Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
KING HIS OWN ADVISOR
Meanwhile Hard Fighting Con-
tinues in the Serbian, Russian
and Austro-Italian Theatres
of War without Appreciable
Effects Either Way.

Paris. Nov. 3.--An Athens despatch
to the Havas Agency says:
king Constantine and the Greek
government are considering the sit
uation from strictly military view
point and are firmly resolved not to
launch out on an adventure, the re-
suit of which is far from clear. They
are also determined to avoid a con-
fict with the central powers.
I'm other words, Greece will take
up arms against the Bugarians only
If she finds herself in any way what
soever threatened by the latter, but
Greece. if she fights. intends to do so
on her own account, not on that of
either of the European groups.
German efforts to induce Greece not
to give facilities to the entente powers
50 far have failed. The King is his
own adviser. and that constitutes the
basis of Greece's present policy.
Popular sentiment faVors the allies in
general and France in particular. but
the people have no desire to plunge
the country into the horrors of war, the
last struggle in the Balkans being still
present in memory. They regard Bull
y
enemy but have implicit confidence in
the King to do the right thing at the
right time.
"rhe situation in Macedonia of a
| certainty causes anxiety, but the
anxiety is diminished by the presence
of the allied troops, whion is Gunsid-
cred IA guarantee against Bulgarian in
vasion.
;ay
| Is that the landing of the allies in
Macedonia was not effected with the
| object of serving Greek interests, but
of stopping the German advance on
Constantinople---a vital question for
| the allies"
London, Nov. 3.-The vigorous support
which Herbert II. Asquith. the British
premier, and Arlstide BRAND, the new
French premier. have promised Serbia
seemingly is about to be realized. Be
sides the Anglo-Frenct troops, including
| British cavalry, who already are In
southern Serbia. British and French
| transports are arriving daily at Salonik
and troops from them are being sen,
up the country Immediately to attempt
to check the Bulgarian march from
Veles toward Monastir. while other
transports. according to a Sofia despatch
have landed troops at Kaval, a Greek
| port, on the Aegean sea near the Bul
| garian border. AT the same time the
diplomats continue their efforts to Sc
cure the support Of Greece and Rou
mania for Serbia who fought with then
in the last Balkan war.
AS time passes however Serbia's po
sition grows more critical The Aus
tro-German drive from tho north 1.
proceeding slowly but surely, Will,
two Bulgarian armies are approaching
Nish from which place the Serbian
government has moved to Mistrovitzt
over near the Montenegrin frontier
The Serbians. nevertheless, are fight
Ing stern defensive battles, and from
the German accounts it Is apparen
that their main armies are makinf
good their retreat and leaving. as tn,
Russians did in Galicia and Poland
very little except that cannot b.
moved-such as copper mines-for tn,
invaders.
There is no further news of tn
Russian expedition which several day
: ago was reported Off Varna, Bulgaria.
chief seaport. The opinion Is hel,
in the entente allied countries tina
Roumania, where there is continue,
agitation In favor Of Intervention ol
, their side, will allow the forces o
= Emperor Nicholas to move across he
territory.
II this decision is reached 1t is believe
that it will be influenced by the activit
Of the Russian army in Galicia, where
: according to the Russian official reports
General Ivanoff has won another victor
over the Teutons on the Stripa river. Fur
ther north. In Volhynia. there also
heavy hghting, and the Russians claim t
1 have checked an Austro- German offensiv
which had as it's object the capture o
Czartorysk
In fact, all along the eastern front tn
Russians, according to the German off
cial report are making a series of attack
from the Gulf Of Riga to Roumania. 1t
u admitted that the Germans were CON
y PEELED to withdraw their lines in the lax
district, but the other Russian attack
are claimed to have been repulsed
In the west unfavorable weather Is ir
= terfer!ng with operations Both Frenc
i and British submarines are now in tn
n sea of Marmora.