The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-03
ITALIANS AFFIRM THEIR
ADHESION TO TREATY OF
LONDON; TO AID SERBIANS
Believed This Will Bring
Successful Conclusion to
Greek Negotiations
RUSSIANS MARCHING
THROUGH RUMANIA
Unrest In Austria Because
Germany Wants to Ad-
minister Its Affairs
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, Dec. 2.-Italy's announce
ment' today Of her adhesion to the
treaty Of London, whereby the allies
will not conclude peace separately
and her announcement that she will
send aid to the Serbians, It Is believed
here will go far toward clearing up
the situation, especially in Greece,
where the allies are still negotiating
for the free use Of the Greek rail-
ways and right to police Greek waters
against submarines. The latest re-
ports are that the negotiations are
likely to be successful for the allies.
Otherwise the Balkan situation is UNI
changed.
The Serbians stfll hold Monastir,
but their position Is almost hopeless.
The Bulgarians have cut communica-
tions between Monastir and the Ser
bians there, like their army in the
north, must retreat into Albania when
the pressure becomes too strong.
There II unconhrmed reports that
the Russians are marching through
Roumania toward Bulgaria. Rou-
manian permission for this, however,
would be tantamount to Joining the
allies. Another report, also uncon-
6rmed, says the Russians are sending
an army toward Galicia for the big
offensive. On other front artillery
commandments continue. British,
French and Belgian guns have been
particularly active, as have airmen in
Z flanders. and IN esnAan fosftions
have bsen given I severe battering.
British monitors have aided IN these
operations, which suggests that the
next offensive may be In Flanders.
There IL stu talk IN the neutral
press about peace, based on reports
from Germany on socialist activity
and from Austria and the dissatisfac-
tion there with the alleged German
attempts to take control of the in
ternal administration as the Germans
did the military. It Is considered sig
nifcant that all the new Austrian
ministers are men with German lean
ings.
IN TRANsIToRY STAGE.
Military events in the Balkans are
apparently in a transitory. stage
which may preface another German
offensive but whether this viii be
against the Franco British troops
which hold all that remains Of Serbia
or against the Russians should they
launch an attack against Bulgaria
from the east, the present situation
gives no Indication.
A Salonili dispatch, reporting with.
drawal of Won Mackensen,s forces
from the Serbian front to .,-lgaria is
interpreted in some quarters as con
firmation. Of the second alternative.
With Prisrend in Bulgarian hands
both the Austro- Germans and the
Bulgarians have formally announced
the completion of their Serbian cam
paign. Vienna officially estimates tn.
capture Of more than 10000 Serbian.
by General Won Koevess' army durins
the month of November alone. More
over it seems certain that the Ser
bians in their retreat over Albanian
mountain passes encumbered by civil
ian refugees and made more difficult
by wintry weather, were forced t,
leave behind them a large part O
their equipment.
The Germans are now engaging tn,
Montenegrins on the Montenegro
frontier and at heavy cost have pene
trated some distance beyond tn
border. Yet, this struggle is not com
| parable to the sanguinary fightin,
| which marked the Serbian campaigl
last month and which has now almos
ceased.
Notwithstanding all the entente ne
gotiations at Athens, the Greek situa
ton today remains much as it was
month ago. It is now clear tina
Greece has determined not to demo
bilize or withdraw her army from Sa
loniki. Though a deadlock seems t
have been reached, negotiations ar
still under way.
Fifty-three British steamers and g
sailing vessels were reported sun
in advices received by the board q
trade at London during Novembel
The total net tonnage was 1904.
Lives lost numbered 652. Only twent
| of the steamers are shown by tn
figures to have been sunk by Germa
| " arships, but of the lives lost AZ
are declared to have been of person
en- steamers sent to the bottom
German war craft.