The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-22
Bulgars Press Forward Further
Into Greece-Creat Anglo-
French-Serb Offensive
ALL EYES NOW TURN
TO BUCHAREST'S MOVE
Should Rumanian-Russ Army
Take Bulgaria in Rear Cdi
plexion of War in Balkats
Would Change Immediately

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1 London, Aug. 21.-Rumania tont44e
! is reported to have cast her lot VII
the entente. No formal declarafloA
has yet been made, but the situattoN L
/ Is regarded so seriously in Berlin tnak
/ the central empires are said TO ~
/ preparing an ultimatum. sSSs3
| Great importance Is attributed NJ
/ a conference between the RumantA4
minister of war and the Russian mtll-s
! tary attache at Bucharest on Sunday
/ The kreuz Zeitung, of Berlin, Is QUOT
ed in a Copenhagen dispatch rs sex-
/ pressing the superstition that this con-
| ference was held to discuss plan ~
! campaign. Russia, It Is said. VIII
| send arms to cooperate with RUNS.
MIA in a march into Serbia. taking the
Germans and Bulgarians in the rear.
Germany must regard such a cons
ference as a casus belli.' said one
newspaper.
! Hints of the Austro- German uitf-
matum are being circulated by the
| semi official VOLTS Agency Of Der.
/ lin, according to Geneva disLatchets
which state that the situation Ia -
rious.
h Days Outstanding Developments gx 3
II Outside this startling new feature
/ of the Balkan situation there were
/ two outstanding developments tOdAxs
4 They were: WA
l--With ightins general aIoa1
| the entire Greek front the enfcnc
T armies have wrcsted the offensive sss
| out OF the hands of the German.
Bulgarians on all but the extreme
| right flank.
italian troops In llrgc mum.
| hers are landing at Saloniki 70
| cooperate with the British.
French and Scrbians. This fore
shadows /. declaration of war BY
| Italy against Germany.
| Meanwhile the Athens government
| refrains from action regarding the
| conversion of Greek territory into u &
battle-ground by the central empires \
and their allies although Greek troops 1
| at Fort Feapetra engaged Bulgarian
detachments and forced them to with.
draw, according to Central News
dispatch from Athens, Greek arttl.
| lery is also reported to have Aired On \
the Bulgarians at two other points On
the front.
Greece Not Opposing Bulgar ADVANCE.
Greece Is making no opposition ~
the Bulgarian and advance on Ka-
valla, the Aegean port however. In-ss
deed. the government is reported IN
have ordered the three divisions nc
the Greek army still remaining In MM
vicinity OF Drama and Sores 10 retiras
before the Bulgars. The invaders s-
night are reported in an Athens dr.
patch to the Daily telegraph to M
within two miles Of Kayalla. the ci,.l
population of which has fed.
The Teuton- Bulgar offensive. II -
asserted in some quarters. was intend-
ed primarily as a political move II
impress the Greek electorate in this
forthcoming election and to prevent
voting in pro-Venizelist Greek Mace-
donia.
It has been rumored that the een.s
trail empires had an agreement vita
King Constantine Of Greece wherebv
there would be no protest against Al
attack upon the allies on Greek soil.
1t was held that Greece would forfeit
granted the entente were forbidden
the central empire. Former Premier
venizelos. noted a. pro-entente. 10
contesting the present election and has
long urged that Greece enter the war.
Any more to offset his possible success
at the polls was not expected to meet
the disapprobation of the King.
Athens dispatches state that the
Royalist party is taking extraordtnaTS
precautions preparatory to the etec-
ton. The king Is under a constant \
heavy guard and visits Athens on'vs
at long intervals. Every road afsl
by-path leading to the palace at TAtgt
Is under patrol by trusted trOOp0. NJ
The Bulgarian and German mintas
tiers at Athens are said to have re.
, peated to Premier Zaimis previous
assurances that the integrity Of Greece
would be respected. Following tH4ln I
cali the French and British ministArA
visited the premier and inquired w4t&k
measures Greece was taking to ~. &
lieve the civil population OF the 81.
tackled districts. Thousands are ALL
| ready reported in flight.
The fChting today was heavy alOn9
almost the entire front, with this cx-
tente on the initiative everywhere ~
cept in the F1orina district whore I'm u
Serbians have suffered further ra~@
verses, being forced tor abandon thA &
lofty positions OF vici hill and Masok9
ka ridge. The Serbs also were driyy&
from the ridge. east Of Bantca- f9 sS
explained bylmilitary oflcials that IN n
Serb retirement Ii this region u li$
to the fact that they had not qxX
ished the consolidation at their p646
tions- The Germans admit they n
counter attacking Aercely. &51
Scr6o 6exfko CounteR 12uW,
Against theee FeyeSaeG tho noFl
corps on the Ian wing * ~ ~
'front.' have struok ea0ntoe 13(N
the nountainous regia1 ~
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