The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-21
'BvlGAnIANS OCCUPY
TERRITORY N GREECE
Aided by Turkey Buigars Prepare TO
I'sssh Entente F.ncmy Into the
Sea.
BIG RUSH FOR sAboN1K
Seven Nations Cfhsh In Battle and
scene of Greatest Interest Is Switch
ed to Bloody Fields in Balkan Ter
ritory.

London, Aug 20.--A great new
campaign is rapidly developing In the
balkans and the unfolding battle
finds seven. nations meeting IN the
clash of arms Promises of activity
concentrated in extensive troops
movements and brushes of minor
forces within the last two weeks are
now being translated into general
offensive by the Bulgarians, assisted
by their allies, Germany, Austria and
Turkey.
At four points on front or lb0
miles the Bulgarians are Launching
attacks against the entente armies
British, French and Serbian--and to-
night report the capture OF two vii
lagos rs well as the seizure OF an I'M
portant series of heights.
An official dispatch received by the
French war Office from the command
err In chief at Saloniki, General Ser
rail. admits the Bulgarians have oc-
cupied two Greek forts. Bulgarian
attacks along the entire allied front
are reported with the main operations
proceeded as a four pronged offensive
in the regions of Lake Prespa, Ostro-
vo, Dorian and Sores.
Bulgars and Turks Unite.
More than LOO miles to the east
ward the Bulgarians. aided. 1t is re-
ported, by the Turks, are striking at
the entente forces which landed dur
Ing the winter in the district of Caval-
IA. on the Aegean Sea. This move
,nert. undertaken 10 protect their
flank, already has resulted, accord
ing 10 an official admission by the
French In n crossing of the Nestos
Rivsr The forces engaged, II Is
stated. were small.
Information reached here tonight
from rsauy sources indicating that the
RulTa-.sns are determined upon a Sc
rtcus effort to capture SaloniN, the
allied base, and drive the allies into
the sea-
Their most advanced front liz with
in about forty miles of Saloniki.
That 1t is the intention of Bulgaria
! to launch 81 general attack against the
! entente armies on Greek soil is the
! Information conveyed to Premier Zai.
! mis-, of Greece. by the Bulgarian min.
lister at Athens. according to Cen.
/ trail News dispatch from the Greek
! capital.
Expect Same As Allies.
Another dispatch received by way
| OF Copenhagen quotes the official Bull
garian newspaper as saying that Bull
Earia expects the same treatment a
the hands OF Greece as that accorded
LHG SukGut0.
Our troops must fight on Greek soil
taking the offensive now in order &c
| forestall Serial" the newspaper adds
Bulgarian troops have occupied con-
| siderable sections of Greek territory
! for months without serious protest
| from Athens, and the opinion 10 ex-
pressed that Greece has secre,
agreement with Germany whereby the
invasion will be tolerated In return
for the Greek occupation of Southern
Albania, the annexation OF which wal
announced at Athens some months ago
In order to allay fear among the Greel
| populace, however, Premier RADIO
slavon. of Bulgaria Is reported In a
Central News dispatch from Sonia tc
have advised the Sobranje. the Bulga.
rian Parliament, that the Bulgarian
advance Is being made in order to in
sure better positions and a stronger
| line. He expressed the governments
hope that II would not cause fresh
complications
| The villages occupied by the Bulga-
rians, according to an official an.
( nouncement from Berlin, are Biklista
Just south OF Lake Prespa, and Banica
southwest of Ostrovo. and on the west
ern shore of the lake Of the same name
North OF ostrovo Serbians wers driver
from the crests of Dsemaat Jeri and
Meteriotepesi.