New-York tribune., 1915-09-25

sion Of all other topics. Little doubt
is felt that Bulgaria, or rather Ming
Ferdinand has decide 20 cast his iot
with the Central Powers.
"For months" says Jean Herbette'
one Of the authorities Of France on
foreign politics. the Quadruple En-
tente has been talking 70 Bulgaria
without acting. During the same per
iod Bulgaria has been preparing TO act
without talking. The time has come
when Bulgaria Is acting"
Expect Drive on Railroad.
Military writers are beginning 20
discuss the course Bulgaria probably
wifi take Most Of them are OF the
opinion that she will hurl troops into
the upper Morava and Nsrdar valleys
in Serbia. and then cut the Shlonlcs,
Nish Railroad near Uskub, which ~oulo
cut Russia OF from all communication
with her allies except through Arch-
angel.
evsntualitv must have occurred 70 the
sllied governments and that prepera-
tions have been made against ~.
Dispatches from Berlin say that the
citv Of Belgrade. Serbia, has been
oe1lv fortified and equipped with
heavy British guns, manned by BRUSH
artilierymen. A dispatch from Munich
saws that Ludwig Gsnghofer, the Ger
rnsn author. who was wounded severely
in the trenches recently, has under
gone successful operation on his eye.
SERBIAN OFFICIAL.
The following Official statement on
war operations has been issued by the
Ssrbisn War Oaice:
On Monday we prevented the
enemy from proceeding with fortih-
cation work near Yolsehnitza, north
vest Of Vishegrsd (in Bosnia. near
the Serbian western frontier.
Rome. Sept. a4.-"Even II Bulgaria
has not definitely agreed 20 side with
tbe central powers" says the "OiornaIe
dltalia." at undoubtedly has aug
ueutcd the tension with the Quadruple
III bulgarian mobilization doe. not
,noan an Immediate invasion OF Mace
Jonia or an attack upon Serbia in the
rear in the case Of an Austro-Germsn
yash through the Balkans, the most op-
fifnistic explanation is that 1t is an az
tempt 20 blackmal the Alhes 10 press
Serbia TO make further territorlsI CON
cessions, as the Bulgarian ideal Is 10
obtain Macedonia and Thrhce without
going 10 war. ~, bo
Greek mobilization probably viii De
followed by similar steps in Rumanla'
TSese may be only precautionary meas
yres. especially as Greece Is not In
c,!fed 20 consider even an attack upon
ssrbiA cause for war, maintaining
,sat -he Greco Serbian alliance ceased
10 exist when Serbia consented to make
territorial concessions TO Bulgaria while
The object Of the alliance was 70 avoio
sny alteration Of the boundaries estaD-
iished by the Treaty of Bucharest;
Greece also maintains tho alliance ala
not consider the possibility of war IN
which the European powers would par
tieipste.'
Petrogrsd. Sept. 24-M. GuchkOf;
president Of the Slav Committee OF
Moscow. sent kilograms to-day 10 Dr.
8 Danef. former Bulgarian Premier;
N. Greschow. former Bulgarian MIN
ister at Berlin, and other Bulgarian
etatesmen. in which he said that II
bulgaria should JOIN with Germany her
action would be a crime unparalleled IN
the history Of nations.
Russians were unable TO believe, said
NJ. Guchkoff, that Bulgaria. Liberated
from the Turkish yoke by Russia, con
templates joining Germany, the invet- |
crate enemy Of the Slav race"