Show V STRIVE SIR VE TO OPEN t J TURKISH STRAITS ALLIES HOPE TO SUPPLY RUSSIA WITH NEEDED MUNITIONS BY FORCING DARDANELLES Russians Are Fighting Desperately to Extricate Themselves From Cordon of Austro German Austro-German German Troops Pressing Press Press- ing Them In Poland While the Russians are fighting desperately desperately des des- to extricate themselves from tho the cordon of German Austro-German troops Is steadily pressing them more closely in Poland their allies are working working work work- ing feverishly and with considerable success' success to open the Dardanelles through which they Uley hope to pour Into Russia much needed munitions of ot war Since Saturday night when fresh British forces were landed on the Gallipoli Gal Gal- peninsula there has Ims been continuous continuous con con- fighting on the road Although Enver Pasha the Turkish Turk ish sh minister of war admits the allies have landed fresh men in their new operations he seemingly is optimistic optimistic opU as to the final results of the campaign Two regiments of the newly new new- ly landed forces according to Enver Pasha were virtually annihilated only sixty men escaping d death ath ah or wounds and these were captured The war minister added that they can cope with every situation the allies can create for them On the eastern front is the danger point in the Russian lin line The armies of ot Grand Duke Dulce Nicholas apparently apparently ap ap- ap have liae arrested the German offensive offensive against Riga and but are being hard pressed on the front which the Germans are attacking with guns of all calibers including the famous inch 16 cannon which no fortress hitherto has been able to withstand The Germans according to Berlin have occupied the fortress of Benja minow east o of and unofficial advices are to the effect I that the populace is beginning to evacuate an important railway railway rail rail- wa way junction on the tho War Petrograd saw line To th the south of Lomza the entire Russian line is said to bt retreating across the Vistula between that river and the Bug the Muscovites Muscovites Musco Musco- vites ites according to Vienna are being pushed back b by the forces of the Teutonic Teutonic Teu Teu- tonic allies Little fighting except artillery engagements engagements en en- has been in progress on the western line in Belgium and France On the Italian Austro-Italian front Italian attacks near Monfalcone and the bridgehead of Gorizia have be bee n repulsed Vienna says German submarines have renewed their activity and in three days had sunk eighteen vessels ten of which were British tra trawlers lers and four of ol which belonged to neutral countries The British patrol boat Ramsey alse has b been n sunk by the German auxiliary lary iary cruiser Meteor In the North sea The rhe commander of the Meteor realizIng realizing Ing that escape from pursuing British 11 vessels was impossible abandon abandoned his ship and blew her up The Me Meteor Meteor Meteor teor apparently was th the Hamburg American company steamer of that thai name a vessel of tons |