The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-28
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IDENTIFY had not been favorably explain
ed by Premier Malinoff and the Bull
garian government because on Thurs
day Bulgaria proposed to the entente
commander to open peace negotia-
tions.
Admiral Won Hintze said that from
the reports which were incomplete it
was not yet clear whether the Bull
garian government had acted in &C
cordance with the army's desires =
on it's own initiative. There were in
dications he said, that Premier Malin-
offs move would be disavowed by Ia
ter developments.
Excitement in Bulgaria.
He added that there was great ex-
element in Bulgaria and in influential
circles the people were against an
armistice or any appeal for peace. He
said the peace delegation which 1t was
reported had left for ySaloniki on We'd
nesday was still in Sofia on Thursday
and there was some counter action
coming.
Teuton Forces Sent.
The German high command Ad-
miral Won HintZe said, Immediately
threw all its reserves at its disposal
into Bulgaria when the bad news from
Macedonia became known. The Aus
trians also sent forces and these re-
serves he said, were sufficient to re-
store the military position.
Situation Is Critical.
1.-The situation must, however, be
Characterized as critical. Admiral Won
Hintze is reported to have said. But it
| will be clearer in few days and there
is no reason to give up the game in
Bulgaria.
Anti-War Agitation.
The Bulgarian plea for an armistice
was in response to anti-War agitation
among the bulk Of the people, the COR
| respondent says in his dispatch from
Copenhagen. The correspondent also
hears the king himself played an ac-
| tive role in the peace move until Ger
many countered his move.
King Hoped to Save Throne.
According to the report the king,
/ realizing that the people were deter
| mined to end the~war, took the lnitia-
| tive some time ago in intrigues for
| peace, hoping to save his throne and
stave off a revolution. 1t was for this
| reason that he vent to Germany, and
| the correspondent adds that it was a
curious fact that his whereabouts and
actions since he returned have been a
mystery. A solution of the mystery is
said to be that the Germans in Bull
garia realized that the king was turn
| ing against them and they virtually
kept him a prisoner, at any rate to. an
| extent of preventing him from taking
a hand in peace overtures. The Ger
| mans, however, were powerleSS against
the popularity of Premier Malinoff.
Bul2ar Parliament Approves.
The Hague, Sept. 2S.-The Bulgar-
ian parliament has approved Premier
Malinoff's request for an armistioe,
frontier. according to dispatches re-
ceived here today.
Bulgaria Is Tired.
Paris, Sept. 2S.-High government
circles in Paris expressed surprise to-
day at the Bulgarian bid for peace,
The request for an armistice came
from these facts:
Bulgaria is tired of her seven years
of fighting. There is much discomfort
against her allies.
1.-The parley might have O chance
for success if Bulgaria entirely trusts
the allies.
There is little likelihood that the
entente will handle the situation with
bad feeling toward the Bulgarian peo-
pie themselves, but Bulgaria must re-
nounce her exaggerated ambitions.
"Peace is only possible in accord
ance with the already known allied
conditions.
. Bulgaria feared that Turkey would
beat her to this step and therefore
acted quickly in her own interests.
, Turkey Offer Soon?
, '"There is every reason to believe
that Turkey is tempted to make sim
: liar offer"
Officially Announced.
London, Sept. 2S.-An official Bull
garian statement dated September q
announces that Bulgaria has initiated
a proposition for obtaining an armi
stice and peace.
: The text of the official announce
ment reads:
t I'm view of the conjuncture of cir
arisen, and after the position hat
S been Jointly discussed with all compe
tent authorities, the Bulgarian gov
i eminent, desiring to put an end to tn
s bloodshed, authorized the com
t mander-in- chief of the army to pro
D armies of the entente at Sa1oniki
: cessation of hostilities and the enter
ing into negotiations for obtaining al
e armistice and peace.
e 1.-The members of the Bulgaria.
n delegation left yesterday evening i
: order to get into touch with TIL
= plenipotentiaries of the entente bel
n ligerents."
y Bulgaria Nation Behind 1t.
T Paris. Sept. 2S.-Bulgaria's offer o
Il peace to the allies was the result of
meeting held on Monday and attende
Ii by all the political leaders of Bulgari
I including Vaseil Radoslavof. the Lib
e eral leader. and members of the cab
met. 1t was not as German newspa
= pers pretend the impulsive act @
= Premier Malinoff, according to Zuric
dispatches to morning newspaper
here.
III If martial law has been proclaime
in Sofia, it was because of repeate
anti-German manifestations with
Il strong pacifist tinge and popular de
re monstrations in front of the royal pal
l. ace.
= The situation in Bulgaria is gray,
II This years crops are poor and the foo
IS situation has entered a more critics
n phase. Recent military events hay
y convinced those who still believed i
E the star of Ludendorff that the gam
is up"