Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
CONFLICTING REPORTS
COME FROM SALON|KI
One Says That British Troops. Under
Sir Bryan Mal,oN, Have Joined
French, and Serbians.
Another Report by Way of Berlin
Says Entente Troops Have Begun
TO Retire and Will Re-Enbark.
King Constantine at Front.

LONDON. october 30.-Bri,iSh troops
under Sir Bryan Mahon. moving from
Saioniki. have joined hands with the
French and Serb!ans. according 10 a
dispatch from French correspondent I
at Salopiki tonight. The British
, troops are reported already to have
been engaged with the Bulgarans,
who were rcpulsed in an advance from
Istip.
This report is passed by the censor
al Its face value. and no conhrmat ion
has been received. On the other hand,
Il Semioilicial announcement received
from Hcrlin states that the entente
troops have begun to retire from Sal
oniki. according TO Athens reports to
the German capital The British COM
mandcr is said to have communicut ed
his intention of retiring TO the Greek
authorities, who ordered that every
assistance be given the British and
French in their standardization.
The same announcement says that
King Constantine OF Greece has reach
ell Saloniki, and was received by
general staff.
PLOT AGAINST LIFE
OF KING REPORTED
was reported to have announced his
intention of taking his place at the
head OF his troops ut Saloniki, but
later dispatches stated that he had
been persuaded to change his mind by
the Queen and his advisers, who fear
ed for his life 1t was rumorcd Mt
the same time that n plot against the
King had been discovered This re-
port WAS revived to-day, dispatches
from Athens stating that the police
were confident they were on the track
of the conspirators, and that scnsa-
tonal arrests of men in high places
were expected momentarily.
While the AuStro-Cierman forces
pressing down from the north and
west, in cooperation with their Bull
garian allies to the east, arc slowly
crushing the Serbian army. Russia to-
day was reported by Bucharest TO be
rushing rc-cnforcemcntS by sea to Ser
D!a Great fleets OF transports were
said 10 have set ont from Odessa and
SchaStopol with the object of landing
troops OH Bulraria's Black Sea coast
under protection of the guns OF the
Russian fleet, which again has bonn
hardcd Narna and the other Bulgarian
coast towns.
Tonight Turkish battlcships are re-
ported 10 have engaged the Russians
in 81 violent battle. probably with the
object al driving back the 'ansports
Turkish troops are said 10 b. manning,
the defcnscs at Narna. Burras and
other ports.
Official announcements from Berlin.
vienna and Sofia to-day report the cap
turc OF further positions in Serbia,
while the AriStriaus have launched a
violent campaign against Scrbia's tiny
ally. Montcncgro, in reply to fierce
MontcncSrin attacks ON the flank of
! the Austrian army operating around
NiSeSrad. The MontcuegrinS have been
driven back into their nntivc hills. it
is reported. where they are CARRYING
on furious guerrilla warfare against
vastly superior numbers Of Austrians.
and are iniicting heavy losses upon
the attacking troops.
Not only Nish and the great Serbian
arsenal at krHguycvatz are impcrilel
by the dual advance of the Tcutonic
allies, according 20 official statements,
but The entire Serbian army Of the
north is placed i'll dire danger by in
vadinlS armies ADVANCING; from the
bosnian frontier ana Eskup and Prot
which is officially admitted to have
been occupied by the Bulgarians
More than Loco Serbs were taken
prisoner during the last days fight
ing Berlin officially declares.
Help for Serbia from an entirely new
-Roumania-wa reported to-
day to lie near At hand. News cmanat-
inE from s"mioitiCial circles was 10 The
tHtHt' tNat the Bucharest government
has definitely decided to join the allies
ana Will allow the passage of 6UO, 600
well equipped Russian troops to Serbian
territory. i'll addition 10 throwing he,
own modified strength of 45o. 600
against the Austro- German Hank III
Northern Serbia. Berlin was reported
I" nave given UP hopes of Roumania's
continued neutrality and TO have nur-
ficdIY moved an army under General
Won iinsin@cn from Galicia To the
itonmanian frontier in order 10 deliver
:, countcrhlow at the Russian Rou
!nani2n Hank in case Of 4 movement
against Won Mackcn.cn.
ltussias promise to restore the rich
Province of Bessarabia to Roumanin
III addition To seeing that she received
Pennsylvania from Austria when the
ilnc Tor peace comes, was said to have
decided BucharcSts future course of
action.
What effect tho entrance Of Rou-
mania into the war would have on
Greece w.S eagerly discussed here to-
niShi, and the prevailing opinion is
that the Athens government would
practically hc forced TO declare for the
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