Milford chronicle., 1885-12-04
..svIA AND BULGARIA.
Disastrous Defeat OF King miIan's
Troops

Dispatches from London give the following
late particulars Of the war between Servia
and Bulgaria;
The Servians attacked the Bulgarian CEN
tire, but were repulsed and retired in disor-
der, crossing the frontier near Tzaribrod-
The Servians are now retiring from their
positions at Trn. The Bulgarians have ad-
vanced to the front er Widdin is being
shelied by the Servians but has not been
set on fire The Bulgarian commandant
there prohibited the passage Of eight Aus
One OF the saddest incidents Of the present
struggle between Servia and Bulgaria Is the
death OF General Jovanovitch, late COM
mander Of the Danube division Of the Servi.
an army, who has committed suicide by
shooting himself with a revolver sooner than
survive the dis race caused by his dismissal
from the army At the battle of Sllvnltza
the general is said to have dis0beyed orders
in advancing TO the attack, hence his mill
tary death and eventual suicide.
The emperor Of Aus ria has donated SlO,-
900 to be used in succOring the Servian
wounded aud has forwarded l,OOO,O0O cigar
cites for their use. But the presence OF an
Austrian battalion in Servia at the present
moment would do more good than all the
cigarettes IN the world
Sofia, the dirty capital OF Bulgaria, Is
wild with excitement over the news being
rupted succession Of Bulgarian triumphs In
Sofia it is rumored that trincs Alexander, OF
Bulgaria, has followed up his victories
and is driving the servians slowly
but surely from Bulgarian territory
The latesG dispatch says that the prince
stormed the heightso Of TzeribrOd and occu-
pied the city, Alexander making triumphal
entry into the place and being received with
enthusiasm by the popuace. This settles the
report that the S-rvian headouarters hae
been again removed from Prot TO lzaribrod
A decided confirmation of the latest
Servian disaster is telegraphed from
Belgrade, it being admitted that
ths Servlans are continuing their retreat
the main army having retired behint the
frontier. The troops seem to be ent rely de-
moralized since the capture Of Ilzarlbrod by
the Bulgarians failing back almost without re-
sistance TO A.exanders victorious armies The
latter have now occupied all the positions re-
Gently he'd by the Servian5 in Bulgaria, and
are advancing to the frontier. The first
class of the Servian Landsturm has been
summoned for active duty, and after
completing th' ,,;,Il massing g,,ordlIn OF ms rs
dispatches from Belgrade, will head q
final attack upon the Bulgarians. II King
Milan has the spirit of his dead general, 10
vanovitch, within him, he will perish at the
head Of his troops or follow Jovanovltch's
example when confronted by disgrace caused
y
A dispatch from Vienna to the London
Times SAYS: Russia and England have in
duced the Porte to dispatch a no to Servia
King Milan t. stop the war. The
Servian war accounts are unreliable. AL
are exclu led from the Servia0
lines except two Aus ran correspondents
whose dispatches are cooked"
As far as can be judge from the conflict.
ing telegrams the situation at the seat OF
war is as follows: Prince Alexander has held
at bay the Morava and Shumaiia divisions,
which were advancing via Radomir. and
prevented them from joining the Drina
and Danube divisions He has driven
the latter back from Dragoman.
The Morava and Shumadia divisions still hold
their positions. and are probably commanded
by King Milan. The people Of Belgrade are
anxious as to how the Servians will escape
defeat The Servian reveises are attributed
to blunders made by favoritss OF King Milan,
who are in command