The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-29
People, Intensely xcited, Ce-
mand King Constantir
Avcngc Neutrality Violation
100000 SERBIANS
ARRIVE AT SALONEKl
Entire SEX Army Crosses
Aeg an Sea From { ortu
First to .esist invading
tul ari4ns

SaloRtki, May 2S.--A Bulgarian
army OF $4,000, led By German or
ficers and supported by German cav
airy has crossed the Greek borde..
They have ealturcd Fort ltoapcl have
reached the site e.. the De.nir Hisss.
I bridge, recently b!own up by tho
4 French, and are svarmng over tho
Strumit2a Valley 1t il $50 reported
that they have taken Forts Diagot.a
and Spatovo.
The inNa control the rcii-
road from saioiLka 10 iAaraiia,
which Is the key to Sores. AMI
which opens up an almost iuisn-
te-Tupted passage 10 Sofia.
The Greeks AT Fort Roupel firel
twenty-aiX shots II the advancing
Bulge yians and then retired. Except
for this slight resistance they arc
reported to have retired in orderly
manner at al oints in the Strumitza
Valley.
serbs Offer Resistance.
B The entire Serbian army numbers
/ ing 100000 men has crossed the
Aegean Sea frcrl Corfu where it lib
been stationed and landed here. GaA-
eral Sarrail. il command Of the a.
lied :orces reports that the Ssrbialss
claim to have offered the first re-
s!stance ta-tha-iaIa aiding Bu!2ar.anS-
Cannonading is now in progress neal
Demir Hissar, and infantry engages
ments are reported from the left banA
= or TTe NauGar.
The most intense excitement
prevails here and In Athens over
the Violation of Greek territory
I by the central powers. The Rui-
( .arian fud German officers gave
! the Greeks three hours to surrcn-
! der Fort Roupci. In demanding
Its surrender, they explained that
its occupation was necessary 10
secure the Bulgarian Icit wing
against an eventual attack from
d. the forces of tho allies. As soo:s
as this purpose is accomplished.
/ II was explained, the occupic.
( territory will he restored to
Greece.
J Greek Army Powcrlcss.
While the Greek army Is rem
dcred practically powcrlcss by
/ kins (onstantinc's determination
NOT to enter tho war. the Hellenic
i people are demanding that tho
I invasion of Greek territory be
/ avenged, 4 gigantic mass meet
( ing has Eccn called hero for to-
[
| Ecvcd that demand will again
| he made upon King Constantine
| to enter tho war. The rank and
| file OF the Greeks arc unwilling
, to accept tho promise OF the kni.
scr that the invaded territory will
be restored.
REPORTS from Athens declare
that n great mass Of the BulgA-
! rian. German and Austrian forces
| is concentrating. prepared to back
| up their advance.
Dispatches from Athens also stat
that the government has forwards
protests against the invasion to thu
ministers Of Greece at Berlin. Vienna
and Sofia The belief 10 general here
and In Athens that II II the intention
OF King onstantine to confine his
action to a protest.
Greek Uprising Feared.
II this proves correct, 1t Ia feared
there will be an uprising among the
Greeks The military authorities
claim that they have been unable 70
communicate with their troops IN
Eastern Macedonia
The surrender OF Fort Roupei Wa
effected at o'clock on Friday morn
ing. The protocol was signed BY the
German. Bulgarian and Greek ON
GERS Immediately afterwards the
Bulgarian advance guard pushed for
ward and occupied the station AAd
the enyirons OF the bridge 1t D~61&r
Hissar. Important movements Of the
Bulgarian troops. 1t Is reported, are
going on between Oktchilar and KAN
thia. on the left bank Of the river
Nestos Patrols have established thern-
selves throughout the neighborhoo4
of the Demir Hissar bridge.
| little Opposition Offered.
The Bulgarian forces crossed the
| frontier at Roupel Pass They hrse
took without opposition thu old fnr4
Dragotin at the mouth OF the StruMe
gorge and nine miles north Of Hs4
town of Demir Hissar They then
marched upon Fort Roupel. three
miles distant.
After occupying Demir Hissar tAe$
took. also without opposition. Fort
Spatovo which Hes four miles go
of the town. Kavalla. on which ~
Bulgarians are said to be marchtnGS
lis fifty 1--we miles southeast OF DeHale
Hissar and Is d seaport on the Aege41 n
Sea. @% WI
/ For some time pas. Il ha1 K'
known that the Bulgars had ekFq9 SCI
fortified Kresnav Pass, fokt1 SsSs
north OF the Struma Valley
fbeIieyeA that they would ~
with that dsfsnse Of ~ eool q: