The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-02
KAISER CAN SEND
100000 AT SERBS
Dispatch from Nish Says Ger
many Has Strong Force
Ready for Invasion.
NO GENERAL MOVEMENT YET
PreIiminaries for Advance Well Under
Way-London Unable to Discover
Ferdinand's Intentions

London, Sept. 24-While Bulgaria
is marking time and mobilizing her
military force, word comes from Nish.
the Servian capital, that 100000 Ger
man troops, according TO the most au-
| thoritative estimates there, are avail
able for the forcing of a passage
| through Servia.
AS yet no general movement in this
direction has been undertaken, al
though preliminary operations by the
Germans are under way. Having
crossed the Servian territory, the Ger
mans would have to advance through
Bulgaria before they could bring aid
to the Turks in Galipoli and in Con
stantinople Bulgaria's future atti-
tude may depend on what action Ger
many takes with respect 10 Servia, or
Germany may be awaiting the compile
ton Of the Bulgarian mobilization
Says Others are Modified.
An official of the Bulgarian legation
in London has pointed out that both
Rumania and Greece have been mobi-
lized for a considerable time and init
mates that Bulgaria has a right to do
likewise without causing astOnish-
ment, but has offered no explanation
of the action of his government at the
present time The efforts of the en-
tente powers, however, are being di-
rected vigorously toward bringing
| about 8 reunion of all the Balkan
states.
1.-The riddle Of the Balkans as the
London press terms the latest develop
ments in the near Eastern peninsula
arising out of Bulgarias order for
mobilization, remains unsoIyed. The
greatest uncertainty still exists even
in official circles in London as to the
intention of King Ferdinand and his
advisers. In fact, it is not yet certain
that the mobilization has begun or that
the date has been set for it. One re-
port from Athens says that the mobi-
lization has been postponed.
Turn on Teutons.
On the Eastern front in the region
Of Dyinsk the Russians again have as
sumed the offensive, and battle is in
progress. To the southeast of Dvinsk
| the Germans have captured Russian
positions, according to their report,
over front of two miles. Unofficial
reports indicate that the Russian
/
| been withdrawn from the danger zone.
The efforts of the Austro-Germans.
| however, to encircle the retreating
armies still are in progress. In Vol
hynia, in the region of the triangle of
Russia's fortress and in bayonet at
| tacks along the Ikwa river, the Rus
slams have been victorious over the
Austrians, capturing several villages
and q large number OF men.
Took 10000 Teuton Troops.
Petrograd, Sept. 23.-An official
Russian statement folloBs:-
The Austrian press seeks to cast
| doubt on the truth of our communique
of September II, particularly in re-
gard to the passage relating to the
enormous number of prisoners taken
by our troops. The headquarters staff
which already has had occasion TO
explain its attitude tow ard the ques-
ton of guaranteeing the truth OF its
communiques, declares that the num-
Der Of prisoners registered and cap
tured in the operations on the south
front and in West Russia in the time
covering the last days of August and
the beginning Of September alone
reached a total of seventy thousand
This figure will De increased con-
siderably when small Parties of pris-
oners who have been captured in
numerous encounters and often during
disorder1y fights of the enemy, are
brought in. These parties of prison
ers were so exhausted that they were
not in a fit state to march,
BuIgars and Turks in Pact.
London, Sept 23.-M. Radoslavoff,
the Bulgarian premier, has announced
to his supporters the signing of a con-
Vention with Turkey for the future
maintenance of armed neutrality on
the part of Bulgaria, the Times CORE
spondent in Sofa says in a dispatch
printed this morning.
Teutons Tighten on SIaVs.
London, Sept. 22.-The German en-
circling movement against the Rus
sian army which evacuated Wilma has
intensified and frightened, and with the
retreating forces virtually without
rail communication, their retreat
seems to have reached the most criti-
cal juncture. There is increasing mis-
giving in England with regard to the