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BULGARIA IN 1914.

DISCLOSURE OF SECRET TREATIES.

The Journl ́odes Debates publishes two treaties concluded between Austria and Bulgaria ipf September, 1914, and September, 1915. These documents have been discovered, says the journal;, in circumstances leaving no doubt regarding their authenticity, but, for special reasons, the names of the signatories to the treaties cannot be published at present The first treaty, which was sign- ed at Sofia on a date upt given, but it was probaby in the month of August-September-August. 1914 (new and old style and consists of five articles.

The introduction to the treaty states that the Emperor of Austria and the King of Bulgaria, being convinced of the community of interests of their States, agree to conclude a treaty. The names of the plenipotentiaries follow and then the articles of the treaty.

THE AGREEMENT.

The High Contracting Parties resolve to live in peace and friendship and undertake not to enter into any alliance, or arrangement, directed against one of their States. They engage to follow a friendly policy and to lend each other mutual support within, the limits of their interests and their means.

2--Austria-Hungary guarantees by all her own means the political independence and territorial

integrity of Bulgaria for the durs- tion of the present Treaty against all attack, or attempted attack, from any State, provided that such attack takes place without any provocation on the part of the Bulgarian Government. If Austria-Hungary, without any provocation on her part, should -be attacked by a State bordering on Bulgaria. the latter engages to take action with her military forces against the State in ques- tion as soon as she is asked to do so.

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3. The present Treaty shall 'remain in force till December 31,

1920 (new style).

4-The present Treaty shall remain secret.

5. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and ratifications shall be exchanged at Sofia not more than a week after its signature.

AGAINST SERBIA.

The Journal des Deimtusite- marks that the second. Treaty was concluded on the eve of Mackensen's attack on Serbia. when Austrie was obliged to recognise Bulgaria's territorial claims, which up to that time she had ignored for fear of making pasce with the Entente more difficult.

1.--As this second Treaty states that Austria-Hungary and Bol-. garia, having decided to under- take in common a military action against Serbia, the following arrangements have been agreed upon. Then follow the districts,

the annexation of which by Bul- garia Austria-Hungary is ready to guarantee. These include Ser- bian Macedonia, Serbian territory to the east of the Morava to San Stefano, on Bulgarian frontier.

2-Stipulates that in case of an unprovoked attack by Rumania on Bulgaria or her Allies, Bul- garia shall receive the territories reded to Rumenia by the Treaty of Bucharest, that is to say, the Dodrudja.

3. Provides that in case of an attack by Greece Bulgaria shall receive the territories ceded to Greece by the Treaty Bucharest, that is to say, Salonika and district.

"IF WAR LASTS FOUR

MONTHS"

of

The Treaty also provides for a joint German-Austro-Hungarian loan to Bulgaria of two hundred million francs, the first instal-

ent to be made on the day of] the Bulgarian mobilisation, and in the event of the war lasting more than four months Germany and Austria-Hungary can under- take to make Bulgaria a supple- mentary loan.

This Treaty was signed at Sofia on September 6-August 24 (old 'and new style).

Both of these are interesting, as they confute the contention of those who holds that, it would have been possible to win over Bulgaria to the cause of the Entente, as they show unmistak ably that Bulgaria had already placed her fate in the hands of the Central Powers during the

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Washington, May 31 (delayed).

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London, May 31 (delayed).

N.C. 4 covered the five hundred miles from Ferrol to " Plymouth in four hundred minutes. She was sighted off ber" destination at a height of one thousand feet and was escort.... ed landward by three British seaplanes. She was met by numerous river craft who hastily sounded their sirens while thousands on shore beartily greeted the approaching Ameri- can sexplane. Commander Read and his crew were taken off by motor launch and taken aboard the American cruiser Rochester where they were received by the American Vice- Admiral, the Mayor of Plymouth and Government repre- sentatives. The airmen were subsequently given a public reception by the Mayor who spoke from the Mayflower stone Later they were given a luncheon at the Air Ministry. The seaplane's actual flying time from America was thirty-fire hours for the three thousand miles,

GERMAN COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

Lendon, May 31 (delayed). The counter-proposals of the Germans declare their demands as regards her colonies. flatly contradict President Wilson's fifth point and propose that the question be refer- re to a special committee. They do not recognise any. Rus- sian right to restitution. They state that the surrender of merchantships is unacceptable but are willing to accept an obligation to construct merchatmen They reject the obligation to compensate Italy, Montenegro, Rumanis and Poland. They are willing to pay a definite per-centage of the entire revenues of the Empire as an annuity. They refuse to permit the prosecution of the ex-Kaiser who is not liable to punishment, or to hand over persons accused of war crimes.

Versailles, May 31 (delayed). Information gathered from the German Delegation is to the effect that Count Rantzau convoked the entire delega tion and members of the Finance Commission before Herr Giesbert and Herr, Landsberg, departed and asked them to tell the people of Berlin that he would not sign the Treaty in the form presented by the Allies.

Paris, May 31 (delayed).. Opinion in French political circles is uskimous garding the German counter-proposals. There is no neces- aity for verbal discussions and the territorial conditions are unalterable as regards the Sarre. Upper Silesia and the Colonies..

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