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New-York tribune., 1915-10-31

A good deal Of rubbish, first and last,
has been printed in this country about
the lack of moral perception in the Bal
kans. But why should the states whose
people have for decades been compelled to
suffer untold agonies in consequence OF
the jealousies of the great powers, who
were consigned to tender Turkish mercies
for generations because Great Britain and
Russia and Austria were at odds about
Constantinope, cast aside all self-inter-
est and risk existence because the Allies
believed themselves fighting for the right
on this occasion? Why should the Bul-
gars forget British responsibility for the
abrogation of the Treaty Of San Stefano,
for example, or the Greeks overlook the
long nightmare Of Crete or the recent in
Jury in Northern Epirus?
In Athens and Sofia.
What actually happened was that in the
spring Athens and Sofia concluded that
German victory was far from Impossible
Russian reverses would not, however, at
feet the situation if successful Allied
expedition should force the Dardanelles
by occupying the Gallipoli Peninsula. Still
neutral and still ready to enlist on the
winning side, the Balkans waited. But
the Gallipoli land campaign promptly
turned into a second failure. Instead OF
immediate victory, there was at best a
deadlock. a complete check. All summer
long. while German guns made new echoes
before Warsaw and Brest-Lltovsk and
finally wilma, while western Allied armies
stuck to their trenches, the Turks held on.
Now. the Greeks and the Bulgars have
both in recent years defeated the Turks
Il was en- incomprehensible thing to them
that great nations like Britain and France
should fail where they had succeeded
Less than three years separate Bulgar
and Greek victories from Allied failures
against the Osmanli Thus the situation
in the minds Of the Bulgars turned stead
ily in favor of the Teutons. Ferdinand
hoped, but many Of his advisers now be
lieved, that the Austro-Germans were tc
win.
In Athens the sympathy Of the whole
public was with the Allies. Venizelos wa'
not shaken in his confidence of ultimate
Allied success by the long succession OF
Allied defeats, but the King not onl!
hoped but believed, believed unhesitatingly
that Germany would win.
Bulgaria Mobilires.
New-York tribune., 1915-10-31

Greece asked that her own integrity be
guaranteed by her prospective allies.
This meant that the Allies should publicly
declare that Bulgaria could never hope
to regain Cavala or Drama. Such dec
laration would infallibly throw the Bull
gar into the arms of the Kaiser, and it
was the Bulgar who held the land gate to
Constantinople.
In addition, Greece insisted that Bull
garia should not receive from Serbia the
lands west of the Vardar, which she claim
cd Serbia, too, fighting bravely against
Austria and typhus, protested that she
should be permitted to hold what her SOL
diers had won in two wars and were de-
Tending gallantly in a third.
But the Allies, determined to enlist Bull
garia, asked Greece to surrender Cavala
against the promise Of Smyrna; asked Ser
ba to give over half of Macedonia, against
Bosnian futures. as we'll as to give over
Dalmatlan hopes to Italy. Serbia con-
sented; Venizelos consented for Greece,
but Constantine, loyal to the Kaiser and
perceiving national hostility TO the sur
render of Cavala. baked. Bulgaria, for
her part. was coldly uncompromising; she
must have all or she would, for the mo-
ment, remain neutral.
Athens meantime was frankly suspi-
cious of Italy, which held the Island Of
Rhodes end a portion of the Kgean archi-
pelago, whose people were Greek. 1t was
also suspicious of Italian designs upon
Northern Epirus, also Hellenic by race,
but marked out at London as portion
Of that "eutonomous" Albania which was
the playground for Austrian and Italian
ambitions.
Such was the situation in the Balkans
the political as contrasted with the mill
tary. The aim of the Allies was 10 re-
create the Balkan Confederation. reconcile
the Balkan allies, who had quarrelled and
fought after their first victory, and throw
against Turkey and Austria the full
weight of these considerable armies if the
naval operations proved alone insufficient
to omen the road 10 the Black Sea and
make possible the transportation to Rus
sia of needed munitions.
The Turn of the Wheel
From the inception of the plan, there
fore. il was clear that. while Russia might
he satisfied. Italy enlisted by mere pre-
liminary operations, the tangle in the Bal
kans was such that only one thing could
insure the enlisting of Greece and Bul.
garis. This was success Unfortunately
New-York tribune., 1915-10-31

