Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
FIGHTING AT SLIVNITZA.
BOTH ARMIES STILL STRUG-
CLING FOR SUPREMACY.

The Outcome of tho Contest Beyond
Prediction The Battlefield Strewn
with Dead and Dying SOldiers-Wid-
din Not Vet Captured-The Porte Tan
talizins Greece on the Frontier.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-DIspatches from
Slivnitza state that only few shots were
exchanged between the Servians and Bull
gariaus Mt the front yesterday. Prince
Alexander intended to attack the Ser
Wan forces at Dragoman to-day, the
weather permitting. Both sides are con-
stantly hurryIng reinforcements to the
front. The battlefield is still strewn with
unattended dying and dead soldiers. The
medical and ambulance corps of both
armies is wholly inadequate to meet the
wants, and many wounded unable tn
assist themselves are left TO perish where
they fell.
1t is believed that the intervention of
the powers to stop the conflict in the
Balkans ls imminent.
SOFIA REPORTED CAPTURED.
BELGRADE, Nov. 2l.-Intense excite
ment prevails here owing to the report
that Col. TOpalOYitch cut off the retreat
OF the Bulgarians from Slivntza, while
entered Sofia unOppOsed.
PRISONERS AT BELGRADE.
SIX hundred wounded Servans and a
batch OF Bulgarian prisoners arrived here
to-day. The commission appointed to
inquire into the statement that the Ser
Wan troops had attacked a Bulgarian
ambulance train and bayoneted the
wounded it contained, reports that the
story has no foundation whatever. The
reserves have now been ordered to leave
for the front tomorrow instead
of Monday. 1t is asserted that in
the recent engagements English and
Russian officers were seen serving on
Prince Alexander's staff and directing the
movements Of the Bulgarian troons. The
Bulgarian prisoners who have arrived here
are stalwart and healthy, and were all
clothed in military uniforms.
THE CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Nov, 21.--Tbe Bal
kan conference sat for four hours today
1t is not known what action was taken.
The statement is made that the Servian
govern ment has announced its intention
OF Withdrawing its forces from Bulgaria,
and of making no attempt to annex that
country when a treaty OF peace has been
concluded.
STUDENTS TO JOIN THE TROOPS.
RUTsCHUK, Nov. 21.-This town was
Illuminated tonight in honor OF the Bull
garian victories. A band of Bulgarian
students has arrived here from Odessa.
They will volunteer their services in the
Bulgarian army. Many Russians are
anxious to join the Bulgarian troops, but
they are prevented by their government
from so doing.
WIDDIN NOT YET CAPTURED.
~ ny
been captured. The Servian troops in
that district have never assumed the often
sive. The Bulgarians have frequently at
tackled them in an attempt to draw them
within range of the guns of the Bulgarian
eunbOats on the Danube, but there has
been no important fighting in the Widdin
district.
RUSSIA WARNING KING MILAN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.-La Journal
de 50. Petersburg, in an editorial, says
''Servia has no reason 10 continue the
campaign, now that Prince Alexander
has pronounced that he will eVacuate
Eastern ROumelia. If King Milan per-
sists in going to Sofia it Will cost him more
than be fOresaw. The powers, as the
speech of Emperor William at the OPEN
ing Of the Reichstag Thursday indicated,
have the right to secure respect for the
treaty relating to the Balkan States"
sERvIA BUYING MUNITIONS.
PARIS, Nov. 21.-SerVia has ordered
from French firms 20, 900 knapsacks, 80, 600
steel projectiles and 16 batteries Of can
non. All Servian batteries nave guns
LOCKED IN DEADLY COMBAT.
LONDON, Nov. %. .3A.M.-Advices from
Isaribrod state that Coils Benitzky and
TopalOvltcb yesterday effected JUNCTION
of heir forces ard made teint attack
upon the Bulgarians at SlivnitZa. The
latter were driven from their positions af-
ter desperate fight. At O'Clock last
evening the two armies were still en-
gaged. An aid decamp of King Milan
WAS wounded during the fight. Three
other SeTyian officers were killed and six
were wounded.
A dispatch from Belgrade dated mid
night, SAYS that it IS believed that the
The report Of the capture Of Sofia is un-
true.
TURKEY WORRYING GREECE.
Turkey has echeloned 13, 900 troops at
fortified point on the Greek frontier.
These troops have, however, been strictly
enioined to abstain from giving any
ANNOYANCE TO the Greeks. Despite this IN
junction it is feared that the presence of
Turkish troops on the frontier will eventu-
ally result in a collision. TIE demand
OF the Porte that the Greek consul
at Crete be recalled because he interested
himself in melting the Cretans 10 rebel
against Turkish authority on the island,
has been refused on the ground that the
charge is untrue. Turkey has on this ac-
count instructed Sava Pasha, the Turkish
Governor Of Crete, 30 discontinue all
official intercourse with the Greek
Consul.