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NUMBER 8678.
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1915.
PRICE ONE CENT
BERLIN LODGES
OBJECTIONS TO
MOTOR BOAT
SALES TO FOES
Vessels Manufactured in Amer
ioa Used By England in Hunt
ing Down U-Boats and For
. Scouting Purposes.
U.
S. Holds Vessels Are Not
Armed When Shipped and
Are Not Equipped With
Armament En Route.
The German government has
protested to this Government
against the sale and shipment of
fast motor boats to England and the
allies.
It is well known that fast motor
boats are being used by England
in hunting down submarines, for
scouting purposes, and the like. A
number of them have been bought
in this country, shipped abroad and
there fitted out for war purposes.
Up to date, the American Gov
ernment has not seen fit to halt the
sale of motor boats to belligerents.
It is the position of this country
that the boats are not armed when
they leave here and are not fitted
with armament en route. They are
sold to,prjvate parties. If they are
equipped for naval use BbroadTtrTiV
Government does not think it a
matter in which it can be held re
sponsible. Early Announcement of
Agreement in Arabic
Controversy Expected
In a low? conference at the White
House this afternoon, Secretary Lansing
laid before President Wilson the results
of the conference on the Arabic case
between himself and Ambassador on
BernstorlT at 10 30 today
At the close of the conference, which
lasted over half an hour, Secretary
Lansing made no announcement It la
believed, however, that the situation
over the Arabic case Is shap'ng up sat
isfactorily and that an earls announce
ment of progress and posslblj of an
agreement on certain phases of the case
may be expected
Secretary Lansing Indicated that an
early announcement might be possible
The fact that he was evidently not In a
iviiiuii iu nay positively is taken to
mean that It tests with President Wil
son to say whether the terms of the
German disavowal are sat'sfactory
In the conference between Secretary
Lansing and the ambassador the ques
tion of terms which Germany was will
In tp use in disavowing responsibility
for the action of the submarine com
mander was dlscuiscd. The proposition
considered between the President and
secretary Lansing was whether the
language which fount on Uemstorft
ndlcated ho was willing should bo used
In dealing with this avowal and repara
tion was sufiielently spcclllc to meet the
Administrations wishes
The Arnbc controversy for the tlmo
being Is thus apparently reduced to a
question of negotiations over tho exact
terms of an adjustment, which It Is be
lieved will soon bo reached
FILES $5,000 BOND
Last of Three Indicted Officers
of Riggs Bank Fixes Papers
to Retain Freedom.
With no Indlcitlon of when the case
tv III go to trial, Henrv II Flathcr. for
mor cashier of the Rlggs National
Hank, has Mid with the District Su
preme Court a bond for his appearance
when tho perjury Indictment against
himself and two oMcla's of the bank Is
submitted to a turv
Mr. riather. who was on n vacation
when tho grand Juiv returned an Indict
ment last week furnished bond for
15,000 thiough the same suretv com
pany that supplied ball for Messrs
Charles c Olover and William J
Flather, president and one of the vlco
presidents, resectlvelj. of the Hlggs in
stitution The filing of Mr Flathor's bond,
lato viMcrday afternoon. In prohablj
theflnal development In 'he Rlges
Treaauiv Dcpai tumnt contH.v.isy un
til Justice McCov renders a decision
In the civil suit Instituted bv the bank
against decretal v Mrvdnn and Comp
trollei l illlams, who voie charged
with "pcrsecutlnc. the hank and II
legallv withholding certain Interest
moness belongln gto It
Minneapolis Stays Wet;
County Optipn Defeated
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 5.
Minneapolis has declined
to become the largest "dry"
city in the United States. To
day's footings of Monday's
special election figures shows
the "wets" defeated county
option by 8,950 majority.
The voters' ultimatum came as
as distinct shock to the anti
saloon workers, who confi
dently expected a sweeping
victory. Under the statutes,
they cannot again put the
liquor question before the
electorate for three years.
HENRY FORD CALLED
LOUDEST BAGPIPE
Canadian Press Assails Manu
facturer For Utterances Un
favorable to Allies' Loan.
TOrtONTO. Oct. 5, Characterizing-
Henry Ford as one of the "loudest
bagpipes In the squeaking train of
pacifists," and suggesting that Ford s
Canadian patent rights might be be
stowed to better advantage, the Tor
onto press toda launched an cdltorlil
attack on the Detroit manufacturer
for his recent utterances unfavorable
to the Anglo-French loan
Under the caption, "What About a
Tincan for Himself." the Mall-Kmplro.
conservative, governmental orgnh,
says- "As usual with pacifists of his
stripe, Mr. Henry Ford bracketed
Ilrltaln with the monstrous enemy
she Is lighting Mr ForJ Is one of the
loudest bagpipes In the squeaking
train of pacifists He en
Joss certain rights In this country
and If he can not refrain from show
ing antagonism to the war efforts of
our people in bqhalf of Ilrltaln and
civilization. It becomes a question
whether these rights should be con
tinued to him
"If he Is not sufficiently In accord
With the snlrlt of this rnllntrv ml
countenance Canada's course In the'
var, ino ngni to fisnuracture under.
the
patents ne nas registered rere
mlk t. ..... - 1.. a i.
"iS." l "W "c " '"w..
ic neiter ne di ni
nhr... i .u,!, " ordaw should be ..mended in such a way
P8"-i5."i..h50"''! "? ?. '":"nlas to enable money to legally loaned
Thu Glohe characterizes Ford
to the commission r.nH n.iv . hVil, .
wUh'no'eUse'1" h ''r'" '00.,. Kid '
"Mr rnrH-S f.ift1" T ffore'! u hn tnc rK'" '" rrvokft lenses to
... 1 .J ,, '"""re toilen thut he I money brokers upon evldenco of mil
used the offensive words Implies that I conduct or Intimidation on their part
he did use them and Is now ashamed Pawnshops should bo permitted to
of doing so, hut not yet ashamed
enougn, to iranklv own up anil mak.
amends," sajs the Globe.
T
Attaches of Austrian Embassy,
Consular Agents, and Friends
Throng Ship Pier.
NKW YORK, Oct. 5 -President Wll-
son's demand for the recnll of Dr Con
stants Dumba. tho Austro-IIungarlan
ambassador, was fully answered this
afternoon when the foreign envoy
sailed for home on the Holland-American
liner Nleuiv Amsterdam
Protected by the safe conduct ob
tained for him by this Government, the
Ambassador and Mme. Dumba are as
sured of an unmolested passage though
their stiamer puts In at an en- port.
Attaches of the Austro-Hungarlan
cmbassj and tho local consulate nnd
friends of the ambassador thronged
the pier Flow era were banked high
on the deck of the liner Floral trib
utes came from Austrian societies In all
sections of the Fast
Mme Dumb.!. ViVllCloUs and nnnnr-
entls delighted at the prospect of re
luming to Vienna, laugh, d nnd chatted
with f I lends up to the last moment be.
fore sailing All attaches and other of
ficials were rewarded with n bewilder
ing smile ns thev hnueil .loonl. nn,
kissed her hand upon leaving
A cold, drizzling rain was fulling, but
those who have been associated with
tho ambassador In this countrj stood
uncoveied ns the big liner swung nut
from hei pier at lloboken and headul
down tho hi)
IJr Dumoa onsoiuielj refused t give
anv parting message to tho people of
tho United States Asked If he had
an thing to sav, the nmbassadnr turned
shnrply and replied-
lou snouid Know netter than to nsk.
I have said there would be ,m rn.
well message"
Gen. Smith Reappointed
For D. C. Excise Board
Gen. Robert O Smith
se, was today given i
polntment by Fiesldent
of New Pr.
recess rcop
Wilson as a
member of the Fxclse
District of Columbia
Hoard of tho
The appointment will hold pending tho
convening of Congress, when the Presi
dent will send In the nmo again to
the Benato for the full term of three
vears.
2,000 Idle Welsh Coal
Miners Return to Work
NHWPORT, Wales, Oct 1-Two
thousand coal miners at Cwmannn,
who went on strike several divs ago
because sixty non-union miners ir.
cmploved In their colllerv returned to
work todav, having won their point
The sixty nnn-unlonlst Joined the
miner' federation.
SYME URGES
PAWNSHOPS
RUN BY D. C.
Corporation Counsel Would
Furnish Substitute For
"Loan Sharks" Here.
SUGGESTS LOW INTEREST
Says in Report to Commission
ers That Anti-Usury Law
Brings Hardship.
Hstabllshment of municipal pawn
shops In event the private pawnshop
Is not restored In tho District Is one
of the means suggested by Corporation
Counsel Conrad Syme In his annual re
port submitted to the Commissioners to
day to relieve the great hardship that
he declares has been put upon many
deserving people as the result of "the
strict enforcement of the loan shark
law."
The Corporation Counsel, after point
ing out mat all "loan shark concerns
formerly In the District have been
driven out. and that "this community
is now practically free from their op
erations," advocates the amending of
tho law In such a way ns to enable
money to be legally loaned at 2 or pos
sibly W, per centum per month
Law Not Broken.
8everal efforts have been made to
prosecute money lenders doing business
over the District line." sava the report
"IJut the courts have held uniformly
that the oro not engaged In lending
mone within the District of ColmWa,
as provided In the act of Congress
above referred to
"The strict enforcement of the loan
shark law" has worked a great hardship
upon innny deserving people suffering
temporary financial embarrassment,
and who have not established credit
at a bank There Is no place at present
In the District to which such nennla
may anplj for a smalt sum I am very
'strongll of thoonliilnn IhM lh. ,r...nl
' '
"7 '. V"'"' ' K' " " "Kany If
(Marge similar rales of Interest If the
private piwnshop is not restored I be.
Ileve the municipal pawnshop should
nr lie I nngrcsslonal cnnsld ration "
The report shows that In tho Juve.
nile Court during the ear 1.7S3 Infor
mations were hied and that coll Inns
In the sun. of 1(2,107 were made In he.
Inlf of descrtel families lines ng-
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War Duties Keep Him From
Speaking For Harrington.
To Issue Letter.
President Wilson will not take the
stump In Mars land In behalf of the
election next mouth of Kmerson C Har
rlngton, the D.morrntlc candidate for
gov. rnor He so Informed Fnlted Htutes
Senator John Walter Smith, who came
here this morning to lenrn how far tho
Preslil.nt was prepared to go to nld
tho Murvlnnd org.inlzitlon Tho Presi
dent's refustl was based, he explained,
on a desire not to take an uctlve part
In politics while tho European situation
was still unitrtiln He promised, how
over, to give S.nator Smith a letter In
dorsing Harrington The Pnsldent la
understood to hive taken the same posi
tion on tin r.riuest of Fnlted States
Senator James of Kentucky that he
speak In th.it finite
The Presidents political advisers are
said to have b.en Impressed with the
fact that one of the strongest cards
the President will have to play In 1910
s hlH close nttintlon to his duties and
his h.iblt of slaving on tho Job In Wash
ington be nu tor Smith ic.ompanled by Sim
uel k Dennis Fnlted States district at-
l?.rJ!ry ,',nT Murl"'b called at the
While House at noon
"I talked about M.lrvland and tho
campaign, S.n.i..r Smith said He
then wcin. to lh. executive nfn.e. ir.
.oilier with Secretary to the President
Josiph P. Tumuli
Seeks Facts About
U-BoctiSinWng
A report has re iche,i the Oerrmin em
bassy concerning an attempt of the
Herman submarine 1 ..7 lo inU tho
llrltlsh mule transmit Nurcoslan
which has i.cemlj arihed at New
Oi leans.
It Is alleged Hut while the submarine
was attacking the No.cosi.in and was
about to sink her, n It. itlsh trawler
c.mo UP and sank the submarine icr.
man seamen on th, submarine tried to
swim to the linwler hut it Is alleged
were pushed awi and drowned
The embassv Is endeavoring to fcet
further light on Ihe f1C, whlch are o
particular Inler.-st at this time In view
of the contention f ,hl n .,..
that uhmylncs sha'l cerrlse the right
?' 'Ls'.t.n":.f:ftrc ' .nn " warning the
B the
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M4w mm v.mw imvai veseels.
WILSON DECLINES TO
Lusitania Buttons
Within Neutrality Law
The Department of Justice to
day was asked to decide
whether sale of buttons bear
ing the German escutcheon,
with a red stain labeled
"Lusitania," is a violation of
American neutrality.
The Attorney General held it
violated no neutrality statute,
but referred the question to
the Postmaster General to
determine whether postal
laws are violated.
The "Society of the Lusitania,"
sells the buttons. Prescott
Simpson, of Cleveland, signs
the literature.
1Y
SPANGLE CLUE
10 $75,000 THEFT
Little Ornament From Evening
Gown May Betray McMillan
Gem Robber.
NEW TORK. Oct. E-A tiny spangle.
such as glitters on an evening gown
under the lights of a ballroom or a din
ner party, Is the apparently sufficient
clue held today by detectives who have
been investigating the McMillan Jewelry
which lost to Mrs. James McMillan,
widow of the Senator from Michigan,
fit roo worth of gems.
