The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-17
THE WAR.
Bulgaria and Servia to Meas
ure Arms.
CONCENTRATING THE FORCES.
After a Brilliant Charge, the Ser
Vians Carried the b Bulgarian
RedOubts.
THE WAR.
CONCENTRATING THE FORCES
The War.

RUsrcHUK, November 16.-Great activ-
ity prevails at Philippopolis. Trains
filled with soldiers singing patriotic
songs are constantly leaving for the
front. People throughout the country
manifest great enthusiasm. The troops
are gratltied at engaging in warfare for
the first time without single foreigner
In their ranks
Bulgaria has decided to remain on the
defensive. She accepts war with calm
ness, knowing that Europe will acquIt
her of all blame.
SALoNIcA, November 15.-Unlimited
preparations for war are being made
here. Troops, horses and guns are
being embarked for the Greek frontier.
Business in the city is at a standstiu.
RUsTcHUK, November ia steamer
has arrived here with five million cart
ridges, which are now being unloaded.
Soldiers of the national guard have
been summoned to join their colors.
Prince Alexander has sent a circular to
the Powers in which he complains that
the S9rYian agent in Bulgaria withheld
for eight hours a notification of Servia's
declaration of war. Prince Alexander
Indignantly denies that Bulgarians
violated the Servian frontier and de-
clares that the Servians are solely
blameable for the recent events on the
bour Diary.
ST, PETERsBURe, November 15.-The
Journal de st. Petersburg hints that
England, by delaying the meeting of
the Balkan conference, is responsible
for the outbreak of war between Servia
and Bulgaria.
BELGRADE, November ia decree
has been issued announcing that King
Milan will have the chief command of
the Servian troops, and appointing
General Petroutch, chief of the staff.
General Jankoueteh, minister of war,
has gone TO Perst. 1t is reported that
King Milan has telegraphed to the EN-
peror OF Austria-Hungary that the adj
vance Of Servians on Dragoma Pass has
commenced. -Four SerVians who ar
rived at LOmpalanka on a steamer were
forcibly arrested by the Bulgarian au-
thorlties.
LONDON. November 15.-Six battalions
of Servian infantry, two batteries of
artillery and two squadrons OF cavalry,
to-day attacked two battalions of regu-
lar and irregular Bulgarian troops. The
Bulgarians lost thirty-four killed and
wounded. The Servian troops under
Colonel MichkOvitch, have occupied
sustaining a small loss.
Fifty Bulgarians were captured and
sent to the fortress at Belgrade. TOPAZ
ovitch, with the Morava division, is
operating against Tan. Colonies Mich
kov1tch and Benecky, commanding the
Drisla and Shumadia divisions, are adj
vancing on Dragoman Pass. General
Jowanovitch is in command of the Dam
ube division, which is held as a reserve
force at Bella Palank. Djuknltch is
leading the Timak division against Bel
ogradshik. Each division consists Of
20, 900 men. King Milan, before the adj
vance commenced, observed to Colonel
Benecky that Sofia would be captured
within three days.
LONDON. November 16.-Turkey has
200, 900 tons of coal at Newcastle
to be delivered lin six weeks and has
sent $500 to Hungary for the pur-
chase of additional artillery. Daily
newspapers in their editorials on the
Bulgaria-Servian war are unanimous in
Servia, and express great
anxiety as to the future of the Balkans.
BELGRADE, November 16.-After des-
perate fighting yesterday Servian troops
occupied positions at Raptcha. The
losses on both sides were heavy. This
victory enabled the Servians to turn
the very difficult aud rocky gorge o
Dragoman pass, and the Bulgarians,
after gallant resistance, retreated to
Slivnitza, where an important engage
ment is expected to take place to-day,
which win probably decide the fate of
Sofia.
BELGRADE, November 16.-ColOnel
Djuknitch, commanding the Timok
drove the Bulgarians from the
at Kiela, and captured
l50 prisoners. Total Servlan loss, two
and fifty men killed. and two
hundred wounded. The official re-
port from Colonel Benecky says: AFTER
a brilliant charge. the Servians carried
four Bulgarian redoubts beyond Toari-
brod. Colonel Djuknitch, with the
Timok division, has taken Kiela. Ser
Wan troops continue advancing every
where and have captured four hundred
prisoners. Servians have lost two hun
dred men and fifty killed. "A great
battle is being fought in the direction of
Dragoman.