Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-12
Feared in London That Greece and Rouma1lia
 Will Join Teutons.
DECISIVE BATTLE
 ABOUT TO COMMENCE
Present Fighting Thought to Be Pre- Iininary to Engagement that Will Determine Future Course in the
 Balkan States.

London, DEC. 1.-The Bulgarians, in great strength, have attacked the whole Franco British line north of S2leniki.
 It is stated that more than one mill lion Austrc-Germans and Bulgarians are now operating in the Balkans.
 The battle continued all day yes- teriay. At last reports. the allies were preparing No retreat further.
 On the strumitza front, according to the dispatches to Paris. the Bul- garians attacked the British, while another Bulgarian army engaged the French.
 The French official report issued tonight declares that the efforts of tEe Bulgarians failed, SO far as they were concerned.
 An Athens dispatch states that al- though the British have received rs. inforcements of heavy artillery, they are preparing to withdraw to new, line of defense, close to the Greek frontier.
 Buigars Hold River Positions.
 A report from Salcniki iy that the Bulgarians, reinforced by the army of General Doyadjieff, have occupied the passes of Demir-Kapu on the Vardar river, directly west of Strum-, itza. and that the French before re- tiring destroyed a tunnel and bridge to impede the Bulgarian advance.
 The situation of the allies is grow ing most precarGus, according to ancther Athens dispatch, received in Paris tonight. It bears the informa- ton that an Austro-German army corp is pushing on to 'Philippopolis. on the southern Bulgarian frontier, evidently to join rhe Bulgarians in Macedonia. Detachments of Aus trian infantry have already reached Philippopolis.
 Decisive Battle Opening.
 The present fighting is declared in accounts from Athens to be the preliminary engage ment of one of the most terrific bat ties of the war, which will come. when the Austrc-German and Bull garian army makes it supreme ef- fort to drive the allies into ths sea.
 Heavy cannon of the type which re- duced Antwerp, Namur and Novo- gergevisk are reported being shipped to the Greek front for the lombard ment of Saloniki.
 Tha~ retreat of the allies into Greece has brought the controversy between the entente powers and the Athens government to a head. Quick decision by Greece on lthe entente propositions has been demanded, it is reported. The French minister to- day held conference with Premier Skouloudis, following which the en- tire entente corps visited the premier.
 Greece Will DemObilize. IF
 It was reported after this confer ence that Greece had refused further concessions. Another correspondent writes, however, that he is crediblys informed that Greece is preparing to dem0bilize her army.
 In well-informed circles here the situation is regarded as most grave.
 It is felt that the allies have drawn blank, both in "a military and diplo- matic sense. in the Balkans, and that if nasty measures are not taken to restore their prestige, beth Greece ard Rcumania will join the central empires and cast one million fight- ing men in the scales against the en- tente. z. sx
 The entire forces of the allies are in danger of capture, it. is felt, un- less Greece can speedily be brought to terms. 5-e,.f ,r4as E. -s.z4as4