These detectives are still convinced
that It was "an Inside Job," but no ar
lests will be made Nor Is It likely ar
rests will be made, according to reports
today from Manchester-by-the-hca,
whero Mrs McMillan had her summer
home
A detective savs he has located In the
house at Manchester a dress covered
with spangles similar to the small piece
that stuck to his fingers when he peered
about In the empty Jewel case of ' the
aged and wealthy widow.
Sherlock Holmes Tale.
The. plot of the story, so far as It hat
been worked out, has all the elements of
a Sherlock Holme tale.
The New York Insurance firm which
lnured ICCOf worih of th stolen Jew.
elry in ready to pay lh mone George
Stevens, of the insurance firm, said tig
iiitlcantly today
"We shall pay the Insurance right
away. The assured wanted the Jewels
back and dll not want the money If the
Jewels could be found
"We have had two firms of detectives
at work on the case, and the sum total
of their work Is that It was 'an Inside
jon 'I here s no nrosoett of anv .
rest In the case, and nothing remains
nut tor us to pay tne insurance '
Coincident with this statement. John
I. Hall of Itoston there Issued a state
ment indlgnsntlj denving the Intimation
that someone Intimately connected with
in Mc.viinan household may have com
mltted the robbery. Mr Hall, counsel
.or .Mrs .McMillan, asserted that "we
took the rase from a detective agency
nfter It had had ample opportunity to
accomplish something, and have pla.ed
It In the hands of the local and State
ponce,
From Detroit today came a report
quoting Philip McMillan, son of the
robbed woman, as saving there was a
oinner party at mo McMillan house the
night of the robberv, August 7 Here
tofore It had been said by members of
the famllv that Mrs McMillan and her
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They Are Believed Dead, Wh'le
Three Others of Foreign
Legion Are in Hospitals.
PARIS, Oct 5 -Thirteen Americans,
nttached to the foreign legion, arc
missing, nnd believed to have been
killed In the Clnmpagne lighting, ac
cording to word brought hero today.
Three others were wounded and are In
hospitals
The missing are Frederick Zlnn. Rat
tle Creek, Mich : Flow Nelson. Mil
waukee; Lieut. Charles Sweeney for
merly of West Point, James Dowd.
Hrooklvn. David King, Providence It
I , Frederick Capdeville. Paul Kavelka,
Robert Roubrlan, Alan S Fgnr and Fd
mond C C Genet, all of New York,
Jack Casey, former New York car
toonist, whoso home Is said to be In
California, Hob Scanlon. negro pugilist,
Frank Musgrnvc, New Orleans
The wounded are D W. Thoran, of
South Dakota suffering from bullet
wounds in thojiead, Dr David Wheeler,
of lioston, Arctic explorer, whose leg
was shnltflied, and Charles Trlnknrd,
of New York, who has two bullets In
his shnuldei.
Young Genet, who Is among the miss
ing, Is said to be a grandson of Gover
nor Clinton of New York
Clara Morris Receives
Large Income For Life
NEW YORK. Oct 5 Fortune nt last
has come to the n'd of Clan Morris,
who vcors ago was noted as America's
greatest emotional actress
Hv Ihe will of her late brother-in-law,
Samuel W, Harriot, tho blind and bed
ildden actress gets a life Incojne from
;n Oflfl
Removed.
nm Washington-Sunset Route from
W5 F fit N W lo PIl O St N. XV. A, J.
Foiton, General Axent. Advk
PETROGRAD ULTIMATUM
TO BULGARIA DELAYED;
ALLIES
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British Positions Sustain Counter-offensive
Northwest of
Lens.
HOURLY ATTACKS OCCUR
Foes in Combat From La Bassee
Canal South to Arras in Bay
onet Charges.
PARIH, Ocf 15 A thunderous fire of
artillery, evidently In preparation for
a new infantry onslaupht wss reported
from the Champagne region In the lat
est dlspttchea received here today The
cannonading Is partleularlv heavy on
the French wings, where the strongest
attacks agiinst the German lines have
been directed since the nllled offensive
began
French artlllerv exploded a German
train north nt Verdun, near Ornes ac
cording to this afternoon's official
rnmmunlo.ue Roth In the Artols and
Champagne regions. French nnd Ger
man nrttller) Increased tiulr irtlvlty
throughout the night, but no Important
lnfar.tr actions occurred A French
nlr squadron dropped fifty bombs on
the station of lllaches, near Peionne
"In the Artols region a violent bom
bardment occmred last night." raid the
official communique "There, was honih
sn.i io-rcn. ruining in Tin region of
Quennevleres ifouth of Arms., Vlo-Sur-Alsne
and the plateau of Nouvron
"In th Champagne region, nn artll
lerv exchange continued throughout the
night neir Vedegrnnde, the Nav-irln
farm and Poualn hill
"In the Argonne there wis trench
flghtlnr with grenades and petards near
Courtes Chasses and I.a Fille Morte."
