CRISIS DEMANDS MORE MEN

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 5

CRISIS DEMANDS MORE MEN

. I THE THREAT TO SERVIA GREECE AND BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY NEW ARMY FOR RUSSIA ITALIANS MAKING AN ADVANCE

The EnglisK Labour Party is about to enter on an ! extensive recruiting campaign to vindicate the voluntary system. Its manifesto makes a strong appeal. Failure to appreciate the seriousness of the situation is a reason given for the laxity/ in enlisting. It is stated that Greece is about to declare her benevolent neutrality towards the Entente. The troops landed at Salonika are departing rapidly for Servia. The landing was just m time to prevent the Greco-Servian railways being torn up. There are conflicting statements as to the number of Austro-German troops threatening Servia, the estimates being from 500,000 down to 100,000. Bulgaria's reward for assisting in the German attack on Servia is to be the possession of Servian Macedonia and a free hand to" settle accounts with Greece. Russia is preparing a fresh army of two million men for the spring campaign. Evidence is accumulating of the gradual change for the better on this front. Violent fighting is proceeding in the Dvinsk region. An important advance towards Rovereto in the Trentino district is reported to have been made by the Italian forces. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VICTORY OR DEFEAT RESTS WITH THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ENLISTED LABOURS RECRUITING MANIFESTO (By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright.) (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received October 9 8 a.m.) ■ LONDON, Bth October. The Labour Party's recruiting manifesto states : — "In no time in history has the nation been faced with a crisis of such gravity. "Under the voluntary system England has raised great armies, but if the principle is to be vindicated at least 30,000 recruits weekly must be raised to maintained ithe efficiency of the armies and secure such a victory as 'will free the world of the fear of the military tyranny of Germany. "Thousands of men of military age and fitness have failed to join the colours, for whom equipment and. munitions are ready. We appeal to them to take up immediately their share of the burden, and preserve the vital interests of the nation. "It is not want of courage that prevents men enlisting, but the failure to ! appreciate the seriousness of the situation, j . *We know that defeat or inconclusive peace mean, not only loss of pres- j tige to the nation, and the certainty that the conflict will be renewed in a few years, but the loss of those personal liberties which it has taken centuries ' ' of effort to win. j •'Responsibility for victory ov defeat rests upon those who have not yet j responded to the call.' 1 (Press Association.) VINDICATING VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE. LONDON, Bth October. The Trades Union Congress, the General Federation of Trades Unions, and the Labour Party are elaborating an extensive plant of campaign to secure recruits. This is the last effort to prove the possibility of retaining the voluntary - principle. It includes a conference with local Trade Unionists in various parts of the country, wherein the responsibility of Labour in the present emergency will be forcibly presented. There will be also a comprehensive series of mass meetings in the great industrial centres. Labour leaders are of opinion that the Government should furnish more information to enable the country to grasp the seriousness of the situation. ALLIES AND THE BALKANS HOW THE ARMY LANDED STORY OF AN EYE-WITNESS ' LONDON, Bth October. An eye-witness at Salonika describes the arrival of great trans-Atlantic liners at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, followed by smaller transports with war material. Destroyers escorted them into the harbour and airships guarded the entrance. The landing began at the western side of the harbour at 9 o'clock, and on the opposite quay were Greek transports with troops from Piraeus. The landing proceeded swiftly. The first gun was landed at 9.30. The soldiers, headed by bands, marched U> a prepared camp through linea of curious, silent spectators. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, Bth October. Paris reports that the French officers were given full liberties to prepare for the landing OFFICIAL NOTICE TO GREECE. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ATHENS, Bth October. The French Minister handed M. Venizelos a letter, previous to the landing of troops, reading : — "By order of my Government, I have the honour to announce the arrival at Salonika of the first detachment of F,rench troops, and to i declare that France and Britain, the_ Allies of Servia, are sending these troop 3 to help that country, and to maintain communications. We rely upon Greece, as a friend, not to oppose the landing." / \ /Press Association.) TROOPS MOVING RAPIDLY TO SERVIA. j SALONIKA, Bth October. The Allied troops are landing and departing rapidly towards Servia. The whole of their operations are merely an orderly transit through Greece. PARIS, Bth October. |Tbe Journal states that the Allies landed just in time to prevent the Greco-Servian railways from being held up. Orders have been genfc from Barlin directing fchsA ail \h.*> reiling'&Msek *«4 cngniuß of the two A-<M*riin-o\»ned lines nv&et bo swit to Bulbajsj*.

