THE BULGAR-TEUTON ADVANCE IN SERBIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2609, 3 November 1915, Page 5

THE BULGAR-TEUTON ADVANCE IN SERBIA

CAPTURE OF KRAGUJEVATZ NISH FORTS UNDER BULGAR ARTILLERY FIRE . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' New York, November 1. A Reuter message from Berlin states that it is offioially announced that the Teutons .Ea'agujevats, containing a Serbian arsenal. An unofficial dispatch from Sofia states that the extefior forts of of Nish are under the fire of the Bulgarian artillery. REPORTED LANDING OF RUSSIANS AT VARNA (Rec. November 2, 8.35 p.m.) x Buoharest, November 1. It is reported in official naval quarters, that the Russians have landed at Varna. (Rec. November 2, 10.50 p.m.) Bucharest, November 2. Refugees from Varna state that the bombardment damaged tho Armenian and Greek quarters, the barracks, marine arsenal, and naval docks. Shells damaged a, wing of Tsar Ferdinand's, chateau.

FIGHTING AT VELES; BULGARIANS ADVANCING. 1 (Rec. November 2, 9.30 p.m.) Athens, November 1. There is an absence of news from Nish. It is unofficially stated that the Serbians attacked the Bulgars at Velas, but that the Bulgarians are now advancing. ■_ The Serbians are fortifying the defile at Pripet. Probably the Bulgarians will junction with the Anstrians at Mitrovitza, HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.: The High Commissioner reports:— London, November 2, 12.53 a.m. "The Bulgarian attacks at Krivolak were repulsed."BULGARIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, November 1. A Bulgarian communique states: "The Bulgarians have captured x Trzibata ridge, from which place the_ roads load to Nish. "Bela, Palanka, (twenty miles east ot Nish) has also been captured, the town of Greefjica, at the junction of Vrania-Laskovar Road, and the road through the Vlassna Valley. "Wo found 19,000 rifles, 950 casks of powder, and 15,000 cases of cartridges at TJskub."SHARP BATTLE BETWEEN FRENCH AND BULGARS SEVERAL HOtJRS' SANGUINARY FIGHTING. (Rcc. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) , , Salonika, November I'. The Bulgarians, strongly supported by artillery, attacked the French on Saturday in the Knvolak sector. The French, defending the right bank of tbo Vardar, offered a strong resistance, and thero was sanguinary fighting for several hours. The result is not known. ' FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Reo. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, November 1. An official communique states: 'Bulgarians from Ishtip reconnoitred towards Krivolak, but withdrew before our outposts without fighting. "There has been intermittent skirmishing between Rabrovo and the Bulgarian frontier, where the enemy is using largo calibre guns." (Rec. November 2, 10.15 p.m.) _ , ~ , , ~ , „ , . London, November 1. Reports from Salonika state that the Bulgarian infantry attacked the French advanced posts at Knvolak, but were driven back iii disorder after a sharp fight, with heavy losses. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. November 2, 9.30 p.m.) . , T . ... ... , Amsterdam, November 1. • In a communique from Vienna, it is claimed tliat the Anstrians east of Visegrad are advancing further into Serbia, and that tho Germans have penetrated Milanovantz to the north and north-east-. BULGARIANS DESTROYING THE ROADS. (Rcc. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) ... ' . . Bucharest, November 1. Five divisions of Turks, tinder Field-Marshal i Von der GOH7,. have reI placet! the Bulsarians on the Dalmirliir frontier. The Bulgarians hiive ciejlw>« «d several of the roads leading to Silistrli.

GERMAN ESTIMATE OF THE ALLIES 1 STRENGTH. (Rec. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) London, Novembor 1. A telegram from Sofia to Berlin states that seventy thousand of tho Allies' troops have landed at Salonika. Of this number fifty thousand aro Frcnch. BRITISH NURSES IN SERBIA. (R«c. November 2, 8.40 p.m.) London, November 1. Already two hundred British nurses have arrived in Serbia. PENDING CRISIS BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND RUMANIA (Rec. November 2, 9.30 p.m.) Amstordam, November 1. The newspapers in Vienna refer to tho possibility of a grave situation arising between Austria and Rumania regarding the proposed uso of tho low;er Dauubo for tho transport of Russian troops to Bulgaria. If Rumania permits this. Austria will consider tho act as a .breach of the Danube treaty. IMPRESSIVE OBJECT-LESSON FOR RUMANIA. (Rec. Novembor 2, 10.50 p.m.) Berne, November 2. 'Ilia Tsar reviewed a powerful Russian Balkan expedition. Tho Rumanian attaches who were present were much impressed. GERMAN DIPLOMAT BUSY WITH HIS CAMERA. (Rec. November 2, 9.30 p.m.) Paris, November 2.. According to advices from Rumania, Baron Van Dem Bussche-Hadden-liauser, the German Minister at Bucharest, has been making suspicious visits to strategic points in Rumania, and photographed military works. He refused to state his name, and was handed to tho police, who then identified and released him. TURKISH COUNCIL OF WAR: NO GERMANS ADMITTED HINT OF ANOTHER ATTACK ON EGYPT. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, November i. The "Echo de Paris" correspondent at Salonika reports that the Committee of Union and Progress held a grand council, from which it excluded Germans, and debated the desirability of the German Army coming to Constantinople. The Committee expressed great apprehension of German domination of the Empire. The semi-official organ subsequently announced that Turkey had no need for German aid, as Turkey could guard the Dardanelles and reconquer Egypt tierself. Hak-ki Pasha told a German editor that tho Allies had forgotten that the Bulgars did not stand alone. TJio Allies had hoped to starve Turkey, as regards ammunition, but had not succeeded. Turkey had already securcd railways everywhere,' and land communications would follow when Nish was captured. The attack on Egypt would depend on tho duration of the war. TURKISH RESERVES LEAVE GALLIPOLI (Rec. November 2, 8.45' p.m.) f Athens, November 1. Reports from Constantinople state that the first division of the Turkish reserves have been removed from tho Dardanelles to Thrace. It is reported that a Gorman steamer, coal-laden, in its haste ,;to enter the Golden Horn to escape from a British submarine, collided with and completely destroyed the Babata (?) bridge.