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THE SEPTEMBER KNOCK-OUT

THE RECORD OF THE BRITISH ARMY,

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BULGARIA AND PEACE,

~TREATY PRESENTED. THEODOROFF'S CONFESSION

PARIS, September 19th. At a ceremony, lasting twenty minutes the "Bulgarian Treaty was handed over

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to M, Theodorof and his four fellow-Bul- garian delegates in the Clock Room of the Foreign Office this morning. The griginal idea was to remit the treaty in private, but the Bulgarians expressed a wish for a ceremony, and their request. was granted. It was a somewhat at tenuated ceremony, however. Soma dela gutions were not represented, and, here and there

gaps round the rectangular table, with its covering of red baize. The delegates Bled into the room in quick succession M. Clemenceau sat for the only British delegate, on his left, and want of the resolution to we the last stage Mr. Polk (head of the American delega through the

back _ 9%v5!, OË work of peace.

tion) on his right. The only other_Ame- early rican delegate present was Mr. Henry a year old now, yet the facts of August White, and besides the President of the to November, 1918s, have not been per Reso: Conference, M. Pickon was the sole bad taken their

greatness as'no nation in the world-hadi

ever won before. Yet there is a of the nation coming tumbling do anger under the clock, with Sir Eyre Crowe

getting

The Armistice is

to the nearly

fully before the British public. which has Erench were about to

in general the knowledge that the war When the that the British forces had

and an idea places

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and

was won in those had some part 1 Degin there was a conversation between M、 ; the victory. But what proportion of the Clemenceau and M. Dutasta (general sec- public Wavy of the provide was doing the main part of the ed amusement to those who beard it. It work of holding the sens, the British was a question as to whether Bulgaria Army in the autumn of 1919 had com Was republic

at a kingdom: king pleted great victorious campaigns in Asia dom, said M. Lleuenean.

Messieurs Minor and Mesopotamia; and on the

lox Plénipotentiareg Western front, by any

Bulgares were an bent of territory nounced taken prisoners taken, guns taken, had eyes were fixed un

The delegates rose, and

and all done as much for the victory of the Allies envoys as they entered the room and bow- Ave Bulgarian 4s the French, American, and Belgian ed repeatedly before sitting down. Then Armies combined? It is not an achieve M. Clemenceau

which needs to be boasted of in a penitentiaries, announced that the text declared the sitting ment

open, and, addressing the Bulgarian spirit, nor with ide

any

plenipotent conditions our Allies, who also

of the peace

would be remitted their durn'd'at, and angels, can do to them by the general more. But it is an achievement which Conference. He added that their obser

secretary of ought not to be bidden, for in the memory vations on the Treaty had to be

made of it there would probably be the Enest

within twen stimulus to making the British Empire Council

days, that the Supreme after the war worthy of the deeds of 1918. reply, at the same time indicating the examing these and give its period for the Balgarians to give their definite

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THE CRITICAL SPRING. Unly the briefest sketch of 1918 is M. Butasta then handed the Treaty to possible within the limits of a newspaper. Theodoreff, who at once rose and article. In the wintry beginning of the began to read a speech in French. Ele year the British Anny was at the lowest started in a low voice, so low that he could ebb in the matter of man strength and of not be beard. There was something like essential supplies that it had fallen to a touch of anguish in it M. Clemencega since 1918. This was partly due to the requested him to speak louder.

and he nation's general exhaustion, partly to the obeyed. For a quarter. of ho hour Government policy

he spoko of to side-shows. In the spring of 1913 the

diverting strength at times with anger

those who had ruined Bulgaria f. Theodoroff did. British Army took the hardest knock of the whole war and was forced to a re-

not spare King Ferdinand and his Pre- treat which, in its loss of men and

mier, Radoslavoff. They bud, he said, put the Mons

plunged

of the Bulgarian people. It beld, just

in the back

retreat just held, the Germans back from That, he did not doubt, would be the cess which would have prolonged the verdict of me as the confession that war five years.

The most history. Then the moment that of the speech

peiaful

the benc Bulgaria into a mad war, against |

1 SUCCESS

of

the situation was stabilized on its front it Bulgaria was held guilty

reous and pre

scient

part

of having he. her allies 20

As to ber betrayal-her intervention on the the Central Powere in 1915--M

set itself with such courroic it

in with

emotion in his voice,

From

all ranks as has never been properly.

generalship and such appreciated, to prepare its riposte. that riposte the best that was hoped was to push the Germans back to the Hinder burg

line preparatory to a winter's hard training in order to finish him off in 1919. But so near to the miraculous Waa the quality of the work done between May, 1918, and August, 1918-the politi

as cians, thoroughly alarmed, making no obstacles-that in September, 1918, when we got up to our year's objective the decision was justified to push on and finish the job that year.. The decision was made, and it was carried out. It was the greatest military achievement in his

tory.

HOW THE WAR WAS WON

The record of rounds" in that great combat is as follows:-

Round 1 (August 8-12).-The Battle of Amiens released the strangle-hold that the

We could move freely ngein. and on our front lateral

Bulgarian nation did not approve of the that everything showed that the alliance with Germany; and that this alliance was forced upon it.

After the confession of guilt came an appeal which was listened to with tease interest. Raising his voice, which rang with accents of passion, the speaker de clared that Bulgaria would apply all her energy and faith to justify the credit that would be granted to her. Bulgaria had recovered her will, he cried, and was ready for conciliation with her neigh bours and anxious to promote stable har mony in the Balkans and the peace of the world. We have committed faulta,' which no crime can justify-servitude" be confessed, but there is a punishment His last words were an appeal to Lations who were endeavouring to rebuild the world on new foundations to grant the Bulgarians means of rebuilding their

the

In this battle 18 of our Divisions defeattle State within its lawiul limita. Be ed 20 German Divisions.

nd these, be concluded. Bulgaria claims Round 11. (August 21-31) The Battle. Theodoroff bowed and sat down.

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matter, was success. The sitting is Divisions,

Round 111. (August 28

legates remained in their places until Less M. Theodoreff was about to go out to September

the Bulgarians had lett. In his nervous- were forced back to their outpost posi tions in front of the Hindenburg line and without the Treaty, which was handed to out of all the remainder of the territory

him. Confused and anxious to make won in the

amends for his Rounding

negligence, he

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Battle of

the

(September 18-10)-The of the advanced turned the Germans out! posts of the Hindenburg line and decision was come to that the war could be finished in this carn- paign, since the British Army was so full of fight as ever and its transport was in excellent condition.

THE ENOCK-OUT. ::

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bowed his apologies Telegraph.

The official summary of the draft Treaty with Bulgaria contains, among other things the following stipalations

Bulgaria renounces all rights and title over territories in Thrace formerly be longing to Bulgaria. These will be dealt with later by the Allies.

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The Bulgarian navy, is to be surrender. ed to the Allies or broken up. All navai war material to be handed over.

The Allies, box

however, guarantee Bul Round V. (September 27 to October The Bulgarian army is fixed at 20,000 economic outlets to the Agean Seat 10):-This WNA really the round. With 37 British Divisions and ished. A further force of 10,000 Customs, ockouters and men. Conscription to be abol two American Divisions Field-Marshal forcatry, and police officials may Lord Haig fought the St. Quentin-Craised, but in any case the total number brai Battle against 45 German Divisions of rides in Bulgaria is not to exocod and shattered the famous Hindenburg 30.000. line. Cambrai and St. Quentin were cap tured and Germany's back was broken All the rest of the campaign was now to be a mere clearing up.

Round VI. (October 14 to 31)-This

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