The track has been already torn up at several points by Austrian emissaries. The Greek Government sent M. Diamantides, the Minister foi> Communications, to Salonika, fully empowered to deal with the situation. He immediately ousted the foreign directors and installed Greeks. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) VIENNA, Bth October. The press asserts that -the number of French soldiers landing at Salonika was small, and was merely a bluff. (i*ress Association.) TURKISH RAILWAYS FOR BULGARIA. (Received October 9, 10.30 a.m.) SOFIA, Bth October. The Bulgarians have assumed control of the Mustapha Pasha-Dedeagatch railway (recently ceded by Turkey), and Bulgarian trains will be running immediately. AUSTRO-GERMAN THREAT TO SERVIA NUMBER OF THE ENEMY'S FORCES CTimes and Sydney Sun Services.) PARIS, Bth October. The Petit Parisien's Petrograd correspondent states that there are only one hundred thousand Austro-Germans in Banat threatening Servia. On the other hand, the Servian Legation insists that military information shows the number to be five hundred thousand. Bucharest reports the total to be four hundred thousand. Banat is divided into two zones. Military administration has been established, and civilians have been ordered to evacuate the military zone. [Banat is the Austrian province immediately north of Servia.] (Press Association.) (Received October 9, 8.10 a.m.) PARIS, Bth October. Allied airmen in Servia report that only one hundred and fifty thousand Austro-German troops are massed northwards of Servia The Bulgarians are short of munitions, especially for the artillery. BULGARIA'S UNDERTAKING. SALONIKA, Bth October. The pro-German Bulgarian newspaper Kambana states that Bulgaria has undertaken to place her railways at Germany's disposal, and also to attack Servia while 300,000 Germans attack northern Servia. The Germans have promised, in the event of Rumanian interference, to send another 300,000 against Rumania. Bulgaria's reward is to be the possession of Servian Macedonia, with a free hand ultimately to settle accounts with Greece. OBSTACLES TO THE INVASION. LONDON, Bth October. The news of the Ausiro-German offensive has aroused anxiety in Britain, France, and Italy,') but it is recognised that the Servians are in a strong position on the lines where they inflicted a signal defeat on the Austrians a year ago. Moreover, the valley of the Morava is flooded, and. most of the roads are only practicable to light Balkan ox-carts, of which the Austrians would require 20,000 to revictual their armies. BULGARIA MAY NOT COLLABORATE. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) PARIS, Bth October. Advices have been received from a high Italian authority that Bulgaria has decided not to collaborate with Austria and Germany unless Macedonia is menaced, owing to the fear that Austria would retain Macedonia. (Press Association.) PASSPORTS FOR BULGARIAN MINISTER. (Received October 9, 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Bth October. A Reuter message from London states that Servia has handed the Bulgarian Minister his passports. SERVIAN STATE OFFICES REMOVED. (Received October 9, 10.30 a.m.) SOFIA, Bth October. The Servian Government is removing the most important State offices and banks from Nish to Prishtina. SUPPRESSING THE AGRARIAN PARTY. BUDAPEST, Bth October. Wholesale arrests of the leaders of th 9 Agrarian party in Bulgaria have begun. The Government announce that they are prepared to take the sternest measures to crush attempts to impair Bulgarian unity. \ RUSSIA ANGRY WITH BULGARIA. - (Received October 9, 8.10 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Bth October. Events in Bulgaria have caused especially resentful anger in Russia, coupled with a grim resolve to make those turning against her bitterly repent their mistake. The Russians are also deeply moved at the prospect of a flow of German troops into Turkey, making the operations at Gallipoli harder, and postponing the fall of Constantinople. (Received October 9, 10.30 a.m.) ATHENS, Bth October. The forthcoming arrival of Turkish troops at Burgas and Varna is explained by Bulgaria's fear of sending Bulgarians to oppose the Russians. BULGARIAN SPIES IN RUMANIA. BUCHAREST, Bth October. Several Bulgarian officers, in the disguise of peasants, have been arrested in Rumania, for making plans of the frontier fortifications. i __^_________ THE ATTITUDE OF GREECE KING'S INTENTION IN DOUBT , LONDON, Bth October. The obscurity of the general situation in the Balkans continues. There is no indication of King Constantino's intentions, though it is believed that he still adopts an attitude of benevolent neutrality towards Servia, and does not desire to obstruct the Franco-British force. British and French officers arrived at Salonika on the Ist October, and discussed the Allies' landing with the commander of the Third Greek Army Corps. When the matter was referred to M. Venizelos, he conferred with the Ministers of the Entente, with the result that M. Venizelos registered a protest which was not intended to impede the passage of Allies, but to defend Greek sovereignty. * BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY. (Received October 9, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Bfch October. The Allies' correspondent of The Times states that the Greek Government has decided to declare an attitude of benevolent neutrality towards the Entente. IMPORTANT GREEK DOCUMENTS STOLEN. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received October 9, 8 a.m.) ATHENS, Bth October. # Documents of great importance have been stolen from a secret drawer in King Constantino's desk. M. Thier, a member of the King's entourage, has been arrested. He had long been using a false key, and was known as a spy, receiving £60 per month from Germany. Several journalists with German sympathies are implicated. The stolen documents related to the international policy of Greece. ' > A PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR GERMANY. COPENHAGEN, Bth October. The Politiken says that the Greek crisis has created a pleasant surprise throughout Germany, where it is thought that the Kaiser interfered at the last moment. One section of the newspapers proclaim the failure of the Allies' Balkan policy, but others regard the resignation of the Greek Cabinet as a manoeuvre, and hint that King Constantine may be playing a dangerous part. THE NEW CREEK CABINET. ATHENS, Bth October. The new Greek Cabinet is as follow : — M. Zaimis, Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs ; M. Gounaris, Minister for the Interior ; M. Yanakitsas, Minister for War; M. Theotokis, Minister for Instruction; M. Ralh", Minister for Justice. CHOLERA IN GALICIA AND BUKOWINA. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, Bth October. Rumanian doctors state that cholera is virulent in Galicia and Bukowina. (Press Association.) SPIES IN ALBANIA. LONDON, Bth October. .Advice has been received from Durazzo that Said Pasha shot thirty of the inhabitants who were acting as Austro-German agents, and endeavouring to stir up trouble. . The execution impressed pro-German Albanians.