Hammer British I'osIh,
From Ihe I-i Hossee cinnl south to
Arras, bloodv trench fighting with
bombs nnd hnvoncts has len going on
without cessation for three divs The
Germans apparently are hammering
with the crentest force against the
llrltlsh positions nnrthwist of lens,
where they have made some MUht
progress
On the French front, north of rros,
minor works are changing hinds with
the greatest frcquenc Attacks nnd
counter attacks occur hourlj
German detachments, swept out of a
trench portion, return to the attack
with re-enforcements, and fresh bomb
supplies, and win bnck the lost ground,
onlv'to lose It again In a new French
attack. With both sides In close grap
ple, artllermen must content them
selves with shelling reserves being
brought up from the reir
The aerial casualties have been In
crenslnglv henvj for several d.ijs. It Is
admitted here
Berlin Claims Capture
Of Trench Northwest of
Givenchy From French
RERUN (via I.ondnn). Oct 1 Ger
man troops not onI repulsed all enemy
attacks on the western front vosterday,
hut captured a trench section from tho
French on a hill northwest of Glvencnv,
the war ofllcc nnnounced this after
noon "North of I.oos we repulsed English
grenade attack," said the nfllclal state
ment "Northwest of Glvonchv we re
captured u trenih s.ctlon roicntlv tnken
bv the French on the irest of one of tho
hills
"In the Champagne region the enemv
he.ivll) bombarded a German position
northwest of Soualn, but our artillery
prevented the enom from advancing
"In the Argonne, near Vauquols, we
blew up numerous enemy mine positions
"Enemv airmen bombarded Biaches
without damage '
Armenian Tutors
At Harpoot Killed
Professor at Euphrates College
Who Took Prize at Princeton
Is Executed.
.NEW YORK, Oct 5 Mans Armenian
piofessois of Euphrates College, at
Harpoot. have been tortured and killed
b the Turks, nicmdlng to a statement
given out todij In the Nitlonal Al
meida and India Rellif Vssoclatlon
"A proftssor who took .1 prize of J21
In Princeton for the list En.,ll,,li essiv
on 'Comparative Religions two vonrs
ago, has been oxtcuted though ho had
not the faintest tonneitlon with nnv
rcvolutlonai v pait." It was stated
"His daughter of twelve wis married
to a Turkish nftlcer to savi her from
the soldiers, and Iho innlhei ind other
children deported '
Tieatment of u phans In Armenli
Is frightful, aciordlng to letters fnin
resldonts of that muntiv to the as
sociation Jealousy of the Turks of
their progress In the sihnols main
tained b the at social Ion, ami sup
ported hv Amcrltnn mono), Is the real
cause of their 111 treatment, it Is said
Other letters describe how mothers,
accompanied b ihlldien with swollen
and bleeding feet, have been drlv. n
Into the desarts, wharo certain dtnth
by narration await them.
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GEN. JEAN J. C. JOrt'RE.
JOFFRE PREDICTS
DECISIVE VIM
Allies Prepared to Deliver
Knockout Punch Greatest
Offensive Is Now Due.
Tho United Tress has just re
ceived by mail the followiiiB
inscription of the preparations
which preceded the bcpinninK
of the allied offensive under
dato of September 11, intimat
ins that the great allied of
fensive, which actually was
launched eight days later, was
about to begin.
For obvious reasons the story
would not have passed the cen
sor had it been cab'ed .it that
time.
By WILLIAM THILIP SIMMS.
PARIS. Sept 17 "In the scale of
human hazards, the allies have 80
chances In 100 of scoring a decisive
Victor) over the Germans when tho
genernl offensive begins"
This statement was mado by Gen
eral Joffro to his life-long bosom
friend, the editor of the Dcpeche de
Toulouse, I am reliably Informed.
General Joffre did not say when the
great offensive was to start, but the
Impression prevails that the allies
are now reidy to an eyelash In
higher circles It Is believed the of
fensive Is about due.
General Joffiu told his friend that
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T,
DECLARE GERMANS
Berlin Insists Military Plans
Have Not Even Been
Changed By Allies' Drive.
