The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
Policy of Concentrating
Men OH West Front Re-
sponsible, Says March.
TURKS MAY BE ISOLATED
Remittance Of Rumania Into
War Is Also Another
Probable Effect.
Special Despatch 10 The Srv.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-Gen. March,
Chief of Staff told the newspaper
correspondents to-day that Bulgaria's
collapse has been brought about by
the strategy OF Marshal Foch in hold
ing the bulk Of Germany's fighting
forces on the western front and fore
ing them to do continuous battle
there. The military importance Of
this break in the Teutonic alliance
was emphasized.
THE detection of Bulgaria, her de-
sire for separate peace" said Gen.
March. "is not only important in the
conduct Of the war from the stand
point of diplomacy and its general
effect upon the grand strategy of the
war but 1t also illustrates to a strik-
ing degree the results Of the present
concentration OF forces on the west
ern front.
Previous To this time whenever any
part of the Central Empires front was
threatened It was possible for Germany
| to devote and divert some German divi-
sions with German commanders to the
threatened front while they held the
western front with a relatively smaller
force. This day has gone past
Effect OF Concentrat tion.
/ by concentrating the entire American
force on the western front that force. to-
gether with the British and French
armies under Gen. Foch. holds the Ger
man army there and we see the result in
Bulgaria seeking a separate peace,
"The obvious Importance of this move
which would foreshadow. If 1t goes
through, the isolation of Turkey and
the probable remittance OF Rumania into
the war needs only be mentioned. 1t is
perfectly clear to everybody
| Prior to Gen. March's conference with
| the newspaper correspondents 1t was
learned on excellent authority that the
United States regarded the Bulgarian
collapse as forced by military necessity
and in this sense sincere. Stephen Pan
aretoff, the Bulgarian Minister here, be-
leves Bulgaria is determined to aban-
don the alliance with Germany and Aus
tria.
He is understood to believe that the
Bulgarian troops might have offered far
more stubborn resistance had they moi
lost all enthusiasm for the Teutonic
cause. II is even suggested that they
received intimations from Sofa that the
day had dawned when German domina.
tion was to be declared at an end.
BuIRar Envoy's Statement.
Minister Panaretoff summed up the
II
"Bulgaria's claims are reconcilab bl.
with the principles which Presiden
Wilson has repeatedly expressed Thi.
is proven by the fact that the Bulgarian
press has never taken exception Il
those principles and II you will remem
Der it was only the other day that
telegram said that in its reply to tn,
Austrian peace note the Bulgarian Gov
| ernment said that the Balkan settle
| ment could be reached only on the prin
| ciples enunciated by President Wilson
Bulgaria would be willing, to ALLOW
the decision of the questions according
to Justice as announced by Presiden
| Wilson to rest in the hands of a coun
try like the United States, which W
know will be perfectly impartial ant
strictly Just to all rightful claims.
Bulgaria Ia practically out of tn
L 4
Amsterdam despatch quoted the Officia
organ Of Premier Malinor as approving
the fourteen terms OF President Wilso
and stated that the peace conferenc
| must see that Serbia had an outlet o
the Adrlatic."
| shows Map of Balkan Front.
II Gen. March had map OF the Balka
| front which he showed the correspond
ents A huge gap In the enemy line wa
marked of with colored line repre-
senting the allied advance. The lin
| looked as IL II had been blown up froT
| I below by a miniature torpedo.
"A glance at the positions marked o
the map of the Balkan front" Gel
March said smilingly, reveals The stua
ton there 80 clearly that J do not nee
to add anything to It, That II Is
tremendous drive and carried out by
relatively, small Gorcc is evident.
ii THE distance measured to the ape
OF the salient north of Istib shows tha
In this quick advance the Serbs crosse
III Continued on Third PdDe.