Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-08
Baron Won der GoItz, IN Com
mand Of Turks, Is Attempt
ms to Crush British Force
in MeSopotamia,
BULGARlANS ATTACK
ALLIES IN SERBIA
AngIo-Fre0Ch Army on GaIIi-
poll Has Taken Offensive,
and Germans Are Making
Drive in West

London, Doc U0l5 p. mD i'm
lorunt battles have begun or are inn
renuing ln Mesupotamia where tho
German field marshal Baron Won der
Golt2, has taken command of tho
Turkish forces and is about 10 attack
the British al kut-et- Amara. In south
eastern Serbia, where the Bulgarlans
have already attacked the Anglo
French positions and have been re-
pulsed, ON Gallipoi, whore, accord
ing 60 Turkish accounts. the allies
have taken the offensive, and In Bel.
gum and France. where reports from
Holland state the Germans have con
rentrated strong reinforcements and
an immense amount of artillery with
me object of striking a blow at the
"lhed ilne ~ Flanders ana Artois.
Preliminary Fighting.
Except In Serbia, the battles have
not developed beyond the preliminary
stage so far as is known the artillery
alono of the different arms being ac-
tive Along the Nardar- Cerna- Ka-
rasu front in Serbia the Bulgarlans
have already commenced their attack
against the AngO-French ana IL "a re-
ported that the German army OF Gen
eral Won GallWit2 has been reorgan-
i2ed and reinforced and is marching
south 10 take part In the operations.
Germans To strike Hard.
Il is evidently the intention Of the
Germans 10 strike. hard before the ale
He's, Who continue IL land troops al
Snloniki, have completed their prepa-
rations. There III no indication ~ the
Bulgarian or Anglo French strength
but one report says thar five allied
dyisiona (nearly 100 .000 mem have
been landed thus far The battle.
therefore, will be one Of the greatest
importance.
Bugarlans RcpuIscd.
According to the French. all tho
bulgarian attacks have been rcpulsed
but the Germans claim that the
French were compelled TO give up
their positions at the junction Of tho
Nardar and Cernia rivers to avoid be-
Ing envcloped
The situation for tho allies is com-
plicHtcd by the attitude Of the Greek
government The negotiations at
Athens have not yet reached sats-
factory conclusion, and, although the
Greek king has reaffirmed his neu-
trality and repeated his assurances
that Greek troops will never attack
the allies the situation still causes
great anxiety
Retreat 0f Serbs Difficult.
Tho Auatrlans continue their often
siyc against the Montcnegrlns and
Scrhians and are following the Serbs
into Albania, whore the retreat Is rem
jercd extremely difficult. owing to
HE cold weather and the bad roads.
There arc said to be 100000 Serbian
troops and 10000 refugees IN Albania
md IL is reported that Sorhans arc
akinF with them 10000 Austrian
prisoners who were captured during
he previous campaigns
The position Of the Serhians Is rem
lered Gwen more serious hy the sue
'ess of the Austrian cruiser Novara
md destroyers In sinking steamers
which had arrived at san Giovanni a.
dedua with supplies ana war mate-
'ial ior them.
In view of the probability OF Ger
many asking Great Britain for safe
.onduct for her attaches. whose recall
rom the United Statas has been asked.
interest Is taken in tho
ction of the German submarine in
from Greek steamer tho
British attachc. Colonel Napier who
vas ou hls way 10 London from So