Arizona republican., 1915-10-22
ATTACKS ON FRENCH
 ARE REFUSED
While Expected Onslaught m North Would Be For nlidablc. Bulgarian At tack Against Scrbians is Proving Most Dangerous
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LONDON. Oct. 2l.-The German armies. which for nearly fifteen months have been fighting coninu- nu~ly an one front and then the other. are now on the offensive at ,hree points against Riga and pNiu~l,. in Serbia and in the Cham n1gue district. At the two former s.itrt~ they continue to make pro gre~S The attacks delivered against the French east of Rheims. met with a complete repulse yesterday. as did those on previous days.
 While il was expected that the Teuton onslaught in the north would he most formidable. as a matter of fact the Bulgarian attack against the SerbianS. through the valleys from the east. k proving most dangerous. Ir is definitely settled that the Bull u.rianS have cut the Saloniki-Nish railway. north of Vrayna, thus driv ing a wedge between the main Ser hfan army. and the Anglo-French forces. which landed at Salonigi. The Greek cabinet k considering Eng lands offer of the cession of the is land of Cyprus and an outline of possible financial help. if they join inc side. of the allies. Should negoti- ll-.ilA~ AsAAA At -> tNlftNttt tils3N Will be asked to demobilize or to define her attitude. Field Marshal Ncn Hindenberg in the Riga attack, has reached Olai. which k half way between Riga and Mitau. a dozen miles southwest of the Baltic port The Russians. by a dashing attack. ryirried the German position south elSt If Baronovichi. an important railway function east of Slonim. talk ing more than 350O prisoners. They have also continued their success to Middle Stvr the south Pripet marshes Nolhynia and Galicia. The Italian advance on Tyrol and Tren- tino Is being carried out in conform ity with the plan to relieve the pressure in Serbia. New successes are reported and the general forward movement is said to be about to heEin-
 There is another railway branching at Cskup. which runs up the western side Of Serbia IL is considerable way around. Another Bulgarian army which Is now approaching kumanova iS threatening the junction at Uskup- Conversations are also proceeding in Rumania. and il is understood that the French foreign office is in charge
 
 the best way to influence the neutral states is to win a big victory. Aus tria Germany and Bulgaria are try ing this in Serbia. Germany in Cour- land. France. and Italy in Tyrol and Trentino Russia iS near Slonim. which roughly is the center of the eastern front of Nolhynia and Gahcia. According to Petrograd. the Russians are attempting no offensive. but con finue to thrust at the Teutons. doing a lot of damage. With the exception of German steamers. which have escaped the submarines in the Baltic, the German flag. it is declared here. has been virtually driven from the seas. Even the fishing fleet of the North sea has been forced to retire ta the harhors as a result of the activity of the British cruisers, which recently captured a large number in retaliation for the sinking of the Bri- 1i~h trawlers by the German sub marines
 Although official confirmation is S-su lacking of the report that Great Britain has offered the island of cyprus to Greece in return for CO., operation with Serbia, ii is asserted confidently by diplomats in London that the offer was made