The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-07
PRESIDENT TO WE'D in DECEMBER
BAL KAAS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
LONDON, Oct. 7.-AIl diplomatic
representatives Of the allied powers
left Sofia today, according to Athens
dispatches. Hostllities on the Serbo-
Bulgarian border are expected to be-
gin before many hours, Simultaneous
ly with an attack by the Austro-Ger-
mans on Serbia's northern frontier.
General Lman Van Sanders, Ger
man commander In Turkey, has arriv-
ed at PhIlIippopolis where he Is In
conference with the Bulgarian Gear
Ferdinand. Other German Officers
are reported to have left CONSTANT
nopie for Bulgaria for the beginning
of the Serbian invasion.
The first detachment OF French
troops who landed at SaIonIka are re-
ported to have reached the Serbian
frontier, near GievaeIl, where they
wore received enthusiastically by the
Serbian patrols. Other reinforcements
for tho Serbs are hurrylno forward
from SalonlI<a as rapidly as railway
facilities will permit.
The landing Of British troops begun
yesterday, Is continuing according to
SaIonIka advices. British for the
present, are being held at SaIonlka
awaiting the arrival of supplies.
Athene Is wildly excited over con.
fIctins rumors. Announcement Of the
personnel Of the new cabinet to be
headed by M. zaimIs Is expected to-
night. Dispatches received here today
said that King Constantine hopes TO
secure the chambers approval Of the
new ministry by Including several
members Of the Venizelos cabinet.
Serbia early today had not replied
to the Bulgarian uItImatur. The Ser
bian legation had no advices from the
foreign office, but it was presumed
that BuIearia's demand for the cession
Of Serbian Macedonia would be re.
jccted In a sharp note.
portion Of the British press today
suggested that the allies may find q
quicker route through Bulgaria than
through the Dardaneiies. There was
no hint Ia ofsieiai circles, however
that any portion OF the allied troops
now on GafIipoli peninsula might be
withdrawn and landed on Bulgarian
soil. The distance from the SuvIa
bay region Of GalIipoIi. where British
troops were recently landed In large
force, to the Bulgarian coast on the
gulf Of Saros IL less than forty miles.
EXPECTING WAR.
BERLIN, Oct. z. (vIa wireless 70
yville.)-"Bulgaria expects dec.
Iaration Of war from the allies today
said Sofia dispatch received here.
The Bulgarian prime minister con.
ferred for four hours yesterday with
the German, Austrian and Turkish
ambassadors, Budapest reports state.
During the conference, the English
charge d'affaires called and was re.
celved by the prime minister's secre'
tary.
Geneva dispatches today assert that
the landing Of French troops at Salon.
ika was ordered after the French min.
lister at Athens reported that Ven
fzeIos' position was unshakable and
that he would offer no objections. The
British foreign secretary, Sir Edward
Grey, objected to the landing OF
troops, suspectIng that venize!os
would not be upheld by King Con.
stantine.
DRIVE HAS STARTED.
LONDON, Oct. THE long expect.
ed Austro-German drive through the
Balkans to Constantinopfe has be.
gun.
Austro-German troops in large force
have crossed the Danube, Save and
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