Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-01-10
Battle Line Would Be Com
posed of Russians, Ru-
manians, Servians and
Montenegrins on One Side
and Germans-Austrians
GREEKS AND TURKS
ABOUT TO BREAK
Relations Between the Two
Countries Badly Strained
Over Alleged III Treat
ment of the Greeks in
Sia Minor by Turks
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

LONDON, Jan. 9-Should Ru-
mania, now that the Russians are on
the border if not actually in Tran
sylvania, decide to participate in the
war on the side of the allies, her
army will provide the missing link
in the chain of troops winding from
the Baltic to the AdIiatic, d dis
tance roughly estimated OF thirteen
hundred miles. This battle line
would be composed of Russians, Ru-
muanians, Servians and Montene-
grins on one side, and Germans and
Austro Hungarians on the other.
While Rumania has not taken the
fateful step, the belief exists in the
countries of the allies, she will soon
do so.
Other developments are expected.
The relations of Greece and Turkey have
reached the breaking point over the
alleged i'll treatment of the Greeks in
Asia Minor. Italy is growing rest
less over Turkeys delay in giving
satisfaction for the violation of the
Itiaian consulate at Hodeida, from
which the British consul, who sought
refuge there was forcibly removed.
Italy also, it is reported has
agreed that Servia will be granted
a port on the Adriatic. Rumania
and Greece, it is thought, however,
may delay taking up arms until Bull
garia. which is anxious for part of
Macedonia, is satisfied or last eff
forts fail to satisfy that country
which at present is maintaining neu
tralty for hostile Bulgaria on their
borders would compel them to divide
their forces.
While there are no reports of start
ling developments on the battlefields,
there are extremely important opera
tions now in progress both east and
west The Germans, simultaneously
with the renewal of their attacks on
the left bank of the Nistula, are de-
veloping a new offensive from the
direction of MlaWa on the East
Prussian frontier, which the Russians
are attempting to check. Some of
the German attacks on the Russian
line. which runs along the Bzura, and
Rawka rivers, thence southwark to
Opoczne and along the Nida to
Opotowiece on the lower Vistula,
have been particularly severe but,
according to Russian report, all have
been repulsed.
The thaw, which has set in in
southern Poland and Galacia has
converted the country into a sea of
mud, and even cleared the snow
from the Carpathians so that fight
ing in that region is impossible. The
French after heavy bombardment of
the German positions between the
Disc and the western end of the
Argonne, and after suffering several
repulses advanced at several points,
particularly to the east of Rheims,
where progress is slow but steady.
In Eastern Argonne the Germans
have been making similar advance.
The progress which the French again
report in the vicinity of Flrey, in
the Woevre district, is of particular
importance for should it continue
they will cut the road which links st.
Mihiel with Metz, and may compel
the Germans to evacuate st. Mihiel
which they gained long ago at great
great cost. The Germans sent re-
Inducements to Alsace, where the
French advance threatened to cut off
Muelhausen from the rest of the
German line These reinforcements
have occupied Burnhaupt- Lee Haut.