, 1915-09-08

the CeSslOn OF the L}pImttZ AdrlhnOple- De-
d~eagutch railway line and certain a 'rent
territory Of great strategic Importance, aud
the prospects Of Il quick settlement ATE good
although hitherto the Turkish Government
have required much time IN reaching n drci-
sion upon matters contributOry to the ntIa
issue. Bulgaria is not included TO embuk
upon an adventurous cnreer and any state
ments to the contrary, purporting to be from
Bulgarian sources, are mMde by the political
opponents OF the Government for internal
political purposes. Now, rs heretofore, the
Bulgarian Government are guided by three
fnctOrs. Firstly, the nou-lccpptlurt of The
Treaty Of Bucharest, which has n0t been ~
titled by the National Assembly and is not
acceptable TO Bu!guri0 without being revised.
Secondly, the unwiIlingness Of the Bulgarian
people TO engage III n war The outcome of
which is at MI doubtful, and thirdly, the alb
solute necessity Of convincing the Bulgarian
people that whatever action is undertnkeD
the betrayal OF Bulgaria Will be afterwards
impossible. Cali Macedonia" is The slogan
of all circles i'll BuI2urin, although the coun-
try is divided into two camps as to The me
thod OF renrhing the goal.
Advices from Rome state that n revision of
the Treaty OF Bucharest has been agreed
upon explicitly 10y Servin. Roummin and
Greece, but these countries are unwilling to
satisfy entirely the BuIgarjau claim to terri
torlal compensation Tor participation il. the
war.
The "Iimes' correspondent Mt Bucharest
states that the Roumaninn Government have
stopped HE export Of cereals and the transit
Of gold through Roumnnia, the effect of this
decision beng that Germany will be unable
to send any more money to Turkey. The
Government will advance sixty per cent Of the
value Of the crops to the producers, iu order
to avoid u crisis.
A French official communiqu6 states.
There has been canuonudiu3 Of Il ylo-
lent character on both sides at q creat
many points, especially IL Artois ia
the Lorette-NeuyilIe sector, between The
Somme and the Ose, in the region OF
Pouquescourt, Dmcourt and TiIlo,oy in
Champagne, IN the vicinity of Souuln ana
the Argouue forest in Lorraine in h. Re
mubois valley. the enyirons of Gondrexon
and ChazeIles, aud also in the Vosgps, in tue
region of Lrsseux and the Btrrenkopf. Oar
ARTILLERY displayed the usual a%ctIvIt>, but
without any notable incident"
A Belgian official despatch says: con
Friday afternoon there was marked activity
by the German artillery and heavy bomb
fighting before Dlxmude, but we held the
upper HuIu.
A German official statement says. *
hand grenade attnck on Souchez has been
repulsed and successful mining operations
have been carried out in Flanders ami the
Champagne district"
An Italian official communjque snys: con
the Upper Rleuz the enemy attempted 10
attack our position on Monte Piano, but was
rerulsed with grave losses. On the Upper
Piave the enemy occupied the rugged range
OF Monte Chiodenis and Monte Ayanzr, be-
tween he valleys Of the Pave and Degauo,
bat a series OF operations concerted between
our troops on the Upper Pave ami the De-
gndo valley drove them from this important
position aud assured us the possession Of
the entire rnnge. On the Cars0 pIatenn, ID
the Seibusi z'ne, the skIlfuI manoeuyliug Of
one OF our detachments enabled us TO occu-
Ply almost without resistance several enemy
trenches. One of our ueroplaues effectively
bombarded the Austrian e~ncampments along
the road from Kostnnjrvica to Vouscica."
An Austrian official despatch states: "On
the Tyroleau frontier minor fighting Mt Man
dlonhuette, i'll the upper valley Of the Gen
ora, south of More has ended in the retrent
of the enemy. In the district of FiiiScb and
some other points on the fronts there have
been artillery combats and bomb throwing,
md orr trOODS have rpDuIrpl u heaVy ottarr