ALLEGED BULGARIAN STATEMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1915, Page 5

ALLEGED BULGARIAN STATEMENT.

GERMANY PRAISED. PROMISED BRIBES COMPARED. Received Oct. 11, 7.50 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 10. A Bulgarian statement published in the Frankfurter Zeituns says that Germany deserves praise for giving Bulgaria financial aid, adding that after the Bucharest treaty she gave a loan without political conditions, and also maintained Bulgarian credit by means of a recent loan. The document proceeds: "Serbia is Bulgaria's greatest enemy. She is Russia's spoiled darling-. Russia will never agree to favor Bulgaria at Serbia's expense. The Entente demanded that Bulgaria should participate in the war as soon as possible, and place her army at the. Entente's full disposal; also that Bulgaria must take Constantinople and give it to Russia. Bulgaria would receive the Enos-Midia frontier line, and an inadequate compensation in Serbian -Macedonia, wherefor Serbia was to be compensated ut Austria's expense. Germany offered Bulgaria, if she rc'rnained neutral, all Macedonia, also friendly mediation with Turkey for the cession of the Dede-Agateh line and the right bank of the M'aritza. Furthermore, if Bulgaria gave military assistance, she would receive great additional territory at Serbia's expense, including portions of old Serbia, also giving a frontier on the Danube with AustriaHungary.

VIOLENT STREET FIGHTING. AN AUSTRIAN STATEMENT. Received' Oct. 11, 9 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 11. Our troops on the Serbian front are successfully advancing northward ot Obrenovac. German regiments cleared Belgrade of the enemy after violent street fighting, and our Allies lower down have reached the south bank of the Danube where they dislodged the enemv from several positions.

SERBIANS' HEROIC DEFENCE. GUARDING THE MAIN* RAILWAY. Received Oct. 11, I) p.m. Paris, Oet. 11. Since Wednesday, the garrison had defended Belgrade heroically, the forts firing incessantly. The Austriaus crossed the Save near Zabrez, where sanguinary lighting continues. The Serbians held up the Germans on the Danube near Ram, despite terrific artillery lire and repeated attacks which involved exceedirgly heavy German losses. Twenty thousand Serbians are guarding the railway, thus ensuring the safety of the Saionika to Nisli communications.' ASLEEP AGAIN? Received Oct. 11, 11,35 p.m. Alliens, Ocf. 11. i he British Legation had unimpeachable information of the existence of tile secret Bulgar-Gcrman treaty. NEW METHODS URGED. AN ALLIED EXECUTIVE. Received Oct. 11, 8.25 p.m. Milan, Oct. 10. 11 Corrierc Delia Sera urges new methods of dealing with the Balkans, ami advocates an executive committee in one of the Allies' capitals to facilitate diplomatic agitation ;ind co-ordinate military eftorts, even to tin- renunciation ot separate commands, in their collective interests. Only thus will they be able to counteract Austro-Gerniany's greatest advantage of central position and organisation

WATCHING THE CAME. ROUMANIA WORKED. Received Oct, 11, 11,35 p.m. Bucharest, Oct. 11. Bulgaria has asked Koumania to facilitate tile transit of six thousand Bulgarians from Germany and Austria, 'but the Quadruple Entente has requested Roumaniu to see that they are not in reality German officers and specialists.