Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-09-23
BALKANS ARE
/ HOVE RING ( ON
BLOODY. BRINK
Bulgaria Virtually Sure to Go n
With Germans-Rumania
and Greece May Be
Forced to Act.
SPEED UP AT GALLlP0Ll
Allies Hope TO Crush Turks and
Reach Capital Before Ger
man Relief Expedition
Breaks Through.
RUSSIANS MAY LEND HAND
Army in Bessarsbia Ready to
Aid Forces of King Ferdi-
nand-Near East Cri-
sis Nears Climax.
RUSSIANS MAY LEND HAND,

London, Sept. 22.--The most
vital campaign of the war for the
greatest stake yet fought for has
been launched by the attempted
Austro-German invasion Of tho
Balkans to deliver their sorely
pressed Turkish ally.
Constantinople and control of
the Dardanelles is the plum for
which the belligerents must now
fight to a definite conclusion.
With the Austro- Germans bear
ing down upon them from the
northwest, the allies are expected
to exert every effort to conquer
the Turks before relief can reach
them.
The allies, reinforced by Ital-
ian, French and British contin-
gents, are speeding up their Of
fensive to reach Constantinopie
ahead of the Teutonic armies.
Rome dispatches state that
both Greece and Rllmania are
watching every movement nadeT
by Bulgaria, whose entrance into
the war on the side Of the Ger
manic powers is now regarded as
imminent. Both are said to be
preparing to join the allies if 2nl-
garia definitely casts her lot with
the Teutons.
Crisis Is Imminent.
Bulgaria's mobilization has put that
country on a war footing and the rail-
ways have been restricted to govern
ment uses. Greece is seriously agitatetl.
consultations between King Constays-!
tine. Premier Eenizeios and the general
staff being followed by the calling Of
the cabinet. Serbia is suni:Honing new
forces to resist the expected TeutoniG.
INVASION. u ik.sHAS
army to take the offensive against Ser
bia is strong one. adequate for the
object in view.
Bulgaria's position has not as yet
been definitely defined.
1t is made plain. however. that tho
nation has for its object the incorpora-
tion of Macedonia within its borders,
and will take any steps conssderedl
necessary to attain that end. Her
military measures so far are Of a pre-
cautionary nature similar to those OF
Switzerland and Holland. according to
the Bulgarian minister in London. who
denied that Bulgaria has decided to act
with the central powers.
The Russian army in Bessarabia Is
said to be ready to join the RG,na-
mans in a southern drive into Bull
garian territory. if the Bucharest gov
ernment decides to throw its legions
into the fray.
The Serbian government already has
declared the Serbo- Bulgarian frontier
Il military zone. No news has come
from the battle at Semendria since the
official German announcement that
German artillery had silenced the Ser
bian artillery at that point. British
and French troops are known to be .n
Serbia. British eNpedit,onary rcrcs
was landed there as early as last
March. 1t was commanded by Ad-
miral Ernest Trouhridge.
The Austrjans have renewed their
attacks on tho Nontenegr!ns and Ser
bians in ,hs Cctt:Eie region. Cettinje is
one of the ,.n avaiIah'. ports ON the
Adriatic Cor landing allied troops for
n u. impending Balkan
campaign.