Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
Reported from Sofia That the
Doubtful Balkan State Has
Signed Agreement with Tur-
key to That Effect.
.EuROPE'S CAPITALS STIRRED
No News of Mobilization in
Greece and ROumania, Which
Countries Will Probably Re-
main Neutral-Russians Said
to Have Slipped by Germans.

Bugarla's activity in mobilizing her
forces has caused stir not only among
the Balkan States, but in the European
capitals. Whether Bulgaria is to join
either of the belligerents or intends to
maintain an armed neutrality has not
been officially announced but the latter
course is indicated In a newspaper de-
spatch to London from Sofia. This de-
spatch Is to the effect that Bulgaria and
Turkey have signed an agreement for the
former nations future armed neutrality.
1t is recalled in this connection that the
bulgarian premier recently told the gov
ernment members of Parliament that the
war danger in the Balkans had decreased
but that the Bulgarian government had
been obliged to resort to armed neutrality
The premier is also quoted as having
told his supporters that Roumania and
Greece would remain neutral and that
he did not believe a treaty exists among
Roumania, Greece and Serbia against
Bulgaria bulgarian reservists are
fastening to the colors, one of the reserve
officers being authority for the state
ment that the general mobilization in
cludes $4,000 infantry. Bulgaria's field
army of all ranks numbers between 800,
90 and SO0D men.
Berlin semi-otfcal reports state that
there are no indications that Bulgarias
action will lead to a general outbreak In
the Balkans and that no news has been
received in the German capital OF a
mobilization by either Greece or
Roumania Nevertheless King Constantine
has been in conference with Premier
Venzelos and the general staff of the
Greek army and cabinet council has
had the situation under consideration.
bucharest Is silent with respect to the
| attitude of Roumania, which, because
| of the geographical position of that
| country will probably remain Quiescent
until Bulgara's final decision is taken.
| one of the features of the war is to
| be found in raid by n squadron OF
! French aeroplanes which, In retaliation
for attacks by the Germans with air
| craft on open towns of France and Eng
| land, has flown from the frontier to
| Stuttgart capital of the kingdom OF
| Wurtemburg. distance of moro than
| n hundred miles, and dropped shells in
the neighborhood of the royal palace and
| the station. The damage done is not
recorded.
! Heavy artillery actions continued all
along the line from Belgium to the NosGes
mountains.
On the eastern front in the region Of
Dvinsk the Russians have again assumed
the offensive and n bate is in progress.
To the southwest of Dvinsk the Germans
have captured Rsusian positions. accord
Ing to their report, along front of two
miles.
Unofficial reports indicate that the Rus
sian forces which evacuated wilma have
been withdrawn from the danger zone.
The efforts Of the Austro Germans to en-
circle tho retrcating armies are, however,
still in progress
In Nolhynia In the region OF the triangle
Of Russian fortresses and In bayonet at
tacks along the Ikwa river the Russians
have been victorious over the Austrians.
capturing several villages and a large
number of men.
From the Macva frontier of northwest
Serbia almost to the iron gates Of the
Danube the Austrans and Germans are
heavily bombardng Serbian positions.
London. Sept. 20, 1920 p ma war
move which may solve the riddle OF
the Balkans Bulgaria's mobilization
has struck London with dramatic sud
denness. The afternoon newspapers
however, refrained from editorial com
ment, and neutral readers of these
publications. except for drawing their
own conclusions from large type heads
and such captions as Balkan Sensa.
tion" would be none the wiser as Ia
whether England regarded the de-
velopments as a preliminary victory
for the central powers. or merely an
other overnight turn of the Greco
Serbian Bulgarian negotiations.
The concensus OF opinion was tina,
although the Bulgar army Is now on
the move Bulgaria has not yet cast
her lot with one side or the other but
Is, as her minister here expressed it
still neutral. still waiting. but armed