Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27
French Commander on Bal.
kan Front Offers to Re
ceive Peace Proposal.
INVASION BRINGS
CRY OF ENOUGH
ou|par Armies in Retreat Everywhere
and Advance Brings Prospect Of In
vasion on Wide Front From Both
South and East-Commanders Of
Victorious Armies Refuse to Suspend
hostiIities During Peace Conference.


commander in chief in Macedonia
officially reports to-day tnst the
6ulsarians bavo asked for meet
ing to arrange the conditions Of an
armistics and eventual peace.
the French commander replied,
.rsfueing to suspend operations, but
saying he would receive duly quail
fled delegates Of the Bulgarian gov
ernmcnt.
Bulgarian fosecs in Macedonia
seem 70 be fleeing in what resen-
bias disorder from the hills to the
west of the vardar river. British
units which yesterday invaded Bull
saria, have reached kostarino, in
the hills south of Strumitza, the
Bulgarian fortress on the Mace
donian frontier.
This advance probably VII
cause 4 rstirsmsnt Of the Bulgarian
armies on the line passing between
Lake Doiran and the sea and bring
Dulaaeia face to face with an in
vssieu over-a wide front.
Aieng the vardar the Serbians
sHd French have swept over Z
aabpna pass and taken veies. while
@ ahs east they are in the out
shIrte u ishtib. In this region they
thrsstsn an invasion Of Bulgaria
frsw the west.
On ths western side Of the battle
arsa the shattsred Bulgarian forces
are threatened with development,
il 10 reported,
Il is again reported that the
Turkish army IN Palestine has been
virtually destroyed. More than
42,0co prisoners have been taken
by the British, while tho Arabs
have swung around to the norti,
and cut on the fleeing Turks from
Damascus.
London, Sept. 1.-THE British
forces on .he Macedonian front
have captured the Bulgarian city
of Strumitxa.
London. Sept. a7.-The British gov
today received from an Of
Lpplication for an armistice.
Germany intends to send a solemn
,rotest to, Bulgaria against Premie
ialinoffs request for an armistice. .ac
ording to Berlin reports received thr,
amsterdam.
Revolution May Be in Progress.
Premier lMalinOff, OF Bulgaria, mad,
he offer OF an armistice to the allies
to Berlin message trans
nitted by the Exchange telegraph cor
at Copenhagen. The mes
age states the premiers offer wa
made without the support Of othe
MEMBERS OF the cabinet Of King Ferdin
nd
According to statements from Sofia
" way OF Jassy, it is added, a coun
er movements against the action Of tn
PREMIER has already been set on foot
This would seem to indicate that ,
evolution is in progress in Bulgaria.
The Berlin message says that Nal
noff's offer has created great dissatis
action in Bulgaria and that stronl
military measures have been tAkel
q support the Bulgarian front.
The news Of the Bulgarian develop
nents was from German officia
ources.
eutgars 'Tirs Of War.
The Berlin message to Copenhagel
n its bare outlines would seem to In
lscate that the premier has taken mat
ers IN his nHn hands and attemntes
% initiate q peace move for Bulgari,
Of the dynasty: A NOV
10 plade might be considered vn .
,road way 10 amount to . revolu
ionary act and points to the execution
4 a coup Ndesetat In Sp(ia-
The Indications ii the news fron
Bulgaria recsntly have been that th'
was n q somewhat disorgan
zed state with dissatisfaction ex
,ressed at the proyongation Of the was
I is5s3 sms.;;nsHfs n & !; f:;r;;sn6y e A;i;ss.
There can be no doubt that the sue
'essful offensive Of the allies in Mace
lonia has accentuated this tendency
/ y known that n. Malinoff, who tool
he premiership in June last, Va.
iiendly 10 tie entente In the Garlic
Itages Of the, war, before Bulgaria.
ana there have not beel
santing predictions that he might l,
,omeS way seek to use his influenc,
3 extricate Bulgaria from the unenvia
lie position she would occupy In tn
.verlt OF a German defeat In the war
King Ferdinand himSelf has no
,een above the SUSPICION Of entertain