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soldier in attack in nowise altered tht
general situation, just then further com
picated by the mobilization OF the Bull
garlan army menacing the Serbians
which threatened the eventual extension
of the war to the far East by the juno
| ton of the armies of the central empires
! Bulgarians and Turks. The Greek army
was modified Immediately but King
Constantine refused to sanction the
governments policy OF intervention in
favor OF Serbia, Greece's ally, and forced
Premier Venizelos to resign.
The allies heavily engaged in the Oar
danelles now had to face either the event
uality of the crushing Of Serbia and an
unopposed junction OF the armies OF the
Teutonic powers with those of the Bull
garian- Turkish coalition or the addition
al burden of a campaign in the Balkans.
The Dardanelles expedition had accom-.
plished no appreciable result and the
need OF saving Serbia was more urgent
than the opening of the straits.
There still appeared to be a certain
lack OF unanimity among the allies as
to the Gallipoli peninsula and Saloniki.
The landing at Slloniki was decided
upon, however, and, consented to by the
Greek government before the resigna
tion OF Premier Nenizelos, it began early
in October. But it was too late to save
Serbia, attacked by the Bulgarians on
October when the Germans and Aus
trians under Field Marshal Won Macken
sen already had taken Belgrade. Though
they fought heroically, the Serbians were
overwhelmed by attacks from two sides
and driven into Albania, while the arm
les of the central powers formed juno
ton with the Bugarians and opened the
route to Constantinople
New difficulties continued to develop
for the allies, however. In Mesopotamia
the Turks stopped the advance of Gen
eral Townshend's forces within 20 miles
Of Bagdsd and drove him back to Kut-
el-Amara, besieging him there. In Per
sia the gendarmerie revolted against the
government, creating fresh embarrass
ments for the Russians. In the Balkans,
after the complete conquest of Serbia and
the occupation of considerable portion
If Albania, the Austrians invaded Mon
y
I'll the Balkan peninsula with the ex
,eption of Greece, Rumania and little
,orner OF Albania was in the hands OF
he group OF central empires.
That marked the limit of their sue
'esses. The advantage that time had
'ained for the allies began to tell. Gen
,ral Ivanoff, commanding the Russian
rmies in Volhynia and Bessarabia, con
inued their offensive in January with
he occupation of Czartorysk. Itself I'M
the significance of this opera
ion lay in the revelation it furnished of
refreshed and reinforced Russian army l
provided with new cannon, abundant
upplies of projectiles and sufficient pow
r to pillow up German field defenses.
OF far greater significance was the ad
ance in the Caucasus by Grand Duke
Nicholas, forcing the fall of Erzerum, H
comprising the occupation of Herman
hah and, in the military view here, vir
uaily eliminating Turkey as a factor in
he European war, beside re-esta blishing
he prestige of the allies in Persia. In
tead of a reservoir of men upon which
hev might draw TO fill the void caused
v eight months of heavy wastage, the
entral powers found at Constantinople
My an additional drain upon their re-
ources, The Russian advance not only
leant the recall of Turkish divisions
hat were expected to help the Germans,
and Bulgarians against the al
es at Saloniki, but German and Aus
-ian troops were sent with them TO aid
ne defeated Ottoman forces in Armenia.
oil nft I'M
as occupied. and the conquest of Ar
enia was nearly complete. The diver
on in the East had failed to break the
,rdon of steel, and in February the
,alition of the central empires was fac
g a crisis of greater gravity than any
rat had threatened the entente allies.
he Bulgarian army was almost bare
,ot. the Turks excepting at kut Ell
mara. were everywhere defeated. and
lie wastage of the long and unsuccessful
fort to take Dvinsk had weakened Won
indenburg so that he was capable Of
ldertaking a general offensive on the
ussian front. The Austrians, left to
emselves, had never succeeded and the
OF a large force before Sa-
Mkt was required to hold Serbia and
event the invasion Of Bulgaria. The
terror situation Of Germany was Off
allv admitted to he grave.
In this embarrassment. a. the French
servers view il. the central powers
IDENTIFY desiring peace and urgently
eding success 70 raise the spirits Of the
srman people. depressed az they were
prolonged privations. looked to the
-ench front and decided upon the ad
nture OF Nerdun.
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