Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
Bulgarians Take Fort of
Startila After Putting
Defenders to Death.
REACH AEGEAN COAST
Sofia Reports Serbians Beat
en- on Macedonian Front
and British Routed.

Paris. Aug. 26.-The Bulgar1ans
have attacked and captured the
Greek tort of Startila. after kill
ing its commander. Changas and
the entire garrison. which offered
spirited resistance, says a SalOniki
dispatch 10 the Hatin- The dis
patch is dated Aug. % and was de-
layed.
Sofia, Aug 26. Cvia London Al
ter severe fighting on the Bulgarian
right wing on the Macedonia front
the Serbians have been defeated with
very heavy losses and compelled to re-
tire, the war Office announced today
Eighteen consecutive attacks were
made by the Serbians.
On the eastern end Of the front
Bulgarian forces have reached the
Greek Aegean coast and put British
cavalry detachments TO flight. Several
villages have been occupied by the
Bulgarians.
Protest Bulgar Occupation.
Saloniki. Aug. %, Cvia Paris. 555 D.
MA large popular meeting was held
here last night to protest against the
occupation of Greek territory by Bull
garians. II was followed by a demon
stration for Venizelos and the singing
Of the national hymn.
The crowd then marched to the head
quarters of General -SarFail. the en-
tente commander, and sang the Mar
sellaise" A formal protest against
the Bulgarian occupation was drawn
up and left with the project of police.
Athens dispatches say the govern
ment is much concerned about the lib
eral party manifestation which is be-
ing organized for Sunday and threat
ems to hold counter demonstrations of
supporters OF the king
Entente Discuss Greece.
Athens. Aug. &c. via Paris, 1:20 a.
m.-The present political and military
situation. says the PATHS, has resulted
in an exchange of views among the en-
tente powers regarding the attitude TO
be taken towards Greece. 1t is ques-
toned by entente diplOmatists, the
newspaper states, whether the meas
ures agreed to by Greece in response
TO the demands Of the allies, including
rehabilitation Of the army and a gov
eminent Offering all necessary guar
antees for benevolent neutrality. are
now sufficient, in view Of the new stu
alton.
haiser's Plan Rejected.
Paris Aug. %. 500 a. m.-Accord-
ing to information from diplomatic
sources, says a wireless dispatch from
Berne, Emperor William Of Germany
wrote 10 King Ferdinand OF Rumanid
that he intended 10 send Duke Al
brecht Of Mecklenburg on a special
mission m b linn yr-ir( Tppa T-fi IN the no
sltiOn Of Rumania.
King Ferdinand replied, adds the
dispatch. that the mission would be
inoppOrtune because, as a cOnstitu-
tional monarchy, he would be obliged
to refer the envoy to his ministers, and
IN the circumstances he preferred that
any communication from the German
government should be received
through ordinary diplomatic chan
nels.
Repulsed Russ With Losses.
Berlin. Aug. 26, by wireless to Say
vile Russian troops attempting to
advance ia the Carpathians toward the
Hungarian border have been partially
repulsed, suffering large losses, the
Official Austrian report of August %
announces. Austrian positions cap
tured by the Russians on General Won
Boehm- Ermollts front, in the Tere-
pelnike -Pieniski sector, have been re
covered.
Italians Occupy Palermo.
Paris. Aug. %. ia p. ma dis
patch from Aylona states that the Ital-
lans have occupied Porto Palermo and
the summit OF Mount Kalarat, IN
southern Albania. in order TO watch
the Albanian coast north OF Cape KEEP
nall, 80 miles southeast of Avlona, in
which district there is said TO be an
Austrian submarine base.
The territory occupied by the Ital-
lans is quasi-Greek The opinion OF
Rome newspapers, however, is that
Greece Will not protest the occupa-
ton.
Rumania's War Credit
Amsterdam. (via London.l Aug. 26.
By decree of the Rumanian council
Of ministers. published in the Monitor,
the extraordinary credit for the army
Is Increased by 200, 100000 francs to
100000 600 francs. according 10 a
telegram from Bucharest today.
General Paraskivesco has been ap-
pointed director of munitions. adds the
dispatch, and General Popovic. inspec-
tor general of cavalry has been APP
pointed TO command the first army
corps in succession to General Aver
eSco.