Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-26
The War in the East.
The Servian Headquarters Have
Been Withdrawn to Perat.
1t is Believed That the Bulgar-
ianS Still Hold Widdin.
The Seryians are Repulsed at
CLINT and Slayinyi.
GOING TO THE FRONT.

GOING TO THE FRONT.
LONDON, Nov. 21-Bulgaria is de-
nuding the Turkish frontier Of troops
and sending all her spare forces to
the front to combs with the Servians
The public are allowed to go to the
depots enroute to see their relatives
and friends, and many Of the vii
layers tramp long distances in order
to see friends Prince Alexander's
success before Shvnitza has given
courage to those going to the front,
and they undergo extreme hardships
with remarkable fortitude. In
many cases they are compelled to
march long distances III bad weather,
and at night camp in open spaces
where they are shelt3rless, rot hav-
ing even ordinary tents to protect
them from the severely cold weather.
A rumor is afoat that armistice has
been agreed upon between Servia and
Bulgaria.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS BAYONETED.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 21.-The Independ-
ence Beige publishes dispatch from
It's correspondent at Sofia stating that
the Servians attacked the Third regi-
ment of Bulgarians escorting an am
bulance train, and bayoneted the
wounded soldiers in the ambulances.
The correspondent also states that
Prince Alexander submits to the terms
of the sultan embodied in the latter's
reply to the princes appeal for help,
and begs the sultan to aid him at
once
TWO BULGARIAN BATTALIONS DEFEAT
BELGRADE, Nov. GA dispatch
from Tzaribrod says that two Bulga-
rlan battalions were defeated today
IN an engagement with the Servians
on the road between Bresnut and Per
nix. The Bulgarians lost 300 men
killed and wounded. The Servians
captured so prisoners and a quantity
of ammunition and provisions.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 21.-The
Balkan conference met to-day and it
is stated that one of the results is that
a Turkish envoy will go to Philipp-
opolis under the porte's name but
without a mandate from the confer
ence.
THE sERvIANs WE'RE NOT REPULsED.
VIENNA. Nov. 21-An official Ser
Wan report received here this after
uOOn Says.
The accounts telegraphed yesterday that the
Servian troops menacng Slvnttza were repulsed
by the BuIgarianS under the immediate command
OF Prince Alexander ere false. The Bulgarians
succeeded in approaching the Servian positions
under cover of a heavy fog, but after sharp fight
ing were repulSed. The SerYianS drove the Bull
garians to the Slavinyi entertainments, and in the
whole engagement had but five hundred men
killed and wounded. accommodating force sent
in the direction of Savinyi skirmished for two
hours with the Bulgarians, and then retired with
in the Serylan lines.
NO REPORT OF THE CAPTURE OF Wild
DIN.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-British Consul
Lascelles, who is at Belgrade keeping
Lord Salisbury informed Of whatever
trapspires in connection with the war
In the Balkans, makes no mention of
the reported capture Of Widdin by
the Servians. It is believed that the
Bulgarians still hold Widdjn.
BULGARIAN TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM
EASTERN ROUMELIA.
CONsTANT1NOPLE, Nov. 21.-Prince
Alexander in his request to the porte
for help, states that in compliance
with the sultan's demand, be has with
drawn the Bulgarian troops from east
ern Roumel1a.
SERVIA UNSUCCESSFUL.
BELGRADE, Nov. 21.-To- days dis
patches from the front are adverse
TO the Servians. Gen. M skivotich
failed in his attempt to capture SIa
Einvi, and was unable to join forces
at Slivnitza. Military circles are de-
iected in consequence of the reverses.
It is reported that Gen. BenitzkY's
division has occupied the road between
Slivnitza and Sofia.
DISTRUSTS HIS HOPES OF PEACE.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Standard,
in referring to Emperor Williams
message to the Reichstag, says it dis
trusts his hopes Of peace and urges
him to speak regarding the intentions
of Austria and Russia
HEADQUARTERS WITHDRAWN.
BELGRADE. Nov. 2t.-The Servian
headquarters have been Withdrawn to
Prot.
A VIOLENT CANNoNADE.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-Despatches from
Tsarbrod, dated Thursday noon, say
A violent cannonade is going on 1T
Slainyi, where the Bulgarians are
strongly entrenched, preventing the
approach of the Servians, and turn
ing their column from the Glivei
pass.
The Bulgarians are advancing
from Sofia in the direction Of Pern1k
to meet the Servian advancing Moray
division, which is heavily handicap
ped with snow, making the plain q
swamp.
PAID THE PENALTY DE HIS
CRIME.
r. SoE