In the Balkan

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 33, 7 October 1915, Page 5

In the Balkan

SENSATION IN GREECE, $ 1 ; i ■ : . 1 ' < i . nr. ! ■ t i ■ 'i'll. RESIGNATION OF THE PREMIER/ THE* KING’S OPINION. ■ ; >•’’ '> ! ' “CABINET CANNOT PURSUE POLICY'TD THE END.’’ ' " '■/ “ ' ' United I’Htesq Association. The High CoiiimisSKinei 1 reports ' London, October <3'(1.50 p.m. 1 ) M. Venezelos, the Premier of Greece, has resigned because the King declared the. Cabinet could not pursue its policy to the end. (Queen Sophia of Greece is a sister of the German. Eiyperor). ) ■ j ‘-'i;' i; •• /' THE CREEK KING’S POLICY. . ’ I :. , ; : i . i ft i ■ • 1 CANNOT AtIREE WITH CABINET. i i 1 " ■ <u , > (Received 8.50. a.m.") AtheiVs.’ Octolier fi ■* The King informed M. Venezelos that he wa« unable to puisne the Cabinet’s policy to the end. -M. Venezelos thereupon resigned. i ,X!f ‘V.V,,' .V- ■ V NEW DEVELOPMENTS. :*SLVv'f; V :£ ~ CREEK CABINET’S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. ROUMANIAN TROOPS ON BULGARIAN FRONTIER. BULGARIAN ULTIMATUM TO SERVIA. (Received 9 a.in.) New York. October U. Router’s ‘London correspondent states that King Constantine lias accepted the resignation of M. Venezelos and the Cabinet, and that Rouniania is despatching troops to the Bulgarian frontier/and taking other extraordinary military measures. Reuter’s adds that according to Petrograd press advices, Bulgaria has rejected the Russian demalid and sent an ultimatum to Serna concerning Macedonia.

3000 GERMAN OFFICERS IN BULGARIAN ARMY. SALONIKA CHFiERS ALLIES. ([Received H. 55 a.m.) Athens, October (5. It is reported that there are three thousand German officers in the Bulgarian army. The population at Salonika ovationed the Allies’ troops, who later started towards Servia. Baron Schenck, the chief German propagandist in Greece, hurriedly quitted Athens for Sofia,

M. VENEZELOS INTERVIEWED. KING FAVORS COALITION CABINET. ■ i, I _ :■ 1 f > . -n' ’ i ) • ■ .. (Received 11.45 a.in.) 1 i -I 1: 1 ’ ' ' ’ 1 1 1 i Athens/ October <O. .M. Venezelos, in an interview, said that after his clear declarations in the Chamber on the Cabinet’s-policy,' and utliicli, were 1 otherwise Well known to the King* 1 the" latte/ infoi'm'ed him that fnVther 1 co-opei’atifin between them had been rendered impossible. Venezelos believes that the King favors a Coalition Cabinet. FRENCH TROOPS LANDED. ■ 1 i . i '• . lil -: r ~ ; Athens,, October 0. is. excitement in coast towns over tbo landing of,the Allied troops. j , i The French consist of white troops, and their first step will he tp guard the Ghevghpli-Velles railway, .which is exposed to Bulgarian attack. The troops will encamp outside the town, pending ther departure, •up-country, in order not to interfere with Greek mobilisation, which’ is going on smoothly. PROTEST FROM GERMANY. - | !W!i Amsterdam, October (3. German newspapers have raised a howl of protest against the lauding, and conclude that Germany is now justified in grabbing Belgium by the throat. Germany has lent Bulgaria 2.) million sterling for the families of reservists, to allay the disaffection of the troops, ; A ROUMANIAN STATEMENT. * London, October (5. The Times’ correspondent at Bucharest says that the Premier received a deputation asking for immediate mobilisation to prevent Rouniania being surrounded. M. Bratiauo replied that there was no need, and the country would not change her attitude.