ARMIES INFLAMED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 5

ARMIES INFLAMED.

BALKAN SITUATION STILL DANGEROUS SERBO-BULGAR JEALOUSY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 17. The Sofia correspondent of "The Times" states that M. Gueshoff's resignation was duo to Russia's change of attitude towards the Serbo-Bulgarian Treaty. Russia persuaded Bulgaria to desist in ho? attack on Chatalja by promising to induce Servia to respect the treaty, but, after signatures for peaca were made, she urged Bulgaria to modify the treaty. M. Gueshoff resigned to enable a coalition Cabinet under M. Daneif to deal with the orisis. The situation is still dangerous. Although Bulgaria and Servia have accepted the Tsar's arbitration proposals, the attitude of neither towards the treaty is changed. The two armies are bo inflamed that a conflict may occur before the St. Petersburg Conference assembles. BULGARIA REPLIES TO SERVIA. "SENTIMENTS OF FRATERNITY AND FRIENDSHIP." (Rec. June 18, 11.55 p.m.) Sofia, June 18. Bulgaria's reply to Servia's proposal for a partial demobilisation of the tro'ops complains that the concentration of the whole Servian Army on the Bulgarian frontier in greater proportions than were oonoentrated against Turkey on the outbreak of the wax, and also the simultaneous concentration of Greek forces bn the Bulgarian, frontier, emphasises that the dispatch of Bulgarian forces to the Servian frontier was intended to reassuro th® border population. The reply odds that Bulgaria's appeal for the Tsar's arbitration in April did not meet with a sympathetic response from Servia, who proposed the postponement of the Servian demobilisation until lier differences with Bulgaria had been settled. Nevertheless, Bulgaria was still animated by those sentiments of fraternity and friendship which were the T>asis of the treaty between the two countries, and now consented to a simultaneous reduction of the effective troops of the two States to one-fourth, while retaining the Tight to a Serbo-Bulgarian condominium in the disputed zone by virtue of the secret annexes under the tfeaty. Bulgaria further proposes \that the respective troops shall, in equal numbers, remain until the arbitration award haß been made, and concludes by suggesting that both parties should forthwith beg the Tsar to exercise the right of arbitration on the basis of the treaty and annexes, and also on the memoranda whichi both will submit within a week. RUSSIA'S HAND IN THE WAR. ALLIES ACCUSED OP INGRATITUDE. , St. Petersburg, June 17. The Pan-31avist newspapers are irritated at Serbo-Bulgarian. delay. In accounting for the Tsar's intervention, they reproach the Allies for ingratitude, pointing out that Russia spent .£50,000,000 to ensure the defeat < f Turkey without Austrian interference. POWERS AT VARIANCE. THE DEMOBILISATION PROPOSALS. Vienna,-June 17. The Tsar's telegram to King Ferdinand and King Peter has created a divergence among the Powers regarding the utility of the collective demobilisation representations. According to the "Neue Freie Presse," Austria does not intend to proceed with the matter, though Germany and Italy adhere to the original resolution. SERVIA MUST BE PLEDGED. London, June 17. The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Sofia states that Bulgaria will refuse to attend the St. Petersburg Conference unless Servia is pledged to abide by the conference's decisions. SERVIA RATIFIES PEACE TREATY. London, June 17. Servia has been the first among the Balkan States to ratify the treaty of peace.

M. PASTCS WILL "CARRY ON." (Rec. June 19, 0.30 a.m.) Belgrade, June 18. M. Pasics has agreed to carry on tho Government.