Evening journal., 1915-09-18
Balkans stroke MAY
BRING EARLY Peace
Berlin and Vienna Approve
AuStro-German Move
Against Servia
BULGARIA MAY
JOIN THE TEUTONS
By CARL ". AcKERMAN.

Nnitc0 IrcSS oldl Correspondent.
BERLIN. Via Wireless to Tuckerton,
n. j., Sept ls.--A mighty blow in the
Balkins may end the war before spring.
By blasting a road through Servia to
Bulgaria. the Austro-Germsn armies
may settle not only the Balkin question,
but bring an early peace.
Both here and in Vienna, the idea of a
sudden stroke in the Balkans meets with
popular approval. In Vienna, in particu-
lar, foreign press reports that the Aus
tro-Germans will soon throw troops
against Servia are widely commented
on. Vienna believes no other military
move promises such an early ending OF
the war.
Military men here agree that it
would be comparatively easy to defeat
Servia A short march through the
northeastern part of Servia would
link up the central empires with Bull
garia, already very friendly in her
relations with Turkey. Austria and
Germany. If Bulgaria fights at all, it
is certain she will fight beside the
central empires. with the strongest
and best equipped army in the
Balkans. Her entrance would COM
plete great chain OF armies stretch
ing from the Baltic to tho Bosphorus,
invincible in power.
When l left Vienna early this week,
the Austrian capital was filled with
Balkan visitors especially diplomats
from Roumania and Bulgaria I'm
pOrtant negotiations we're going on
with Roumania, but reports in the
English newspapers that Roumania
would enter the war on the side OF
the allies aroused no concern. Bull
garia having established friendly con-
nections with Turkey no one doubts
in Vienna that the Bulgarian armies
would take the field at once If Rou-
mania declared war on the Turks.
The allies apparently have lost their
chance of winning Bulgaria Bull
garia is still dickering for a slice OF
Grecian Macedonia, but Greece seems
to have no intention of giving up this
territory. The Bulgars are so satis-
fed with the concessions granted by
Turkey that 1t is doubtful now that
they would swing to the allies, even
If Servia should at the eleventh hour
grant all Bulgaria asks i'm Mace
donia. There is a bare possibility,
however. that Roumania might in
fuence Bulgaria by ceding territory
II she was threatened with attack by
the allies. Roumania. it is the belief
in Vienna, is anxious to play the
diplomatic game as long as possible
for the largest possible returns.
The whole Balkan situation may bG
Stunned up in the statement:
"If one acts; all act" Should an
Austro-G German march on Servia re
suit in threatening movements BY
Roumania, Bulgaria almost certainly
would tumble into the war with Tn.
Austro-Germans. Servia probably
would get little help from the allies
because Of her clash with Italy ovei
territorial questions in Albania.
This Balkan move, should it b,
made. would not be for the purpose o
getting ammunition to Turkey. ON
cials here and at Vienna say that The
Turks are now well supplied with
shells. They ridiculed. too, tho as
sertion that Roumania has hindereC
the success of the Turks by blocking
gold shipments from Germany TO Tur
key. It was pointed out that 2eppe
Inns could fly from Austria to Turke!
with all the gold needed.