Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-31
SAYS AUSTRlANS
ARE GIVING WAY
The Entire Front Must Retreat
Unless Russian Advance
is Soon Checked.
FALL OF DAR0ANELLES NEAR?
Rumanian Report Says German At
tache Has Left Constantinopie-
War to End in October

| Geneva. Switzerland, July IA dis
patch to the Tribune from Innsbruck
says:
"Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is ex-
pected today at Cracow to preside over
| a war council.
IF within the next few days the
Austrians cannot stop the victorious
Russian advance the whole front will
retreat Since the loss of the positions
south of Lublin the revictualling of the
armies has become impossible Large
Austrian reinforcements have been
hurried to the province of Lublin, but
the Russians, though fighting against
superior forces, continue advancing.
''The Austrians have been returning
to Galicia since July 10 and are now at
Wrzawy. The Russians defeated the
Austrians at Zamosz and surrounded
and captured two Hungarian battal-
ions.
1T is reported from Lemberg that
an important council of war was held
there July 10 and that as result of
it a number of superior officers were
disgraced.'
Believe DardaneIIes Is Won.
Turin, July 14.-News has been re-
ceived here that the German military
attache has Just quilted Constantine
pie with more than two tons of bag
gage. The German embassy archives
also have been removed from the Turk
ish capital. German patrons also are
Withdrawing their deposits from the
Constantinople banks. II Esecole has
this news from its special envoy in the
Rumanian capital. with the statement
that the general impression exists that
the collapse of the Turk-German de-
Tense at the Dardanelles is near.
Kaiser Gives War Three Months.
London, July 1.-THE German en-
peror, according to the Times, in a
speech to a deputation of bankers who
had insisted on an interview in order
to point out to the emperor the finan-
cial difficulties of the situation and the
grave risk attending the pursuance of
the campaign through another winter,
stated that the war would end in Octo-
ber
French Advance Checked.
London, July 13.-From what ap-
peared to be a hull on the western
front has sprung suddenly some of the
most. severe fighting in months with
the Germans the aggressors and vic
tors.
allied positions in front of Newport
and LON basrtzyde, have attacked the
British at Ypres, and have delivered
a heavy stroke against the French at
Souchez. where, in a desperate night
assault, they succeeded in occupying
the cemetery, for the possession of
which many battles have been fought
In addition, the territory along the
River Aisne is the scene of furious
mining operations, while in the vari-
Gus sectors in the Argonne district
the fighting has included both artil
lery and infantry actions of an i'm
portant nature
The French admit a loss and are
fighting to regain the ground which
they had won at such heavy cost
Slowly the French had been tighten
ing their grip on the village of Souchez
until the Germans, aware that the cap
ture of the entire position would be an
important step in the French offensive
toward Lens and Lille, launched ter.
rife counter stroke. which left them
master of the shattered burial ground
with more than $50 prisoners in their
hands
Fighting among the houses which
fringe the western side of the town
still RACES There also has been a re-
newal of activity in other areas OF
France and Belgium, but nothing COM
parable to the strategic Importance
of the Souchez struggle. The Germans
lay claim to the destruction of the
British position ON Hill 60, near Ypres,
but this finds no confirmation from
either French or British sources.
The situation in Poland and Galicia
has not yet reached a crisis
Check in East Aids West.
London, July 1.-THE check which
the Russians have imposed on Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand's army in
Southern Poland and the additions
strain which this has placed on the
German General Won Mackensen's
army to the right, has postponed it is
believed in military circles here. the
threatened German offensive in the
west, and there is now a possibility
that the Allies will be the first to take
the offensive.