In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 30, 11 January 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

TP E ATTACK CM SALONIKA, PILLAGERS GROSS THE FRONTIER SLUMP IN PRO-GERMANISM. UnUKD i’UKSS ASSOCIATION. London, January 8. Salonika messages agree that the Bulgars and Germans are about to commence a march against Salonika. French estimates are that the battles will begin in from ten to fourteen days. The Greek consent to a Bulgarian entry has excited the Green army. Athens fears the Bulgarian behaviour, pillaging and outrages, will inflame the army and compel Greece to enter the war.

Air scouts report that a large Bulgarian detachment crossed the frontier, pillaging villages. Masses of troops are passing Doiran and Ghevgeli, and there are 15,000 at Monastir. Tiie total frontier force is estimated at four German and seven Bulgarian divisions.

Paris points out that the enemy’s strength is.. iimlequatp,. as, we have 210,000 men at Salonika,' holding an immensely strong .line- to the west and north-east of the .city.' General Sarrail has complete command. The enemy Powers’ protest against the arrest of Consuls was couched in extraordinary«tennsp;alleging that it was an attack on civilisation, and threatening energetic (measures against Greece. '' Mr Jefferies says there is a slump in pro-Germanism throughout ' Greece. It is worthy of note that the people are heaping kindness on the Allies. The pro-German press is fiercely assailing the Government. Despite having given permission of entry to the Bulgarians, King Constantine'is most uneasy. He fears the army, and sees a prospect of Greece rising up against the Bulgarians.

REPRISALS FOR CONSULS’ arrest. Amsterdam, January 10. As a reprisal for the arrest ot Consuls at Salonika, Turkey has ordered the arrest of Anglo-French officials left in charge of the embassies, and as a reprisal for the arrests of other Turks at Salonika one thousand sub-, jects of the Entente Powers have been interned.

ENEMY AEROPLANES ACTIVE. Paris, January 10. \ communique states; Enemy aeroplanes bombed the Allied cantonments at Salonika, but the damage was insignificant, and we brought down one plane. " ; ; .i ’ a \~J v ' ■