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Show RUMANIA WILL RESTORE LAND . I Potrograd. Dee 23, via London. 1"" p. m. The Bulgarian minister announced an-nounced today that an agreement had been reached Rumania and Bulgaria under which Rumania will restore to Bulgaria the province of Dobrudja and most of the other territory which i she acquired from BulKuria as a re-i re-i suit of the second Balknn war. "This aureemen' has been reached without pressure from either Germany or the allies," said an official con-qeotcd con-qeotcd with the Bulgarian ministry. "We shall continue to be neutral and believe that Rumania, all hough she has no cause to fear us. also will remain re-main neutral. It has been asserted here that the fear of Bulgaria alone has prevented Rumania from invading Austtla and entering the war on the side of the allies. "If Greece would return Kavala and the Macedonian territory she annexe an-nexe I during the second Balkan war and Servla would restore to us tho Maccdoulan provinces shu occupied, I d ipite her agreement of 19L.', the Balkan union could be reconstructed. ' said the Bulgarian official. "Under th03 circumstances a lasting peace would be established in the Balkans. But unfortunately neither Greece nor S n a has shown an intention to re-the re-the treaty of Bucharest. "Tbe heir to the Servian throne, Prince Alexander. on receiving Prince Troubetskoy, when the Prince delivered his credentials from Km-roror Km-roror Nicholas at Nish yesterday said: ' Servian guides her own national intF rests' meaning that Servia was not ready to return the Macedonian Ll provinces. "A reconstructed Balkan union woulu tavor neither tho allies nor il Germany, nor would it have any ag- gresslve intentions. Rumanians 1 t r iMsylvanian aspirations. Greeces' 11 claims to Turkish islands. Servias 1 differences with Austria bring about such a conflict of interests that it liH would be impossible to throw the union as a whole, one wav or the iH Cher. Our relations with Turkey will iH remain friendly. |