The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-01
THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.
Bulgaria Determined TO Remain on
the Defensive

Great activity prevails at Philippopois.
Trains filed with soldiers singing patriotic
songs are constantly leaving for the front.
The people throughout the country mani
fest great enthusiasm. The troops are graft
fed at engaging in warfare for the first
time without a single foreigner In their
ranks. Bulgaria has decided to remain on
the defensive. The Russian Consul at
Rutschuk has been ordered to hold himself
in readiness to leave, with the archives OF
his Office. A steamer has arrived there
with 5000, 600 cartridges, which are being
unloaded. The soldiers of the National
Guard have been summoned to join their
colors. Prince Alexander has sent cir
cular to the Powers, in which he complains
that the Servian agent in Bulgaria withheld
for eight hours the notification of Servia' s
declaration of war. Prince Alexander in
dignantly denies that the Bulgarians VOL
ated the Servian frontier, and declares that
the Servians are solely blamablefe- the re-
cent events on the boundary.
1t is reported that the Servians have cap
tured Adlichkula. The report current that
they had captured Tien is revived. 1t is
said that both places were taken after a
brief hand-to-hand struggle.
The Turkish officers on the Greek and
Servian frontiers have been instructed to
repel any attempts to invade Turkish terri
tory, without waiting for orders.
wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
Unlimited preparations for war are being
made at Salonica. Troops, horses and guns
are being embarked for the Greek frontier
Business in the city is at a standstill.
sERvIAN DECREE.
A decree has been issued announcing
that King Milan will have chief command
of the Servian troops, and appointing Gen.
eral Petruotch Chief of Staff. General
Jankovitch, Minister of War, has gone tC
Perst. It is reported that King Milan has
telegraphed to the Emperor of Austria
Hungary that the advance of the Servianf
on the Dragoman pass has been com
menced. Four Servians who arrived a.
Lompalalauka on a steamer were forclbly
arrested by the Bulgarian authorities.
PRINCE ALExANDER's MOVEMENTS.
Prince Alexander arrived at Sophia. He
was greeted with enthusiasm by the popul
ace. The Bulgarian Government has ask
ed Turkey for assistance. Servia will re-
spect the rights of the Sultan in Bulgaria
A BULGARIAN DEFEAT.
Six battelions of Servian infantry, two
batteries of artillery and two squadrons Of
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and irregular Bulgarian troops. The Bull
garians lost 81 killed and wounded. The
Servian troops under Colonel slMisitaaihihing - a
ssgalHEff 1868. Fifty Bulgarians were captured
and sent to the fortress at Belgrade. Top
alovitch, with the Morava division, is oper-
ating against Tan. Colonies Michkovitch
and Benecky, commanding the Brina and
Shumadia divisions are advancing on Drag
oman pass. General Jowanovitch is in
command of the Danube division, which is
held as a reserve force at Bella Palank.
Djuknitch is leading the Timok division
against Belogradshik. Each division con-
sists of 10000 men. King Milan, before
the advance commenced, observed to Col
Onel Benecky that Sophia would be capt
ured within three days The weather is
splendid for the campaign, but the troops
suffer from cold at night, owing to made
quate covering.