nelles was meant to have an influence which
it did in fact exert. Italian aspiration,
too. turns toward the Near East At the
outset Of the present war Italy finally de-
cided TO renounce her rivalry with France
in the Western Mediterranean and IN the
old Roman provinces of North Africa To
German promises Of French African prov
inces Italy turned deaf ear. But this
left her bound to follow the course of
Venice, since she had surrendered that of
Rome This path led straight 10 the
.Egean.
Since the success of the Dardanelles eX-
pedition meant the downfall of Turkey
and the fall of Turkey meant the parti-
tion Of Turkish estate, Italy could only
hope to realize her ambitions in the Near
East by becoming Of right one of the
heirs. 70 do this she had to enlist on the
Allied side. Failure TO enlist meant that
Russia, Great Britain and France would
divide the Osmanli property, giving 10
Greece, the Italian rival, what they did not
desire themselves and thus making Greece
their soldier in the Near East.
Tripoli
Finally. in taking Tripoli, Italy had ac-
ouired common interests and common
perils with the Allies. Turkish success in
Egypt meant a prompt extension of Turk
ish activity to Lydia and the Cyrenaica.
Already the Turkish Holy War had borne
fruit in the Tripolitan Desert, if nowhere
else, and the Senussi were astir.
More than all else, then, it was the Dar-
danelles expedition that persuaded Italy
TO cast her lot with the Allies. She be-
lieved, wrongly as it seems, that Turkish
collapse would be sudden and prompt that
the degringolade Of Lule Burgas and the
First Balkan War would be repeated
Failing quick rewards from Austria Tor
continued neutrality, Italy made up her
mind to take King Georges shilling, as
Sardinia had taken British service IN the
Crimean War. And the Austrian price
was lacking.
Here. then. is third solid gain; first
Egypt was temporarily at least saved
from all Turkish menace; second, Russian
confidence and loyalty were assured; third
Italy was enlisted; so much the Darda-
nelles operation accomplished in the open
ing days.
Balkan Politics.
the next step in the Allied diplomatic
1.l .a- Lnoal On fhe naXHl
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Macedonia. Cavala and Drama, which
were Greek. but for which Greece was 70
be paid by Albanian gains; she persuaded
Turkey to resign a part Of Thrace and
promised more; she promised Mackensen
and victorious German army to cut the
road through Serbia to Sofia; she dangled
before Ferdinand the lure Of Constantine
pie, before Bulgaria he hegemony OF the
Balkans. Ferdinend took the bait, Bull
garia modified and the end was in sight.
VenizeIos Fails.
Again venizeos strove to enlist Greece
on the Allied side. Again there seemed
the certainty, as in the days when the
fleet went to the Dardanelles, that Greek
army would fight for the Allies at the
crucial moment But again Constantine
intervened. Greece having modified, he
ouated Venizelos. Greece would remain
neutral. Relying on the promises of his
brother-in-law, the Kaiser, the Greek King
fell back upon the old policy.
Had the Allies possessed large army
to send at once to Salonica, could the
Greeks have been able to feel that they
would have been protected against danger
and only required TO attack their ancient
enemy, Bulgaria, Constantine might have
failed. But no such army was available.
What was asked of Greece was in sum
what had been asked of Belgium, what
was now asked Of Serbia, TO hold on
until distant armies could come.
Greece. to be sure, was bound 20 Serbia
by treaty to help her against Bulgaria;
so was Rumania; but here was the need
to help the Serb, not against Bulgaria,
but against Bulgaria with Germany, Aus
tria and Turkey thrown in. Venizelos
believed that it was the wiser policy 10
keep the faith, but the Allies had no
armies to give his policy force. Greek
sympathy did not go TO the length of de
throning king whose caution might arise
from Teutonic sympathy, but was solidly
/ founded on patent national interests.
Thus it was that Allied diplomacy in
the Balkans having been shipwrecked in
consequence of Allied defeat in the field
Bulgaria enlisted and Greece stayed
neutral.
M.I.t.x. - N.v.I
New-York tribune., 1915-10-31

II now remains 10 summarize briefly
the history of the military and naval
operations. The naval attack began in
February and terminated after the sink
ing Of the Bouvet, Ocean and Irresistible,
or March Is. 1t was not until April 20
the first troops of the expeditonary army
began TO land on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
New-York tribune., 1915-10-31
Balkan Politics.

