SPECIALIST IN INTRIGUE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16506, 5 October 1915, Page 5

SPECIALIST IN INTRIGUE

MISSION OF GERMAN OFFICERS. ROME, October 4. (Received Oct. 4, at 8 p.m.) The Corriere della SeTa's Petrograd respondent states that representatives of the Quadruple Entente have pointed out to M. Radoslavofi that since Colonel Nassaa, who is considered a specialist in intrigue, has been the German military representative at Sofia, German officers have been distributed among various Bulgarian regiments and batteries with instructions to create an incident that will precipitate a conflict between the Bulgarian and Serbian troops. SIR E. GREY'S STATEMENT. NOT PUBLISHED IN GERMANY. AMSTERDAM, October 3. .(Received Oct. 4, at 8 •p.m.) Sir E. Grey's statement on the Balkan situation has not yet been published in Germany. BULGARIAN MOBILISATION COM- . PLETE. BIG FORCE ON SERBIAN FRONTIER. SOFIA, October 4. (Received Oct. 4, at 8:45 p.m.)

Bulgaria's mobilisation is complete. There are 350,000 men. The field regiments and artillery have been sent to the Serbian frontier. PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS. THE GULF WIDENING. PARIS, October 3. (Received Oct. 4, at 8 p.m.) Le Temps's Sofia correspondent has reported that Bulgaria, with the assistance of the Central Poweis, is endeavouring to arrange an understanding with Rumania

and Greece. The opposition, is convinced that the pourparlers have failed, both with Rumania and Greece, which openly and entirely favour the Allies. According to the Sofia newspapers, the Austro-German Ministers at Bucharest informed the King and M. Bratiano that they would attack Rumania the moment that orders for a general mobilisation were issued. ' Numbers of Bulgarian deserters, have taken refuge in, Rumania, including 800 from the Calafat region, declaring that they will not fight against Russia. The women and children-of Bulgaria are hindering men from joining the colours. The gulf between the people and the official class is increasing. '.. TURKISH BARBARITY.

ATHENS, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.15 a.m.) The Turks aie evacuating the district given to Bulgaria. They .systematically pillaged the Christian houses and : outraged the women.

YOUNG TURKS EXULTANT. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 4. (Received ,Oct. 5, at 1.15 a.m.) The Young Turks are exultant at Bulgaria's mobilisation. Enver Pasha, who presided at a meeting of the committee, said that Turco-German hegemony from the Baltic to the Persian Gulf was now assured. WILL BULGARIA COMPLY? RUSSIA DOES NOT THINK SO.

TIED HAND AND FOOT.

PETROGRAD, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.15 a.m.)

Russia does not expect that Bulgaria •will comply with the Allies' , demands. King Ferdinand's Government is so tied hand and foot by Austro-Qermany that there is little likelihood of compliance. German secret agents are watching M. Radoslavoff's house with a view to preventing him from vacillating at the last moment. ...' < All orders from the Bulgarian Ministry of T7ar. are'submitted for sanction to German officers. The Austro-German Legations have been fortified as a precaution against, a possible outbreak. . ,' THE RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. APPROVED BY BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.10 a.m.) The newspapers approve oi Russia's stern protest to Bulgaria, and opine that ]fche interests of that country are being overruled by the ambitions German ruler and a few misguided generals. AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACK ON SERBIA. FIXED FOR THURSDAY. LONDON, October 4.' (Received Oct. "5, at 1.10 a.m.) It is reported that the Austro-German attack on Serbia is now fixed for Thursday.

FRENCH OPINION: PARIS, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.10 a.m.) The French believe that the Bulgarian peasantry are willing to fight .Serbia, against whom they nourish a grudge since 1913, but will refuse to raise a hand against their Russian liberators, who are likely to land from the Black Sea.

Meanwhile Bulgaria is concentrating troops for the purpose- of isolating Rumania and Serbia and opening the way for war stores for Constantinople.

ADVICE TO SERBIA. . FROM GERMAN NEWSPAPER. LONDON, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.15 a.m.) The Hamburger Nachrichten advises Serbia to save blood and powder by withdrawing her troops and allowing goods to be sent to Turkey, and meanwhile rectifying the wrong done to Bulgaria m 1913. INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN GREECE. WAR SPIRIT INCREASED. ' BY SIGHT OF REFUGEES. ATHENS, October 4. (Received Oct. 5, at 1.15 a.m.) The ultimatum has caused intense excitement. M. Venizelos has arrived at Salonika. The Greek war spirit has increased by the arrival at Heraklia of 40,000 Greek refugees from Thrace in a pitiable condition.