The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-07
RUSSIA DEMANDS BALKAN MA.
TON BREAK WITH CENTRAL
POWERS AND DISMISS AUS
TRo-GERMAN OFFICERS.
OTHER ALLIED NATIONS
ARE BACKING UP CAR
King Ferdinand 10 Believed to Have
Made Up His Mind to Strike Ser
bia and Assist Austro-Germans
In Opening the Road to Con-
stantlnopie.

London, Oct. 5.-The Russian min
lister at Sofia has been ordered by his
government to leave the Bulgarian
capital II within "a hours Bulgaria
does not openly break with the CEN
trail powers and dismiss the Austro-
n that country to direct the opera
tons Of King Ferdinand's army.
The other powers OF the q~uadruple
entente are backing up Russia in this
demand and so Bulgaria must within
a few hours decide on continued neu-
trality, or be considered definitely
committed to the central powers.
From the news received during the
past few days from the Balkans II is
considered certain that King Ferdi-
nand and Premier RadosIavoff have
made their choice and are only await
ing the completion Of mobilization to
strike at Serbia and assist the Aus.
tro-Germans to open the road to Con-
stantinople which has been anxiously
waiting for many weeks for promised
aid from the central powers.
Roumanla's Attitude Puzziing.
Greece, 1t Is believed, will live up
to her treaty with Serbia and come to
her assistance II she is attacked by
her ~neighbor, but the attitude Of Rou.
mania, which remains IN only partly
mobilized spectator. Ia a matter OF un-
certainty.
While fully confident of their abiL
ity to handle the new situation, the
Allies do not belittle It which &C
counts in some respects for their &C
tivities.
Rain and the consequent mud have
prevented the A~nglo-French armies
from continuing their full offensive In
Artois. Fighting Of a stubborn ma.
ture, however, Is still going on In that
region, both sides ~endeavoring to Sc
cure vantage points. Success here. as
in Champagne, is apparently varying.
although the Allies are holding vir.
tually all the ground they gained In
last weeks thrust.
new ATTACKS 6rcWInQ.
That other similar thrusts will take
place before long is the settled con
viction of military writer's who sec In
the repeated bombardments of the
German positions on the Belgian coast
by British ships and big French guns.
and air raids over the German lines,
evidence Of another storm brewing.
Naturally 1t viii. take some days to
prepare Is the guns which now play
such a large part In the campaign
have to be brought up and this is 40
easy matter after the heavy rains,
particularly In the low countries of
Planters and Artois.
The air raid in Champagne by 65
French aeroplanes Is the biggest en-
terprise Of the kind ever undertaken.
The French. according to the German
report, have lost the airship Alsace,
which was mentioned a few days ago
In the Official communication as doing
valuable work.
Great Losses Of Russians.
London, Oct. 4.-The Russians by
strong counter attacks have apparent
ly succeeded In hating, for the mo-
ment at least. Won Hindenburg's prog
ress against Dvinsk.
Terrific lighting Is going on in the
lake district south Of the city, while
In the Wilma region and. in fact. along
the entire front as far south as the
Pripet, scores Of separate engage
ments. all linked into one great battle.
are proceeding.
No further gains Of ground were
claimed by Berlin and q study OF the
map shows that Won Hindenburg has
even lost some of the territory pre-
v!ously conquered. .
An Indication of the great losses
which the Russians continue to sus-
tain is given in an official report is-
sued in Berlin. II states that during
the month Of September alone $4,000
Russians were taken prisoners and 81
cannon and 29S machine guns cap
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