The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-14
SERVIA IS PLACED UNDER PRESSURE BY
 ENTENTE POWERS
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ritory and after conquering these dis
 Amicable Understanding Wished
 According to information in our pos session the Mir says in conclusion, the entente powers have not despaired of winning the support of the Balkan states, after first bringing about an amicabls understanding among them. This is the reason the powers are waiting, and will undertake no decisive step before the ap- preaching meeting of the Greek Chamber of Deputies, set for August 16.'
 By the treaty of Bucharest at the close of the second Balkan war that portion of Macedonia which had been obtained by Bulgaria at the close of the first Bal kan war was taken from her and divided between Greece and .Servia. Bulgaria also lost to Roumania a strip of land from the Black sea to the Danube and was compelled to cede back to Turkey not only Adrianople, but the battlefields of Kirk Kilisse, Lule Burgas and Tchorlu, where her soldiers had won victories over the Turks
 The loss of Macedonia was a heavy blow, that part which was taken from her being inhabited principally by Bull garians The second Balkan war came on as result of dispute as to the division of territory won from Turkey in
 
 the second war against Greece. Servia and Montenegro, and was forced in the end to make the territorial concessions to them Roumania threatened Bulgaria with armed forces and exacted territory as the price of her neutrality. The i'll feeling created by the terms of this peace agreement has been the principal obstacle with which the entente powers have had to contend in their efforts to revive the Balkan league and enlist the support of these nations in the war
 London. August 12-,526 D. m; delayed by censor )-There are strong indi- cations that Servia will give a flat refusal to the demands an- nounced by the Bulgarian premier Vassil Radoslavoff, three weeks ago, and that the hopes of the entente allies of bring ing Bulgaria into the alliance will come to nought, according to some diplomats here Servias formal reply has not been given, but those best posted in diplomatic quarters say that Bulgaria's S demands far exceed anything that Servia possibly could yield.
 The outcome is being watched with the keenest interest by the chancellories throughout Europe. as Bulgaria is the chief obstacle to united action by the Balkan states in joining the entente al- lies and thus throwing the Balkan barrier between the central powers and Turkey.
 Bulgaria contends that by a treaty with Servia the latter ceded to Bulgaria about 1cO0 square kilometres of Macedonia which Bulgaria was compelled by the great powers to relinquish during her enfeebled condition after the second Bal kan war. Bulgaria now insists that the original treaty be carried out and that unless she secures the return of Mace donia she will refuse to join the other Balkan states in assisting the allies
 The present issue has renewed the smoldering feuds among the Balkans and much bitterness is said to have developed in the course of the negotiations all pointing to Servia S refusal to yield Mace donia and to Bulgaria withholding her support from the entente powers Of ficials of both sides say, however that the negotiations have not yet been aban- doned and that much depends upon the attitude of the Servian Parliament which is to meet next Monday, although person. ally they see little prospect of accord