The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13

All former governors and the
present lieutenant governors OF the
southern states have also been invit-
ed to attend the conference.
are printed in the Greek Journal
Kairol
After agreeing to mobilization as
preceution involving no change of
policy the king asked the premier
what was the object Of the concentra-
ton Of such strong army on the
Macedonian frontier.
N. Venizelos answered that the
object was twofold-frst to defend
the country, and second, to go to the
aid of Serbia in case she were at
tackled by Bulgaria.
The king then remarked that he
agreed with Venizelos so far as de-
Tending the country was concerned
but could not see that Greece was
called upon to help Serbia. The
premier recalled the obligations i'm
posed upon Greece by her treaty OF
alliance but Constantine retorted that
when Greece asked Serbia'S aid
against Turkey in May, 1914, it was
refused.
TO further arguments on the part
Of Venizelos the King replied that
the premier was contradicting him
self for when the allied powers ask
ed Greece to assist Serbia at the time
Of the Austrian attack, Venlzelos
made a promise of such assistance
conditional upon the benevolent CO.
operation Of Rumania and the ben
evolent neutrality Of Bulgaria
These conditions not having been
pledged, the king pointed out, he re-
fused to join Serbia at a time when
the Austrian forces arrayed against
her did not exceed 10000 and Bull
garia was not hostile.
"But today added the king, "the
Austro-Germans are a half million to
whom must be added $4,000 Bull
garians and the retreat of the Rus
slams prevents the Rumanians from
doing anything for Serbia
London reports: The long threat
ened Austro-German offensive in the
Balkans, with the added menace Of
Bulgaria, has begun in earnest. AL
most simultaneously with the rup-
ture of diplomatic relations between
Sofia and the Entente two Russian
cruisers are reported to have begun
an active bombardment of the Bull
garian port of Varna and an Austro-
German army, estimated at 100000
men, with an enormous weight OF
heavy artillery. started to attack Ser
bia from north and west. According
20 Berlin, this force has crossed the
Orina, Danube and Save rivers at
many points and firmly established
itself on the Serbian side.
The Anglo-French troops which
were landed at Saloniki with the
:acit consent Of the Greek govern
ment are being hurried northward to
assist Serbia and, if possible, keep
he Bulgarians from capturing the
Saloniki-Nish railway, the only
source by which the Serbians can OBJ
.ain munitions of war.
The hoped-for support from Greece
has not been forthcoming, King Con-
stantine, by the dismissal of Premier
Venizelos, having shown that, while
his country sympathizes with the
cause of the Allies, he is not pre-
,ared to go against the Central pow
ers or to fulfill the obligations Of the
Ireco-Serbian treaty of alliance,
which provides that one ally must go
20 the assistance of the other in case
Of attack.
A new Greek cabinet of mixed
sympathies has been appointed and
the expectation now is that unless
public opinion forces the hand OF the
government and insists on action on
the sides of the Allies, Greece will re-
main neutral. 1t is hardly conceiv-
able to the Entente diplomats that
Greece will go over to the central
powers. for, they point out, Bull garla
IS known to covet Greek territory
and the treatment of Greek nationals
n Turkey makes it virtually impos-
;ible for her to become the ally OF
hat country.
As in Greece, public opinion in
Bulgaria is not entirely unanimous
support of King Ferdinand, and
'eports indicate that the Bulgarian
mobilization is being carried out with
difficulty. The king and Premier
9adoslavoff, however. finally have
brown in their lot with Austria,
Germany and Turkey, having. after
consultation with the ministers OF
hose countries, rejected the de-
nands for the dismissal of the Aus
.ro-German officers, who, it is al
'eged. have been engaged to COM
mand the Bulgarian army. Bulgaria,
n fact, denied the presence of these
officers. The Russian, British
| French and Italian ministers either
! have left or are leaving Sofia. Italy
Rome his passports.
| 1t is possible that Bulgaria may
avoid arousing the Greek people By
simply keeping her troops on the bor'
| der. This would prevent Serbia from
| refraining from attacking Serbia
! bringing her full strength to beal
against the Austro-German attack.
Rumania, the other Balkan state
still is neutral Rumania has no
been heard from, but, like Greece
cor the moment is bent on continu
ing friendly relations with all th'
belligerents. Doubtless to influence
her and the other Balkan states Rus
sia is reported to have commenced
an energetic offensive in Bukowin;
land TO have attacked Austrion posi-
ltions northeast of Czernowitz