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Show the Germanic alliance, but even now this is by no means certain. Excellent strategy if Bulgaria ia preparing to strike. The longer she can keep a possible pos-sible opponent in doubt as to her plans the more effective the blow when once it is struck. On the other hand, Bulgaria's Bul-garia's menace against the entente allies al-lies may not be so fierce as it seems. Bulgaria must realize that she cannot remain re-main neutral long and she has decided that the safest plan is to be armed to the teeth when the time comes to abandon aban-don neutrality. When that time comes she can strike tellingly in whatever direction di-rection best suits her purposes. Premier Radoslavoff, who is pro-German, has assured his followers that Rumania Ru-mania and Greece will remain neutral. If he has any such assurance then German Ger-man diplomacy at last has won a remarkable re-markable triumph. If Bulgaria can enter en-ter the war .on the side of the central states with the assurance that neither Greece uor Rumania will strike a hostile hos-tile blow at her then the way to Constantinople Con-stantinople is an open road for the Teutons. Teu-tons. But perhaps the premier is bluffing. bluff-ing. Perhaps he is trying to attain his ouds by clever misrepresentation. To the outsider who cannot see behind be-hind the heavy curtains of diplomacy, Bulgaria's conduct is confusing, but in a short time it may be perfectly clear. Then we shall know whether Germanic or entente diplomacy has turned the scales in the Balkans. BALKAN MYSTERY. Tt is difficult to- tell whether Bulgaria Bul-garia is acting like a fox or like a batted bear. For months the Teutonic and entente powers have been purring proposals or hissing threats into Bulgaria Bul-garia 's ear. Small wonder that the Balkan state is acting strangely. It has been assumed for some time that Bulgaria is bound irrevocably to |