Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
GERMANS FIGHT on
SERBIAN FRONTIER
FRENCH AND aRsTtsH REACH
LITTLE sLAv KINGDOMS TO
AID IN DEFENSE.
TEuTOn DRIVE TO HELP TURKS
Battle Near Belgrade 10 Believed Be-
ginning Of Austro-Germ March
10 Relieve Ottomans--saeyolt I'm
Ccnssantinopse Feared.

london. Sept 22.-- Bulgaria has les
u be know that all restrictions
against thu passage Of goods through
that country 10 Turkey have been re-
moved. 6erIin's Interpretation Of this
abatement b that Bulgaria has definite
II decided TO ally herself with Ger
mary. Austria and Turkey.
Car Ferdinand OF Bulgaria, how
ever. assured leaders OF the opposition
In the Bulgarian parliament who favor
the quadruple entente that Bulgaria
hss not committed herself to either
side and that no action will be taken
without consulting parliament
London. Sept a2.--The fsrst Official
news of the presence Of German troops
on the Serbian frontier was made pub
He in the following statement OF the
German war Office:
-On the northern bank of the DAN
ube. German artillery engaged In bat
tie Serbian positions south OF the riv-
er near Semendria. 30 miles southeast
al Belgrade. The enemy was driven
%. His artillery FIRE was siieuced."
Teuton Drive Begins
The announcement la believed to
presags the long expected Tenton
drive through Serbia having for Its
object the relief of the Turks.
Semendria In ON the Serbian side
og the Serbo%Hungarian border. IL
commands the railway leading from
the Hungarian border to the provision
Ill Serbian capital az Sish.
Premier rnchfteh az Serbia. i'm an
iatersiew last week denied that AUS
trpfernaan sroons were heiRg eoncen.
frasssi along the Serbian frontier He
said that SO. GOO men would be re-
qalred TO even attempt 10 hew path
through she mountainous terrain ot
the little Balkan kingdom.
Freaeh ard British In SERBIA.
III In known that bosh British and
TO aid In It's defense
A Saloaica dispatch says that Haks
pasha in budapest newspaper de-
ciArss that the Turco Bulgarian ae-
cord creates nsw political and mill
snry situation In the Balkans,
We believe Rcanania will take
position opposed 10 tina centrai pow
era he said. but hepe that Greece
will not attack US
Conditions I'm consSantinopls are
reported TO be growing worse i'm news
reaching here frum several sources
A dispateh from Rome Says that
the Turkish efersy are believed TO be
pg0pariag for revcls against the
yoIag Turks. Esnser PasAa and the
Germans.
Turks Slaughter soo.1co
Ionaon, Sept sly iseuans Bryce.
formerly British ambassador to the
United States. has sent a plea that
America try 10 stop the slaughter OF
AKmenians,
'sThe civilized world. he says In
his plea. especially America, oasght
10 know what horrors have been pass
ing In Asiasic Turkey siaYing the last
few monshs. for II anything cAn stop
the destroying hand Of the Turkish
government 1t will De aa expression
OF the opinion of neutral nations.
chiefly the sndgmens al humane
America.
Soon after war broke csst esst@sxn
Turkey and the allies" contfnaes the
vaseoant. the Turkish seyeramaat
formed and since has been carrying
out with ressatisss cruelty plan tor
extirpasinx Christianity by killing OF
Christians oil the Armenian race.
Some In the ecaatrw escaped By
processing to accept Islam. and 80.
zoo ESCAPED over the Russian from.
tier. but perhaps 600. oes we're s&axh.
tered or deportcd and those teporsed
are fast DYING from In treatment. dts,
ease or ssaryation. The roads and
the hilisides are str~wn with ecreses
af tnnfaseNftf fnsss SaasS