Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-13
POWERS TALK
To BALKAN
STATES
Ministers From Both Sides Of
the War Question Endeavor to
Enlist Aid From Several of the
Famous Balkan States.
OPERATIONS IN POLAND
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
Safia Is Center Of Interest; BuI-
garia Is Kept to the PROPOSE
ton; Greece, Serva and Tur-
key Object to Plans.

LONDON. Aug. II The situation in
Poland and the Baltic provinces is
changing only little from day to day.
and public interest is being turned 10
the Near East where diplomats Of the
quadruple entente powers are endeav-
oring 20 revive the Balkan league.
and bring AN the Balkan states over 20
their side and to the armies of the
allies which are battling against the
Turks on the Galipon Peninsula and
i'm the Caucasus.
Diplomats of all the belligerents,
for the moment are concentrating
their attention at Sofia for Bulgaria
holds the key to The situation It is
said she lis being smiled upon and Of
fefcd territorial concessions. as an in
duCcment To- join one side or the other
or to remain neutral Both the Ger
.man and the Entente ministers are de
clared 10 be finding their endeavors
hindered by their friends. Greece and
Serbia are unwilling to concede Bull
garia as parts of Macedonia which is
her price for joining the allies, while
Turkey is opposing the concession OF
Austria and Germany in their desire
to insure the continued neutrality Of
the Sofia government
Bulgaria. too, IL is asserted, is weigh
ing the victory of the Teutons gained
I'm Poland against the renewed efforts
of the allies at the Dardanelles, and
the reported signal victory the Rus
slams are said to have won over the
Turks in the Caucasus which military
experts here believe will keep the
Turks quiet on that frontier some
time There is no news from the
armies on Galipoli Peninsula early to-
night, but the British Admiralty re
ports activity of British submarines
in the Sea of Marmora.
Nothing was said in the admiralty
communication of the former German
cruisers. the Breslau and Goeben. now
owned by Turks, both of which were
unoficially reported sunk
The Russians continue their retire
ment from Poland but all the while
they are retardins the German ad-
vance which is now regaining momen-
mm by repeated counter attacks and
stubborn resistance wherever cond
tions are favorable There is still con
siderable distance between the Ger
man armies to the southeast and
northeast of Warsaw so, seemingly
the Russians will be able to make p
good retreat only however to be called
upon TO oppose the German attempt 10
outnank them at KoWo, further north.
The strength of the German often
sive in the latter region led To- the as
sumption by some military observers
that the Germans are now aiming at
Petrograd It is pointed out, however,
there is a great stretch of marshy
country between the present battle
fields and he capital which, it is ass
serted. would make the attempt very
dangerous as the Germans first have
to capture Wilma Dvinsk and Riga all
which the Russians are defending
with strong forces which at times
will be able to take the offensive The
Germans claim the capture of a group
of French fortifcations i'm the Argonne
whereas the French say All the Ger
man attacks have been repulsed
Otherwise there were no events of
importance on the western front