The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Allies and Teutonics Are Nego-
tiating With Bulgaria For Sup
port In Crisis and Gar Ferdl-
nand Holds Out For Best Terms
FRANCO BRITISH STILL
=. = ,..~ ACTIVE ON GALLIP0Ll
Relations Between Turkey and
Italy Indicate Early Rupture,
While 0ttomans Claim Serious
Russian ReverseS In Caucasus

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(Asstciated Press by Federal wirsIesa.l
1T ONDON, August 13.-Interest In
IL the war is now shifting to the Bal
kans, in view of the converting Of the
Grecian parliament a week from today
and the probabilities that venezelos
viii be called upon to form ministry
again, which will be favorable TO the
entry of Greece into the war.
/ It is assumed that both Rumania and
Greece will east their lots with the
Allies when assured of Bulgarian neu-
trality and the diplomats of the Allies
are now at work in an effort TO pur.
case that continued neutrality from
Sofia. w|. H...
Price Demanded BY Bulgaria
Bulgaria's price has been announced
as the section of Macedonia of which
she was deprived, as a result Of the
second Balkan war, by Serbia and
Greece, but neither Greece nor Serbia
asR willing to re'iuquish ~ tsrritpEy
desired ..a : h n. 4.
r. Germany, on the other hand, desires
that Turkey surrender portion of her
remaining territory In Europe to Bull
garia, to secure Bulgarian assistance for
the Teutonic Allies, The section Of
Turkey most desired by Bulgaria Is
that containing the important city Of
AdrianOple, which Turkey, despite the
pressure of Berlin, refuses to cede. p. -
Allies Offer Gallipoli Foothoid
The representatives Of the Allies at
Sofa are reported to have offered Bull
garia, as an alternative to the desired
portion of Macedonia, territory on the
GalliPoli Peninsula and in the Cau-
casus. The Bulgarians Are consider
ing the offer. XIV.
In the meanwhile the Allies are con-
tinuing their offensive for the posses
sion of the heights of Aehi Baba and
there were series of struggles yester-
day between the advancing French and
British and the Turkish defenders Of
the trenches. .% tl>"a
In the Sea of Marmora further sue
cesses for the submarines of the Allies
are Off, ially reported, A transport re-
turning light from Maidos was torpe-
dOed and sunk and the accompanying
gunboat the Berki-Satvet, was torpe-
dOed in turn when she approached to
defend the transport. The Berki -satyet
is small vessel, a product Of the
Krupps yards. She was of 775 tons,
armed with two 4-ineh guns, six g.
Founders and three torpedo tubes. She
was ten years old. y.
Italian Consuls Leave Turkey .@
Dispatches from Vienna announce
that the Italian consuls have all left
their posts in Turkey and that an early
declaration of war against Turkey by
Italy may be expected. % a. +.
The official dispatches from COnstan-
tinople, by way of Berlin, state that
the Turks were successful in resisting
the offensive of the Allies yesterday,
while they report that one Russian
force has been defeated in the eau.
casus. ..'.,,t
A Tihis despatch confirms this, stat.
ing that the Russians have Withdrawn
into their own territory and that 1885,
600 Armenians, fearing another mass.
acre, have followed the retreating Rus
slams across the Transcaueasian border.
Russia Denies Repulses g.. ...a
Official dispatches from Petrograd
deny any Russian repulses in that re-
gion, stating that the Russians have ad-
vanced successfully in the Passine Val
ley, in a battle on Sunday having cap,
tured the defending positions and tax
en- four Turkish officers and three hun.
dred men prisoners.