Ri:itUN (via wireless to Sa v lllo).
Oct 5 I he allies attempted lo break
the Oirnian lines In tho west not
only failed, but It did not even alter
the inllllarv plans of the Gorman gen
eral staff, It was stated toda)
Nn now regiments wero sent to the
western front to meet the Anglo
I''remh atta.k, It was offlclall stnted
One division vvhlih was about lo leave
the western front for anothei scene
of operations was detained on the
German fiont, but no reinforcements
worn suit
'Ihe war of lice todaj mado public
the lopj of an order said to have
been Issued hv tho commander of in
llngllsh division nn the eve of the
great offensive declaring that "on Ihe
coming battle dtpands the fat of
futur Brltiib feneration."
ATTACK
SOFIA GIVEN UNTIL
TODAY TO REPLY
Foreign Office Handed Russian
Note Only Yesterday No
Explanation Given.
ACTIVITY IN BLACK SEA
Abandonment of Grecian Neu
trality Implied in Landing of'
Allies' Troops.
LONDON, Oct. 5. Russia's
twenty-four-hour ultimatum was
handed to the Bulgarian foreign
office at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, according to Petrograd dis
patches. Since the twenty - four - hour
period in which Bulgaria must
reply did not begin until the ulti
matum was delivered, Bulgaria has
until 4 o'clock this afternoon, Pet
rograd time, in which to back down
from her menacing attitude.
No explanation was made for
the delay in presenting the Russian
ultimatum.
DELAY OF TEXT.
The Russian minister at Sofia was in
structed to hand Russia's message to
Ihe Rulcarlan foreign office nt 4 p m.
on hundiy and lo leave Sofia at th
s-imo hour jesterdaj If no satisfactory
aiswer wis forthcoming.
All telegraphic messages to and from
Rulgiiln have b.en greitly delacd and
it Is bell.ved postlble the text of the
ultimatum did not reich the Russian le
gation nt .Sofia until vestcrday.
In some quaiters, Tctrograd dl
patclKS sose-ted, It is believed that the
Rulgnriin censor may have purposely
held up the communication to give his
government more time to complete it
mobilization, though this opinion is not
shared by the Russian foreign office
The fact that the Russian minister
hits been ill was given as another pos
sible reason for the delay.
T.icit abandonment of Grecian neu
trally Is implied in the admission of
Premier Venlzelos that the Athenian
government had taken no steps to pro
test against the landing of an Anclo
Flinch oxi'ditlonar force In Salonllo,
to protect the Nlsh-balonlka railroad
from the expected Rulcarlan dash across
the border.
Withdrawal of every territorial offw
to llulgarla and complete abandonment
of negotiations with tho Ilulgarlan gov
ernment on the pint of the llrltlsh and
Ircnch foreign offices further empha-i-lzis
the seriousness of the Balkan
situation, according to dispatches ftai
Athens,
Dash On Nish.
Mow largo an allied expeditionary
furcu has been landed near Salonika
U unknown. The newspaper wero
pcrm'ltea tojay to print Athena dis
patches reporting the landing and it
la ai-iumed here that this force was
uilenuaielv supplied with artillery to
1'ieei Iho expected Bulgarian Invasion
sf .Serbia.
The Pulsars are expected to at
tempt a swift dash upon the NUh
bolonlka ra!lwa.
Rome and Athens had reports to.
day of a great military activity both
at Odessa and Sebastopol. declaring;
that Russia was preparing to trans,
port a large expedition to the Bul
garian Black sea coast.
Roumania Neutral.
For the present military men In
London take little stock In these re
ports They doubt Unit the Czar will
attempt any Invasion of llulgarla.
Press dispatches, announcing tbt
Roumania has decided to remain no.
trnl, at lenst for the present, caused
no great surprise Though the allies
hoped fin Roumanian aid In event of
Bulgaria's entrj into Iho war, recent
dispatches fiom Buehnrest have In
dicated that Roumania would take net
Immediate steps to aid Rorbla.
Bulgaria Pledged to
Cut Railway From
Nish to Salonika
ROM!:, Oct 5 -Bulgtrla, Austria, and
ficrnnn) signed an agreement several
weeks ago for Joint military action
against rbla, nccordlng to the Milan
nevvspripet Corrlere Delia Sera.
Bulgaria the newspaper Mrtd,
plertied herself to Invade Serbia with
fix (UvUlon In the Nbh-Pirot raftta.