Evening journal., 1915-09-02
SERBIA WOULD CEDE
Land TO BULGARIA
Ready to Give Demanded
Territory TO Assure Com
pact With Quadruple
Entente
TURKS DESTROY
MANY MORE FORTS

LONDON, Sept 2.-Serbia is ready
to cede the territory demanded by
Bulgaria as the price of Intervention
on the side of\the Quadruple Entente,
and has so informed the Greek Gov
eminent, says an Athens despatch to
the Paris Matin.
From Rome comes reports that the
Roumanian Government has decided
to stand firmly by its policy Of de-
clining to permit the Central En-
pires to forward arms and ammuni-
tion through Roumania to Turkey.
Roumania, it is said. has explained
her attitude TO the Central Powers as
follows.
Roumania desires 10 maintain
strict neutrality. She is confirmed in
her attitude by the existence of war
between Italy and Turkey, desiring
to preserve the intimate relations
and friendship between herself and
Italy
Difficulties Of Entente.
The Balkan situation is discussed at
length in dispatches to the morning
papers from Bucharest, Sofia and
Athens. Although the correspondents
generally are optimistic, emphasis IS
placed on the difficulties which the
diplomats Quadruple Entente are en-
countering in their endeavors to ad-
just the conflicting demands and dis
arm the mutual suspicious Of the Bal
kan nations.
AS to the counter activity Of the
Triple Alliance, the Posts Sofia cor
respondent reports that the Turks are
preparing for the evacuation of terri
tory ceded to Bulgaria by demolishing
forts on the right bank Of the Martha
and by pulling down barracks at
Karagatch.
no actual Bulgarian occupation %
oeded territory, through which the e
dsaghatch railway runs" the correspond
entNsays, "will follow soon, 1t is stated
TAe Standards Athens Representative
believes no definite developments in tn
Balkan situation can be expected In IN
immediate future.
"The negotiations which must be con
cluded before any one Of the Balka
countries can interfere in the war ar
protracted and troublesome" he say'
"owing 10 the great difficulty of haI
monizing the conflicting interests. Ser
bia is willing 10 90 q long way towar
meeting Bulgarian requirements, bu
even here there seems still some oh
stacle to a complete agreement concern
ing the participation of the Bulgaria
army.
Want Greater Greece
Gas for Greece. If there is TO be IN
tervcntion N will not come until Gree
interests demand it. and its sole obie'
will be 70 lay the foundations OF
greater ,Creece, which must includ
large portions Of Near Eastern teri
tory
The Bucharest correspondent Of III
Times emphasizes the necessity Of
better understanding between Rou
, mania and Bulgaria.
The most important thing he de
tries There is evident an identity q
confidence between these two coun
tries: There is evident an identity q
interests. and Roumania avows he
willingness to make required conces
sions, but no concrete arrangement
have been concluded. If Roumani
could be induced 10 make dehnit
offer to Bulgaria the effect on her sis
ter country would be Immediate"
A Reuter- despatch from Athens say
that it is reported from trustworth
sources that in an encounter near Scr
tari, Albania, between partisans {
Essad Pacha. ex-Provisional Pres
dent of Albania. and Murdites, the fol
mer were defeated. losing 215 kille
and wounded, hesies 500 prisoners.