Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-15
Next Biz Battle Of War Likely
to 0CCure Near SalonikI,
Where British and French
Are Entrenching,
MORE FIGHTING ON
GALLlP0Ll PENINSULA
Believed Turk Attack on Eng
Iish Command in Mesopo-
tamia Has Failed Italy Still
Hammers Austria,


London, Dee. it (lO;20 p m.l THE
next oig battle will in all probability.
DO fought in Greece. despite the ef-
forts Of the Hellenic King and gov
ernment TO save their country from
the horrors Of war
The British and French forces have
made good their retirement down the
Nordar valley and are now approach
ing SaloniM. where reinforcement are
being landed, while reports received
In Paris and Rome say that the Bul-
garlans have crossed the Greek fron-
tier in pursuit Tho reports Of such
action by the Dulgarians come some
what as n surprise as II had been
thought that such a move By them
would provoke the Greeks and that
consequently If the entente allies are
followed at all the task would be al
lottcd to the Ausirians aud Germans.
situation Complicated
Grccce's situation dplomauoally has
boon complicated By the request Of
Germany 20 know whether the Athens
cabinet does not look upon tho usu
of Greek territory by the entente al
lies as a breach OF her neutrality and
this Inquiry ls considered. to fore
shadow German participation Ia the
pursuit However. Il rs not believed
here that the Germans have many
troops tn that part Of the Balkans
their main forces having been diverted
10 Rugtchut when the RUSSIAN threat
of au invasion of Bulgaria seemed
llikoly Of fulfnment ana that there
forc. the entente troops for the pres
ent only have 10 fear the Bulgariana,
as the Austrians are still being occu-
pied in Montenegro and Albania,
whore The Montenegrins and sorbIans
are keeping up a stubborn resistance.
II has again been reported that the
Italians have landed an army on the
Albanian coast To 10 70 the assistance
of the serbs and Montenegrns.
Turks Rcpulse Attack.
There has been more fighting on
the Gallipoi peninsula The Turks
here claim 20 have repulscd an attack
against their left wink az Seddul
Dahr. but the Turkish official com
munications declared that nothing
now had occurred al Kut -ei-Amara
where the Turks arc operating against
the British who retired from the Bag
dad region This rs taken IN military
circles here as an admission on tho
part Of the Turks that their attacks
ON the British position on the Tigris
river have failed
Tho previous reports OF the losses
the Turks inflicted on the british
when the British retired down the
river are declared I'm private intorma
tion now reaching London TO have
boen exaggerated. For example the
three vessels which they captured
turn out to have been a tug boat and
two barges.
Italian Attacks Priest.
The Italians are still hammerins
AWAY at the Austrian positions around
Gorilla The town Of GorlZia Itself
has again been bombarded Austrian
Officers who have been through many
big battles on the eastern front de.
scribe the italian artillery fire as
more terrific and continuous than any
they have previously experienced
The appointmeut Of Cen Sir Hor'
ace Smith.Dotrien to the supreme
command of tho forces operating In
Eas, Africa means that the British
arc taking steps i'm an cndcavor %
clear the Germans out Of the only
colony that remains 10 them, except
% small part Of the Kameruns. The
Germans arc IN strong force IN East
Africa. But General Smith -Dorrien
with the army that is being raised in
South Africa the troops who are al
ready there and those vino arc COINS
from nome hopes 20 complete his
now fob in short order The com
mandCr likc the men under him IS
experienced iu African warfare