Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-20
.|NVAS|ONOF EGYPT
REPORTED AS NEXT
GERMAN ATTEMPT
Field Marshal Won Der Goltz
Equipping Army for
New Offensive.
SAID TO BE COLLECTING
BIG DROVES OF CAMELS
Teutonic Effort to Cross Channel
Into England Regarded
as Possibility.
GREEK SITUATION UNCHANGED
Central Powers Will Undoubtedly
Try to Gain Decision on
Some of Fronts.
SAID TO BE COLLECTING
BIG DROVES OF CAMEuS
GREEK SITUATION UNCHANGED
Central Powers Will Undoubtedly
Try to Gain Decision on
Some of Fronts.

LONDON. December 19.---During the
relaxation in all the offensive cam
paigns, except the Italian pressure on
the AuStrianS, which has followed the
expulsion of the Serbian army from its
own country. European interest is TO
cuscd upon the probabilities OF aon.e
new, but. as yet, umdevciopcd upheaval.
It appears to he taken Tor granted On
all sides that the policy of the central
powers will be to attempt to gain IL
decision somewhere. while their oppo-
nents will prefer to devote the winter
in preparations for warfare in the
summer.
There is much discussion in Great
Britain of II reported Turkish attempt
upon the Sucz Canal. Messages re-
ceived from Tyrolcan countries pos
scssinG German sources OF information
describe the German field marshal, Won
Der Goltz as cquippins an army for the
invasion of Egypt some correspond
cntS assert that the Germans arc col
lcctinlS extensive droves OF camcls and
doukcys for their TRANSPORT
The observer to- day considers Ger
man attempt to invade England as 4
desperate gamble, bur one of the fore
most possibilities. ana that the extern
may mean preparations for embarking
at ZeebruEre and in the Scheldt River.
FIGHTING ON BIG SCALE:
IMPOSSIBLE: IN WEST
Officers returning f"om the western
front express the belief that lighting
there on big scale is impossible be-
cause the country is muddirr and al
together In worse condition than last
year.
The activities or tho Cia,lipoli PENN
sula and snail Italian gains are tn.
cnly important military operations re
ported to- day.
Germany has lost the small cruiser
Bremen and Il torpedo boat in the Ral-
tic Sea through a submarine attack IL
is presumed that the submarine was one
of the English undersed squadron which
recently has shown enterprise in those
waters.
The Turks claim to have sunk a Brit
ish monitor in the Tigris River near
kut tel lAmara.
The Greek situation remains un-
changed. The Greek government Is re-
ported to have protested formally
n:ainst the entente allies fortifying out
side Saloniki. This protest may be Of
the same character as the one lodged
'~'''''' VIZ HtSl ldntIns OF troops,
which then was discussed as n tech
nical one 10 keep the record clear.
Henry Ford'S peace party arrive I'm
kriStana this morning. and was well
coined informally by professors and
cler.Smcn and the American minister.
Notwithstanding the fact that the party
mas no Official status, Ncrwcpian hos
pitaity and the warm friendship of
EorweGians towards the Americans as.
sure the peace party an interesting So
Journ during their three days In that
country.
FRENCH ISSUES ELOQUENT
FAREWELL. no ARMY
Field Marshal French issued an elo.
Guent farewell to the British army In
France prior To his turning over tho
command OF the British forces to Sir
General Douglas Haig. In it he as
serted the conviction that n victorious
ending TO their efforts was not far
distant.
The Earl of Derby, director of ro-
cru'tinE to-day told London audi
encc that he has found the heart of
'hc country was right. He predicted a
victory for the entente allies at an
earlier date than many persons OK.
pcCte,.
The recruits modified under tho
fa"i OF Derhys plan have already begun
"r'!iinE in several cities so that they
ma! nave some military schoolina, wnen
the% are formally called to arms.