Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-09-11
TURKS WEAKENING
IN DARDANELLES
idon Confident of Success
There within the Next
Few Weeks.
DON'T NEED HELP OF BALKANS
Diplomatic Negotiations There About
Over, II Is ReIieved-Russians
Continue to Retreat in East.

Continue to Retreat in East.
London. Aug. 25.@Optimistic re-
ports concerning operations on the Gal
lipoh Peninsula have been in circula-
ton the last few days, and prophecies
are freely made that a few weeks will
see the close of the Allies most diff
cult task in the Near East. The Turks,
too. expect the Anglo-French forces to
be successful. if news reaching Sofia
from Constantinople is reliable.
In fact. it is felt here now that as
far as the Dardanelles are concerned.
il is a matter of indifference to the
Allies whether the Balkan states lend
a hand. Their assistance is wanted.
however, against Austria, and also to
shorten Turkish resistance if the
straits are opened. For these reasons
negotiations with the Near Eastern
capitals are being watched with in
terest, and the decision of Servia on
the proposals of the quadruple entente
for satisfying the aspirations of Bull
garia, which will be reached at a coun-
Gil of ministers tomorrow, is anxious
ly awaited.
British Encouraged.
1t is believed in London that Ser
Was reply will prove satisfactory, and
that Bulgaria's cooperation will be as
sured- This would open the way also
for an active policy on the part of Ru-
mania, who wants assurances Bull
garia will not attack her before she
commences to move her troops. 1t is
expected confidently all these queS-
tions will be settled satisfactorily to
the Allies, and that within the same
time the future policy of Greece will
be announced definitely.
Say SIavs Still Retreat.
Although the Russians in Southeast
Poland continue to oppose strenuously
the advance of the Teutonic armies,
both Berlin and Vienna report that
their forces continue to make gains
and the Muscovites are falling back
steadily.
On the western battle front there
has been trench fighting with grenades
and bombs and artillery engagements
on various sectors, but with no appre-
cable results to either side. The
same conditions have prevailed along
the Austro-Italian front, except that
COMPARTMENTS have predominated.
Down on the Servian frontier Nish
reports that attempts by the Austrians
to fortify positions along the Danube
and Save rivers have been frustrated
by the Servian troops.
German Advance Checked.
London, Aug 24.-The German ma
val reverses in the Gulf of Riga and
the Baltic Sea, the German success in
occupying the fortress of Ossowetz
and British naval bombardment of
the German naval base at Zeebrugge
today furnished news features which
temporarily diverted attention from
the gravity of the issue growing out
of the sinking of the White Star
steamer Arabic by a German sub
marine.
The German version of the Riga
battle has not yet been given out. but
the defniteness of the official report
On the sinking or Gripping of the Ger
man battle cruiser, Moltke, two other
cruisers and eight torpedo boats has
sent a wave of enthusiasm throughout
the country and dispelled the depres
sion over the Russian retreat on land.
Aside from the loss of the German
ships. the naval engagement is re-
garded chiefly important for the STRAIT
egic effect upon the land operations
in the German sweep eastward toward
Petrograd. which military observers
now consider as having been checked
and possibly irreparably defeated.
New German Stronghold.
The capture by the Germans of the
fortress of Ossowetz gives them an
other stronghold, only Grodno and
Brest-Litovsk remaining in the central
section 1t also gives them the main
point on the railway to Bielsk and
Brest Litovsk
Zeehrugge Bombarded.
Only meager details have been re-
ceived concerning the British bonn
bardment of the German submarine
base at Zeebrugge and neighboring
parts of the Belgian coast Berlin
reports that forty British ships were
engaged in it. but the British admir-
atty has made no statement. The FIR
ing lasted several hours, the German
heavy artillery answering the British