Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-23
BuIgar Guns Drove Off
Cars Warships. Says
Petrograd Report.
MARTIAL LAW IN GREECE
SAID TO BE IMMINENT
Apprehension in Athens Grows
Over Possibility of Bulgas
rians Crossing Border.


LONDON, Dec. % 12.4s r. rn9--<
Great Britain.s loss Of officers ana
men at the Dardanelles up to Deceuf-
Der u was 1913
This is the grand total Of oii1eerN
and men. ipcnding the naval iiats az
killed. wounded and missing The
number killed was 25.27a. IN addition
to the total Of casualties the number
Of sick admitted TO hospitals was a6
6Ss.
The losses we're distributed as fol-
lows.
Killed-Ohicers. 500; men. 8s7n
Wounded-Ofiicers 1853: men ~
222.
Missing Officers. ssT: men. 11.I1a
some time ago the French losses IL fht
expeditionary campaign 81 the nprds1s
elles we're officially placed n 1neEs fte4
100000. In officers and men.
BY the United Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Petroerad dis@
patches today apparently dEspns&s e
the Athens report that RnAsiaa
troops captured the Bulgarian poFe e
Varna. after warships had wree1.e1
the principal buildings.
Two Russian torpedo boats purT
sued Bulgarian torpedo boat ialo|
Varna Bay said the dispatches ffo4
Petrograd. '.They were forced te
Withdraw by the Bnlgarian sl1oee
batteries
It was generally believed n milt-'
tary circles that the encounter be-
tween the Russian ships and thu
yarna forts gave rise TO the reports
that large squadron had apeared o.x
the Bulgarian coast and that tro1pz'
had been landed.
A Bucharest dispatch today ass res
ported the bomhardmenf Of yafn1 ~
Russian warships. but made I'd 1sssn*
fion Of any troops landing a Risss'
sian fleet o. zurty vessels. including n
large number at 1nine. sMeepsrs, tfR:,t
| In close To the Narna forts siSsdeF
cover Of a heavy fDg.s i was feFs8fieis
assd bonibarded Varna viii fieaxx
guns The squadron then withdrew
for a few hours, returning II kne|
afternoon to resume ths hnfnnard~|
ment.
At the same time two Russian Esin<'
boats sheIled the Bulgarian frontier|
near Extreme.
BY the United Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2s-oficials re-
ceived with the greatest reserve to-
day a report from Dutch sources that
Turkish troops have arrived IN Flnps
ders and are to be assigned to tne
German trenches around 1pres. cp-
posing the British.
LONDON, Dec. % t12:1s .. m )--=
Proclamation of martial law n
Greece is reported unofficia1iF 70 b
imminent. Although no eonfirmBfiU
of this report is available. there IL
evidence of growing uneasiness at
Athens over the possibility THAI Bsls< 4
garian troops will cross the border.
The only thing which has occurred
to relieve the situation is the an
nouncement that the Bulgarian of5i- i
Ger in command of the force which
clashed with the Greeks III EpIi-pS
has been punished and that the Il1ci-
dent is considered closed.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. %. SIS l. Ths3
Athens correspondent of Renter 81
Telegram Company, writing uFdHI
date Of Tuesday, sends the following:
The cabinet is sitting in cauncii|
tonight and important decisions ard
expected. The aged premier {Ai-3
Skouloudis) finds the strain of 0fiic9l
very heavy and is anxious TO Tesizik'
now that the elections are over an0'
there is a majority for N. GoUnaris-
The latter. however, at the present.
iuncture does not desire 70 assumed
the reins of government, and would
rather continue the support Of tho.
present ministry composed Of leaders,
of all parties.
1.-THE central powers are concenfraf<' 4
ing their forces in the GieTgeh see'te<'
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