In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 3, 7 December 1915, Page 5

In the Balkans

'QRMfijE,- A#P JH? ALLIES. |taj ,■■■■,■: 7/i...;(,!/.) i.«,:,..' ittix-.H •., • ■*\ di Ml " ;, •,.■■■; j .;.. • advice to the entente. '.[ ','<. .new.note to .c^re'ec^.,'',!.. United Press Association. i .->'■> 1(311 London, December 6, ; Dr Dillon, writing from Rome, spys that there is consternation at Gr sect's refusal to give the Entente the giuuautees' required, and 'the conviction that the Allies' prospects of success are vanishing, is growing throughout Greece. Elopuent appeals to the national interestare now useless, unless stiffened by an irresistible military and naval force. The Greeks a«y> quick sift bluff from business, and do not believe' .that the • Allies are capable of swerving from their"money 1. I r P9liJ 1* ' ->i\; ffiiir t'±l< . ~, , . of, hesitancs in council and driblets m njiUtary measur.es. If the! Allies sent four, hundred thousand men to the Balkans they might gain a million, including Serbia's hundred and, fifty thousand and and Houmania's forces. The Allies ought to deploy a force on an impressive scale. The policy of pin-pricks is merely mischievous.

The Central News correspondent at Paris saysVthat Greece continues to imprudently offer to re-imbark our men under the protection of Greek troops.

•; The Allies have replied to the latest Greek Note, formulating fresh pioposals, which Greece is considering. Many Serbians have entered Greece, and have not been disarmed, armies have concentrated at Sish.

ENEMY'S PLAUSIBLE STORY. GERMANS TO WITHDRAW FROM SERBIA! (Received 8.15 a.m.) Copenhagen, December 6. Telegrams declare that as the Austrians and Bulgarians are able to defeat the Anglo-French in Serbia, the Germans are withdrawing and proceeding to other fronts. „ A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Received 10.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, December 6. South of Genica and north-east of Ipek, Montenegrin and Serbian detachments were thrown back. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. London, December 5. A German communique states: —We captured several hundred prisoners in the fighting near Plevljo. The Bulgarians arrested the Serbians, who were retreating south-west of Prizrend, defeating them and capturing over a hundred guns, and great quantities of war material, including two hundred motor-cars. The authorities at Monastir cordially received the entry of the German and Bulgarian detachments. Sofia officially announces that the Nish-Sofia railway has been restored. It is noteworthy that the Nish to Belgrade line is still cut.

General Mackensen has issued a proclamation to Serbia, seeking to gain the goodwill of* a people whose country has been laid waste. Ho declares: "We have beaten the Serbian army, and will continue to fight them

as long as they resist, but we are not fighting the Serbian people, whoso lives and property are safe." He recommends refugees to return to their homes, resume their business, submit to military orders, and thus enable the Germans to help them regain thenformer prosperity. Salonika messages indicate that Bulgaria is tiring of war. Socialists and peasants from the interior made a demonstration before the Royal Palace at Sofia. The police dispersed them, killing and wounding several. There are 240,000 Bulgarians, in the field, and there is some unrest amongst them, as they fear the nonfulfilment of the promise that they would be allowed to return to their homes at Christmas.

It is believed that the Austro-Ger-mans in Serbia now number 70,000. The Vossiche Zeitung estimates the Anglo-French on the Balkans front at 80.000, in strongly defended positions 'at Kentping and Ardar Pass. Near Krivolak the Bulgarians vainly endeavored to dislodge the Allies from th©> [positions. At Doiran tho Allies bombarded and desroyed a Bulgarian battlement,