Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — BULGARIA WILL GET ULTIMATUM [ARTICLE]

BULGARIA WILL GET ULTIMATUM

Greece Ready to Declare War Against Ferdinand. GREEKS TO AID VENIZELOS Wholesale Desertions in Army to Former Premier May Leave 'King Constantine Short of Troops. London, Sept. 29.—An ultimatum to Bulgaria a declaration of war to follow it were prepared by the Greek cabinet following the decision of King Constantine to enter the war. After the session of the council of ministers at the palace in Athens In , the morning Premier Kalageropoulous hastily called a cabinet meeting. The premier declared the government was giving the fullest consideration to the situation and said there might be addressed to Bulgaria a note of such character that mobilization would logically follow. Later In the day It developed that the king had decided on a declaration of war against Bulgaria. The decision has not yet been announced publicly. The ultimatum will demand Instant evacuation of all Greek Macedonia, as well as plans, for mobilization un-

der the difficult conditions presented by the occupation of Greek territory by the entente forces. Will Demand Bulgar Retreat The king discussed the mobilization problem minutely with General Mosothopoulos, chief of staff, and General Yanakitsas, former minister of war. He probably will preside personally over a meeting of the crown council at noon today. Prince George of Greece, brother of King Constantine, who has been in London for some time representing the views of the Greek court, received a telegram from the king recalling him to Athens. Venizelos May Head Army. That the armies of Greece soon will be hurled against the Invaders in Macedonia is agreed in both military and diplomatic circles here, but who will lead them is a question. It may be Venizelos and not the king. According to the dispatches from Greece, Venizelos continues to gather an army, while the king prepares to declare war on Bulgaria. But in the face of wholesale desertions of army and navy officers and troops to Venizelos’ standard, doubt is expressed that the king will be able to gather sufficient military forces to execute his plans. In this connection it may be emphasized that 'the king determined upon military co-operation with the entente with his council—not his cabinet Thus the outcome may be direction* of the war by the committee of national defense, the Venizelos revolutionary organization. Mytilene Joins Revolt Athens, Sept. 29, via London.— The loy;al officers and soldiers of the garrison in Crete, who are said to consist of a third of the Greek force in the island, have requested the entente allied to provide means for their return to Athens. The Island of Mytilene has joined the Venizelos movement, all the local authorities having placed themselves under the “committee of national defense” established in Salonijti.