Show 0 S I S Bulgaria Formally Denies Pact With Allies I I Sofia Says Germany Has Not No Taken Charge o of Balkans Balkan's Military ry Affairs Nor Is the Kaiser Supplying F Ferdinand With Funds SOFIA Oct 2 via London ondon Oct 4 4 Delayed in n Transmission Transmission Trans Trans- mission mission Formal Formal denial that German officers have ve taken co control control con con- of the military affairs of Bulgaria and that Germany is supplying supplying sup sup- plying that country with funds are contained in an an official ial statement state state- merit ment issued through the Bulgarian n news ws ag agency ncy The text of the statement follows In ln view of erroneous and frankly mendacious statements circulated in the foreign press regarding the situation in Bulgaria we we are authorized to deny in the most formal manner manner all these rumors S First concerning the arrival in Sofia of German officers who are alleged t to be taking a hand in the the- administration of the railroads ds or the command of the army anny Second concerning alleged statements of Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- 0 mier that as ts long as th the war lasts Bulgaria will receive regularly from Germany franks monthly Third concerning numerous which are said aid to have been caused by internal intern l disturbances V K-V J rAsto As to he Assertions n S' S f. f certain ne nev aper t h a h Rad Rado slav ff c cabinet binet will not be pe q qualified to direct t the e. e of f B Bulgaria Bulgaria Bul Bul- l- l garia gari b be because c u it will not have a majority we must observe ve that in a parliamentary country which h Bulgaria undoubtedly is the government which is s said id not to to- h have halve ve supported the premier with witha a sufficient majority in the would not riot be able to remain in n I t Since the cabinet of M M. vou took over the affairs of the country over two years years' ago its position position position po po- po- po never has been shaken After all there Is nothing provocative In Its policy for anyone and it is astonishing astonishing astonishing as as- to see the attacks made In liz part of the foreign press against th the attitude of the Bulgarian govern govern- ment meat UDINE Italy Via Paris Oct 3 According c to reports received received here from Italian headquarters General Porro the Italian chi chief f of ot staff Isnow is isnow isnow now In Rome where he has had several several several sev sev- eral conferences with Premier Salandra Salandra Salandra Sa- Sa landra Minister of Foreign Aft Affairs irs Sonnino Minister of War Minister of ot Marine Corsi Corel and Minister Minister Minister Minis Minis- ter of ot the Treasury Carcano concerning concerning con con- a possible Italian expedition to the Balkans Italy Is Ready In addition to the Italian troops who have already gone to the Aegean sea and are now occupying Rhodes and other Islands Italy has concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- in III Brindisi and neighboring towns sufficient contingents to form torm forma a complete expedition which can besent besent be besent sent anywhere It Is needed neede PARIS Oct 3 The The landing of an French Anglo expedition at preparatory to meeting possible eventualities eventualities even even- In the Balkans a s about to take place according to the usually well informed Tempes which adds that Greece gave her approval last April to the use of this port although although although al al- al- al though It was was pot pot not expected then that the pres present nt contingency would arise The Tile Tempes also states that the quadruple entente powers have notified notified notified no no- Greece that their Joint proposals proposals proposals pro pro- recently submitted to Bulgaria Bulga Bulga- ria na have been withdrawn These proposals proposals proposals pro pro- detailed concessions Serbia was willing to make In Mac Macedonia lonia donla and Bulgaria was asked if these concessions concessions con con- cessions would assure her co cooperation cooperation opera co-opera- opera operation tion with other ther Balkan states Concessions Withdrawn Without replying the fhe Tempes TempE's says Bulgaria mobilized and the theames allies ames now withdraw their proffered concessions of ot Ma Macedonian terri tern tory I t ZURICH Switzerland Via Condon Lendon London Lon Len don Oct 3 A A telegram from Sofia to the Munich says the latest Bulgarian cabinet council debated at length over new proposal made by the quadruple entente entente entente en en- tente to Bulgaria on condition that she remain neutral The Bulgarian government the telegram adds is considering all Its its' moves with great care and azid Js Is maintaining the utmost reserve In re regard rard ard to the answer It will make ATHENS Oct 3 Via London Oct Forty 4 4 Forty thousand Greek refugees from Thrace are reported to have Continued on page 3 3 BULGARIA DENIES Continued from page 1 arrived at Kavala Most of ot them were in a pitiable condition and large numbers of fugitives are said to have died of hunger on tile the way The Bulgarian government is said to be preventing the departure from its territory of Fren French h citizens LONDON LONDOT Oct 4 A A dispatch to toR R Routers Reuters uter's Telegram company from Petrograd Petrograd Pe- Pe says ays Opinion In high quarters here is I government Is iso that the Bulgarian gov I Iso sov so o tied h hand nd and foot by Germ Germany ny and ap Austria that there ther is little or orno orno no no likelihood of Bulgaria's compliance compliance ance with the demands of ot the allies The latest news received from Sofia Is that the German colonel von Tarlow Tarlow Tarlow Tar- Tar low has lias been appointed commandant command command- ant at the konak the royal residence residence resi real dence with German and Austrian aides I Secret Secre Agents on Scene Premier residence is under the surveillance of German secret agents with a view to the possibility of the premier premier- vacillating at the th last moment All the orders of the Bulgarian war ministry are submitted for tor the sanction of German German Ger Ger- man and Austrian officers The German German German Ger Ger- man an and Aust Austrian legations are dean de- de an Q h n transformed l Into i fortresses I e o a as s a p precaution ti against possible disorders by by- opponents opponents opponents I of the governments government's policy A new series aeries of Turkish outrages against Christians is reported to have taken place in the zone which Turkey has Just ceded to Bulgaria and which Turkish officials and and- troops are now evacuating A dispatch dispatch dis die patch to Reuters Reuter's Telegram company from Athens says Women Maltreated Bands of Turkish irregulars h have ve been organized expressly to pillage Christian shops and habitations All I the women have been heen maltreated Four Christian villages outside the I ceded zone have been forcibly evac- evac |