Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-29
Collapse of Sofas Will to
War Leaves Austria Open
to Invasion.
REQUEST FOR PEACE
AFFECTS OTHER FRONTS
Turkey, It Is Believed, Likewise
Will Be Forced Out of
Struggle.
GAINS IN MACEDONIA
GAINS IN MACEDONIA
Foch's Armies Smash On in West.
A1lenby's Success in Palestine
Is Striking.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

This briefly describes the war
situation today as it directly al
fects Germany and the nations
.vainglorious ambitions.
Events in every arena of war
i.during the past week have made
it plainly apparent to the hosts
of civilization that they are to
triumph. and gloriously. too,
over the apostles of interna-
, tional evildoing.
On the western front the allied
armies are crumpling the Wanted
German defensive positions; in
Macedonia the barriers erected
against allied reclamation OF Serbia
and Montenegro have been smashed
as II they were paper; in Palestine
Gen. Allenby has sealed the fate OF
German-Turkish aspirations looking
toward the domination of Egypt and
northern Africa; and, as a result
OF despair OF ever realizing the am
billions of willy ruler who bar
gained with their fate as il they
were mere cilattels. the Bulgarian
people have forced the hand of the
I government and Bulgaria seems
destined to step out OF the struggle,
leaving the kaiser's plans in the
Balkans and southeastern Europe a
heap of ruins.
IL bulgaria is sincere in such steps
rs have been taken toward getting
out of the
Bulgar Course struggle, the
Has Been Expected. &C. en- 81 OF
j dom follows course long expected
In allied countries. particularly in
{ case of sharp military reverses on
the Macedonian front In fact Bull
garia soon might have taken a step
toward peace had the present allied
drive not materialized so success
fully.
Bulgaria has been the bulwark of
German influence in the Balkans and
has been counted upon more than
even Turkey to maintain Teutonic
prestige during the course of the
struggle. Bulgaria has been expect
ed to present a constant military wall
against possible allied efforts direct
ed toward Austria from this arena.
The loss of Bulgaria to the Teutonic
alliance Will mean the eventual col
lapse of the central powers in the
present struggle, for with Bulgaria
out of 1t it is but step into Aus
tria- Invasion of Austria possibly
will cause the Vienna government to
follow the steps of Sofia taken when
the British invaded Bulgaria and cap
tured Strumnitza.
The BulgarianS. meag erly enforced
by German units. have been the only
barrier to the complete redemption Of
Serbia and Montenegro. but with Bull
sarian troops out of the struggle
nothing is left, but such forces as
Germany and Austria might throw
into the fray to defend the Austrian
frontiers.
And, in viewing the military as
poets of the struggle. it always must
be borne in mind that if the Aus
TRANS are forced to dispatch troops
TO their southern and southeastern
frontiers to guard against invasion,
this, in turn, will weaken the Italian
front and make ii infinitely easier for
the great armies operating on this
front to not only completely clear
Italy of the enemy, but invade Aus
tria from the southwest. Such a dou-
bile invasion would be within the i'm
mediate bounds of possibility and is
to be expected in case the Bulgarian
armies definitely leave the struggle.
Turkey undoubtedly will be forced
to quit when the BulgarS lay down
arms. Railways between Turkey and
Berlin. which have permitted quick
communication between the two. and
permitted the sending of large mill
tary stores to ConStantinople-Sto
which have been vital to the Turks
in the prosecution of the struggle
no longer will be available
Furthermore. under special stipu-
1ations providing for the transport
of allied troops over Bulgarian soil.
which undoubtedly will be insisted
upon by the allies as one of their
terms of peace. Turkey. should she
attempt to continue in the struggle,
would be constantly open to inva-
sion by allied armies. That such in
vasion undoubtedly would come. the
object being the capture of Con-
stantinople. is a certain fact.
The unusually successful and en-
tirely unexpected successes of allied
armies on the
Unusual Success of Mace donian
Allied Armies. ,ss n,s1 .aa
days undoubtedly FASTENED Bulgaria's
decision to step out of the struggle
If such thing can be arranged The
Franco-Serhian forces are within
striking distance OF Uskub. the great
Bulgarian military communication
hub the loss of which will practically
null future Bulgarian military opera
lions in regions without Bulgar from
tiers. The Serbians and French have
captured Prilep. Ishtib and Veles dur
ing the past week in their smashing
drive from the regions to the east
of Monasrir, and still are pressing
north and east. constantly menacing
the demoraliZed and fleeing Bulgars.
Hundreds of guns have been captured
and a great portion of the Bulgar
supplies for Macedonian armies have
been left in ashes. If, indeed. they
have not been taken by pursuing
allied armies All Bulgarian armies
have been cut to pieces, until CO.
ordinated eTsieavor is no longer a
thing posxible.
The Bulgarian army under German
command operating on the western
end of the Macedonian front from the
region OF Like Ochrida is practically
surrounded by Italian armies pressing
northward. and it is exceedingly
itself before humiliation or surren-
der. Those Bulgarian units opposing
the British and Greeks in the Lake
Dorian region have been utterly I'M
able to stand before the impetuous
advance of the allies and their re-
ftrement over the Vardar and toward
tho Struma led to the invasion of
Bulgaria and subsequent capture of
ShWnnitza-
The Bulgarfans have been outfouehs
dssEklt1aAp1nXeEede<h throughout. -tha