The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01
REPORTS SAY TEUTONIC FORCE
NOW READY TO BLAZE WAY
TO TURKEY NUMBER 100000.
ALL EYES ON BULGARIA
In the DardaneIIes, on the Austro-ItaI-
ian Front and in France Skirmishes
Continue DaiIy-French of Late
Have Gained Some Ground.
Latest War News From the Front.

mODllZlHg her military force, wore
comes from Nish, the Serbian capital
that 100000 German troops, according
to the most authoritative estimates
there, are available for the forcing OF
a passage through Serbia.
As yet no general movement in this
direction has been undertaken, al
though preliminary operations by the
Germans are under way. Having
crossed the Serbian territory, the Ger
mans would have to advance through
Bulgaria before they could bring aid to
the Turks in GaIlipoli and at COnstan-
tinOple.
BuIgarta's activity in mobilizing her
forces has caused stir not only
among the Balkan states but in the
European capitals. Whether Bulgaria
is to join either Of the beIIigerents or
intends to maintain an armed neu-
traltty is not definitely known. The
Bulgarian premier, however, recently
told the government members of par
lament Of England that the war
danger in the Balkans had decreased,
but that the Bulgarian government
had been obliged to resort to armed
neutrality.
The premier is quoted as having told
his supporters that Roumania and
Greece would remain neutral and that
he did not believe that a treaty be-
tween ROumania, Greece and Serbia
against Bulgaria exists.
Bulgaria reservists are fastening
to the colOrs, one of the reserve of.
ficers being authority for the state
ment that the general mobilization in
cIudes 100000 infantry Bulgaria's
field army Of all ranks numbers be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 men.
The big Russian force which few
days ago was compelled to evacuate
Wilma, continues to fight rear guard
actions against the Germans as it en-
beavers to make it's way eastward to
safety from the enveloping wings of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and |
Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
The Germans are tenaciously cling
ing to the Russians in the rear and
on both flanks and misgivings are felt
IN London that the Russians, with the |
meager roads Of escape at their hands,
will not be able entirely to escape the
net.
On the other sectors of the Russian
and Galacian fronts the Teutonic al.
lies continue to report favorable pro-
gress for their troops.
In the west, Paris asserts that the
French troops have captured portions
OF the German positions at Eply and
Raucourt in Lorraine and the German
works in the region of Leintrey and
Halleville, In addition, Paris declares
that In the heavy bombardments at
other points along the line, perceptible
damage has resulted to the German
trenches and opposing batteries have
been silenced.
Heavy bombardments continue along
the AustroItalian front with both
sides claiming advantages for their t
guns. {
The Germans have opened hostiH.
Ties on another front-this time 1
against the Serbians in the region Of |
Semendria, to the southeast of Bel. !
sEade' This move seemingly has as
object the winning of the strip of
fitory lying westward of the Dan.
l0e to the Budapest Belgrade Sofia. T
Adrianople Constantinople Railway v
which would give direct route from e
Hungary through Serbia and Bulgaria d
10 the Turks on the Gallipoli PENN il
sula. @
should the Germanic allies endeayor
70 force their way through Serbia to
Bulgaria they will find the Serbians
lot alone in barring their progress Il
lhe French already have been assist. n
ng the Serbs in the field, and it was 81
announced in July that a large force G
u British had been sent to Serbia W
Both Field Marshal Won Hindenburg W
nd Prince Leopold of Bavaria are
ngaged In an encircling movement
simultaneously with other German
enerals with the intention of cutting Ell
II large groups of Russian forces b,
.egarding this an official of the Rus W
Ian general staff says: hi
The general situation in the vilno p,
sgion is such that there can NOT bo
ny talk of the possibility of surround.
e our armies
The German field marshal Won Hin
snburg, has scored another victory ". w.
forces having succeeded in occupy, -,
g the important city of Wilma. on the Vs.
arsaw-Petrograd railway. G.,
A serious situation in Petrograd ;s ~
ported in dispatches from Stock.
Inn, received by way of Berlin 40.
riding to these advices, the duma
ildings and all the railway stations me-
We been occupied by the military OOl
q eighteen members of the duma of
We been placed under arrest. Should pa