Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
SERVIA TO REFUSE
BULGARIA'S TERMS
ALLIES ARE TOIn
Price for Sofas Entrance ~.
War Deemed Too High-Bit.
ter Balkan Feuds
Renewed
ENTENTE STILL HopEFru.
Rumania Removes Restrictions an r
ports of Grain to Germany.
Duty Still High

LYNDON, Aug. Il
There are strong indications tha, g.
will give fiat refusal to the as,asl
announced by the Bulgarian pr,r.,'n
Vassil Radoslavoft, three weeks aeo ~
that the hopes Of the Entente all,a. y.
bringing Bulgaria into the alliance ,u,r
come to naught, according to some All.
mats here. servia's formal reply has -.
yet been given, but those best postsd =
diplomatic quarters say that Bulgstl.s, !,
demands far exceed anything that ss,,,.
could possibly yield.
The outcome is being watched with ~.
keenest interest by the chanoeiisr,a'
| throughout Europe, as Bulgaria is NJ,
| chief obstacle to united action nv ,ts
Balkan States in Joining the Entents AZ.
| lies and thus throwing the Balkan M
| rier between the central Powera arA
! Turkey.
Bulgaria contends that by a treaty win
| Servia the latter ceded to Bulgaria about
| 1000 square kilometers 5000 square nnsa
of Macedonia. which Bulgaria was eon'
| PEELED by the great Powers to relinoulsh
| during her enfeebled condition after ths
second Balkan war. Bulgaria now n.
sists that the original treaty be carried
out, and that unless she secures the ~
turn of Macedonia she will refuse "A
join the other Balkan States in asslstiuy
the Allies.
The Daily Telegraph has received from
Bucharest, Rumania, the following dis.
patch
"Rumania has replied to the German
threatened prohibition of Rumanian I'm.
ports by removing all Runanian restrie.
tions on the export OF grain and reducing
export duties to the following rates Ser
hundred kilograms (220 pounds).
wheat. francs Slid; barley and oats.
5 francs; maize, francs; peas, beans and
similar products 10 francs.
Prompt action to stimulate exports was
made necessary by the fact that 1t was
impossible to find storage for the new
crops on account OF the unsupported bal
ance of last years harvest Unless Ger
fnanys threatened boycott is carried out
II is hoped that exports will proceed
henceforth at the rate of 800 cargoes a
day.
There is no indication of Rumanla
yielding to the German demands for the
transit of munitions"
TIE export prohibitions against grain.
beans, lentils and peas and petroleum
have been discontinued and their export
will be allowed against payment In Dutch
gold The export of gasoline, however,
is still prohibited.
ROME, Aug H.
II was learned here today on good au.
thority that Representatives Of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Russia are
eYorting further pressure on Servia in the
hope of inducing her to make the desired
territorial concessions. to Bulgaria Ser
via has been reminded of the support
which she has received since the begin
ming Of her difficulties with Austria last
year.
Assurances have been given to servia
that the Allies will assist her at the tlme
Of peace negotiations provided she now
Yields to their desires.
The Bulgarian Minister to Italy D. RI
COW, discussing in the Tribuna the nego
tiations between the Balkan States and
the Quadruple Entente, characterizes as
unjust statements that Bulgaria consid-
ers herself Indispensable to the Allies and
Is bargaining on that basis.
Bulgaria, the Minister asserts, has not
changed her program. She was deceived
IN signing the Treaty of Bucharest of
1913, under the terms of which she ceded
to Rumania nearly 5000 square miles of
territory. What Bulgaria now wished
he continued, was reparatlon based upon
The principle of nationality for which the
Quadruple Entente is contending.