The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-15
Prepare to Shorten Other Lines
to Send Troops to Punish
Their Latest Enemy
EVEN VERDUN MAY
BE LEFT IN PEACE
Whole Power of Teutons Now
to Be Used to Preserve Con-
Meeting Link With Bulgaria
and Turkey

London, Sept 14.--Three hundred
thousand Teuton troops will be dis
patched at once from other theaters
of war to the Balkan front Germany
Will furnish 100000, Austria Hungary
1000 men. This army. combined
with the Germans, Bulgartans and
Turks now fighting in the Near East,
is TO accomplish the dual aim. which
the central powers and their allies re-
gard as absolutely essential sor the
continuation of the war the crushing
of Rumania and the expulsion Of the
allies from Macedonia, so as TO safe.
guard the connection between The
Teutonic empires and their eastern
allies. the Orient Railway
"ohensive in Balkans: Defensive
Elsewhere"
This, according to a wireless dis
patch from Rome, based on reliable
authority, is the decision reached py
the general council of the central
powers at the kaisers headquarters
In the east Offensive in the Bal.
RAMS, defensive everywhere else" 10
the slogan created by the recent de-
velopments in the Near East as the
result of Rumania's Intervention. Evi-
dences OF gradual shortening of the
1ci man WESTERN front are Il -Cflfnuldt-
ing. Indication that Verdun will be
abandoned is contained IN today's
Paris war office statement that a
whole division has been sent from
that front to the Somme. ana far be-
hind the Pfcardy lines the Teutons
are feverishly constructing new de-
Tense systems. Late tonight news
came from Amsterdam that large
| numbers of German troops stationed
n Pal OF La{v
the eastern front. presuu.ahly to re.
lieve front line units sent from the
Russian to the Balkan theater. All
passenger service on the German rail-
roads has been held up for two days
to facilitate troop movements
Meanwhile an extensive campaign
has been initiated by the central
powers and their allies to impress
upon the populations the necessity OF
taking the initiative in the Balkans
in disregard of any exigencies on the
other fronts and to prepare the peo-
pie for possible Withdrawals else
where.
Rumania is being made the target
OF the bitterest accusations and the
object of the contempt by statesmen
in their speeches, by the wa Offices
In their official accounts, and by the
newspapers in their news and edito-
rial columns. To make plain the
necessity of Furnishing her she Is held
up to the people as embodving all the
mean qualities in the Satanic regis
ter.
Premier Tisza. In taking a hand in
the debate of the Hungarian Parlia-
ment today. defended the govern
ments attitude with regard TO Ru-
mania. Austria Hungary. he said.
knew Rumania was going to inter-
vene. but did not believe she was
quite ready
We were deceived in this asstn,o-
tion, said he. and our error had sad
and harmful consequence for us. but
don't know whether the consc-
auences of this premature attack will
not be much heavier for Rnn,aEia."
| Hold No Joint Meeting.
7 He again refused TO consent to
convocation of the representatives of
the Austrian and Hungarian Parlia-
ments for a joint meeting. At the
Same time Baron Burinn. the Austro-
Hun garian foreign minister. defantly
| answered criticism along the same
! lines. He said he courted an investi-
cation of the Rumanian situation. and
continued:
"Rumania will Be quickly dealt with
after she has been crushed believe
that the entente has shown weakness
rather than strength by involving Ru-
mania in the war. II the enemy pow
ers had been strong they would not
have thought the assistance Of Ru-
mania necessary"
He added the central powers would
| have Inundated themselves by Offer
ing territorial concessions for the re-
tention OF Rumania's friendship.
| sensitive spot Of the German pop
ulation is struck by the announce.
ment in Germany according to a Zu-
rich dispatch that the annual Leipzig
fair has been failure, owing to Ru-
mania's Intervention.
The 'Ieipziger Messe" Is tradi-
tional event in Germany. always at
tracing nation wide attention
German and Austrian newspapers
are publishing dramatic accounts OF
the death scene in the Bulgarian pal
ace early in the war when the late
King Carol, the Hohenzollern. gave
to his nephew. the present king and
to the Rumanian Premier. his political
| testament Everlasting friendship
| with Austria and Germany" Both
Ferdinand and Bratiana. the papers
say pledged themselves to the dying
king with = mandrake to guard and
foster this heritage.
Thus the stage 10 set complete A.
far rs the appreciation of the public
10 concerned for q naturalization Of
the new Teutonic slogan and reOeti-
ton Of the crushing campaign OF last
fall 10 confidently looked for.
FURTHER PROGRESS IN
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