Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-19
wan IN EARNEST.


King milan Assumes Command Of
The scrvian Army and Goes ferth
to Battle.
LONDON, Nov. i4.--A dispatch from Bel
grade says 1t is officially announced that the
veaslna. King Milan accepts the act as
declaration OF war. Peace, itherefore,
ended at O'Clock this morning. King MI
Ian has assumed command Of the Servian
army and active operations Will be begun al
once.
LArER-Th servlan army has commenced
moving forward and an advance on Sofia Is
anticipated The troops display much on
thusiasm
MARCHING ON SOFIA.
BELGRADE. Nov. 14.-The servian army 10
marching In three divisions on Sofia. Gen.
Horvatovleh commands the left wing, aen.
Leshyania the right and King Milan the
centre. The whole force is expected TO con-
centrate ut Sofia on November 22d. The
roads arc covered with snow, retarding the
progress Of the army.
A BULGARIAN REFUSE.
BELGRADE, Nov. 14.-Dispatches from the
front state that u sharp fight has occurred
between the advance guards OF the Servian
and Bulgarian armies on the road between
Urn and Blasma. This Bulgarians retired.
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch from
Belgrade this evening states that King
Milan to-day informed the powers that
Servia has declared war against Bulgaria
because Bulgaria arbitrarily attacked a
position which the Moraya division of the
Kings troops held in Servian territory
opposite the Bulgarian frontier. King
Milan has also issued as follows: Servia
cannot allow Bulgaria, which Inns already
proved hard neighbor, to disturb the
balance of power in the Ballxins TO her
exclusive advantage. He then alludes to
what he calls the unjustifnble Bulgarian
customs duties on the frontier, the un-
lawful seizure of Bregova, and the en-
| enlargement by Bulgaria of the Servian
rebels condemned for high treason.
King Milan also alludes to alleged i'll
treatment of Servian emigrants in Bull
garia, the blockade of the frontier by
Bulgaria, and alleged attacks by undisci-
| plined Bulgarian volunteers on the Ser
vian people and troops. In conclusion
| the King says / cannot suffer these in
territorial provocations, and therefore
adopt the policy of open hostility which
Inns been forced upon me by Bulgaria.
Servia's Just cause now rests on the arbi
trament of arms, the bravery of hei
army, the protection of the Almighty.
rely upon my peoples patriotism"
| LONDON, Nov. 16..-The daily news
papers in their editorials on the Bulgaria
Servian war are unanimous in condemninl
Servia and express great anxiety as TO th,
future of the Balkans.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Times Bel
grade correspondent says "The procla
nation of King Milan, issued on Satur
day setting forth Servia's grievances ant
declaring war against Bulgaria, does no
touch the true chord of the national feel
ing in Servia. The nation does not shar,
in the kings resentment against Bulgaria
and the ill-will of the Servians agains
Bulgaria is only skin deep"
| BELGRADE, Nov. 16.-After desperat
fighting yesterday the Servian troops oC
cupied positions Mt Raptcha. The losse
on both sides We're heavy. This victor
enabled them to turn the very Difficult
and rocky gorge of Dragoman Pass, an
the Bulgarlans, after gallant resistance
retrented to Slivnitza, where an in
portant engagement is expected
take place to-day which will probabl
decide the fate of Sofia. The direct roa
TO Sofia passes through Tzaribrod an
Dragoman, but another route runs b
way of Tn and turns both defiles {
T2aribrod and Dragoman, reaching Soft
by way of BresnilS. 1t was probably o
the latter road the fight of yesterday too
place.
LONDON, Nov. 10 Turkey has ordere
10000 tons of coal ut Newcastle to be d,
livered in six weeks and has sent ESQ, 0C
TO Hungary for the purchase of addition,
artillery horses.
RANGooN, Nov. 16.-In the fight wit
King Theebaw's war vessel reported We
tcrday the fire from the British steam,
Kathleen caused 200 of the crew of IL
: Burmese vessel to jump overheard. II
: British then boarded the abandone
: vessel and proceeded up the Irrawadd
: with her.
BELGRADE, Nov, l7.-Gen. Topalovitcl
: with the Moravia division, had dlespera'
, battle with the Bulgarians at I'm and Il
latter We're totally defeated. The Sc
e vians fought with great gallantry an
captured two guns aud many prisoner
t Three bntnlions of Bulgarians surrei
Y dered without firing gun. A battalio
> of Bulgarian volunteers stationed at
4 point on the Timok river capltulated
3. Col. Djuknitch, commanding the Servia
! Timok division. The Bulgarians yesterda
4 evacuated their fortified position at DIR
n CONAN, which the Servians attacked q
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