Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
AN ACHIEVEMENT
 MOST REMARKABLE
It is Expected That Terri tory Thus Taken, Some Three Thousand Square Miles, Will Be Annexed to Dominion
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHI

LONDON, July 9.-The complete surrender of the German forces in | German Southwest Africa: French successes in the Vosges, where they made an advance of 700 yards on a front of 600 yards and captured 500 unwounded Germans, and the splen- did stand of the Russians in Southern Poland, give the British military critics subject for comment on what they term the turn in the tide" of the war which is fast approaching it's first anniversary.
 General Botha victory with the Germans cut off from the rest of the world was a foregone conclusion. and the fact that he won after five months of warfare, despite the rebel lion in his own country, and under many natural disadvantages is con sidered by military observers to have been a memorable achievment.
 To gain the victory Botha's forces had 10 march in a blistering heat through an almost waterless country, in which the few wells had been poisoned and where sandstorms made it necessary for the soldiers to wear goggles.
 With rapid sweeping strokes. Bo- tha worked around the Germans who were forced to surrender, or suffer annihilation and thus prevented them from breaking into parties and wag- ing guerilla warfare. It is expected this territory, some 5000 square miles. will be annexed to the Domin- ion of South Africa. In parts Of thlS country. particularly about Luederits Bay where there are valuable dia-
 aHNn NnnnFw citizen army home and will commence immediately the organization or contingent army to assist Europe.
 Announcements of Austrian and Ger man officials that there is no change in the situation is taken to mean that the Cermanfc armies have not recovered from the defeat which the Russians in ficted north of Krasnik, where the Austrians are operating in conjunction with General Van Mackensen. It IS not certain whether Grand Duke Nj cholas, commander of the Russians. in- tends to make a final stand on the present line or fall back to the river Bug. which might involve the evacua- tion of Warsaw. Military men say this doubtless depends on his supplies of munitions which are reaching him through Archangel and which the Ger man submarines are trying to cut off. A submarine today sunk the Hull steamer Guide, bound for a Russian port but she was only loaded with coal. The submarine also sunk the Russian bark Anna, which was also bound for Archangel from Hull.
 Severe fighting continues at several points on the western front. The Brit ish report the repulse of all German counter-attacks that were made in the effort to regain the lost trenches north of Ypres and state that the British gain has been extended and that the German losses are severe. On the other hand the Germans claim the repuse of Frnch attacks at Souchez and assert the Teutonic troops made further progress in the Woevre region where they captured some trenches with 250 prisoners. The French victory in the Vosges appears to be the most import ant that has occurred on the western front for some months.
 The Turks continued their attacks on the Gallipoli peninsula and regained some trenches according to German correspondents. They have made their appearance in the vicinity of Alden, the British free port in southwest Arabia,