AUSTRO-GESMAN ATTACK ON SERBIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2589, 11 October 1915, Page 5

AUSTRO-GESMAN ATTACK ON SERBIA

CROSSINGS ATTEMPTED AT

SEVERAL POINTS

STUBBORN DEFENCE OF SERBIANS FIERCE 'GERMAN ATTACKS , ON THE BRITISH FRONT

'ENEMY REPULSED WITH HEAVY'LOSS

GERMAN' TRANSPORT SUNK'

Tlie "Austro-Gennans have invaded, Serbia, forcing the passage of the Danube and the Save oil the northern frontier, and, according to their own accounts; they also crossed the Drina on the western frontier. Belgrade is again in;'their.hands. Apparently , the. Serbians are, falling back from.the/rivers'to : tho. mountain : country: in rear, as they did prior.to their overwhelming defeat of the 'Austrian invasion ill Decern-

ber, 1914.. It is reported that the now 'Greek. Government intends to

adhere; to the policy'of granting the Entente an. open road into Serbia .'1 • : through Salonika, and also that Greece, despite the'ohange of Govcrnments, intends'.to attack Bulgaria if that country attacks Serbia. Rumania has returned a refusal to alio tier Austro-Gernian demand that slio'should permit the passage of m.unitionsto Turkey.. An Athens message states that Entente troops so; far. landed at Salonika number 32,000,' and that other's are landing. Bulgarian irregulars'are reported ;. to have-ruade an abortive attack on tho ,maih s railway from Salonika ..... to Serbia./ In. the area.south of La Bassee'the British'have further penetrated the enemy front to a.depth of from SOC to. 1000 yards, on a . . front of over two miles. Very heavy- German counter-attacks in the same region haro been repulsed with .tremendous, slaughter, the coini'• cidont British losses, being comparatively slight: The French have made, furthor important headway Champagne..'.The'Russians are still .:offering'a. .successful resistance, to tho German offensive in the Baltic Provinces, and report successful fighting in Southern Russia. A Brit.;ish submarine has sunk a;German transport in the Baltic.