The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-07
THE 18TH NATION
TO GO into. WAR
RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM TO Bull
eARIA EXPIRES TONIGHT.
WILL Be AN INVASION
Fifty Thousand Troops Now Mobll
lied on Serbian Frontier Gar
Ferdinand Sure Roumania
Will Remain Neutral

London, Oct. 4. Russians expect
to declare war on Bulgaria tomorrow
thus bringing the 18th European ma
ton into the war. The Russian unit
matum expires at p. m. today. Pc
trograd time or 8 a. m. tomorrow, New
York time.
Bulgaria will either ignore the de,
claration or answer it with an invas,
ion. The Cars minister is getting
ready to leave Bulgaria.
Greece's entering on the side of the
allies is expected as matter of
course. Mobilizing of the great army
is not complete and there is said to
be no need of great haste at Athens.
Roumapia's attitude is still in
doubt. 1t is believed that she will re-
main neutral.
Fifty thousand Bulgarian troops
have already arrived on the Serbian
frontier ready for an invasion. Bull.
garian mobilization is practically
completed.
Gar Ferdinand is so sure of Rou.
mania's neutrality that he has sent
but few troops along the Roumanian
frontier
Text of ultimatum.
London, Oct. 4.--According 10 the
Times, the Russian minister at Sofia
has delivered a formal ultimatum to
Bulgaria demanding the expulsion Of
all German officers in Bulgaria within
twenty-fonr hours.
The text of the ultimatum follows
THE events which are taking place
In Bulgaria at this moment give evil
dence of a definite decision of King
Ferdinand's government to place the
fate of his country in the hands OF
Germany.
THE presence of German and Aus
TRAN officers at the war ministry and
on the staff of the army. the concen-
tra1on of troops on the Serbian Dor
der and the extensive financial sup
port accepted from our enemies by the
Sofa cabinet no longer leave any
doubt as to the object of the military
of Bulgaria.
Facts Contradict Assurances.
THE powers of the entente who
have at heart the realization of the
of the Bulgarian people
have, on many occasions, warned NJ.
that any hostile act against (
Serbia would be considered as direct |
ed against themselves. The assur- !
ances given by the head of the Bull
garian cabinet in reply to these warn
Ings are contradiCted by the facts.
The representative of Russia, |
which is bound to Bulgaria by the i'm
perishable memory of her liberation |
from the Turkish yoke, cannot sane !
ton by his presence preparations for
iratricidal aggression against a Slav
and allied people. The Russian min |
ster therefore has received orders to
leave Bulgaria with all the STATS of
the legation and consulates If the Bull |
garian government does not, within |
twenty-four hours, openly break with
the enemies of the Slav cause and of |
Russia and does not at once proceed !
to send away officers belonging to the
armies of states which are at war
with the powers of the entente"
100000 Troops at Serbia.
Buckerest, Oct. 4.-Field Marshall
with 100000 troops has
arrived at Serbia to aid the Austro.
Germans and the Austro Germans
lave 1000 guns. The above report, J
however, is not confirmed by others.
Austro Germans in the central reg
on have made slight progress.
French Make Progress.
e.
lie to make progress north of Arras.