The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-12
Hail Accession of Bulgaria and
Greece Neutrality as Vic
torres
PAY DEARLY IN
ATTACK AT L0OS
Ground Covered With Ger
man Dead After Vain Strug-
gle to Recapture Positions
Recently Lost

Recently Lost
Berlin, Via Amsterdam. Oct. IL
! The German press displays great en-
! fhusiasn in it's editorial ut.erauces
with reference to the Developments
in the Balkans. The shape the stu
alton has assumed in the Far East is
hailed as a triumph of German diplo-
macy. Faith in the ultimate German
, victory over all enemies appears to
be still more strengthened and the
/ publ!c's faith in this direction Ia
strongest Of any during the war
i King Ferdinand. of Bulgaria, la
acclaimed as the liberator OF Rul-
garia, King Constantine as the savior
OF Greece. The Koelnische Ze.tung
says:
With amazement will the neutraif
i observe once more the calm strength
and rganization of Germany, which
on one front Is sustaining without
sverve a gigantic offensive and con-
ducts on another front an offensive
on the largest scale. At the same time
delivering successful blows on sea and
In the air
With aIpazemeut will they observe
how we and our ally carry forward
! the Russian campaign from stage TO
stage and that a, the same time
bringing the Italian campaign to a
miserable collapse how Turkey re-
duced the attack at the Dardanelles to
nought.
Four armies and four navies Of
hgreat powers are all at work NUM-
i2ions and money from a fifth power
are thrown into the scale against the
new triple alliance, Yet they cannot
prevent Germany from solving sue
cessfuiiy, according to her determine :
/, ton. the military and political tasks
The new triple entente has shown
the Balkan nations their way
Greece's Healthy Policy.
The Lokal Anzegier. known to be
close to the imeperial chancellor DR.
won Bethmann-H ollweg. publishes an
evidently inspired article. asserting
that 'Greece's only healthy policy is
ito refrain strictly and impartially
from any sort of participation In the
tconfict." The article continues:
The entente powers demanded a
passage for their troops through
Greece In the confidence that Greece
would not he able to forcibly oppose
three great powers and would, there
fore. even under protest permit the
use Of the railway to Serbia. That.
for the moment. serves the Allies
purpose
Even IL the entire country on both
sides OF the railway shall he occupied
/ by mobuized army Greece should
reserve all further steps. If King
tConstantire decided In this sense, IL
would he in the circumstanc the
manifest and most effective way OF
/ protesting the rights of his country,
and of conserving the fighting forces
of his nation in tact for future eventu-
alifies"
| The Frankfrrter Zeitung sounds a
note os warning that some Of the
Greek statesmen are working in the
confidence that the Greek people
! eventually will see the light and
side with the King against the dis.
turhers. The paper continues:
"one remembers what happened tr
italy when salandra and the cahine'
resigned. but the cabinet crisis wa.
prevented from reaching parli
mentary solution. Similar Develop
n1ents are possible at Athens, al
though the much despised Creek
proved themselves more intelligent
than the Italians 50 much PRAISED
for their cunning
Things in Athens are indeed rather
different Constantine is more OF 4
leader OF his people than Is Victo
Emmanuel"
+ The semi Official wclr Telegrapi
Agency has published statement II
all the big German papers which say
in part:
Giving help to Serbia Is only al
excuse for the true object to encour
age Serbia to resist the German in
vasion. Serbia like Belgium, may con
tinue to bleed on the altar OF TIL,
ententes interests.
England's Mask.
With this step England has tor,
from her own face the mask Of hypo
crisy with which she has since TIT
commencement OF the war exploited
the violation OF Belgian neutrality 1,
order to create. in a most undignifiet
manner. antipathy against German,
Throughout the world
How different are the circum
stances In the case OF Belgium, Ger
mans procedure was founded upor
the threatened advance of France.
was a question Of self-defense. a ques
ton OF vital importance to the German
empire.
= THE violation of Greek neutrAlit,
by France and England Is breach
Of international law. wholly in defens
o ftheir egotistic interests.
THE allies aid of Serbia is a pre-
text. inasmuch as with the help o
Serbia they would like to bar Ger
manys road to Constantinople, afte
an tempt to overthrow the ally o
the Germantc powers at the Darda
relies failed. thanks to the resistance
OF the Ottoman army.
''In order to veil this fiasco from
public opinion, this transfer OF British
and French troops to Greek terri
; tory was determined upon.
THE Hamburger Nachrichten print
A last appeal to the Balkan nations an,
urges all good Germans to assist Il
every way to rally the small nations I,
Germany's side.
Reflect upon 1t. Germans. and al
|, ne fAia n.