peace
offer alleged to have been made by
the GeINnan emperor to the en-
pe-or OF Russia, through the king
OF Denmark. The reported pro-
posal was said to have involved the
trade OF a part OF Poland for Ca
licia.
LTondon Aug. 10.-Russia having re-
1ected what in England is regarded az
a proposal made by the Ger;
ma emperor for peace with a part OF
Poland traded for Galicia, the great
struggle In the east must continue and
as there is no Indication OF an i'm.
mediate general offensive by either side
In he west. the struggle of the Russian
forces to shake themselves free OF the
Austro-G German grip remains the CHIEF
factor In the war news, with an added
interest In the Dardanelles operations,
The report that Germany had made
peace proposals to Russia became
known In official circles in Petrograd
cussed in the lobbies of the duma, ac-
cordinR to the Vechernee Vremya.
We learn on good authority" says
the newspaper. that Germany through
Denmark, proposed to Russia a
separate peace, Russia to receive
Gaiicia while Germany would retair
the western district OF Poland. A rep
resentative OF the foreign office
Sategorically denied that there was the
remotest possibility OF any peace
associations. In the Hobbies of the duma
h proposal was dismissed as un-
worthy of serious consideration"
Russia Still Confident.
Petrograd is full OF wounded, the
Daily Mail asserts. and the Russian
casualties are unoficially estimated at
100000 up TO the middle of July in
N~NNN SAANA u iotllGl0s u TIC pa
per says. however. that this estimate
seemed guess work. as the military
authorities do not know the real totals.
Notwithstanding the tremendous
casualties. the Russian people are
cheerful and confident for they believe
Gernany's financial collapse Is near.
The Eallipoli Heid will be closely
watched because Of Its possible bearing
on the Balkan situation again sins
mering BIZ reason of renewed quad
ripple entente pressure on Bulgaria and
Greece.
Must Smash DardaneIIes.
Never before has the Importance of
the operations at the Dardanelles been
more keenIy realized in Great Britain
and France than now, especially as
there are many indications that Ger
many plans to deliver her next hard
blow against Serbia in order to link up
with Turkey and thus checkmate the
spring plans OF the entente allied pow
ers. II Is Increasingly manifest that
Germany looks to the east for O settle-
ment OF the BY overrunnig Serbia,
she would occupy a very favorable
strategical position to invoke Bull
garia's or active aid in reach Constan-
tinople along the main line. The ex-
pectations of such a move doubtless
has brought about renewed negotia-'
tons between the entente allies and
Bulgaria.
Bid for BuIsar Aid.
A Reuters dispatch from Sofia says:
THAT the allies should reply to the
Bulgarian note OF June, while the Aus
tro-German advance in Russia Is still
unchecked, has created considerable
surprise in diplomatic circles here. Tho
reply, which relates to Bulgaria's De-
mands for the cession for territory now
held by rival Balkan states, has not
vAf haona 8. mo Ia nith1f0 and oil rnra
ments regarding its terms is purely
speculative, H.. ..-r " w..
Submission of the reply at this
critical time is subject to two inter-
pretations. One Is that the allies are
endeavoring to anticipate the IN
II has been reported recently that Tur4
key had bought Bulgaria's~ neutrality
by ~conceding the Dedaghatch railway
to the latter country.
'The second interpretation is that
while the reply might have been made
earlier Ii was held SO the allies could
be in a position to refer entirely satis-
factory terms to Bulgaria. This theory
Is supported by negotiations Of the al
lies with Greece and Serbia regarding
the cession of disputed territory to BulN
garia In return for the latter's active
cooperation on the side of the allies.
The Turks claim successes in the re-
cent tTench warfare on the Gallipoli
peninsula, but there really has been no
noteworthy change in the situation So
far as the public is aware.
Retreatina Army Split.
The Austro-Germans continue to
make progress both to the east and t6
the southeast of Warsaw and the Aus
tro-Hungarians claim to have cut in
two the Russian force, which retreated,
after losing the Lublin-C helm railway.