The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
BALKAN WAR OPENS
SERBIA AND ITALY DISMISS bull
GARIAN AMBASSADORS
GREECE FAVORS ALLIES

DecIores Her Policy One Of ''Benevo-
lent trality'-German Attack
on Serbio Has Begun-Paris De
scHbes Conference Between King
Constantine and Veniselos.
Berlin reports via Sayville wire
less: 4 declaration of Bulgarla's
intention to enter the var with
ermany and her allies is contained
in what is described as a Bu!ga-
rian manifesto, SIS given out In
Berlin Friday by the Overseas
News Agency.
London reports Friday: A mes
sage to The Times states that the
Greek government has decided to
issue declaration of its attitude
Of benevolent neutrality" toward
the entente powers.
Nish, Serbia, reports Friday:
The diplomatic rupture between
Serbia and Bulgaria is complete.
The foreign office has banded bis
passports to the Bulgarian minis
Ter.
London reports Friday: The
Bulgarian minister to Italy has
been handed his passports by the
Italian foreign minister, according
to a Stefani News Agency dispatch
from Rome.
Berlin reports by wireless Friday:
The Frankfurter Zeitung asserts that
the Bulgarian government has issued
a manifesto to the nation. announc-
ing its decision to enter the war on
the side of the central powers. The
manifesto as given out by the Over
seas News Agency follows:
"The central powers have promised
US parts Of Serbia, creating an Aus
tro-Bulgarian border line, which is
absolutely necessary for Bulgaria's
independence of the Serbians.
eve do not believe in the promises
of the quadruple entente. Italy, one
of the Alliees, treacherously broke
her treaty of 33 years. We believe
in Germany, which is fighting the
whole world to fulfill her treaty with
Austria.
Bulgaria must fight at. the vic
tors side. The Germans and Austro-
Hungarians are victorious on al!
fronts. Russia soon will have col
lapsed entirely. Then will come the
turn of France, Italy and Serbia. Bul,
garia would commit suicide il she
did not fight on. the side Of the CEN
trail powers which offers the only
possibility of realizing her desire fol-
union of all Bulgarian peoples"
The news agency says further:
.HThe manifesto to the people con-
tains valuable material in regard to
Bulgarian politics and economics ane
states that Russia is fighting for
ConstantinopIe and the Dardanelles
Great Britain to destroy Gernanys
competition, France for Alsace ane
Lorraine and the other allies to fob
foreign countries. The central pow
ers are fighting to defend propert!
and assure peaceful progress.
.'The manifesto says that Serbia
the worst enemy Of Bulgaria, has op
pressed the purely Bulgarian popula
ton of Macedonia In the most bar
barous manner"
London reports Friday: The new
Teutoni cinvasion of Serbia is in full
swing. In command Of Field Mar.
shall Won Mackensen the German ane
Austrian forces are seeking to push
their way, southwark in an attemp'
to seize the Trunk Railway stretch
ing from Belgrade to both Sa.onik
and ConStantinople.
The next move lies with Bulgaria
Whether she will attack Serbia from
the rear or maintain for a moment
watchful attitude, IS matter of sur
mise, but the situation is such tina
her entry in the war seems a matte:
only Of hours.
Russian warships are already re-
ported to DO bonn harding the Bulga.
rian Black Sea port OF Varna. French
and British troops ar being rushed
northwsrd by train from Saloniki
Meanwhile at tho point where Tho
railway approaches closest to Bul
sarian territory both an allied and
Bulgarian army are massing.
It is rerorted from Italian source.
that as a precaution the Serbian gov
ernment is transferring all record
and archives from Nish to Istip
about so miles from the Greek from
tier.
Virtually made over in guns 2nf
equipment, end stiffened by British
and French forces, it is predicted
here that the Serbians will offe
stubborn resistance to the Austro
German advance. They will be as
sisted by the flood conditions in ths
Morava Valley, down which Vol
Mackensen hopes to force his way
Estimates Of the strength OF th'
Austro-German forces along the Ser
bian frontier range from 100000 t.
100000 men. There may have beei
Withdrawals by the Austrians ant
Germans from some parts OF tn
eastern front but the renewed effort
of Won Hindenburg to capture OWNS
does not indicate any weakening.
Among the theories advanced nov
that Germany has definitely under
taken a fresh campaign in the Ba!
kans is the supposition that activit'
on the southern end of the eastern
front will gradually clacken and tina
the ieulOLS WILL SoASenIA 1|0 @tAe1
energies on Riga and Dvinsk.
Paris reports Friday: The sup
porters of Former Premier Venizelo
who constitute a mojrity Of the
Greek chamber, it has been learned
on high authority, says Havan dis
patch from Athens, will not oppose
the new ministry so that added com
plications may be avoided at criti
cal period.
Overthrow OF the Zaimis eabine'
would involve the dissolution of tho
chamber which is considered eX
tremely hazardous as the Greek con
stitutio1 does not permit fixing ;
date for elections during mobilization
of the army.
Serbia believes, says the Matin''
not abandon her ally and that th'