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URGE GREEKS JOIN ALLIES
IN DEFENSE
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tentions for not bringing about the
intervention of Greece at least stimuli
taneously with Rumania.
The Stars correspondent quotes him
further as follows:
with the Bulgarian troops between
the Rumanians and the armies OF the
entente allies and with the Russians
advancing through Dobrudja, who can
doubt that Bulgaria will seek to sign
a separate peace with the entente? II
this should happen before Greece goes
in on the side Of the entente it would
mean the burial of Greece"
The correspondent adds that the idea
of a separate peace for Bulgaria is
opposed by many of the belligerent
states.
Greek Call for Volunteers.
Paris, Sept. 2, AS a. m.--An Athens
dispatch to the Wireless Press says
newspapers OF that city publish man.
ifesto by General Lapatsistis appealing
to the Greeks to enroll as volunteers
in an army which will protect Greece.
A Havas dispatch from Athens
quotes La PATHS as saying the Greek
elections set for Oct. will be useless.
and urging prompt action by Greece
to avert disaster.
A dispatch TO the Petit Parisien from
Salonih dated Friday says that a COM
mittee OF national defense composed
of Lieutenant Colonel Simbrakakis and
other prominent military men and CT
villains. has been proclaimed as the
provisional government Of Macedonia.
All the gendarmes and cavalry, says
the dispatch. have Joined this move
ment A parade of revolutionary troops
under Zimbrakakis took place after
which there was parade of armed CT
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blue and white uniforms of Macedon-
ian hussars.
Popular sentiment in Greece has
been profoundly stirred by the aban-
Comment of the Greek forts in eastern
Macedonia and by Rumania's entry into
the war.
Policy Of Neutrality.
London, Sept. after an audience
lasting two hours on Thursday with
King Constantine OF Greece, which
gave rise to persistent rumors, Premier
Zaimis, according to a dispatch, Iiled at
Athens yesterday by the Exchange
Telegraph company's correspondent
said that Greece maintained her pol
icy of friendly neutrality towards the
entente powers while awaiting events.
Repulse of Rumanlans.
Berlin, Sept. 2. (by wireless.) Aus
tro-Hungarian troops again repulsed
the Rumanians near Orsova and Her
cules Feurede on Aug. 81, says the
official statement issued by the Austro-
Hungarian army headquarters under
date of Sept. !.
The statement adds that the Transyl-
vania towns of Nagy-Szeben, (Herman-
stadt) and Sepsi-SZent GySrgy, north
of Kronstadt. already had been evac-
uated by the Austro-Hungarians on
Wednesday.
Fighting On Italian Front.
Rome, Sept. 2, (via London, 12:45 p.
m.)-Violent artillery fighting occur
red yesterday on the Trentino front,
the war office announced today. An
Austrian attack in the Sugana valley
was repulsed.
The fighting yesterday consisted
principally of artillery actions which
were especially violent on the Tren-
tino 'front.'" the statement says. I'm the
Sugana valley the enemy launched an
attack against our positions on Monte
Civarone, but was driven off promptly.
Hostile aircraft dropped bombs on
Role pass, at the head of the Cismon
valley. No damage was done"
Turks Fight Russ i'm Persia
Washington, Sept. 1.-The Russians
have driven the Turks out of Sultana-
bad, city nearly 200 miles inside the
Persian border, according TO dispatch
received in official quarters here. 1t
was said large Russian reinforcements
recently sent into north Persia prob
ably could check the Turkish advance
on Teheran, the Persian capital, unless
unexpectedly large Turkish detach-
ments were sent up from the Bagdad
army.
COnstantine's Condition Serious.
Rome, Sept. 2.--The uprising is ex-
tending in Thessaly and Epirus, which
together with Greek Macedonia, in
which the movement was inaugurated,
constitute the northern half of Greece.
The condition of King Constantine is
reported to be very serious.
King Constantine has been in ILL
health for several months. never hav-
ing recovered from an operation for
pleurisy. "a short time ago a second
operation was performed but there
have been no previous indications
that the kings condition was serious.
Knows Rumanian Hate.
Berlin, Sept 2, (by wireless to Say
ville) DIR. Rizow, the Bulgarian min
lister to Germany, in an interview in
the Berliner Tageblatt is quoted by
the Overseas News Agency as saying:
The entire Bulgarian nation knows
perfectly well that Rumania hates us
and that she cannot support the idea
of a great and strong Bulgaria after
the war allied to victorious Germany
and strengthened Austria Hungary.
Every one knows that Russian tri-
umph would lead TO the end of Bull
garian independence, rs the way to
Constantinople is through Bulgaria.
Our relations with Greece are
good. The Greek government has
been correct in its attitude toward
US"
Struggle on the Somme.
Berlin, Sept. =. (via London, $3.50
p. m.)--Liyely lighting is in progress
between the Germans and the French
and British i'm the region north and
south OF the river Somme in France,
says today's official statement. The
Germans last night recaptured from
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