The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-21
TeutOnS Gather at SalajcvO
to Invade Serbia by Way
Of Montenegro.
BULGARS TAKE ISTIP:
THREATEN RAILWAY
Their Defeat at Vranja Re-
ported by Athens-Serbs
Change Capital.
sp.nal labie bespaick 70 rne scN.

SD.cui able bcsD1ict 70 The Sos
l.o%poN, oct. 20.--.As an inducement
to Greece to enter the war or the side
of the Allies Great Britain has offered
to cede to her the island OF Cyprus. tho
third largest island in the Mediterranean.
The Daily Tciegroph's correspondent
al Athens. who makes this announce
ment says that the offer of Cyprus "s
likely to make an excellent imprcs sion
in Greece. where it will he regarded A.
substantial proof of Brtans good will,
given not in the form o. promise for
the future but of an actual concession
to be made Immediately II the creeks
perform their part in the engagement"
Tile island OF Cyprus came into the
possession oc Great Britain in 1878 by
treaty with the Sultan OF Turkey, which
gave England the right to administer
the affairs of the island. Cyprus was
formally annexed when Turkey joined
, the Teutons in the present war.
The announcement OF the British offer,
which appears only in the Ddiiy Toic-
graph and the DdHy Chronicle. i entirely
Unofficial, but possesses Whatever author
ty may be dervablc from the fact that
the censor allows it to bc published The
cession of cyprus would accord vita IA.
desire of u large part of the inhabitants.
four-iftns of whom are Christ AN. mostly
Greeks and one-iifth OF wnom ar. Mo-
hammedans.
1t il recalled that Cyprus came INTO
British possession through the treaty of
Berlin in lNTS. Greek members of the
Legislative Council sent u memorial TO
tile High Commissioner In l9ll urging
transfeience of the island 10 Greece.
The memorial stated in part;
Forming as We do an inscpardble
portion of the Greek race 1t is natural
that We should feel strong and not to bs
subdued In our desire 10 be- annexed TO
the Hellenic Kingdom. The fufilmcu;
of this aspiration We expect from -hs
strength OF our rights and the mag
nanimity OF the English nation"
The commissioner replied that tho
convention with Turkey under whica
cyprus was stll ANNEXED to Great Brit
ain was binding on the British Govern.
ment. which therefore could not adopt
the suggestion.
Means Much to Grcrcr.
The Chronicle states that the transfer
should mean great deal to Greece seu-
timentally, politically and stratcgioally.
Ii would complete her possession of the
archipelago. while geographiCallN the
position certainly would give her
voice in the affairs of the ncighbor.ns
mainland in Asia Minor
The Rome correspondent of the Bdiiy
MdN telcgraphs that the Entente Pow
ers are preparing to send an ultimitu %
to Greece demanding definition of her
attitude. The correspondent adds that
the entire Italian press il declaring that
it is now time Tor Greece aud Rumau.a
to make a final decision respecting their
positions in the war.
The commission which the Rumauian
Government j. sending to Russia and
France arrived al bdcsst to-day. SAYS
despatch from petrograd. From tho
Russian capital II will - 10 PARIS
The bucharest correspondents of 100
DGIJ TcIcyroph says that this mission
IS of the greatest Importance. It. ~
headed by the son of Gen, cttuauo
The Serbian capital has been removed
from Nish. now seriously mcndCrd hE
The Bulgarians, TO Przrcud. in the rN-
treme western part Of the country on
the Albanian frontier
Apparently reliable Information from
Germany i to the effect that the Nus-
tro-Germans are about to undertake tl.
other offensive movement Iu tho Ba.
kLus, this time against MuutcucGro y,
Serajevu, in Bosnia, 10000 soldiers from
the Galiciau front are said to uasc ho,l
concentrated for operations against Mou-
tenegro.
Instead OF decreasing in magnitude.
the Austro-Gcrnau plans IN the lili.
kaus seem to he rapidly CROWNS. II A,
evident that the German General stan.
is stalking enormous hopes on tn" uu,.
come IN the Near East. and that tn.
people of Germany and NustrIl-iiuugarv