The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
|BULGAR AND GREEK
FORM NEUTRAL ZONE
Agree to Keep Troops Two
kilOmeters Distant From
Frontier Line.
HALT rs "TEMPORARY"
Sofia Official Announcement
Leaves Way Open for an
Advance Into Greece.
Special Cable Despd,ch TO THr ar~

Special Cable Despatch TO Tnr sr~
LONDON, Dec l8.-Bulgaria and Greece
have agreed on tho establishment OF n
neutral zone OF two kilometers on each
side OF tho southwestern Greco Serbian
frontier, It was officially announced in
Sofia to-day. AS to the sou.heas stern
part of the frontier, where the Anglo
French troops were driven into Greek
territory, nothing I. said in the official
statement
some doubt as to the pernaueacy OF
the new neutral zone is aroused by a
statement issued by the Bulgarian Wa
ONCE to-day saying that the Bulgars
upon reaching the Greek frontier pro
visonally stopped the pursuit.. ot the
ehemv.''
The establishment OF the neutral zone
Is announced in the following statement
Bulgarian armies by the capture OF
Monastir and Resna having ap-
preached the Greek frontiers. the Rul-
garian Government. wishing to avoid
any possibility OF accidents between
guards. proposed to the Greek Gov
-rnment that a neutral zone he formed
ny the retreat Of troops or each s!de
TWO kIlometerS from the frontier.
Greece replied. accepting. and the
War Minister ordered the Greek au-
thor.t'es to cooperate with Bulgarian
officers for the formation OF the neu-
trail zone.
The report o. the General staff
H..
important operations occur.
bulgarian statement.
The Bulgarian War Office issued 20
day the following statement
The British and French were driven
back into Greek territory.
We reached the Greek frontier after
having Professionally stopped the pur-
suit of the enemy.
We captured i.23t prisoners. includ-
Ing eighteen officers. and took four
teen guns, sixty-two caissons. ten two
horse ainbulances many vehicles and
much war material.
The Daily MaH received late to-nigh
the following despatch from its cor
respondent at Athens. filed Wedne sday
"a scheme. which is said Ia bav
originated In sofia. 10 establish neu
t'Til zone OF scme kilumeters on bot
sides OF the Greco Serbian frontie
from Nlonastir 10 Guevrhel!, was con
sidercd to-day by Premier Skouloudis
the Greek Chief of Staff and tho Mnlste
of War at long conference.
The zone. If established, would No
he crossed by bulgarian troops. Tn
Ger'nano- Bulgsrian forces are said to b
very nIuch fatigued and the project ma,
-. al
general opinion is that Il will not be
lasting arrangement.
ut is 10 German interes. TO advanc
rapidly IN force. and to make this pos
sihlc the bulgarian troops may mar,
under the German rag, wearing GcrInaI
yeitorms. or some other subterfuge ma
be- resortel to
Expects Drive at Grc-c~.
Those knowing the Bulgarlans an
their present conditions hardly expec
the Bulgarians to resist t1e- nationa
instinct 10 invade Greece and seek re
vengc for the Greek action IN the 1871
Balkan war, as much to assist German
, as to prey ON their nelghbors
'lt Is proba BILE that beyond stringen
recommendations Germany will I've ur
able TO prevent Bulgara from acting a
sTla fAE h.
,'"''o''
P'eS'h' "re 700 te" 10 'es'ra'h ,he any
espolne"' arsei's '',"t SUI
posing 'ne 'e''''ls a"Nhiice a'ohe III
V"ah'es ~ i"No' Vi 'no N'nes would
ihcrease' I" an eN,eh' tnat ~ not ~
reailzeu' ne hunS 'hat ~ Is not adVis
apie ~ kNe ,'c n.u'''! reasons
whicn TINS OPINION Is based
sa'ohi'a ~ psihs transformed into a
almost impresnab!e fortress by the Allie
IN expectation o' an Austro-Gerrnan o
buisarla,' ATTACK.
Great torces OF Greek iaborers work
ing side by side with soldiers of IN
Allies. are digging row after row q
earthworks. Engineers are busy da
and night mapping gun ranges. Angle
French artillery IL stationed on all tn
heights commanding the approach TO tn
city. and the railway line leading mort
from Salonica is heavily mined
Look for Attack soon.
| Neither Gen Sarrail nor the Angie
French diplomatic representatives her
have any doubt mat Teutonlc and Bu
garian forces VIII invade Greek torr
tory within Few days
Ii is estimated that there are no
100000 Entente troops at Salontca.
An Athens despatch filed yesterda
says:
"rhe bulgarian Minister to Greco