Second Edition, In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 2, 6 December 1915, Page 6

Second Edition, In the Balkans

It'D LATE 0 SERBIANS CAPTURED

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London, December J

A Berlin communique states: Wo capture;! twelve hundred Serbians, itlvo were lighting' u> woiat ?cl detachM incuts, on Ihursd. y in thy nun.ntai.is south-west of Mitrovicxa.

MONTENEGRINS IN SERBIA.

London, December 4. '►A Montenegrin communique reports: Owing to the arrival of strong enemy contingents at Metalka we evacuated Plevlie and retired to demensivc positions. Another Montenegrin communique says; The enemy violently attacked us at Chejkteinar river, near Plevlie, but were repulsed. ON THE WPNTENECRIN-SERBIAN BORDER. Amsterdam, December 4. An Austrian communique states: — Numerous Albanians, joined us during the fighting between Metrovitza and Ipek. ■ * GENERAL MACKENSEN WOUNDED. ; ‘ ■PetrogrAd, December Tt is reported that a Serbian bullet *ligbtly wounded General Mackenseu.

ON THE DANUBE FRONT.

CONCENTRATION OF BULGARS. Geneva? December 5. The Pense Wiseiier Journal says that, anticipating th<« Russian attack, the Bulgarians have concentrated forty thousand men on the Danube' front. material is arriving at Kustchuk. INSTANCES OF GERMAN ! i BRUTALITY. „ .. ■ .f.jij*:,■ "• ■ ‘ Amsterdam, December 4j 1 • IhVfcch Ifpcl C rosy Sisters from Sei| hid jgive'graphic accounts .of German ' brutality It’^ragjuevatz. * "Many '.‘■Serbians were .wounded by ‘iluin-ruras, and the Germans painted the Red Cross onj theforeheads of slightly wounded sojdiers,, and ■ also with nitrate of silver,(nude a cross on the' cheek. They.,goaded a man with A fractured skull until the bayonet! jags covered Ills body with.red bleeding wounds.

TH<E LAST OF MON AST IR.

MESSAGE OF THE DEFENDERS.

.UiJtui, December 4 ' -M. Magrini witnessed the ; Serbians? repeat frpip-Monaslir. .-whleh began at ten -o'clock on Wednesday night, afiei militia bad organise.l, pt nding’the occujDation. The American, then Jiqisted «u the hospital whebie tVie Red (b oss Musshuiri \yere tending three hundred wounded. VaWfrch entrusted the American Mission with a stock of provisions, which could not be removed, for distributing'"iiniongst the poor. General Tassitch, in bidding farewell to M. Magrini, said: “Our mission is now to defend the Gorge of Rcsna. We will fight to the last soldier and to bur last drop ol blood. We'have faitli in the final victory of the Allies and in the resurrection of it greater Serbia.” General Vassitch placarded thetown: “The army must retire, but K leaving you its bread. In separating from you 1 pray for your life. An revoir.” Ho then hiotored to llesna with his staff, . ; Athens, December 5. Xo enemy troops have entered -M onastir, hut only Austro-German and ' Bulgarian officers. SEMI ANS REFORMING IN ALBANIA. , •Paris, December 5. The Echo tie Paris’ Athens correspondent -states that the whole ot the Serbian Northern* and Southern Armies have retreated safely to Albania, and that the Greek Government lias ! given assurance* that they will not be disarmed. >l. Pashitch telegraphs that the Serbians are going to re-form in Albania and Montenegro. ; he Matin’s Bucharest correspondent says that three Bulgarian divisions have crossed the Hungary frontier, either bound for the Italian Iront or the British Western front.