Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-05
Ultimatum Calls for Early
Decision for the Kaiser
or for the Allies
CAR THREATENS TO
DECLARE HOSTILITIES
French Troops Landing in
Greece to Help Nation
Meet New Enemy


Of the general offensive movement
on tho western front. The Paris
war office reports advances In the
forest Of Givenchy and at Hill No.
11s, where the allies are thrust
Ing at the defenses of Lens.
Counter attacks by the Ger
mans In the Champagne region
north Of MesniI have been repuIs.
ed it was declared. In other sec
tors Of the Champagne front and
along the line In the Artols region
there have been artillery combats.
Hand grenade and bomb fighting
has been almost continuous in
The vicinity Of Quennevieres and
Nouvron In the Artois.
French airmen have been active
behind the German lines and a
squadron Of them has dropped
forty shells Of heavy caIiber on
the sabIons road station at Metz,
the official statement says.
London, Oct. 4.-Bulgaria must
make her choice today for an open
alliance with the central powers and
Turkey, or for neutrality. When her
decision will be made known publicly
rests with the censors, but it Is re
garded as unlikely that there will be
delay in satisfying the widespread
anxiety to know the best or the worst.
There is a marked division of opin-
ion In London as to which side King
Ferdinand and Premier Radoslavoff
will choose. Notwithstanding the
signs Of hostility toward Serbia on the
part Of Bulgaria, the opinion Is ex-
pressed by some well informed diplo-
mats that Bulgaria will not fight and
that even though the government
should elect to do so, the Bulgarian
people would resist such a policy.
In the meantime Sofia continues to
deny the existence Of the minatory
conditions on which the Russian ul-
timatum is based Negative action,
however, will not satisfy the allies.
who demand that Bulgaria shall
"openly break with the enemies Of the
Slav cause"
Runania to Decide.
II action by the entente powers
should become necessary when Bull
garia makes final disclosures of her
intentions, this action would be under
taken by troops which are now in
readiness to take the field stimuli
taneously with the forces of Greece.
The opinion is expressed here that
a prompt movement, such as would
be undertaken, would be likely to dis
entangle the counsels of Rumania,
which for the moment seem obscure.
British military writer's affect to
- situation a great danger
to the central powers. They argue
LIS must have been laid down
weeks ago, when it was supposed the
German armies were likely to force
decision in the east, and before the
unexpected mobilization of Greece and
the formidable offensive of the allies
In the west. Since the plans for the
Teutonic campaign against Serbia
were conceived Russia has brought
the German advance almost to
standstill and claims now to hold the
initiative along most of the front.
After More Recruits.
Inc reSulls VI Ino SioaC 1eCA ulIAH6
rally in England on Saturday are not
yet known, but 1t is generally under
stood that Lord Kitchener will get
the necessary number of men by one
means or another.
II know how many men want" he
told the labor leaders. II know their
names and the numbers on their doors
and II they don't come will fetch
them. Give me the men and the mu-
nitions want and I guarantee We
shall have the war in the hollow Of
our hands.
NH eApe MAKE nENIAl