ROUMANIA'S FIRM STAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 35, 11 October 1915, Page 5

ROUMANIA'S FIRM STAND.

BE BLOCKED. ' ; TTnited Phebs Association. '"■ | Bucharest, October '9. : Austro-Gerpuny again'--demanded the transit of goods towards Bulgaria through Roimlania. The latter has replied'that she/ adheres 'to her 1 decision to hold up ''munitions. ' BULGARIA'S FINAL PREPARATIONS. (Received S).3J) a.m.) Borne, October !). Bulgaria is making final preparations., the General Staff haye left for the Servian front, and an attack is expected in two days.

FIGHTING OF FIERCEST CHARj ACTER, ~. ' , lypfidoii, October 10. [' Renter states fl thatj a,, telegram just received declares that there is no room • to doubt that the attack on Serbia is • the long-exnected German offensive. ■ The fighting along the whole fronier is . described as being of the fiercest [ character. Heavy artillery ar© em- .'•■. ployed, and so far the enemy are be- . ing kept more or less in band. "HOME TO ROOST." [ (Received 10.20 a.m.) Sofia, October !). - . The Bulgarian Minister at Servia ■ has returned to Bulgaria: i 1 ! Vl' AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION THE GREEK KING AND THE PREMIER.. (Received 9.30 a.m.) Athens, October 9. The newspaper Kairoi states: After the mobilisation order was signed, the King asked j)d.' Yenizelos what was the purpose of concentrating a large army on the Macedonian frontier? M. Yenizelos replied: Firstly, to defend the country; secondly, to assist Servia if,Bulgaria attacks her. King Constantine said he agreed regarding the defending of Greece but did not consider it desirable that Greece should, aid Servia. M. Yenizelos recalled the treaty, and King Constantine said Servia bad refused to help Greece against Turkey in May. 1914. He added that M. Yenizelos himself bad not desired to send an army -when the Eentente asked Orecce to help Servia against Austria : on the contrary, he had demanded as a condition, they should have Roumanian co-operation. Bulgarian, neutrality, and military help from Britain, France and Russia. To-day, concluded King Constantine, the Aus-tro-Gernians number bull' a million, and the Bulgarians .'IOO,OOO, and the Russian retreat prevents Roumania helping the Servians.