The next step in the Allied diplomatic
campaign, which was based on the naval
and military operations, was to enlist the
Balkan states. Greece seemed certain 70
be had at the first moment But promptly
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Bulgaria Mobilires.
In this situation Germany suddenly Of
fered to Bulgaria all that she hoped for
New-York tribune., 1915-10-31

csRiiaasd ON aAsA,I sAis.A a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
SOCCER TOURNEY ON
BEHIND FIRING LINE
British Soldiers to Compete for
Cup Offered by Law
renee Cotton.

London, Feb. 6.-The eagerness Of
the English soldiers at the front to
indulge in football during the lulls in
the fighting has recently received great
encouragement.
The regiments engaged in the ardu-
Gus work on ambulance trains in France
got together and arranged schedule
of games TO compete for cup given
by Lawrence Cotton, J. p, the sporting
chairman of the famous Blackburn
ROvers club. As a souvenir of the war,
the cup will be returned to him, with
the name Of the winning team in
scribed on it, and in exchange he will
present the winners with set Of gold
medals.
A large number Of footballs have
been sent across the channel by sew
eral of the English clubs, which has
enabled the soldier players to enjoy
many an exciting game. The profess
sional soccer battalion, which has now
enlisted more than eight hundred play
ers, and includes the majority OF the
best players in the country, is expect
ing TO go on active service in May,
when a continuance Of soccer through
out the summer months is looked for
behind the firing line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
HURT IN SURF, SHE SUES
Leg and Arm Broken, Woman
Demands $4,000.
nv rclerr.nh 70 TIE Tribune ]

Long Branch, n. j., Feb. 6.-Because
the sea in which she bathed was so
rough that contact with floating logs
broke a leg and an arm. Miss Helen
Forsythe. Of New York City, II was
learned to-day, is suing the Borough
Of Deal for $4,000 damages. The &C
ton will be tried In the United States
District Court. at Trenton.
Miss Forsytne occupied a cottage at
Deal last summer, and while bathing
on August 7 last. met with the injuries
on which her suit is based.
The defence is that the sea was too
rough for bathing and that the woman
was warned that day by Robert Dalton,
Of this city, the bathing master, not 70
enter the surf. IL is further alleged
that In attempting to stand on one
Of the incoming pieces of timber she
slipped and fell, being struck by an
other leg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

prisoner Of war IN Frsnes r.. Il
tanned soon after the ws,'hvs ~
cause he was the agent foy tah oe
engine, some Of which ara sufoin
by French warships, and N. Ing use
OF these by subject Of the en.m,
deemed sufficient ground to cans. t ~
arrest. e ha
The business relations % N.
and princess began seven vs., prnc
She was widow, and her 81 40
surgeon In Nice, was a friend a, :, !
prince. After a visit to Berlin rAN
she executed several eommissin,.. "ss
princess returned 10 Nice and 80, 20,
into the arrangement with tho nrs
She bought a chateau AZ 81 K.s ING
tween Nice and Cannes. and Ala "
ed another chateau. These sIloa ,e w
valuable paintings and other AZ, y
jects, she left In charge Of WeS.E;,
II vas against his vish., tina. p,,.
cess Lwof. Parlaghy came 70 .hI, "a.
try, but she made several thin, ~
and painted the portraits o, &c..
prominent men. One OF th...
the late James B. Haggin, who re,u,.i
10 pay the $4,000 asked By the a..
cess and compromised the claim -.
$4,000. vi
The last time she cam. here a.
princess did not return TO Europe 40
her banker and manager was oss,S.i
that his counsel should be ignored IT,.
princess Is now living at the Hotel 3,
Regis. She has made general desi,i
Of the claim Of Wedekin and ha, 800
for a bill Of particulars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

