The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-16
ALLIES ANXIOUS
T0HAYEBULGARlA
ENTER STRUGGLE
Believe That Such an Accomplishment
Would Have Much to Do in Bring.
ing Satisfactory Peace Terms. <
GERMANY HAS THE UPPER HAND
But Victories Have Not Been Suffi-
cient~ to Permit Her to Suggest
Truce as Conquerors.
BY J. w. II. MASON,

New York, Aug. 16.-Peace sug-
gestions have been persistent
throughout the week. They have
originated from German and Vatican
sources, and have met with no en-
couragement from the quadruple en-
tente. 1t is apparent that the Teu-
tonic powers, being the top dogs IT.
continental Europe, are willing
enough to make peace terms, but the
other belHgerents do not believe that
terms can be arranged in any way
satisfactory to themselves. It would
be mistake to assume that the Tell
tonic overtures indicate approaching s
exhaustion of the Teutonic allies.
Nevertheless, the other extreme, as
we'll, has been eliminated. German
successes in Russia do not inspire the
thrills Of emotion among bystanders
that usually follow hard won bat
tie; the cost to Germany among her
young men is too great when the
western allies are conserving their
males. While Germany is on top on
land, their grip is too uncertain for
them to offer to discuss peace as con-
querors.
Have Redoubled Efforts.
Coincidental with the peace talk.
the allies have redoubled their efforts
to persuade Bulgaria to join them in
the campaign against Constantinople.
The Teutons have advanced during
the week against the Russian center
east of Warsaw, but no progress has
been made along the flanks. The
Slavs are holding fast against Mack
ensen in the south and Hindenburg in
the north. The success of the Rus
SLAMS in checking Hindenburg has
been very striking. Hindenburg's
headquarters during the present op-
erations have been revealed for the
first time He has played no part
in the actual capture of Warsaw but
in directing the northern offensive.
Early in the week he was mentioned
in blocking Russian advance toward
Riga and Mitau. Later he was COM
PEELED to move farther south and di-
rect an assault being made on the
fortress of Kovno.
Given Difficult Task.
1t is probable Won Hindenburg has
been given the most difficult task
of all in the present supreme effort
to force the Russians to agree to q
separate peace. Also it is apparent
that as yet he has failed to accom-
plish anything of major Importance.
His efforts to turn the Russian f1ank
have failed and his own flank is In
a danger zone of its own. There
seems to be no doubt that the Teu-
tons are now facing an ammunition
shortage and that their Russian plans
in consequence are not developed as
they ought to be.
The Serbian government has re-
fused to meet Bulgaria's demand for
the cession of Serbian Macedonia and
pessimism prevails among the allies
regarding Bulgaria's entrance into
the war on the side of the triple en-
tente. It is apparent that despite the
strong desire for Bulgaria's help the
allies are not coercing Serbia into
making the needed payment to Sofia.
To the present Serbia has been
treated as an equal partner In the
anti-Teutonic alliance and no advan
tages have been taken of the fact that
she is a small nation, unable to re-
sist an ultimatum from her powerful
protectors. ~