In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 32, 6 October 1915, Page 5

In the Balkans

LANDING AT SALONIKA. ALLIES FORCES IN GREECE. 1 ' I‘' • . i The High Commissioner reports, under date Ldfi^op,, October o, 5.53, a.m.: — . (;,* The Morning Atjiens correspondent states that the Allied forces have lauded at Salonika. ■' -tf> V . '!•■!! ,••• .■.• ______ * CONFIRMATION OF THE NEWS. UNITED PIIEBS Association (Received 10.10 a.m.) Rome, October 5. The Tribune’s Athens correspondent confirms the landing of a division ot Allies at Salonika. THE ALLIES’ MISSION. FORMAL CREEK PROTEST. ' ■ ~ r? • ■ „ • • ~ Athens, October. The landing of troops at Salonika has aroused uneasiness, necessitating the British and French Ministers issuing reassuring declarations. '1 be Ministers point out that the Allies have a mission to defend the railway against Bulgaria, and succour Serbia. They will co-operate with Greece il the latter joins the combatants. Tlie Greek Government has issued n formal protest against the lauding. Tlie public accept the necessity for the stop, though they regret that it is unavoidable. A well-known Greek politician states that a protest, pro Forma, could have been avoided it some mistakes had not been committed. It was absurd to compare the lauding with the violation of Belgian neutrality. Le I’atrias, the chief Government organ states that any attempt to resist disembarkation of the Allied troops would not b& approved by the Greek people. The Central Powers have no right to take exception to Greece’s attitude, since Greece 1 has formally protested against the violation of her neutrality, and resistance would expose Greece to certain destruction. The Greek Government’s passive protest faithfully reflects the counsels that Germany gave King Albert before the invasion of Belgium. The Greek popple are not failing m their manifest leelmgs ol gratitude and traditional sympathy with die .prospect of the Anglo-French laud- )■>£«• PLANS OF THE ALLIES. London, October 5. It is generally expected that the Allies will occupy Dedeagatch, ami that the Russians .will descend on A arna and Budgas. where it will be easy to disperse the few Bulgarian tor-pedo-craft. Russia has organised a * sHflicjent tonnage of transport tor an expeditionary force to Varna, and even a feint to put troops ashore would detain a large’Bulgarian armv which would otherwise he available to attack Serbia.

RUSSIA’S ULTIMATUM. “TIM(E UP” THIS MORNING. United Press association. , (Received 10.10 Sum;) i , 1 New Y'orky October o. licutyr’s Petrograd" correspondent states: is li’nnoiinced that Russia’s ultimatum was delivered to M. RadoslavofT, the Bulgarian Premier, at 4 o’clock on Monday afternoon. EVE OF MOBILISATION. ROUMANIAN OPPOSITION AND PRESS MOVEMENT. LEAD FOR THE GOVERNMENT. J • •• • * ( : (Received 10.10 a.m.)Rome, October u. The Messagero states that the Roumanian Opposition has invited the Government to order a general mobilisation,. which the newspapers unanimously .support. i • i . V/ ' .ft ■ iI, *. I- i, PRECAUTIONS AT SOFIA. j • 1 ‘ _______ 1 Oil. HURRYING ON THE ; MOBILISA- ' !: ’ ”, TION. >" ' ■ h F' ' COUNTRY FOLK’S OPPOSITION. (Received 8.35 a.m.) London, October 5. The Daily Telegraph’s Sofia correspondent states that redoubled precautions have been taken in the neighbourhood of the Palace. King Ferdinand is hurrying on the mobilisation, which is very slow, owing to the hostility of tl(e country folk, f • UNDER SEALED ORDERS. RUSSIAN FLEET LEAVES ODESSA New Yoik, October 5. A message from Petrograd states that a fully equipped Russian squadion has left Odessa under sealed orders. ft is presumed that Russia is preparing iijii attack on Bulgaria by sea and laud. r l lie coastal waters aie known to be mined. ON THE SERBIAN FRONTIER. Rome, October 4. II Corn ere Della Sera says that General Mackensen has arrived at TemeSvar. It is reported that one hundred thousand men have been transferred from Bnkowimi to the Serbian frontier, and Germany is withdrawing large forces from the Carpathians, leaving only a small nucleus, Russia is shortly sending twenty thousand troops to Serbia’s assistance.