Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-02
ALLIES C0AX|NG
GERMANS west
Object of Offensive Said
to Be To Relieve
Russians.
TEUTONS RUSHING
TROOPS WESTWARD
New Monaco From Bulgaria Makes De-
cisivs Movement by Entente Allies
Nsesssary-Prsss Urging Greece and
Other Nations to Strike Quickly -
French Report Continued Progress
on Western Front.

eastern front Is still regarded in Lon
don as of the greatest immediate i'm
portance. To transfer the center Of
gravity Of tho war to the western front
is the task now before the French and
British. The menace of Bulgaria is
Franco British activities in the west.
Bulgaria now occupies, as Foreign
Secretary Grey phrased it yesterday,
the position Turkey held during the
weeks Of uncertainty before she cast
her lot openly with the central powers.
Some sections Of the British press
are urging Greece and the allies to
strike quickly when diplomacy Is no
longer able to prevent crisis.
1t is reported from Amsterdam that
all the railroads In Germany and Bel
gium have been given up for the move
ment Of reinforcements in the western
front.
Balkan War Certain.
The hope expresstd that war In the
Balkans might be averted virtually
has been abandoned, according to the
The statement made by Sir Edward
Grey. the British foreign secretary in
the house Of commons this afternoon
confirming rumors that Austro-Ger-
man officers had arrived in Bulgaria.
just as they did before Turkey threw
in her lot with the Germanic allies. Is
taken by officials to mean that Bull
garia. too, has definitely decided to
Join them. Such move by Bulgaria
would result in the entente allies be-
ing called upon to keep their promise
to support with all the means in their
power those Balkan states which re-
main friendly to them and who are
menaced by the threatened Bulgarian
Greeks Didn't Believe Her.
Athens never had much confidence
N the Bulgarian assurances that Bull
garia's mobilization was quite inno-
cent it was asserted here today and
the other capitals have now been
forced to the same conclusion. There
is nothing to indicate the attitude OF
Roumania but 1t has always been
taken for granted that her friendship
for Italy and France assured her con-
tinued support Of the cause Of the
entente allies.
What Allies Can Do.
The question arises as to what as
eistance the entente allies could give
Greece and Serbia. 1t is suggested
that an agreement be made with
Greece that for every soldier sent by
aer to help Serbia the allies would
land a soldier and equipment at Sa-
loniki to protect Greek territory to
the south and, when the time came to
march against Bulgaria. 1t is probable
that this would 10 only ono of the
steps taken against Bulgaria should
her attitude continue provocative
which officials now consider it to be
despite that fact that a large ma
iority Of the people in that country are
believed to be still friendly to the
entente allies, particularly Russia and
England.
French Report Continued Progress.
Paris, Oct 2.-There has been a
heavy German bombardment in the
Artois district, according to the an
nouncement Of the French war office.
Nevertheless the French forces have
made perceptible progress in this dis
trict on the heights Of La Folie.
1t is reported from Athens that Bull
garian troops from Sofia are moving
in the direction Of the Serbian from
tier and that other forces are being
dispatched toward the Greek border.
This information was forwarded to-
day by the Athens correspondent OF
the Havas News Agency. 1t is be-
lieyed the principal point Of concentra-
ton will be along the upper Stroma