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Show BU COffiQER DISCUS8ESTHE Will Does Not Believe Strug-gle Will Be Decided in the Balkans. BERLIN", Jan. I, via London, 5:05 a. m. General JecofT, commander in chief of the Bulgarian forces, is quoted by a correspondent of the Tagebiatt as having declared as late as December 26, during an Interview at Bulgarian headquarters, that no decision had yet been made as to whether action would be pursued against the Anglo-French expedition upon Greek territory. The general staled, savs the correspondent, corre-spondent, that the problem of the continued con-tinued presence of the entente expedition at Salonlkl and of further action against ft by tbe Bulgarian and Austro-German allies involve- questions primarily of a political nature, in wblcb military action was dependent upon negotiations which were uncompleted at that time. He asserted as-serted that the danger from the presence of the Anglo-French forces at Paloniki was above all political, since the entente powers undoubtedly hoped through the resultant re-sultant complications to dra?r Greece into the war on their sidp. General .lenoff intimated that the Bulgarians Bul-garians had abandoned further pursuit of the remnants of the Serbian army into Albania, Al-bania, not only on account of the wretched communications, but also because of political considerations. The Albanians themselves, however, were a ttending to completion of the destruction of the Serbian Ser-bian army, he said. Passing- to the general consideration of the war, General Jeeoff said he doubted whether tbe world conflict would be decided de-cided in the Balkans. Russia was scarcely i in a position to bring this about. The en-1 en-1 tente allies could only endeavor to force such a decision by offensives in the west and the east. He said he saw no Immediate Im-mediate possibilities? of peace, at least not before the middle of spring, since the entente allies still cherish grt Utopias and set vast hopes on a new offensive. of-fensive. The crisis could come only when this plan was broken down. The. Sofia correspondent of the LokaJ Anteiger. who ha s just returned from a long visit al Saloniki, declares that Greece is determined to ir.a intain neutrality neu-trality at all hazards and will ahandon it only if forced to do so by reason of Lhe Bulgarian troops not leaving Greek territory ter-ritory when the operations a gainst the Anglo-French forces are completed. Bulgarian Bul-garian authority, adds the eor respondent, has declared that this contingency is out of the question. |