BALKANS.
SECRET SERVICE I :'.Ji'S STORY. ROUMANIA FOR THE ALLIES. BULGARIA SWAMPED WITH GERMANISM. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, Jan. ">O. The spy, who dined with the Kaiser, passed four peaceful days in Roumania. The Assembly was thoroughly proAlly, especially pro-French, and particularly hating Austria-Hungary. The whole of the Roumanian army was crazy for war. Closed blinds on the railway carriages indicated that military operations were proceeding. Officers were dissatisfied with the slowness of the progress of the Allies, but firm believers in their eventual victory, assuring him that no influence or pressure could induce them to join Germany.
The newspapers publish much French and Italian army news... The British Government should .emulate this. The country was oveivrnn with Herman spies and Germans were publishing many ttoumanian newspapers. . Bribery, was rife. The Germans, endeavoring to keep Ronmania neutral, exaggerated mishaps to the Allies, pointing out.the hopelessness of the struggle.
Tlu- chief theme was flip retirement from the Dardanelles. The effect of the English defeats and withdrawal was had: neveitheless tlie Roumanians were good judges of the Prussian character, and would sooner fight to the last man than submit to Prussian despotism. Bulgaria's attitude to the Allies was difficult to analyse. The majority of the people were not cordial to thcTurcoGerman alliance. The politicians, probably frightened and bought, had not yet found symptoms of affection for Britain. The people knew nothing of Britain, but understood Germany, thanks to the indefatigable German newspaper work In the schools there were perpetual cinema exhibitions!. The Bulgarian train windows were painted white in order to prevent passengers looking out. Sofia was practically Germany, swaggering German officers being everywhere. The occupation was as firmly established as that of Constantinople. In Turkey the Germans bribed the Arab chiefs to' fight the English by gifts of money, jewellery, horses and Circassian girls.'
In Bulgaria the wily Germans handed over to the treacherous Bulgars all the Serbian loot, which was seen everywhere. The system of bribery was effectual. Hulgar and German officers were seen fraternising and German soldiers and Hulgar girls swoethcarting. No sugar was obtainable in Bulgaria, but black bread W'as supplied for tickets. There was p. shortage of coal. Already Bulgaria was feeling degrees of poverty under her German masters, which, if the Allien fomented political trouble, would result in dissension, despite German cajolery, rifts »id promises.
THE ROI'MANIAN SITUATION. A GERMAN* VIEW. Amsterdam, Jan. 30. The Tageblatt's Sofia correspondent says that four-fifths of the Roumanians fit for service are under arras. The majority of the troops are on the Rou-manian-Bulgarian frontier. The troops on the Bessarabian frontier have not received exceptional reinforcements. The bulk of the Roumanian heavy artillery is along the frontiers of Bulgaria and Hungary. The Entente does not conceal its expectation that wlien the muchadvertised general offensive begins Ronmania and Greece will be forced to join the Entente. We ought, therefore, to request Roumania for an explanation of her attitude.
IN ALBANIA ESSAD PASHA JOINS ITALIAN FORCES. Paris, Jan. 30. Le Matin saya that the Italians in Albania have definitely made a junction with Essad Pasha, and are fortifying Valona and elsewhere in order to bar the enemy's advance. Essad Pasha, interviewed by Le Petit Parisien, said that Albania was facing many dangers, but, however terrible the situation, his decision was irrevocably with the Allies till death. , . £ HINT TO GRECE., London, Jan. 30. The Observer's Athens correspondent says that the Allies hinted to Greece that it would be to her interest to demobilise. : ..... BULGAR BOASTING. KAISER WINS BULGARIA'S HEART. Amsterdam, Jan. 30. M, Lizoff, Bulgarian Minister in Berlin, interviewed by the Koelnische Zeitung, said the Kaiser had won Bulgaria's heart. He presented Bulgaria with the entire German booty in Serbia, including 300 guns and material valued at 35 million marks. It was feared that the Entente would compel Greece to submit to their behests, but if it came to the worst the Quadruple Alliance was powerful enough to subjugate Greece. AUSTRIAN BOOTY. London, Jan. 30. An Austrian communique says that inclusive of captures at Lovtehen, the. booty includes 314 guns, 50,000 rifles, and 50 machine-guns. . - t NOT GOING Rome, Jan. 30. The Kaiser is abandoning the iourney from Nish to Constantinople. This is due to the discovery of a plot against
NOTES FROM SALONIKA. THE MON3STIR AIE RAID. OCCUPATION OF KARABURNU. Received Jan. 31, 9.30 p.m. Salonika, Jan. 31, The Germans are placing a hig gun at Anzac. with the object of bombarding Tmbros. The French raid at Pazabli destroyed live hundred tents. The military casualties in the air raid on Monastir amounted to five hundred. The occupation of Knrabnrnii was necessary owing to a Herman submarine torpedoing a British transport, which was carrying mules, a few days ago, while in Greek waters. The vessel was beached and most of the mules were saved.
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