Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-02
Growing Belief She Soon Will
Join Forces With the En-
tente Allies.
TONE OF ATHENS PRESS
SHOWS MARKED CHANGE
Greek Ministerial Organs Discuss
Cause Of Allies in More
Friendly Spirit.

LONDON, November 2, 1883
a.m.-News coming by way OF
Paris lends support to the grow
ing impression that Rumania is
preparing to intervene in the war.
By royal decree, new classes
of Rumanian recruits are being
modified. Vienna reports that
"a grave situation" may arise be-
tween Austria and Rumania in
connection with the proposed use
of the lower Danube to transport
Russian troops to Bulgaria.
Bucharest Censorship Strict.
Little news comes direct from Blu
charest, as the censorship Is enforced
SO strictly that even ordinary messages
are stopped, but 1t is known the agita-
ton in favor of war is spreading
through the army.
In official Greek circles an attitude
more favorable to the entente allies
apparently has been assumed.
Greek Press More Friendly.
Reuters correspondent at Athens tel
egraphs that simultaneously with the
official denial of reports of Greece's
hostility toward the entente powers
came a change in tone of the ministe-
rial press, which is now publ. shing
articles in favor Of the allies. These
articles presumably are inspired.
Notwithstanding the drift of opinion,
1t Is maintained that the neutrality Of
Greece will be adhered to as long as
possible. The correspondent says there
change the policy of the government
would result in the fall of the cabinet.
Change in Rumanian Opinion.
MILAN, November 1, via Paris. No
vember 1.-TWO weeks Of Bulgarian
action in Serbia has brought about a
change in Rumanian public opinion
which sixteen months of interventionist
propaganda failed to do" NJ. Filipesco.
leader of the Rumanian conservatives,
Is said by the Bucharest correspondent
of the Corriere Della Sera to have de-
clared in an interview.
The Bulgarians' conduct" continued
M. Filipesco, has shown our people
the danger which threatens them Not
withstanding material difficulties, the
sentiment which caused interventionist
sion of the will Of the country. which
does not want to allow itself to be
stified by Bulgarians and Hungarians."
Doesn't Want to Blunder.
A liberal party leader who was in
terviewed Is credited with having de-
clared Premier Bratiano would be hap
by to enlarge Rumania's boundaries,
but wished to be certain he was not
embarking upon a crazy adventure and
to be sure that he had the unanimous
support of all sections of the country.
The Corriere Della Sera'S correspond
ent expresses the belief that rapid and
successful action by the allies in the
Balkans cannot fail to bring about the
entry of Rumania into the war on their
side.
BRAND for Vigorous Policy.
PARIS. November 2.-Deep interest
long displayed by Premier BRAND in
the Balkan policy of the allies. the
Matin says, explains the favorable i'm
preston caused in Greece by the forma-
ton of the new French cabinet. AS far
back as January, the paper asserts, VI.
BRAND strongly urged an expedition
which would not only aid the Serbians,
but would be able to cross Serbia and
attack Austria. His proposals were re-
jected, however. for military reasons.
Later when the Gounaris cabinet
sought the entente's guarantee of
Greek cooperation, but failed to OBJ
tain immediate results, M. BRAND is
said to have again interviewed through
Prince George of Greece.