The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-01
WAR IN EUROPE.
King Milan of SerVia Issues
a Proclamation.
Marching to sOphIa-sharp Fighting
Retreat Of the BuIGarians-
The First BIOOd-GIad
TIdIngs

The Bulgsrians having attacked the Ser
vians at Veasina, King Milan accepts the
act as declaration of war, and peace end
ed at OF clock A. n, on 10Th inst. King
Milan has assumed command of the Ser
Wan army and active operations have be-
gun at once. The Servian army is march
ing in three divisions on Sophia. General
Haryatovich commands the left wing, Gen
eneral Leshyania the right and King Milan
the center. The whole force Is expected to
concentrate at Sophia on November 22d.
The roads are covered with snow.
Sharp fighting has occurred between the
advance guards of the Servian and Bulga-
Ran armies on the road between Tien and
Blagnias- The ~Buigarians retired. Ser
Fian division is marching from Piral direct
on Sophia, and will probably have the first
decisive battle of the war tomorrow, when
they are expected to reach the difficult
and rocky gorge of the Dragonian defle,
where q number of Bulgarian battalions
have been concentrated and where a stand
may be made.
KING NILAN's PROCLAMATION.
King Milan informed the Powers that
SsrVia has declared war against Bulgaria,
because Bulgaria arbitrarily attacked a
position which the Moravia division of the
Kings troops held in SerYian territory, OPP
posite the Bulgarian frontier. King Milan
has also issued q proclamation, which is IN
substance as follows: ''Servia cannot al
low Bulgaria, which has already proved a
very hard neighbor, to disturb the balance
of power in the Balkans to her exclusive
advantage" King Milan also alludes to
the alleged i'll treatment of Servian emf
grants in Bulgaria, and the alleged attacks
by undisciplined Bulgarian volunteers on
the Servian people and troops. In conclu-
sion, the King says: '1 cannot suffer these
Intentional proyocations. and therefore
adopt this policy of open hostility which
has been forced upon me by Bulgaria
Servia's Just cause now rests upon the ar
bitration Of arms, the bravery of her army
and the protection of the Almighty. rely
upon my peoples patriotism.
THE sERvIAN OPERATIONS.
The Servians commenced operations by
q vigorous attack on the Bulgarian position
st Rewckedol The Servians descending
from the heights of Dastcheni and Kia-
dencts, occupied the Bulgarian villages Of
MiloslRwsze ZeeIine, Gard and Sevonthe,
In the Tien district. They naste YgYft for
0ppositien. 13 sslgg 5thers are advancing by
l.s.s.o5 ,norches from EASTERN Roumelia.
M ~S servisns have made no hostile move
=, the direction Of Widdin. Prince Alex
snfiar has autographed to the Sultan asking
Fie Intention in regard to the integrity of
..the Ottoman empire.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
II IL of6csaIly announced that force of
BuIearians on 18th inst. attacked body of
Servians near Vlasina. The Servians re-
turned the are. Ten Bulgarians were kill
ed or wounded, and were left on Servian
territory. Several of the Servians were
wounded. In consequence of the attack OF
the Bulgarians, the Cabinet on Friday de-
cided to declare war. The Servian troops
have captured Tru and occupied the heights.
The Servian army crossed the frontier in
three divisions, at Tsaribrod, Klissura and
Bregova. They met with no resistance IN
crossing. Sharp fighting occurred at Tru,
at the Vlasipa road and at Kustend1i. Many
we're killed and wounded on both sides.
The BuIgarians retrested at all points. The
whole Servian army is now in Bulgarian
territory.
THE FIRST BLOOD.
A skirmish took place near Vlasina be-
tween the Bulgarian and Servian troops.
Eleven men were killed and twenty wound
ed The Bulgarians retired.
GLAD TDINGs.
When the announcement Of the SerVian
declaration of war was made in the Hunga-
Ran Delegation it was greeted with cheer
upon cheer for Servia.
THE STOCK MARKET.
The declaration of war by Servia against
Bulgaria caused depression on the Lon
don stock market. English railway secur-
tiles and European bonds fell per cent