Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-04
GREECE ARMS TO AID
ALLIES IN BALKAN WAR
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less to aid and support Greece that the
Allies are at Salonika France and Eng
land enter the Balkans as traditional
friends Of Greece. and not otherwise.
The Greek Government has seized the
Macedonia railroads, Of which two are
Austrian and one French.
Every indication today pointed to the
actual participation Of Bulgaria in the
European war within eight hours.
Russia is expected to declare war on
Bulgaria tomorrow, bringing the l5Jh
European power into the great conflict.
The Teutonic grip upon Bulgaria is so
strong that hope OF preventing that ma
tion from going to war on the side OF
the central Powers has been abandoned.
Russia's ultmatum, which was timed 10
expire at 4 O'Clock this afternoon (Petro-
grad time; 3 a. m. Philadelphia tirne)'
furnishes the Allies with a casus belli
A dispatch from Petrograd states that
NJ Savinsky. the Russian Minister TO
Bulgaria, has prepared TO leave soma TINS
evening. having no hope that the RUSSIAN
ultimatum would receive favorable an
swer. IL any at all, from King terdl-
nand's Government
Russia has prepared TO attack Bulgaria
bv land and by sea. Part of the Russian
Black Sea fleet has been mobilized to
attack the Bulgarian ports of Narna'
Bureas and Aktebal. six hundred thou
sand Russian troops have been mobilized
| at Odessa.
Extreme pressure is being brought to
bear against Rumania by the Teutonic
allies to compel her to remain neutral
but this is being combatted by equal
! pressure from the Entente Powers. Ru-
mania lies between Bulgaria and Russia,
and i'm order to put an enemy upon Bull
! garian soil Russian troops would have to
| penetrate Rumanian territory unless they
were sent by transport, which would be
| a dangerous and tedious operation.
A powerful Austro-German army has
been massed upon the Danube near the
Rumanian frontier in order TO overawe
| the Rumanian Government Most of
| these troops as we'll as a majority of the
| 2OO0 guns that support them have been
| drawn from Poland and Galicia.
! 1t is reported that Field Marshal Won
| Hindenberg, of the German army. has
| been selected to direct operation of the
! Austro-German and Bulgarian troops in
the drive through Servia TO Turkey
Athens reports that the German Cen
! eral staff has selected Wednesday for
I the opening of the great offensive against
| Servia.
| The Russian uitmatum is approved
both here and in Paris. A portion of the
| London press has demanded for several
| days that the Allies force Bulgaria's hand
| before she had completed her mobilization
! by issuing an ultimatum. the Bulgarian
Car having failed TO reply to a friendly
note inquiring about his intentions.
An eleventh-hour change of policy on
the part of Bulgaria is believed almost
| too remote possibility to be considered.
| It is thought likely that Gar Ferdinand
| may make an effort to prolong the nego-
tiations with Russia until he completes
his military measures. 1t Is understood
| here that Russia will accept any attempt
! at delay cause for an immediate dec
laration of war to be followed by similar
| declarations from all the Allies.
| According to advices from Bucharest
| Field Marshal Won Mackensen, with 25O,
| 600 troops withdrawn from the Russian
| 'front.', has arrived at the Servian frontier
and will direct the Austro- German march
on Constantinople, according to the news.
| paper Epocha Won Mackensen is said
| to have established headquarters al
| verse;.
This report is not confirmed from any
| other source. 1t is a fact, however. that
| the AustrO-German centre, commanded
| by Mackensen. has made no progress
| against the Russians for about 10 days
| though the Russians were not presumed
| to be in large force east Of Pinsk Dis
patches from Swiss source limited that
| the troops for the Balkan campaign were
| being withdrawn from Mackensens army
| Hostlities may begin I'm the Balkans this
| week. Fifty thousand Bulgarian troops
| already have arrived at the Servian from.
| tier, ready for the first blow Bulgaria
! mobilization is virtually completed
Athens dispatches today said three fifths
of the Bulgar strength is to be thrown
! against Servia and two-ffths against
Greece. Car Ferdinand apparently is
confident OF Rumanian neutrality and has
but few troops stationed along the Ru.
| manian frontier.
One Athens dispatch today declared II
was reported from Vienna that the Aus.
I tro-German attack on Servia is to begin
today or tomorrow, Bulgaria entering the
| war a few hours later.