The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-07

garia to openly break with Germany,
Austria and Turkey and to expel from
her borders German and Austrian mil
itary officers expired in the afternoon.
So far as is known in London at mid
night the Sofia government has made
no reply.
London, Oct. News dispatches
from Varna, on the Black sea. an
nouncing the appearance of two pow
erful Russian squadrons of the Bul.
garian coast at that point lead to the
conclusion that Bulgaria has rejected
the Russian ultimatum and is definite
ly committed to war on the side of the
Teutonic powers. Varna is a port
suitable for landing troops for Rus
sian invasion.
Advices from Petrograd asserted
that all preparations had been COM
pleted in Sofia for the removal of the
entire STATS of the Russian embassy
and consulates in Bulgaria before
night, in conformity to the Russian
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expelled from the Bulgarian army at
once. While some officers profess to
believe that King Ferdinand will seek
to put off the Russians by diplomatic
negotiations, and others say the ulti-
matum will be ignored, all believe a
break is inevitable within few hours.
Entente Offers Withdrawn.
The quadruple entente's offers of
concessions to Bulgaria have been
withdrawn, and the Balkan states are
now practically aligned for entry into
the war Their action is expected to
develop first by Bulgaria's formal al.
lance with Germany, and her attack
upon Serbia Immediately. Following
this Greece will declare war upon
Bulgaria, and possibly upon Germany
and Turkey in defense Of Serbia.
Roumania is expected to join hands
with Greece and Serbia.
The action Of Greece will be fol-
lowed Immediately by the landing Of
large force of French and British
troops at Saloniki, in aid of Greece,
If this landing has not already been
effected. Sir Ian Hamilton, command.
er Of the allied forces on Gallipoli, ac-
cording to dispatches, has already in
spected the arrangements for the land
ing of forces at Saloniki, and it is be-
lieved likely that If they have not al
ready been put ashore they are ready
to land at any moment.
War Within Day.
There is no doubt left among au-
thorities here that the Balkan stu
alton which has been smoldering for
so long will burst into flame before
another day passes.
The Greek government has seized
the Macedonia railroads, Of which two
are Austrian and one French.
If the reports from Paris. Bukhar-
est and Athens of the concentration
of Teutonic troops on the Serbian
frontier are correct, the promptitude
with which Russia has taken up the
German challenge is explained. Ac-
COrding to these reports, Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen has quit the east
ern front and Is now near the Serbian
border at the head of 100000 German
ana Austrian troops, with 1000 guns.
A dispatch from Premier Radosiav-
Off, at Sofia, announced completion of
mobilization, which was accomplished,
the message adds, with regularity and
punctuality,"
One Athens dispatch declared it
was reported from Vienna that the
Austro-German attack on Serbia is to
begin today, Bulgaria, entering the
war a few hours later.
A news agency dispatch from Athens
reports that state Of siege was pro.
claimed at Athens and the Piraeus
Saturday.
Forty thousand Greek refugees from
Thrace are reported here to have ar.
rived at Kayala Most of them were
in a pitiablo condition and large mum.
bers of fugitiyes are said to have Died
Of hunger on the way.