Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-08
LITTLE HOPE FOR AID
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Allies Rushing Aid

The Anglo-Fren troops, which
were landed at Saloniki with the tao
tic consent of the Greek government,
are being hurried northward to assist
Serbia and if possible keep the Bull
garians from capturing the Saloniki-
Nish Railway, the only source by
which the serbians can be fed with
munitions of war The hoped for sup
port from Greece has not been forth.
coming, King Constantine by the dis
missal of Premier Venizelos having
shown that while his country sympa-
thized with the cause of the Allies,
he is not prepared to go against the
Central Powers or to fulfill the obliga-
tons of the Greece Serbian treaty of
alliance, which provides that one ally
must go to the assistance Of the other
in the case of attack.
New Greek Cabinet
A new Greek cabinet, composed of
men Of both pro- German and pro-Ally
s1 mpathies has been appointed and
the expectation now is that unless
public opinion forces the hand of the
government and insists on action on
the side OF the Allies. Greece will re-
main neutral
1t Is hardly conceivable to the En-
tente diplomats that Greece will go
over to the Central Powers, for, the.
point out, Bulgaria is known to covert
some of her territory. and the treat
ment of Greek Nationals in Turkey
makes it virtually impossible for her
to become the ally of that country.
AS in Greece, public opinion in Bulgaria
King ferdinand. and reports indicate
that the Bulgarian mobilization is not
being carried out without difficulty. The
King and Premier Radoslavoff, however
have finally Thrown in their lot with Aus
tria. Germany and Turkey, having, afte..
consultation with the ministers of these
countries, rejected the demands os Rus
STA for the dismissal of the Austro Ger.
man officers who, it is alleged, hav. peea
engaged to command the Bulgarian army.
Bulgaria. in fact, denied the presence vi
such officers and the Russian, British.
French and Italian ministers have either
left or are leaving Sofia. Italy has tak~n
action also by giving the Bulgarian min
lister at Rome Ills passports.
Bulgaria Has Dissension
1t Is possible that Bulgaria may svoia
arousing the Greek people by RETAINING
from attacking Serbia, simply xe,:"n.:
her troops on the border. This would
have the effect of preventing Serbia from
bringing her full strength to bear agains:
the Austro-German attack.
Rumania, the other Balkan state is
still neutral Rumanian has not been
heard from. but. like Greece, for the
is bent on remaining friendly
with all the belligerents. Doubtless to
influence her and the other Balkan
states, Russia is reported to have COM
an energetic offensive in Bu-
and to have attacked the Aus
TRAN positions northeast Of Czernowitz
At the other end OF the eastern front
the German offensive against Dvinsk
Is at last making some Roadway The
German official statement says that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
penetrated the Russian lines over
front Of about three miles. Through
out the center the Russians are still
on the offensive.
Champagne is the main district of
in the west. The reports are
80 contradictory, however, that it is
difficult to ascertain what is actually
happening. The Germans admit that
the French have made slight progress.
but, on the whole claim to have re-
pulsed the allied general offensive.
On the other hand, the French declare
that it 10 German offensive which has
been repulsed.
1t is mentioned in two official COM
that the French have ap-
very close to the Challerange
Basincourt Railway which is their OBJ
|ective point. St. Marie, to which the
Germans say the French. penetrated