Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-03

rail, demands for additional guns and
ammunition, strongly worded argu-
ments OF Sarrail against any advance
northward in support Of either the
Roumanians or Of the Serbians, and
very venomous and hostile remarks
against the English. the Italians and
the Russian officers and men under
his orders at saloniki. In one WORD,
all Carrail's letters and memoranda
were strongly against the assumption
OF any offensive against the Germans
and the Bulgarians In the Balkans.
Now there 10 evidence to show that
Can't. Matthew acting under the orders
OF his chief, Gen. sarraii, before de.
livering the letter to Chairman Noulnes
Of the army committee OF the chamber
OF deputies, submitted II. as we'll as
letters to the premier and to the min
lister Of war; also abundant other mem
oranda and reports of Sarrail: to both
Malvy, then minister Of the interior
and to Caillaux. Malvy Is charged with
having confded them to x-Seailles
who, in turn, intrusted them to his con-
federate, Vigo. alias Almereyda.
Sends Copies to Germans.
Vigo caused facsimilcs to be made
of all the documents that had to be
sent on to their ultimate addresses
and retained the others. He thereupon
dispatched everything thus obtained to
the German authorities in Switzerland.
thru another confederate, German
Jew Of the name Of Goldschild, who
had Russianized his patronymic into
Goldsky, and had adopted the camou-
fage Of naturalized Frenchman OF
Polish birth, in order to enable Min
lister Of the Interior Malvy to furnish
him with all the necessary official ia
cilitles for travelling between Paris,
Geneva and Lucerne.. Letters Of Vigo
and Gotdsky as we'll as the official
records OF passport travel between
France and Switzerland, show that that
the documents were placed In the
hands of the German authorities at
Lucerne in the last week of June. 1915.
Despite the reports and the argu-
ments OF Sarrail, the allies govern
ments, and more especially France,
determined upon active operations In
the Balkans. Russia was particularly
insistent that Roumania should join
the cause Of the entente, Premier
Sturmer even going SO far as to
threaten King Ferdinand with the
Muscovite occupation Of this domln-
ions unless he yielded without delay.
A secret convention was thereupon
concluded by France. Great Britain
and Russia, with Roumania, according
to which Rouman!a was to proclaim
herself in favor Of the entente on the
eth day OF August, 1915.
sarrail Fails to Obey Orders.
,Sarrail. a. n generalisslnnc Of the
allied forces Of Saloniki. was under
strict and secret orders to attack the
Euigariane. between the eighteenth
and the twentieth Of the month. for
the purpose OF engaging their atten-
terserring with Roumania. Sarrail was
notified that heavy reinforcements
would reach him by the end OF the
month and In the first week OF Deem
Der. In spite Of these orders, he did
not move. But the Bulgarians, duly
warned from Merlin, and presumably
also from Saloniki invaded Roumania
on the e5th OF August, taking the Rou-
manians entirely by surprise. while
the Germans and Austrians, thoroughly
prepared for the declaration OF war on
the eth, had their armies ready to
hurl themselves upon Roumania be-
fore any re!nforcements could reach
Saloniki. Even after the arrival there
of the additional troops, Sarrail re-.
Trained from moving to the assistance
Of Roumania on the ground that the
Bulgarians were too strongly i:,trench-
ed and established at the various
mountain passes to admit thereof and
that in any case 1t was too late to help
Roumania, since the Germans hal
seized Bucharest. and King Ferdinand,
with his court his government. and his
army. were in flight.
Germans Knew Allied Plan.
1t is claimed in Paris in London. and
also in Rome and at Salontki tina. il
the Germans were In readiness to IN
wade Rouman:a on The 27th OF August,
1915. and that II the late Premier
Sturmer OF Russia, now shown t, have
been wholly subject to the kaiser, had
insisted upon Roumania's embarklng
into the war on HAT particular date.
also If the Bulls arians were. directed by
Emperor William to attac6 the Rou-
manians by surprise on the 25th OF
August 1t was because the German war
department was thoroughly aware that
Gen. Sarrail would not move north
ward on the Goth instant, as ordered,
and that reinforcements would not
reach him before the first half Of De-
cember Also because the exact num-
Der and disposition Of his troops, as
well as the character OF the defenses
at Saloniki. the means Of transport,
and the quantity Of supplies and am
munition. were known thru the Sarrail
reports. which had reached Berlin
from Paris. thru Paix- Seailles, the now
murdered yigo, thru Goldsky, and via
Switzerland.
1t is asserted that had not Emperor
William become possessed OF all this
information regarding conditions at
Saloniki he would not have. thru the
Russian premier, Sturmer, precipitat-
ed the forcing of Roumania into the
war on the 9th Of August, would not
have caused Bulgaria to invade Rou-
mania on the 25th and would not have
had his own armies ready on the bor-
der To nverrnn R0uman!e hefnrA the
reinforcements and additional guns
could reach saloniki. Moreover, the
Roumanians might have held out a
good deal longer had Sarrail obeyed
orders and engaged the attention of
the Bulgarians from the 18th Of Au-
gust on, thus preventing them from at
lacking Roumanian.
Several Must Face Charges.
For all this Gen. sarrail will now.