New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-21
Banks and Govern
ment Moved to
PriZrend.
TEUTONS CLAIM
WIDE ADVANCE
Austrians Move Toward
Shabatz and Bulgars Oc-
cupy Sultan Tepe.
CAPTURE 1000 SERBS
Bulgarians Concentrate on Ru.
manian Frontier as Mission
Leaves for France.
by C.hle % The Tribunal

lBy Cable to The Tribunal
London, Oct. 20.-Great Britain
has made a formal offer to Greece
of the Island of Cyprus in return for
Greek intervention in the war on the
side of the Allies. "The Daily Tele-
graph" will make this announcement
tomorrow morning.
Thus begins another diplomatic
game in the Balkans-the attempt
OF the Allies TO WOO Greece back to
her alliance with Serbia, and to
counter Bulgar aid 70 the Kaiser
Will: Greek troops.
Premier Zaimis already Is willing
TO give formal assurances, the Rome
correspondent Of "The Daily News"
telegraphs, that Greece will not in
terveno in any circumstances in
favor Of the central powers, but be-
yond that he is not ye' prepared
to go.
The offer Of Cyprus, the third
largest island in the MEDITERRANEAN,
only sixty miles from the Asia
Minor coast and Greek by tradi-
ton since the dawn of history, it Ia
hoped may help overcome the oppo-
sition of King Constantine.
"Thus f.r," "The Daily Tele-
graph" will say. Greece has not 70
piled to the offer Of Cyprus. Our
Athens correspondent informs US
that it is believed the offer will Gre
ate an excellent impression in
Greece, since it is an actual present
concession and not a mere promise
which Germany might suggest and
would never carry out.
"The sooner we all recognize that
purely chivalrous motives are not
prominent in the Balkan politics of
to-day, the better" "The Daily Tele-
graph adds. "The cession Of Cy-
prus TO the state to which most of its
inhabitants are related by race and
history clearly involves no departure
from the principles upon which we
have taken our stand from the begin
ming, and it comes with especially
happy effect from the power TO
which Greece owes her possession Of
the Ionian Islands"
Thus ends another day Of su,
pense over the Balkan situation. Be
fore the constant hammerings Of Won
Mackensen and the Bulgarians, Ser.
ban resistance is steadily crumbling,
but still there is no news Of succos
from the Allied expeditionary force.
Except for Berlin's almost auto
matte daily bulletin Of progress, tho
whole situation again has bsen
plunged into mystery.
With Serbia's need Of assistance
constantly growing more acute--as-
sistance which dispatches passed BY
the Press Bureau have indicated was
being rushed to her by forcei
marches and by rail-word comes
from Salonica to-day that che Allies
are marking time.
Movements Of Allied Force Hid.
Their only move, apparently,
pending the concentration of the
whole force, has been to protect the
lower end Of the Nish railway.
The dispatches also say, though
this is doubted here, that Strumnitsa
has not been occupied, and that ths
French troops have received orders
not to cross the Bulgarian frontier.
These contradictions, even though
bred out Of the secrecy with which .
Ministry trembling for its life has
shrouded its conduct Of the war, have
left an air of bewilderment and raised
a new cry against the censorship. With
demand that the public be informed
IL the government would longer be sus.
tanned.
Meanwhile, the Serbians are prepar-
ing TO evscuate their provisional ,ap-
ital, and have begun the transfer Of
government departments, banks and
the legations TO PriIrend. near tho Al
banian border. The Foreign Ministers
are all preparing to depart. the Rus-
siaL Consul at Salonica having sent an
automobile overland for the Cars
officials.
Although communication with Ni,a
has been interrupted for four days. the
Serbian Legation here denied to-day
that Vrsnjs had been coupled or he
railroad to .loniea cut hs sAs ssl.