The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
BULGARS NOW ON
SERB FRONTIER
BUCHAREST SAYS TROOPS WILL
PRESERVE NEUTRALITY.
THE TEUTONS SHELL BELGRADE
Germans Use Huge Guns Against
Capital-Roumanian Anxious to
Enter War - Three Balkan
States Prepared to Fight.

Washington, Sept. Mobilization
'of all military forces in Bulgaria,
for the purpose of armed neu'
trality, has been ordered by the Bull
garian government. Official announce
ment of this order was communicated
by his government to Mr.. PanaretOff,
Bulgaria's minister. One hundred
thousand Bulgarian reservists in the
United States have been notified of
the order through consuls and will
join the celors Immediately.
Belgrade Is shelIed.
London, Sept. 22.-Austrian and
German artillery planted at various
points for 100 miles along the Serbian
river frontier, between the mouths Of
the Drina and Morava rivers, lombard
ed Belgrade, Semendria and other
Serbian positions south of the Danube.
A press dispatch from Berlin an
nounced that this cannonading I'M
doubtedly was intended to cover the
throwing of Austro-German infantry
across the Danube and the seizure Of
man steam roller" could be started
for Constantinople.
Large forces of German infantry
were quartered on the Austro-Hun-
garian side of the Danube, equipped
and ready for an order to drive
through Serbia.
Three Balkans Nearer War.
While this preliminary fighting was
in progress, Bulgaria, Roumania and
Greece seemed to be taking steps that
inevitably would lead them into the
war
An Overseas agency dispatch from
Berlin announces it is reported that
the Serbian government has declared
the Serbo-Bulgarian frontier district
a war zone, and that Bulgarian troops
are concentrated near the Serbian
frontier
Bulgaria can mobilize an army of
100000 within twenty-fOur hours. She
already has called $4,000 Macedonians
to the ColOrs and notified 100000 re-
servists in the United States also to
Join the Colors.
If Bulgaria enters the war on the
side of the Germans it is reported
Roumania and Greece would declare
war on her in a few urs. Reports
from Rome are that all three Balkan
nations will be in the war before snow
falls
May Take Crusaders Roue.
The report that German artillery
had opened fire on Serbian positions
near Semendria and driven the Serb
fans back was greeted by the Berlin
newspapers, says the Overseas News
agency, as the opening on a large
scale of a German campaign against
Serbia.
The shortest route to Bulgaria
would lead through the northeastern
corner of Serbia, where barely thirty
miles of Serbian territory intervenes
between the Bulgarian and Hungarian
borders. The difficult mountainous
country, the absence of railroads, and
the proximity of the Roumanian from
tier, however, speak in favor OF the
old route of the Crusaders, further to
the west, through the broad and fer
tile Morava valley.
Through this valley run roads and
a railway to Bulgaria and Turkey.
This railway reaches the Danube at
two points, Belgrade and Semendria.
Roumanians Excited over Rumors.
The Roumanian capital is wildly
excited over rumors that large bodies
of German troops were transported
through Hungary last week and are
concentrated near Temesvar, within
striking distance of both Serbian and
Roumanian frontiers. Roumanians
believe the forces were massed close
to their frontier for a demonstration
in case Roumariia showed signs OF
entering the war on the side of the
allies.