In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 59, 15 February 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

1 ROUMAHIA MORILIBED. COMPLETING STRATEGIC DEFENCES. .TEUTON APPROACHFS REPELLED POLICY OF ARMED NEUTRALITY. Uktt«ti PttKss Association. (Received 11.10 a.m.) Paris, February 1 I. The Daily Review states tJiat the mobilisation of Roumania lias been completed, and the authorities are calling up the last class. The general .staff is completing the defences of the Carpathians and the hanks of the Danube. The Bulgarian Minister at Bucharest endeavored to show the Premier that ho ought to unite with Bulgaria and Germany and attack Russia, hut. M. Bratia.no maintained that their policy was one of armed neutrality. ROUMAMIA IN DANCER ! THE KAISER'S THREAT, Rome February 14. I] Bucharest correspondent istates that diplomatists have received information that the Kaiser, when replying to the King of Bulgaria's question regarding Roumania, remarked that if the latter disbelieves the fate of Belgium, because Belgium is distant, he hones she will not he blinded to the spectacle of Serbia, and, if that does not waken her from her dreams, the Austro-Germari-7. Bulgars, and Turks have sufficient troops to throw across the. Danube towards""*ucharest. Tt is understood that the Bulgarians and Germans' are anxious to clearly ascertain Roumania's final attitude hefore attacking Salonika. A REQUEST FOR PEACE. OVERTURES FROM BULGARIA. Athens, February 13. The statement is confirmed that Bulgaria has made overtures to the Entente for a separate peace.