The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-23
BRITISH ARMY
CLEARING OUT
OF GALLIP0LI.
100000 Men Are Withdrawn
Frona ArKac and SuyIa Re-
gGas After Months of
Heavy Battles.
DISSERTATION is UNKNOWN
Troops May Be Sent to Salon
Iii or Egypt-German Gas
ATTACKS In France and
Flanders Fail.
DISSERTATION is UNKNOWN

London. Dec. 21.-The British troons
at the snvla inc Anzac districts of the
Gallipoli peninsula, have been with
drawn. 1
The following Official statement was
issued here today. All the troops at
Sulva n Anzac together with their
guns and stores, have been success.
ruby transferred with insignificant
casualties to another sphere OF opera
tions.'
The Sulua bay and Anzac cove
peninsula positions are on the north of
Galllpol peninsula. Anzac is about 16
miles from the tip. Suvla bay is five
mics further AS no mentio is made
in the British announcement of the al
lied position in the Seddul Bahr posi-
t1on at the tip of the peninsula it is not
clear whether the withdrawal of troops
indicates a decision to abandon the
effort to force the D%ardanelles or
means merely a ~readjustment of the
allied forces.
May Go to Saloniki.
There have been no previous hints
of such a move, although the question
has been raised in England whether,
in view of the failure of the allies to
make appreciate Roadway at the Oar
danelles n the urgent need for addi-
tional troops at Saloniki, the Darda-
nelles forces would be withdrawn. Two
official Turkish communications re-
ceived today spoke of heavy firing
from land and sea by the allies, but
mentioned no movements out OF the
ordinary, although this bombardment
may have been conducted to cover the
withdrawal.
There are two fields of operations in
the hear eas to which British troops
withdrawn from the Gallipoli PENN
sula might be Observation-Disclosures
and Egypt.
Probably to saloniki.
London looks for an attack on the
allied positions at Saloniki. There is
no official information as to the num-
Der of French and British troops in
Greece, which has been estimated re-
Gently at about 200, 900. Germany, Aus
tria, Bulgaria n Turkey have at their
disposal several times that number,
and it may be ssumed that every ef-
fort will be made to concentrate a
considerable allied forces on the Sa-
loniki base.
This Greek port is within easy sail
ing distance of the Gallipoli peninsula.
If recent unofficial advices concerning
the Egyptian situation are authentic,
Great Britain may feel the necessity
of increasing her armed forces there.
1t has been represented that the Ger
mans and Turks are preparing a for
midable expedition to invade Egypt,
capture the Suez canal and cut off
England from India.
Some of the bitterest encounters and
heaviest losses of the Dardanelles
campaign have taken place at the po-
sitions now abandoned by the Brit
Ssh. The allies nave been able to
achieve no Striking successes at these
points.
Britain Is Thankful.
THANK God, they are safely out of
there without serious loss" is an eX-
preston frequently heard today in con-
nection with the transfer of the troops
from the Suvla and Anzac to
another sphere of operation" although
this is invariably coupled with regrets
that it should nave been regarded as
necessary to evacuate tie hard won
footholds on the peninsula, obta ned al
such a heavy cost in men.
The toe Of the Gallipoli peninsula,
with Seddul Bahr commanding the en-
franc to the Dardanelles, Is apParentlS
still to be held, as no mention IS made
Of the transfer of troops from this re-
gion.
Arnv 100000 Strong.
The war office statement leaves the
public to draw it's own conclusions as
to the destination of these Australia
asian and United Kingdom forces
which must be well over 100000 strong
1t is widely conjectured, however, tina,
any southwark sweep of the Teutonit
or Bulgarian armies in the Balkans
whether from the north, west or east
will sooner or later come In contac,
with them. and that the transfer is con
nected with a determination upon the
part of the entente powers not to re-
main on the defensive in the near east
ern theater of war longer than is req
uisite to assure the success of a for
var march.