Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-18
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peninsula where the war originated it may find its Vu
mate solution
The Germans and Austrians said to be concen
trating an army crush serba-a task in which Aus
tra signaly failed last summer and fall The Serbian
army has been re-organized and newly equipped the
epidemic of typhus has been stamped out and the ma
ton ready for battle again 1t may be overwhelmed
however the Teuonic drive unless the Allies
bring great reinforcements its aid
The Dardanelles campaign has awakened to feyerish
activity. The Allies have landed army and others
win follow The valuable achievement the Allied
arms could possibly accomplish just now would be the
opening the Dardeneles and the taking CONSTANT
nople. That would most certainly bring Roumania But
gara and Greece to their aid removing Turkey as as
Ia factor in the war Above all it would open Russia to
supplies of ammunition and make possible the
free exchange Of military forces between the eastern and
western fronts
But the greatest and most vital struggle now taking
place is in the realm of diplomacy. The Allies not
likely to take Constantnope for many months without
alignment Of nations.
Two small nations may be said to hold keys to the
settlement of the great conflict Holland by joining
the Allies and admitting great British army to JOIN
her forces and strike the German invaders Bel
gum and France in the rear might break the western
deadlock But there is no sign of such coup
The real key is held by Bulgaria It appears that
Prime Minister at this moment actually has
in his hands the destnies of Europe
There is fement of diplomatic activity throughout
all the Balkan states. In Sofia Bucharest Nish and
Athens is being played the greatest game international
politics history. The worldpowers are suing to the
once despised Balkan for aid that seems tndis
pensable
Roumania has long appeared to be on the verge OF
but she still hesitates join Allies chief
demand is Pennsylvania bit of Austrian territory in
habited by Roumanans. The Allies are quite ready to
promise her slice of Austria, but Roumanis doesn't
dare take the plunge without with
gara whom she wronged so greyously after the late
Balkan war.
Greece still hesitaes King Constantine, brother-n
law of the German Kaiser keep The country
trail venzelos former premier who returns to power
in few days, is for in behalf OF Greater Greece
on the Allies side The destiny of Greece, too, en-
tangled nextrcably with that of Bulgaria
Servia which joined with Greece after the first Balkan
in robbng Bulgaria of the fruits of victories
hardly dares take the field again until pending issue.
are settled
Bulgaria has the whip hand. And she wants to teal
up the treaty Bucharest forced by the power
in her time of weakness and regain what her Serbian
Greek allies pledged her before the agains
Turkey. She wants ALL the section Macedon
ia where live 100000 Bulgarans She also wants slice
Roumanis and Russian Bessarabia where dwell Y0OOU
Of her people Her aim, like that Italy,
redemption"
Bulgaria lays all her cards the table. In remark
able Interview the other day Premier Radosavo frank
ly declared that his country standing ready arme
for war with her crops harvested the Pre-
vsioned. calmly weighing bids from the two groups
belligerent powers Like her neighbors she will no
fight for Austria and Germany-the most they mop
gain from her is pledge of neutrality while the wa
lasts. And that, confesses Radoslavon, Bulgaria
10th to grant"
She prefers to join the Allies and if her demands ar
complied with she ready to dispatch an army agains
,ConstantnopIe within "a And doubtless Bu
gars who but the meddng OF the big powers woul
have taken the Turkish capital in the first Balkan wa
would have little difficulty in taking it II they d
So they are ready to hand it over Russia.
It looks easy. but tremendously difficult The Allie
can enlist Bulgaria only by first persuadng Serbia Ro
mania and Greece yield what Bulgaria wants and the
pledging them adequate territorial compensation els
y where
Can the Allies put it over? They are likely either
fail totally to produce a Balkan landslide OF inca
culable effect in turning the of And
moment may that they have turned the trio