The Archive · 1916

GEN. MACKENSEN'S ARRIVAL AT SOFIA

THE AMBITIONS OF BULGARIA

Amsterdam, Dec, 30.

A telegram from Sofia states that Marshal von Mackensen arrived there yesterday, He visited the German and Auatrian Ministers, was received in a dience by King Ferdinand of Bul-gona and returned to his Headquarters in the evening.

The Bulgarian Parliament has passed credits to the amount of £21,000,000. Only a section of the Socialist Party abstained from voting.

According to the Sofia ne papers, at a meeting of Bulgarian political parties the Premier, M. Radoslavoff, declared that the frontiers of Bulgaria would reach as far as the soldiers of Bulgaria advanced: Monastir, too, would remain Bulgarian, Athens, Dec. 30.

The Greek Government has been informed that detachments French troops have been landed on the island of Castekloriza in det to facilitate the action ofthe Allies against Adalia, in Asia Minor The Greek Government has protested.

Athens. Dec. 30.

It is stated, semi-officially, that a Russian squadron bombarded the King's Palace at Varna, in Bul-gona, and also Traka and then sailed for an unknown destination.

It is reported that important German forces from Servia are concentrated at Varna and that a have in the campaign against Egypt. London, Dec, 30- A Montenegrin communique states The Austrian forts and fleet bombarded the Montenegrin positions near Moun Lovchen. They pounded the Montenegrins for fifteen hours, firing 2,000 heavy shells, and simultaneously launching determined infantry attacks, all of which were repulsed. The Montenegrins two men killed and two wound-"he Austrians lost 2,000 men in the great fight at Lepenatz on the rd. King Nicholas has congratulated the Montenegrin troops.

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