The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-04
TINE UP AT ! p. W.
lItimntum Expires TO-dny-\Ilies
Acted In Concert.

LONDON, oct tMonday) The MorN-
ing Post prints the following despatch
from Petrograd
The ultimatum To Bulgaria expires
Al o'clock this AFTERNOON. The decision
TO send an ultimatum was arrived at
during a conference OF Ministers AZ i'm
perial headquarters in the field but the
delivery had been d, ,aycd IN Difference
to the British Governments desire to ex-
heus, all possible efforts AT settlement
before proceeding to ,Ntrcmtirs
As expected, these We're fruitlcsS and
tn ultlmatum delivered in sofia repre-
scntS the joint decision OF England. Rus
sia. France and Italy, who In every re-
spect are absolutely solid in agrccment
regarding future action"
Bucha,est despatch says that il Is
uHoIic.aly announced ther" that ter
Many and Austria-lIrngaIy have united
in sending an ultimatum 20 the TUNA
man Government demanding immediate
transit for troops and ammunition
through RumauIa to Turkey, whore the
forces at the bardianrllcs are seriously
IN need Of supplies Of al kind
The Balkan situation tonight is gem
orally held TO he OF "A more menacing
aspect than at any time since the be-
ginning Of the war. only the most re-
mote hope is held out that anything tho
Entente Powers may do viii prevent
Bulgaria from attacking Serbia. At the
Same time great significance is attach' d
To the reported ultmatum forwarded nv
the Tcutonic Powers to Rumania. Tbs
action Is held to be- the grounds for an
Austro-Gcrman declaration of war
against Rumans, for II Is certain that
Rumania will refuse the demand for
transit of German troops. such a refusal
will be the grounds for a declaration
Of war.
ON the other hand there seems little
doubt that Germany and Austria are
only waiting for the completion OF Bul-
garian mobilization Ia begin AN in
vasion of Serbia. Knowing well that
Rumana will refuse the demands mad.
upon her. the Teutonic Powers are ap-
parently planning TO strike south across
the Danube into Serbia while the Bull
garian forces, acting in concert, strike
north. passageway thus cut out of Ser
bian territory would afford the Germans
opportunity to send supplies to Turkey
the end toward which they have been
striving for the last sin months
Dispatches from various points in the
Balkan peninsula to-day confirm ycStcr-
| days news that bulgarian troops are
being drawn up ON three frontiers, thoss -
of Rumana, Serbia and Greece Tge
principal concentration of men seem =
To he on the serbian and Greek border :.
Other advices, however have intimatet
that the German forces concentrated "a
! the Danube in Austria across from Ser
, bia are Consderab bly, smaller tn,u
! had been previously rcpurted Ett'y
messages estimated this force at from
| zoo, ,0Oo to $4,000 men. Tu-dag's lows
! places the probable strength OF tie
! Austro- Germans ON this front ~ uot IA
excess OF 10000.
An Athens despatch says ,h't Rr'-
! aarian mobilization, which "a many =. e
iions was effected by force. aas neon
! compile ted, II is est mated that $50 unl
men have been brought to ,he co,ois.
! The artillery regiments arc said to htvn
: gone to the serbian fronticr. Nnile 'Nr
! divisions Of troops are concentrating N