Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-10-15
Greece REFUSES
TO AID serbia
bulgarian Army Reported 4
tacking on East Front.
MERACED BY TWO FLEETS
Russian Warships Shell Varna While
the Allied Squadron Prepares to
Bonbard Dadeagatch.

Bonlbard Cadeagatch.
Russia has actually opened hcstl!i-
ties against Bulgaria by a lombard
ment of the Black sea port of Farna,
according to an Amsterdam despatch.
The arrival OF two Russian sQuadrons
OFF this port was reported few days
ago.
A squadron of Anglo-French war
ships, drawn from the Dardenelles
fleet, is standing off Dedeagatch and
Is preparing to lombard the Bulga-
rian fortress, according to adVlces
from Salonika. Dedeagatch is Bull.
garia's only port on the Aegean sea.
NJ Zalmis, the new Greek premier,
and his neutrality cabinet have decid-
ed that the terms of the Serbian
Greek alliance do not require the in
tervention of Greece in the war to
defend Serbia, according to an Athens
despatch. A declaration of "benevo-
lent neutrality" will be sent to the
entente powers.
the position taken by King Constan-
tine, was reached at an all-night ses-
sion of the ministry.
Announcement came from Sofia
that the ministers representing the
entente powers had asked for their
passports Wednesday night. The Ital-
ian minister Joined with the French,
British anI Russian representatives
In this arti0r, although he had hand.
ed no note to the Bulgarian govern
ment.
The Belgian and Serbian ministers
applied for and received their pass
ports Thursday. The Dutch minister
has taken charge of the allied powers
interests
Petroorad describes Bulgaria's re-
ply to its ultinlatum as "bold to the
4arge of insolence." In substance,
BULGARIA. denies German officers are
In the STATS Of the Bulgarian armies,
but says that If they are present, that
fact concerns only Bulgaria, which re-
serves the right to invite whomsoever
it likes. REGARDING acceptance OF
financial assistance from Germany,
Bulgaria maintains the right to make
loans wherever it pleases. AS to the
demand that relations be broken with
the "encmies of Slavdom." the Bull
rarian government asserts it is its
privilege to choose friends to suit IT.
self and join with any group it pre-
fers
The Teutonic invasion of Serbia is
procec 1i-g favorably, according to
Berlin, progress in the crossing of the
Drna. Save and Danube rivers by
the Germans and Austrian armies un-
der Field Marshal Won Mackensen be-
ing reported by German army head
quarters.
The capture of three cannon oppo.
site Ram on the Danube, forty miles
east of Belgrade, is announced.
News from various sources place
The strength of the Teutonic armies
invading Serbia at 100000 men. The
troops which Bulgaria is able to throw
against the eastern border of Serbia
are supposed to be of about equal
number. While there is no news yet
at hand that the Bulgarian forces
'gve moved to cross the frontier, it
=. generally supposed that the inVa-
s2n has begun on the eastern side OF
serbia as we'll as on the north and
west.
The Serbian fighting strength IS es-
timated at 350,000 men, while the
French and English contingent is ex-
pected to reach a total of at least
10000. French and British troops
are being rushed Eorthward from Sa-
lonika by express trains.
Virtually made over in guns and
equipment, and stiffened by British
and French effectives, it is predicted
that the Serbians will offer stubborn
resistance to the Austro-German ad-
vance. They will be assisted by the
flood conditions in the Morava valley,
down which Field Marshal Won Mack
epcep honac m forca his way