The admiral Of the squadron guard
i'm the English east coast and his
second in command were reduced in
rank after the German bombardment of
Hartlepool, according to letter re-
ceived in New York yesterday from a
British official whose name is withheld.
This man says the east coast squad
ron was provisioning al Rosyth, the
great naval station on the Firth of
Forth, the night of the raid. The adj
miral was In Edinburgh, and the acting
commander refused to put to sea upon
receipt of the wireless announcing the
German attack, but waited three hours
until his superior was aboard. The
letter also contains violent criticism OF
President Wilson's attitude in the war
There was bitter disappointment
over the German wsrships getting
home" the communication reads, "snd
two high British naval officers have
been reduced because OF 1t. The day
the thing happened was just the day
when something OF the kind was fully
expected. II was just between the two
moons-perfectly dark all night. There
was a lull in the storms that had been
blowing for weeks, and there was a
a
such as should have put our military
and naval men on the alert.
Admiral Back Too Late.
"As matter of fact, all the military
stations along the coast had special in
stfuctons TO be on the alert, night and
day. but the admiral OF the particular
squadron that was looking out for this
part Of the east coast chose the day
before the raid TO steam up the Firth
Of Forth to Rosyth 10 take in pro-
visions. While there the admiral went
to Edinburgh to visit friends.
"A wireless message reached the
feet in the early morning 10 proceed
at once TO intercept the German ships,
but the admiral Of the feet wasn't
there, and the second in command re-
fused TO leave without him. There was
almost a mutiny On board on account
of it. Two hours were lost before the
admiral was found, and another hour
or more before he got aboard his flag
ship and made things ready to sail.
The feet passed out about IL a. m. at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
NEUTRAL ZONE BETWEEN
THE GERMANS and SWISS
Precaution Taken as Proof of Anxiety Prevailing III
Fatherand as to Result of French Offensive
in Asace-Almost Reign OF Terror.

tho name "eier-tunke," which means
eggs and oil sauce" One newspaper
has banished the word finance from
i-s columns at least the more chauvin-
ist section), with the result that the
"fnance minister" has now become
"saeckel minister
Worst Crime to Use English Words.
But the worst crime of all is to print
n single word of the hated English
language. The Berlin weekly journal
Die Woche" found il necessary to
publish a foot note explaining why II
put the words copyright by at the
head Of a novel by Frau Olga Wohl-
bruch that is appearing in it's columns;
II this crime had not been explained
away "Die Woche" would have lost
hundreds Of patriotic subscribers.
A court martial sits daily at Strass-
burg trying scores of persons on
charge of having "anti-German views.
Thus a shopkeeper who had dared 70
saw that the Strassburg fire brigade
might one day be able to pay its re-
spccts TO a French general was given
three months imprisonment, and
laborer, for having expressed an un-
favorable opinion of German insti-
tuition, was given six months during
which TO change his views. An en-
pineer was sentenced 70 six weeks
Imprisonment for having spread the
news Of French victories in Upper
Alsace, while a bookkeeper and work
man were given, respectively, two ana
four weeks Imprisonment for having
conversed publicly in French.
Scores of persons were sent TO prison
for periods of from five days TO three
weeks for leaving their place OF ABODE
without possessing passes authorizing
them to do so. Eleven persons were
sent to prison because they had not
killed their pigeons Ono one may own
pigeon in Upper Alsace) and several
others we're given two weeks In JAY
for not having surrendered their arms
Hunt for Gold in Theatres.
The latest phase of the hunt Tor
gold In Germany is seen in the the
aires. music halls and motion picture
establishments. Each evening the
manager appears on the stage and an
nounces sum of money taken IN
gold at the pay boxes, and announces
that II will be sent to the Reichsbank
and there exchanged for paper. TINS
announcement is always received with
patriotic cheers, as millions OF Ger
mans are known to be boarding their
gold.
Tho government has an ingenious
way OF making them disgorge. 1t Is
announced that the Reichsbank is 60
ing to take steps to have all gold IN
circulation impressed with a special
stamp at the end of the war. Pieces
not thus stamped will have an inferior
value, so that the people who are
boarding their money will find that
its face value is seriously diminished
1t will also betray the fact that they
were among the hoarders. As boarding
gold is now a punishable offence In
Germany. this new regulation causes
a rush Of people to the banks. Swiss
fnanciers predict that this measure
will depreciate the value Of German
gold in circulation in other countries,
and that a further depreciation of Ger
man exchange will result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
ESCAPE OF FOE COSTS
ADMIRAL HIS PENNANT
ellicoe, Furious After German Raid on Scarboro Re-
duces Two Subordnates Who Caused Delay in Chase,
SAYS Letter Which Also Attacks Wilson.

