The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
Makes Cheering Statement Before French Senate. Russian Aid Another Fac tor Under Discussion
ITALY HAS LARGE MILITARY FORCES
 READILY AVAILABLE
Austro-German Attacks on Servia Continue and the Servians Give Ground Foot by Foot

London, October 14-Sir Edward Grey, l he British foreign secretary, made a |ong statement in the House of Commons today on the situation in the Balkans but as he dealt with the diplomatic side Pf the question he added little to the knowledge of the public and failed tc Fatisfy curiosity as to the progress of l he Anglo-French expedition landed at Paloniki. He did say, however. that Rus Bian troops would cooperate .'as soon as Fhey were available.''
 The French premier. NJ. viviani, had |nore cheering news for the allied coun fries, when, in the French senate, he ex- pressed the belief that ''the allies can tount on Italian cooperation in the Bal kans"
 There is much speculation as to how Russian assistance will be afforded. Italy las large number of troops available md the means of moving them to the de- Fired spot, but Russia is handicapped and |here is an inclination here to believe d feport from Rome that Petrograd has fsxed Roumania to allow Russian troops To pass through her territory.
 To grant such a request would be con Ftrued by Germany as tantamount u foumania's S definite alliance with the en ente and would doubtless result in Aus |ro-German troops attacking Rouman;l This, it is thought, might happen any Eay, as Germany already has shown he |lspleasure at Roumania's refusal to al- low munitions to pass through to Turkey, l nd now it is reported that Germany has Suspended the postal service and is hold hg up all foodstuffs consigned to Rou- hania over German railways until Bucharest more clearly defines its atti- Fide toward the central powers. Military Operations These diplomatic questions are not de- Pying military operations. The Austro- Herman and Bulgarian attacks on Servia re proceeding. They are, however. meet kg with stern resistaliee; and the Ser Hans are giving ground foot by foot. The extent of the Bulgarian invasion, ac- fording to Nish dispatch, consists of II advance over the frontier at one point |f mile. With this exception says the
 
 nd the railways have not been reached It is reported also that the allies have begun new offensive in ehe Dardanelles The Russians are continuing their at lacks in Galicia in an effort tosclear the Austrians from Roumanian frontier and prevent them from sending further rein Iorcements against Servia.
 In fact, there appears to be a genera l kttack on all the German fronts. The British and French, Berlin relates, have |ttacked in Flanders and Champagne. Fhile the German official report of the Iampaign in Russia is a record of counter Ittacks against the Russians endeavoring b regain the initiative.
 Even the Belgian coast is not excepted, British monitors having again been bom- |arding German positions there. British |ubmarines in the Baltic have sunk 10 German ore carrying steamers and have Completely paralyzed the ore trade be- Tween Sweden and Germany. This has |aused some dissatisfaction in Sweden, nd it is charged that two steamers were Junk within Swedish territorial waters. But the British assert they have been observing studiously international law nd have been sinking only German lteamers