New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
ALLIES RESENT
BULGARS' MOVE
See in Mobilization Of
Macedonians Sign of
Defiance.
KING DENIES ANY PACT
SAYS Sofia Has Incurred No
Obligations, but London
Is Skeptical.

have sent men and guns against
Serbia. Although the effort to drive
the Russians back apparently re-
quires large forces of Teutons troops
have been diverted from the Eastern
front for a drive through the Bal
kans in an attempt to aid the hard
pressed Turk.
The move seemingly has as It's OBJ
iect the winning of the strip Of ter
ritory lying westward Of the Dsn-
ube to the Budapest-Belgrade-So-
fia-Adrianople- Constantinople rait-
way, which would give direct routa
from Hungary through Serbia and
Bulgaria to the Turks on the CALI
poll peninsula.
Meanwhile intense interest Is
taken in the Bulgarian situation ana
the efforts of the opposition to In
duce the King and government 10
depart from the paths Of neutrality
and join the Entente Powers. IL M
believed, however, that, despite de-
malls. the railway agreement with
Turkey binds Bulgaria to maintain
a benevolent neutrality toward Turs
kew and the Germanic powers.
Germans Shell Semendria-
The official German communities
ton to-day announces that German
guns have taken up the fight against
the Serbian artillery across the Dam
ube. and claims to have silenced it
The statement says:
On the northern bank OF the
Danube German artillery engaged
in battle Serbian positions south
of the river near Semendria
(twenty-four miles southeast OK
Belgrade). The enemy was driven
off, His artillery fire was sil-
enced.
The Austrian official statement ssyss
Austro- Hungarian and German bat
teries bombarded yesterday Serbian
positions on the southern banks OF
the Save and the Danube. The fort.
ress of Belgrade also was subjected
to our fire. Near the estuary OF the
Drina our troops surprised and de-
stroyed Serbian advanced detach-
ments.
New Balkan Crisis Impends.
This is the first official announcement
of the presence of Germans on the
Serbian front. IL has been reported
for several weeks that the Germans
and Austrians were planning a new
campaign in the Balkans, with the ob-
iect of going to the assistance OF the
Turks. =,
Such n move would doubtless be di-
rected first at Serbia, in an attempt TO
force passage through that country
to the Bulgarian border. Turkey nav
ing made promises of territorial cons
cessions TO Bulgaria, it has been re-
ported that the latter nation would noe
oppose the passage of German and
Austrian forces 20 the Turkish frontier.
The prediction has been made that this
move would bring Rumania and Greece
into the war. These nations, as well
as Bulgaria, called out additional
troops recently.
After the failure OF the Austrian
campaign in Serbia there ensued long
period of inactivity, but during the
last few weeks there has been skirmish-
ing along the Serbian frontier. Pre-
mier Pachitch of Serbia was quoted
last week as denying reports that the
Austrians or Germans had assembled .
new army on the Danube front. He
said that it would require At least
45O 900 troops TO attempt to force .
passage through the mountainous Ser
bian country, and doubted whether
Germany would be able TO spare tho
men. There have been intimatiors
from other quarters that forces might
be detached from the Russian front for
this purpose.
Turks Position Precarious.
Recent unofficial adyices from Athens
represented the position Of the Turks
on Gallipoli Peninsula as precsrious,
owing TO heavy losses and shortage OF
ammunition.
Official announcement was made in
England in July that British forces, the
strength If vhich was not given. had
been sent TO Serbia. A large British
force, under command Of Rear Admirsi
Ernest Troubridse, according TO unom-
cial advicss from Belgrade in juno, has
Leen in Serb since March. II Is also
known tn i tie Serbians are being as
sisted in TIE fcid by the French.
Dj,patches from Sofia, announcing
the mobilization there of troops made
up Of residents of Macedonia. have
caused an ,r complication to be in
,~oduced IN the Balkan situation, which
already ws tense. through the presen-
tation by II Q Entente Allies of the joint
note requiring Bulgaria 70 define her
attitude.
Called Affront to Allies.
The mobilization Of Macedonians
has caused surprise and indignation In
Allied official and diplomatic circles.
as II is declared that the whole rur-
pose of the present negotiations be-
tween the Allies and Bulgaria and Ser>
hia Is 70 determina whether MacedoptH