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ria Turkey reserves the right to take
military action In The matter.
The BalgarIaEs Wipe Up the Coun.
try With the SerVlanS.
The Servians Driven Back tn Dra-
gOnian.-Milan Very Much Down
in the Mouth.

LONDON, NV 20 Dispa'ches receiv
ed uere state that the Servians have he
come dispiriied over their recent rtvers.
es. The Bulgsrians, on the other hand
have been aroused to the highest pitch
Of enthusiasm bv the example Of Prince
Alexander and the victories gained under
his leadership. They have gradually
driven hack the Servian ad, ance line un'
I'll the eulps:ians' forward line OF en-.
trenchments is within mile OF Drago.
man village. In the fighting Yesterday
the Servisn loss was 500 men killed and
wounded. One OF FRINGE Alexsnder's
aides vas killed during the brunt OF yes
tefday's engagement. e
A dispatch from Vienna states this,
the Bulgarians yesterday repulsed q
Seryian attack in the direction OF Wild.
din.
.8 A BIG BtTrLE To.DAY
BELGRADE, Nov. 20-A Servian Of.
6cial di-ps'ch from Sznibrod says that
The Servian repu!se at Silvnrzs is at.
trfbuted 10 the &C ion Of g neral J6.
vanovitch, commander OF the Danube
division, who made several tactical mis-
takes and failed to execute certain
strategic movement. Four divisions OF
Sefvians have now been concentrated jasi
bevond Dragomsn, and ~iIl renew the
attack on the Bulgsr'ans d. Tending Sliv-
nits to.morroW. Gen. Topa.ovi,ch. com.
mand,ng the right wind OF the Seryia, is
enirenched within o few hours' march OF
Sofa.
DETAILS OF TIE Battle.
SorrA, Moves evber ~. The following
are addmionai details Of the fighting
yesterday. The right II the Bulgarian
army yesterday morning advanced from
its fortified position and attacked the
Serviau posi'irns bet ~een Slivnitza and
DragOman The centre column OF the
Bulgarian army soon followed in order
to support the right The lighting then
became general and the 8ulgarians not
being abe to drive the Srrvians from
their entrenchments, towards noon the
left ling of the Bulgarian srmv slso ad-
vanced and assumed the offensive. An
obstinate battle ensued. lasting till 8
o'clock in the everine: Tue .Buigsrians
found 1t no easy task to di.lodge the
Servisns from their positions. TIE for
mer fought desperately, hoseser. and
finally cowpellcd the Setvians to retreat
TO Drseomau. the Bulgarians holding oil
the roads leading thereto The latter
took four hundred prisoners. including
several Ulcers. Up to noon to day there
bad been no rtber fighting. The Bul-
earians deemipg il prudent not to attack
., present the Servisns At Dra2oman
which has strong natural Publications.
APANIc AT BELGRADE
LONDON. November 20.-OdlcisI ad.
missions from Belgrade show that .
panic exists there. The siege Of Widdin
has been raised and Gen. L"schjanin
who with bis division has been carrying
on the siege 10 now marching 10 assist
King Milan.
GENERAL j vANovITcH DISMISSED
TRARIBRoD, November 20.-G-n. Jo.
vsnovitch has been tried by the cour,
martial sni dismissed from bis command
for his failure TO ex cute the order given
him prior to the repulse before Slivni "a
A council # war Is now discussing the
situation OF affairs at the front
SALoxIca. Nv. 20-Tarkish troops
aud batteries Of artillery are continually
arriving here, and the authorities are
maintaing the creates secrecy 10 regard
to the eical strength of the f,rcrs,
the number OF guns and the eventual
movements OF the large army being
msssed in this vicinity.