great speed, but, of course, by this
time they were hopelessly left behind
by the Germans.
at is said that Jellicoe at once Wis
tied the feet and gave the admiral and
his second in command a talking TO
that they are not likely to forget, and
il is also said that both of them were
reduced"
Says Wilson FavOrs Kaiser.
The writer refers to the dissatsfac-
tion felt in England over American
neutrality, which the British seem to
believe favors Germany, and also at
tacks President Wilson bitterly.
president Wilson seems TO favor de-
claring, 1T is a draw; stop fighting and
let each side 90 home,'" he continues.
He also says that Wilson will by and by
intervene in the interests of peace. IF
he does, the Allies will tell him to
mind his own business" he says. at
seems quite plain 10 everybody this
side of the water that Wilson is not
moving in the interests of peace, but in
the interests of Germany.
at looks as If Germany was lead
ing the United States into the biggest
mess she was ever in. This is no time
for neutrality, although nobody here
expected or wanted America TO assist.
by force of arms. But If she begins
TO hamper Britain on the instigation
Of Germany, let her look out.
"The Dacia has not sailed yet. When
she does, she will be captured by the
British. This is what the Germans
want. They will then make great
disturbance In the States about Brit
aims interference with American COM
merce. and DO all they can TO get Amer
lea into war with Britain.
"When Germany threatened TO ignore
the Monroe Doctrine and seize Brazil,
did Britain stand aside and talk about
neutrality? When the German feet
threatened the American fleet under
Dewey, did the English plead neutral
ity?
at was one OF the lowest tricks that
has ever been played for the American
government TO allow the Daca TO sail.
The Alabama business was clean. hon
orable and wise compared to it, but no
British subjects are proud Of that af-
fair"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Nv GORDON GORDON-sMITH.

Basic. Feb. Ga barbed wire fence,
guarded night and day by frontier
troops, now separates Germany from
Switzerland. Such is the official news
published here to-day. Through this
fence no one may pass not provided
with a special permit from the Ger
man authorities. At the same time,
neutral zone has been established 70
facilitate commercial relations with
Switzerland, which is OF immense i'm
portance 10 Germany. The barbed wire
fence is ten miles from the official Ger
man-Sw.ss frontier. Any one may
enter this zoNe without papers OF any
kind after passing the usual customs
examination.
This new precaution Is proof OF the
anxiety beginning 10 prevail on the
German side as TO the result or the
French offensive in Alsace-Lorraine.
The conditions Of the state Of siege
are being daily rendered more drastic,
and the measures taken in the annexed
provinces show that something like a
reign of terror prevails. An order has
lust been issued forbidding any one
in Cpper Alsace 10 make us Of skis as
means of Of locomotion. Any one
found using them will be at once ar
rested and the skis confscated. IN
fact. an order was issued, as reported
p couple of days ago, directing that all
persons in possession Of SKIS should
hand them over TO the nearest military
authority. The mere possession OF SKIS
is now in itself a criminal offence, and
making use Of them would, Of course,
he an appravation.
Must Not Use French Words.
The fear Of everything French sp-
pears in Alsace to be taking the form
of a mania. The authorities have just
posted up the following notice in the
streets Of Sanct Ludwigs, town a
couple of miles from the Swiss from
tier:
"Any person who makes use In the
street Of French words, such as 'adleu,
or who plays the 'clarinette' Il imagine
the word Clarion the trumpet used
in the French army, was really
meant; any one wearing clothes OF a
French cut; any one who writes IN
German with French letters, and those
who do not within twenty-fOur hours
remove all inscriptions in French on
their family tombstones will be at once
arrested and brought before court
martial"
No newspapers are allowed TO be
printed in Upper Alsace, and no papers
are allowed TO enter the province from
any part. When there is news Of i'm
portance which the authorities think
the inhabitants should know, they send
around the village bellman to make II
known or post It up at the town hall:
In the mania to purify the language Of
all French words the Germans often
become ridiculous. In certain cafes
the chauvinistic proprietors have re
placed the French word billiards" with
the expression "rollkugel kegelkaesten-
sliel," while the harmless concertina
becomes "ziehton-werkzeug."
The French language is bsnished
from menus Of the restaurant cars of
the state railways. As a consequence
mayonaise sauce masquerades under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
PRINCESS SUED BY
PRISONER OF WAR
Prince Wedekin, German Held In
France, Seeks Sl97,42l from
Famous Russian Artist

Princess LwoH-Parlaghy. Russian
portrait painter, who has painted sew
eral Of the crowned heads OF Europe
and has painted Emperor william sew
on times, was sued by Prince Carlos
Wedekin, her business manager and
banker, In the Supreme Court yester,,
day. The last time the prince and
princess met, the plaintiff stated his
account showed that the defendant
owed him sl97421 for moneys ad-
vanced.
Wedekin Is q German, and Is now a