New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
Huge Army Masses
Near MOnaStir
for Assault.
KAISER GUSTS
BULGARS AT NISH
Proclamations Say Serb
Nationality Will Be
Respected.

London, Dec. 25.-Dispatches from
the Continent predict that the holi-
day lull will first be broken on the
Balkan front, where, Greek obsery-
ers believe, the Central Powers are
preparing a huge army for opera
tions directed against the Entente.
Whether this will take the form OF
an actual attack on Salonica or
merely an advance into Greece for
the purpose Of seizing strategic Of
fensive points is a matter of keen
speculation in Athens.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Paris journal" telegraphs under
Fridays date that German artillery
on the banks of Lake Doiran, in
Macedonia, about forty miles north
west of Salonica, is bombarding
the Anglo-French lines, which the
Allied troops are continuing to for
tify.
According 10 one correspondent.
the Greek government has definitely
decided not TO permit the enemies OF
the Entente to penetrate Greek ter
ritory unless the Central Powers
satisfactorily eliafansss that Greek
territory will not be endangered.
According to dispatches from n Ser.
bian source, the Germans have estao-
lished a provisional government at
Nish, withdrawing all the Bulgarian
and Austrian troops, and are ending
Bulgar-Austrian interference in the
administration Of Serbian affairs. 1t is
added that proclsmations have been is
sued, announcing that the Germanr
"will respect Serbian nationality"
There has been no news Of import
ance from the British correspondents
at Athens and Salonica since Friday.
Aus,rians End Campaign.
The Montenegrin official communica
trenching on a front between Monte
negro and Serbia, which British OBJ
servers take to mean a pause in tha
active Austrian campaign against the
little mountain country, presumably to
enable the Austrian forces TO be turned
to more pressing matters on other
fronts. A later report says the Aus
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natz. with a loss Of more than 800
dead.
The Salonica correspondent Of "Ths
Milan Corriere Della Sera," says thai
General Castenau, Chief Of the French
General staff, who has just arrived, has
had a long conference with General
Sarrail, the French Commander in tho
Near East
present circumstances is Of great inn
portance," says the correspondent, "ano
the best proof that the decisions taken
by him are in accord with General
Sarrairs views is % be found in the
fact that transports are arriving every
dag. Material is being landed. AMI
only nov is the real expeditlonarY
corps being organized"
A dispatch TO "The Paris Temps,
from Salonlca, dated FRIDAY, says:
"The situation is without modihca-
tion. The Bulgsrians remain at the
frontier on Serbian territory. Trust
worthy information announces large
concentration of troops, which may
mean an offensive at an early date.
Bulgars Gather at Monastir.
"Bulgarians are assembling on the
front, comprising Monastir, Gieygh
and Doiran. II an attack is begun
against the Allies positions Il doubt
less will be led simultaneously from
the west by Monastir, from the centre
by the Vardar valley, and from tho
east By the valley Of the Strumica.
The entrenched camp Of the Anglo
French forces at Sslonlca is now pre-
pared to withstand an attack"
A dispatch 20 the Havas News
Agency from Rome says:
THE Gazette Popolo' prints a report
of a sanguinary aifray at Uskub be-
tween officers of the Austro-German
forces and Bulgarian officers. Revol-
vers were freely used, according 70 the
report, TWO Germans, one Austrian and
two Bulgarian officers being killed and
a number OF other officers wounded.
Two aeroplanes, one Of which was
German, dropped four bombs on
Scutari, Albania, on December %,
killing FIVE civilians and injuring six
teen women and children, according to
a Havas dispatch from Cettinie.
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