The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-07
SQUADRON
TOATTACk BULGARIA
King Believed to Have Formally
Joined Germany.
GREECE READY FOR WAR
Time Limit on Cars UltImatum to
5uIsars Has Expired-AIIles
Rush Troops to the
Balkans.


London, Oct. 5.-The time limit set
by Russia in her demand upon Bull
garia to openly break with Germany,
Austria and Turkey and to expel from
her borders German and Austrian mil.
itary officers expired in the afternoon.
So far as is known in London at mid.
night the Sofia government has made
no reply.
London, Oct. 6.-News dispatches
from Varna, on the Black sea, an.
nouncing the appearance Of two pow
erful Russian squadrons off the Bull
garian coast at shat point, lead to the
conclusion that Bulgaria has rejected
the Russian ultimatum and is definite
ly committed to war on the side Of the
Teutonic powers. Varna is a port
suitable for landing troops for Rus
sian invasion.
Advices from Petrograd asserted
that all preparations had been com.
pleted in Sofia for the removal of the
/ entire STATS of the Russian embassy
and consulates in Bulgaria before
night, in conformity to the Russian
ultimatum that all German officers be
, expelled from the Bulgarian army at
once. While some officers profess to
believe that King Ferdinand will seek
to put offrthe Russians by diplomatic
negotiations, and others say the ulti-
, matum will be ignored, all believe u
break is inevitable within few hours.
Entente Offers Withdrawn.
The quadruple entente's offers OF
concessions to Bulgaria have been
withdrawn, and the Balkan states are
now practically aligned for entry into
the war. Their action is expected to
develop first by Bulgaria's formal al
lance with Germany, and her attack
upon Serbia Immediately. Following
this Greece will declare war upon
Bulgaria. and possibly upon Germany
and Turkey in defense Of Serbia
Roumania is expected to Join hands
with Greece and Serbia.
The action of Greece will be fol
lowed Immediately by the landing ot
a large force of French and British
! troops at Salonfki, In aid of Greece
! II this landing has not already beer
effected. Sir Ian Hamilton, command
= er of the allied forces on Gallipoli, &C
cording to dispatches, has already in
speCted the arrangements for the land
ing of forces at Saloniki, and it is be
I lieved likely that If they have not al
ready been put ashore they are ready
to land at any moment.
War Within a Day.
There is no doubt left among au
thorities here that the Balkan stu
alton which has been smoldering TO-
so long will burst into fame before
another day passes.
The Greek government has seizet
the Macedonia railroads, Of which tive
| are Austrian and one French
II the reports from Paris, Bukhar
est and Athens of the concentration
of Teutonic troops on the Serbian
frontier are correct, the promptitud,
with which Russia has taken UP thu
German challenge is explained. AC
ulHS W buCoC ICpOAIDB MAI
shall Won Mackensen has quit the east
ern front and is now near the Serbian
border at the head of 100000 German
and Austrian troops, with 1000 guns.
dispatch from Premier Radoslay
off, at Sofia, announced completion o
mobilization, which was accomplished
the message adds, with regularity an,
punctuality,"
One Athens dispatch declared /
was reported from Vienna that tn
Austro- German attack on Serbia is t,
begin today. Bulgaria, entering tn
war a few hours later.
A news agency dispatch from Athen
reports that a state of siege was pre-
claimed at Athens and the Piraeu
, Saturday.
Forty thousand Greek refugees iron
Thrace are reported here to have al
rived at Kavala. Most of them wer
In a pitiable condition and large nun
bers of fugitives are said to have de
of hunger on the way
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