Daily Republican., 1885-11-21
Milan Driven Back.
ADVANCE OF THE VICTORIOUS
BULGARIANs NEAR TO THE
FRONTIER,
THE SERVIANS REPULSED.

LONDON, Nov. 20.-All dispatches
received up TO this evening magnify the
Importance of the Bulgarian victories
over the Seryian invading armies.
They have grad ualIy driven back the
Servian advance line near Slavinye,
until they are within a mile of Drsgo
man village, on the Serviau frontier.
The Servian loss is placed at 800 in
killed and wounded. One of Prince
| Alexander's aides de camp was killed.
A bervian official despatch says that
the repulse at Slivnitza is attributed to
the acJion of General Jovanoviteh,
commander of the Danube division,
who made several tactical mistak es
and failed 10 execute certain strategic
movement.
Four divisions of Servians have now
been concentrated just beyond Drago.
man, and will renew the attack on the
Bulgarians defending Shvnitza to-
morrow. General Topalovitch, COM
manding the right wing of the Servian
army, is entrenched within = few hours
march of Sophia. General Jovanov itch
has been tried by court martial and
dismissed from his command for his
failure to execute the order given him
prior to the repulse near Slivnitza.
TURKEY MAsSIEG AN ARMY.
lSALoNIcA, Nov. 0.-TurkishItroops and
batteries of artillery are continually ar
irving here and the authorities are
maintaining the greatest secrecy in re-
gard to the numerical strength of the
forces, the number of gnns and the
eventual movements OF the large army
being massei In this vicinity.
| TURKEY IMPLoRED TO ACT
L T..
this afternoon Salisbury deplored the
lh!oodshed In the Balkans and said tina,
.he powers should surely be able some.
lhow 70 prAsent the further sacrifice OF
life. He suggested that Turkey having
an ample number of troops near the
lpresent field of hostilities, could inter-
fere effectively to compel peace. BE
then asked the Turkish Am Dassador II
his Government would order truce
and enforce obedience to the order, nc
matter which side might attempt tc
Ievade 1t, provided that a majority o
the powers offered 10 objection 70 suct
a course.
| Masurus Pacha expressed his warm
personal approval Of this proposition
Dut said mat, before giving binding
reply, 1t would be necessary for him tC
L UbNbaaAN ohS AhotlNA W hA5 HON CtCikA' IL
then retired from the conference to con.
suit by telegraph with the Sultan, and
III vas noticed that he wore smiling
.lfAce as he left the Foreign Ofice and
entered his carriage.
The conference lasted on5 hour. The
only other subject discussed was the
proposed mandate of the European
lpowers to Turkey TO undo the Bulgari ian
lunion, and restore the status quo ante
10y force OF arms or Otherwise. The un.
lexpected gallantry recently displayed
tby the Bulgarian troops is upsetting all
Iforecss.ta Of the results otthe Servian In
vasion, and It seriously embarI asses
the scheme by wh.'@h ssf7ia was to be
made the catspaw to u,.'h'ately obtain
for Austria an outlet to the sea by way
of Salonica.
4 Still the military experts in London
stoutly maintain that it Is imposs; Bile
to prevent tho capture of Sophia by the
Servians' The change in the weather
tins Western Bulgaria has already
caused fearful suffering among the Ser
Wan and Bulgarian troops. The Brit.
ish Red Cross Society has been entreat-
ed TO assist the admirers of Bulgaria in
starting fund to provide overcoats and
other comforts for the soldiers.