Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-07
LATEST WAR NEWS
.By Ed L. Keen.

morrow, thus involving the thirteenth
power in the great European war.
Y'hc Russian ultimatum demanding
that Bulgaria sever its relations
with the central powers and dismiss
the Austro- German officers has ex-
pired unanswe cred, so far as is known
here.
The Russian minister to Sofia has
probably already departed.
There is the remotest possibility
that the Bulgarian cabinet may back
down when it realizes the allies mean
war.
There are $4,000 Russians on the
ulgarian-Serbian frontier ready to
strike the first blow.
Bulgaria is confident Of Rumania's
neutrality.
France has forbade Bulgarian re-
servists to leave the country
SALONIKA, Macedonia, Oct, A.
Two powerful Russian squadrons are
reported to have appeared off the
Bulgarian Black sea port of Varna.
1t is rumored that the Russians
will make an attempt to land troops
there if Bulgaria attacks Serbia.
Austrian General Mackensen with
a quarter of a million of his men
has withdrawn from Russia and has
arrived on the Serbian frontier.
He will direct the dash to Constan-
tinople, according to Bucharest, Ru-
mania.
He has established his headquar-
tiers at Varsecz.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct, 4.-"Ser-
bias and Greece's obstinate refusal to
recognize Bulgaria's rights in Mace
donia, even after the great powers
had recognized them, has forced
mobilization, it is what has brought
Bulgaria to the brink of war PREM
er Radoslavoff told a United Press
representative.
The Bulgarian government has de
MED the statement that Germany has
officers directing the mobilization and
commanding its army.
1t is also denied that Germany has
promised Bulgaria ten millions of dol
lars monthly after it entered the war.
LONDON, Oct, A communique
shows that the French continue TO
progress north of Arras.
Berlin has admitted that the French
captured trench north of Givenchy.
The Germans gained against the
British in North Loos, and against
tie French in West Vimy.
There was heavy fighting around
Salarmud, Quenne, Vieresil and Nouv-
ron last night.
The air squadrons were active in
the west.
A British squadron bombarded Zee
brugge.
Paris has calimed that the German
attacks at Champagne have been re
pulsed.
BERLIN, Oct, St is officially
announced that the Germans have
halted the allies great offensive
without reinforcements.
n NoPy VI Viz Oiitl Vi
the commander of the English divi-
sion gave on the eve of the often
sive is as follows.
"On the coming battle depends the
fate of the coming British genera
tons"
The French communique claimed no
further progress either in Artois or
the Champaign regions.
LONDON, Oct, 5.-Russia's ulti-
matum was not delivered to the
Sofia foreign office until four o'clock
yesterday.
The limit therefore, expires al
four this afternoon, Petrograd time.
The delay is not explained, but pos
sibly the censor held it up purposely
to give Bulgaria time for moboliza-
ton.
Sofia dispatches are often delayed
two days.
The allies preparations for the
Bulgarian attack are progressing
rapidly while they are waiting for the
reply. The size of the allied expe-
dton which was landed at Salonika
and is now marching toward Serbia
through Greece is not known.
Activity is reported at Odessa and
Sebastapol but experts doubt wheth-
err Russia will attempt to invade
Bulgaria on the Black sea coast.
Bulgaria Austria and Germany
signed joint agreement week age
to make an invasion on Serbia, &C.
cording to an Italian report. Bul
garia promised to invade the Nish
Prot region and cut the Nish-Salon
ika railway while the Austro- Germans
invade from the northeast.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct, s.
German Ambassador Bernstorff ant
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