The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Allies Fear Germans Will Try
to ntimidate Balkans and
Reach Turkey BY Crush
ing Serbia.
SPEED UP AT DARDANELLES
Belief Prevails War Ultimately
Will Be Decided In Eastern
Campaigns-S1avs Still
In Flight.

.n Msw sso x ood Aug. 1o;-ItaIy win
France or the DardaneIles within
the next three weeks, according to
Capt. Victor Del Franctis, Of the
Italian army, who arrived today
on tho steamer Duca D'Aosta.
Ihers were 10000 troops in
Del Franctis, land 10000 more in
Iaranto, the naval base. Between
100 and 200 large transports were
ready to convey the troops to
where they are most needed"
The captain will purchase leather
goods for the Italian army, and ex-
poets to visit New England fac
tories.
Copenhagen, (via London), Aug.
lO.-Persons in close touch with
court circles here declare that they
Know nothing regarding the peace
ofter alleged to have been made by
the German mper to the m
peror OF Russia, through the king
posal was said to have involved the
licia.
London. Aug. 10.-Russia having re-
Jected what in England is regarded as
a bonafide proposal made by the Ger
man emperor for peace with a part of
Poland traded for Galicia, the great
truggle IN the east must continue and
as there is no indication of an i'm
mediate general offensive by either side
IN the west. the struggle of the Russian
FORCES to shake themselves free of the
Austro.German grip remains the chief
FACTOR In the war news, with an added
interest IN the Dardanelles operations.
The report that Germany had made
peace proposals to Russia became
known in official circles in Petrograd
several days ago and was freely dis
cussed in the lobbies of the duma, ac-
cordlng to the Vechernee Vremya.
me newspaper, that Germany through
proposed to Russia a
separate peace. Russia to receive
Gailcla while Germany would retain
the western district of Poland. A rep
resentative of the foreign office
categorically denied that there was the
remotest possibility of any peace
negotiations. In the lobbies Of the duma
the proposal was dismissed as un-
worthy of serious consideration"
Russia Still Confident.
petrograd is full of wounded, the
Daily Mail asserts, n the Russian
casualties are unofficially estimated at
S,oOO,o00 up to the middle of July in
killed, wounded and prisoners. The pa
per says, however, that this estimate
seemed guess work, as the military
aulhorlties DO not know the real totals.
casualties. the Russian people are
cheerful and confident, for they believe
Germany's financial collapse is near.
h Gallipoli field will be closely
watched because of it's possible bearing
on the Balkan situation again sim
mering by reason Of renewed quad
ripple entente pressure on Bulgaria and
Greece.
Never before has the Importance of
the operations at the Dardanelles been
more keenly realized in Great Britain
n France than now, especially as
there are many indications that Ger
many plans to deliver her lex hard
blow against Serbia in order to link up
with Turkey and thus checkmate the
spring plans of the entente allied pow
ers. 1t is increasingly manifest that
Germany looks to the east for q settle
n1ent of the war. By overrunnig Serbia,
she would occupy a very favorable
strategical position to invoke Bull
garia's or active aid in reach Constan-
tinople along the main line. The ex-
pectations Of such a move doubtless
has brought about renewed negotia-
tons between tho entente allies and
Bulgaria.
A Reuters dispatch from Sofia SAYS:
h the allies should reply to the
Bulgarian note OF June, while the Aus
tro-German advance in Russia is still
unchecked, has created considerable
surprise IN diplomatic circles here. The
reply, which relates to Bulgaria's de-
mands for the cessfon for territory now
held by iva Balkan states, has not
yet been made public and all com
ments regarding its terms is purely
| speculative.
Submission Of the reply at this
critical time is subject to two inter-
pretations. One Is that the allies are
~endeayoring to anticipate the CON
ciuslon OF a Turko- Balkan agreement.
II mas been reported recently that Tlr-
Key had bought Bulgaria's neutrality
by conceding the Dedaghatch railway
to the latter country.
Ihe second Interpretation is that
While the reply might have been made
earlier 1t was held SO the allies could
be in a position to refer entirely satis-
factory terms to Bulgaria. This theory
Is supported by negotiations of the all
lies with Greece and Serbia regarding
the cession of disputed territory Ia RuI.
garia in return for the latterss active
cooperation on the side of the allies.
Ihe Turks claim successes in the re-
CEN trench warfare on the GallipoIi
peninsula. but there really has been no
noteworthy change. In the situation So
lar as the public is aware.
The Austro-Germans continue to
make PROGRESS both to the east and ia
the southeast OF Warsaw and the Aus
tro-Hungarians claim to have cut in
TWO the Russian force, which retreated
after losing the Lublin-C helm ailway