WILL THE ALLIES BE IN TIME ?

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 5

WILL THE ALLIES BE IN TIME ?

GOVERNMENT'S CONDUCT OF THE WAS 1 CABINET RECONSTRUCTION RUMOURS ■ MR. CHURCHILL AGAIN OURBALKAN ADVENTURE lE. ASHMEAD BARTLETTS COMMENT ■ SWEEPING ASSERTIONS OF FAILURE . , Serbia's darkest hour, according to to-day's news from the Balkan theatre, is at hand, and tlie crucial question is whether the Allies will be in time to save her army. King- Peter of Serbia has published a touching message to the troops on tho situation. Our diplomacy in the Balkans and what is described as our failure at tho Dardanelles are bluutly - criticised by Mr. Ashmead Bartlett in a lecture given by him in London. "Our diplomats," ho says, "have let us down badly in the Near East." Tho British Government's conduct of tho war is further criticised by various people, and there aro rumours of Cabinet reconstruction. ,!n tho midst of these rumours is Mr. Churchill, whose absence from the Houso on an occasion when a pertinent question -was to be put to him has given rise to a suggestion that he is about to resign. There are no major developments in either the Eastern or the Western theatre. Tho Russians are repelling counter-attacks, and advancing as opportunity offers; in tho West, ' there h&ve been some successful mining operations.