The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
Special Cabie Despatch to The SrN.


LONDON. oct. Foreign Secretary
Sir Edward Grey authorized the publica.
ton of a statement to-day asserting that
German and Austrian army officers are
known to AVE been arriving In Sofia
for several days that this fact recalls
the situation Immediately preceding
Turkeys entry into the war ON the side
OF the Teutonic Allies. and that this
new must be regarded as OF the utmost
gravity in view of the Allies obliga-
ton to support the nations that might
be attacked by the Observation-Disclosures
man combination.
This statement. rejecting as IL does
for the first time the British Govern
ment's view that Bulgaria. backed up
by an A~ustrJ-Gegman army. Is about
to draw the sword. Is generally con-
sidered here a. the |forerunncr az an
ultimatum by the Entente Powers 10
the Sofia Government,
The statem,rt foil VS.:
Sir Edward Grey authorizes the an
nouncemert that Information has been
: received that German and Austrian
army officers have been arriving in
| Bulgaria FOR several days with a view
to taking an active part in directing
the operations Of the Bulgarian army.
This action is precisely similar TO
that taken by Turkey when German
officials forced Turkey to make an en-
tirely unprovoked attempt upon Russia
last year.
Since the allied Powers are bound
to support the States which are
threatened by such proceedings on the
part OF Bulgaria, this news must be
regarded as Of the utmost gravity,
Clashes between Rulgarians and Ser
bians along the frontier are already re-
portei 10 have occurred. Dispatches
from Turin say a Bulg rian patrol at
Tritchouke attacked Serbian sentinels.
putting them to flight. The Bulgars are
said to have then crossed the frontier
remaining several hours in Serbian terri
tory. Fertilization work along the
| frontiers, It is reported, is being pushed
by Bulgarian troops at fever heat,
trenches being dug and protected with
wire entanglemenE.
Allies Prepared for Action.
Sir Edward Grey's u%tterance Of to-
day is interpreted here as ~oreshadow-
ing we'll prepared action by the Allies
against Bulgaria unless she should
change front at the eleventh hour, n
that change. 1t is agreed here. must con-
sist In immediate rehabilitation or CO.
operation with the Entente lowers.
In the absence of either of these two
! decisions the Entente Powers are ex-
pected to strike at once and strike hard.
Allied troops are already believed to be
waiting in readiness on Greek territory.
Greece's army Is expected to join them
and Italy too is said to be prepared
to land a force Oh one of the island
bases facing the Dardanelles.
From kavala, which is nearer to Bull
garia than Salonica. part or all Of these
three armies could strike an effective
blow at Bulgaria. Sofia and P%hilippop-
oils would be seriously menaced. Con-
stantinople would be the ultimate goal.
Meanwhile the Central Powers are
putting the finishing touches on their
contemplated Balkan campaign, with
| the invasion of Serbia as the supposed
openints
THE SUNS correspondent at Nish
telegraphs that 800 900 Prussian and
Bavarian troops have been Withdrawn
from the Russian front and are con-
centrating at Temesvar. seventy-two
miles northeast Of Belgrade. preparing
to attack Serbia. They have 300 guns.
so siege guns and so aeroplanes and an
morn quantity of ammunition. Field
Marshal Won Falkenhayn has just in
spected the Teutonic roops on the Ser
ban border line. The attack on Serbia
is looked for about The middle OF Octo-
Der,
I,5OO u Men May Fight.
The exact numbers of the additional
| armies to be thrown into the war II
the Balkans are involved Is not
known. but an approximate calculation
is 100, 600 men. assuming that Rumania
enters. Bulgaria nominally has an army
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