THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1915, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

GREECE'S ATTITUDE. CAUSES ALARM IN ITALY. NO TIME FOR WORDS. Received Dee. 0, 8.30 p.m. • London, Dee. 6. Dr. Dillon, writing from Rome, says that tllere is consternation at Greece's refusal to give the Entente the guarantees required, and the conviction that the Allies' prospects of success are vanishing, is growing throughout Greece. Eloquent appeals to the national interest are now useless, unless still'ened by an irresistible military and. naval force. The Greeks are quick to sift bluff from business, and do not believe that the Allies are capable of swerving from their policy of hesitancy in council and driblets in military measures. If the Allies sent four hundred thousand men to the Balkans they mi "lit gain a million, including Serbias' hundred and fifty thousand and Greece's and Rouraania'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 says that Greece continues to imprudently offer to re-imbark our men under the protection of Greek troops. ALLIED TROOPS THREATENED. Paris, Dec. 5. The Echo de Paris says that it is incontestable that the Germans, marching to Bulgaria, sent munitons and supplies ahead. We may expect important German and Bulgarian forces soon to begin an enveloping movement against the Cerna-Strupinitza front. The enemy, with Greek complicity, will not hesitate to use Greek territory to the east of the Allies' positions in order to cut the Salonika railway. The time for prudence with Greece has gone and we must act vigorously if we are going to persevere so that our troops may have liberty of movement. NEW NOTE TO GREECE. AUSTRIAN'S AT NISH. Received Dec. <i, 8.5 p.m. London, Dec. 5. The Allies have replied to the latest Greek Note, formulating fresh proposals, which Greece is considering. Many Serbians have entered Greece, and have not been disarmed, It is reported that the Austrian armies have concentrated at Nish. GREEK PRESS BITTER. DISTURBING PORTENTS. Paris, Dec. 5. The Salonika correspondent of Le Journal states that, despite reliable reports of disaffection at Sofia, it would be unwise if the Allies founded their hopes on them and became exposed to the danger of being stuck fast in a trench war the issue of which it would be impossible to foresee, unless the Russians had already penetrated Bulgaria. The Greek press is daily growing more bitter and is already circulating lying rep#rts that 200,900 Germans have arrived on the Greek frontier. Events must soou come to a head, and tile Allies should profit by the liberty of movement while there is yet time. Already there arc Bulgarian concentrations of a disturbing character at Oehrida. THE GREEK CENSOR. A GERMAN SPY. London, Dee. 5. The Observer states that M. Skouloudis has informed correspondents that telegrams must be censored by M. Jean Larren. The latter proves to be Baron von Schene's tool, and a Turkish Legation spy. The matter has been brought to the notice of the Allied Legations. ITALY'S HELP. EXPEDITION TO LAND IX ALBANIA. Rome, Dec. 5. The SFampa declares that an Italian expedition will soon land in Albania. The first contingent will be engineers, who will improve the roads and establish connections. v " MYSTERIOUS ROUMANIA. , POLICY NOT EXPLAINED. Bucharest, Dec. 5. Official: The military, from Monday, are commandeering all steamers and other craft in Roumanian waters belonging to foreigners. M. Bratianu, in the Senate, refused explanations of the Government's policy. BULGARIAN POLICY. THE FATE OF SERBIA New York, Dec. S. A Berlin message states that M. Radoslavoff (Premier of Bulgaria), interviewed by the Berliner Tageblatt, says the Bulgarian Government intends to annex the regions carrying Bulgarian population. Austro-Hungary will take measures to ensure their freedom iiom Serbian intrigue. The fate of the rest of Serbia is not foretold. Developments, he adds, have not impaired the relations existing between Greece and Bulgaria. WELCOMED AT MONASTIR. A GERMAN STORY. Received Dec. (i, 8.15 p.m. London, Dec. 5. A German communique states:—We captured several hundred prisoners in the fighting near Plevlje. 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 motorcars. The authorities at Monastir cordially received the entry of the German *nd Bulgarian d.ta.li_a.u.s,