UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1884, 1 October 1918, Page 3

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

BY BULGARIA

The High Commissioner reports, London, 4 pan., September 3Uth: —

“Bulgaria surrendered unconditi-

onally, accepting French terms

SUGGESTIONS AS TO TERMS

DISARMAMENT TO PREVENT

TREACHERY

London, Sept. 29,

The Manchester Guardian states that presumably the Allies will readily grant Bulgaria an armisliee on terms, (ml they cannot at this stage make a definitive peace as the necessary territorial adjustments must await (he general European settlement. The Allies might guarantee Bulgaria as a territorial minimum her .1914 frontiers, on condition that Bulgaria demobilises ami hands over her artillery, arms, ami ammunition, and allows the Allies the free use of Bulgarian territories for their operations against Turkey and Austria-Hungary. This would enable the Allies to launch a direct attack upon Constantinople, which the Turks would be unable to withstand, and they would have to ask for an armisliee.

Austria-Hungary, the paper continues, is not prepared morally or materially to defend a new front extending Ibe whole length of its port hern and western frontiers, in Serbia, especially, as the Slavs inhabiting the adjoining Austro-Hun-garian territories are in a slate of .semi-revolt. Austria-Hungary would soon collapse under the additional strain. It is little wonder that Malimfff’s action Ims aroused intense emotion in Germany.

AN ALLIED UNDERSTANDING,

Paris, Septem. 29.

The usually well-informed Petit Parisicn hints that the Allies recently came to aa understanding as to the conditions they would impose in the event of Bulgaria making concrete proposals for peace. No doubt General D’Esperey will demand as a necessary preliminary a guarantee of Hie disarmament of 1 lie Bulgarian army and the, surrender of the railways, to prevent (he possibility of treachery.

It is under Haul that Malinolf’s proposal is due to fear of being forestalled by Turkey.

WHAT WILL TCP KEY DU Enrich, Septem. 2!). The Grand Vizier, Taiaat Bey, Ims hastened to Constantinople, where serious events are reported to be imminent. Amsi'-rdam, Septem. 29. It F reported that a political conference in Con Mintinople is dismissing the question of Turkeys requesting an armistice preparatory to negotialmg f t peace. .Berne, Septem. 29. Advices IT, m Soiia. slate that MalinotV’s supporters suspect that Germany is pe mising Taiaat Bey concessions prejudicial lo Bulgaria. THE SEHi’i AX THEATJvE.

London, Septem. 20. A French Eastern communique states-: There was genera! progress on the whole Serbian trout on Friday, with important raptures of prisoners and nm ! erial. The Allies’ left wing broke down the resistance of the enemy still holding out between Lakes l'iv--ha and Oehrida, and north-west of Monastic. They have passed Krushevo on a wide front, and are advancing upon Kieevol. In the centre, the Serbians, who entered Velespit noon, advanced on the Karahunisle-Xukuik front to twenty-three miles from L-skill).

They have also reached the region * of Kotelmna ami Radovista, and pushed the cavalry, forward in the Lelmvo region to six miles Irom (he. Bulgarian frontier. The Allies right wing occupy the Strumitza region and are ascending the Struniitza Valley to Cue east. Over three hundred guns have been captured since the beginning of the offensive.

RUMANIA

.REPORTED RISING OF POPULA-

TION,

Paris, Sept cm. 29

Swiss reports state that the Gormans occupying Rumania have begun to retreat.

The German civil authorities in Bucharest arc hastily removing their archives |.> Pcrsis (?Pi(esei). It is rumoured that there lias been

a general rising of the population in the occupied portions of Rumania.

PEACE WILL RELIEVE EAST-

ERN ARMIES

London. Sept cm. 28,

It is understood that peace with Bulgaria will have a prodigious effect, especially with Turkey. It will free the whole of the Salonika army, and in certain eventualities in connection with Turkey will also free the Palestine and Mesopotamia armies, and kill the German menace to the East. Moreover, it will probably affect advantageously the world’s food situation. . These results will only lie obtainable by a complete rupture of political and military relations of Bulgaria with the Central Powers and the Allied occupation of communications between Bulgaria and Austriu-Huu-

gary. This is one of the essentials of an armistice.

GERMANY’S SOLEMN PROTEST,

London, Septem. 27,

Borlin reports state that the Government is lodging a solemn protest. The press demands that M. Malinoff he immediately court-martialled for high treason. Londoners acquainted with Bulgarian, politics readily believe that King Ferdinand has not been consulted. They describe M. Malinoff as ultra-democratic, and likely to take a strong revolutionary line during the crisis. His appointment to the Premiership displeased Germany, owing to his former proAlly, and especially pro-Russian, leaning.

FINANCIAL PANIC IN BERLIN,

New York, Septem. 28. There is a panic on the Berlin Stock Exchange. Washington, Septem. 28.

The Bulgarian Minister has issued the statement: —“Bulgaria is out of the war.”

The Bulgarian Minister (M. Panateroff) asserts that Bulgaria lias detinilely decided to abandon the Teutons, if (hi! Allies refuse to consider the Bulgarian proposals, Bulgaria will appeal to the United States to use its good offices. Bulgaria’s claims are reconcilable with those President Wilson has laid down. The Bulgurs never took exception to those principles, and Bulgaria is willing to allow President Wilson to settle them and to abide 1 by his decision. Bulgaria is satislied that Serbia must have an Adriatic outlet. Copenhagen, Septem. 28. A message from Sofia stales that parties of the Ministerial bloc have published the following uo(e:“in accord with the parlies of the bloc the Government has made an official offer of an armistice to our adversaries. The parties to the bloc invito the army and population to maintain- that military and public discipline so necessary for a happy issue in these times.”