The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Wednesday

The Berlin war office today makes a report of the losses of the allie in last weeks offensive movement. The British are stated to have los, 1OO, 900 men in the yiciGity of Lens alone. while the French losses are estimated at 150.C0o T!e allies are credited with firing more than g. 0oJ,000 shells during the progress of the offensive movement.
 Berlin also reports that the Of fensive has been stopped all along the line. The British movement at Lens has completely collapsed. says the report. while the French in the Champaign district, although they have maintained heavy artillery fire for the past two days, nave been unable to make any ad'ances.
 It is authortatively stated that the German Turkish forces operating in northern Africa have succeeded in sinking ship in the Suez canal, thus blocking all traffic there. The report comes from Brindisi. Italy, and gives no details other than that it is supposed that the men who sunk the ships ara the rem nant of the Turkish army which, northern Africa last winter, but which was defeated by the French. A Paris report Is to the effect that the ministry of Greece is again in an uproar, and that Premier | Nenizelos has rendered his resigna tion to King Constantine. The re
 aa5 been accepted and that the dismissal of other members of the cabinet by the king is expected with in the next few days. The premier Aas been prominently identified with the wal party and on account Of | the fact that he urged the Greek nation to enter the present war some time ago, was dismissed then | but has since been recalled to the l ministry Now. hanover, it is bellev ed that his dismissal is permanent | Petrosrad reports today that the i Russian army in the eastern battle zone has assumed the offensive
 It is said that the Russians admin iStered a severe defeat 10 the Ger mans before Dvinsk today and that they are pressing closely the ad- vantage thus gained It is also stated that heavy snows ill the north have so handicapped the German troops that the lsiter have given up all hope of making the city of | Riga their winter Headquarters 4 withdrawal Of large part of the German army from the eastern bat tlefront for the move against Ser bia and the fighting in the west is said to have been responsible for the defeat of the Germans in the past several days fighting be- fore Dvinsk. From a Russian stand point the situation has been still further relieved by reason of the fact that the Russian army now has time for complete reorganiza tion.
 The allies are now afraid that Roumania contemplates entering the war on the side of the Teutons, ac- cording to advices from London, de spite the fact that they have been assured by Roumania that she in tends to remain neutral It is stated in the dispatches that Rou- manian soldiers are crossing the border into Bulgaria without moles- tation and that they are freely minglng with the soldiers of Bull garia. It is reported that the pre- mier of Bulgaria has advised the king of Greece that Bulgaria vii! not take the initiative in attacking Serbia. It is also stated that Bu'- garia, Germany and Austria have signed a pact in which all agree to act in consort in an effort to re- lieve Constantinople.