St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-11-28

March on SOf1a-"BuAgar1an Ambu1anceS
Attacked by Servians and the Wounded
Bayoneted.
THE TABLES TURNED.
VIENNA, November 19.-From infor-
nation received from Bulgarian sources,
it is gathered that force of the Bull
garian militia has penetrated Seryian ter
ritory and captured $50 prisoners. 1t is
also stated that the SerYians are retreat
ing from several of their advanced posi-
tions in Bulgaria. The Bulgarians are
said to have successfully resisted several
Servian attacks in the vicinity of Drago-
man.
CONFIRMED.
LONDON, November 19.-The Daily
NeeCs' Sofia correspondent confirms the
Bulgarian victory of Slivnitza.
THE sERvIAN LOSSES.
LONDON, November 19.-The Daily
Ne,os' war correspondent telegraphs that
the Servians lost at the battle of Sliv-
nitza, ten cannon, 356 horses and an esti-
mated number of 5000 men killed and
wounded.
DIABOLICAL.
BRUSSELS, November ia dispatch to
the Independence Beige from Sofia states
that in the battle of Slivnitza, the Ser
VANS attacked the ambulanccS attached to
the Third Bulgarian Regiment and bay
oneted the wounded.
SUBMITS AND PRAYs FOR AID.
VIENNA, November 19.-Dispatches
from Sofia state that Prince Alexander has
made full submission to the Sultan of
Turkey, supplemented by an urgent prayer
for aid.
A VIRTUAL ADMISSION.
VIENNA, November 2O.-The Servian
official report of the battle at SliVnitza
denies that the Servians were repulsed.
It represents that the Bulgarians sue
ceeded in approaching the Servian posi-
ton under cover of heavy fog, but upon
being discovered were attacked, and after
some sharp fighting, driven back.
The Servians, according to this report,
pursued the Bulgarins to Slavinji, where
the latter took position in the trenches
at that place. An attack was then made
for the purpose of dislodging the Bull
garians, which lasted two hours, after
which the Seryians retired with an adj
mitted loss of 500 men.
sERvIANs ON THE OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, November 20.-The Servians
have resumed the offensive before Sliy-
nitza, and second time claim a COM
plete victory Fighting of a sanguinary
character is still going on, and the proba-
bility is that the victory claimed is the
recapture of the SerYian lines from
which the Seryian troops were driven
by Prince Alexander. Unofficial reports
from Bulgarian and Servian sources are
equally unreliable, both sides claiming
victories. The press reports agree that
Servian columns are checked in all direc-
tons except in the Widdin district, and
that the official reports have enumerated
the loss of life at the minimum, the
carnage being fearful.
BULGARIAN TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
LONDON, November 2O.-Bulgaria is
denuding the Turkish frontier of troops,
and is sending all her available forces to
the frontier to combat the Servians. The 1
public are allowed to go to the depots en-
route to see their relatives and friends.
Many of the villagers tramp long dis
tances and wait at the depots several
hours, and in some cases whole days and
nights, in order to see theirfriends and give
them flowers and presents. Prince Alexan-
der's success before Slivnitza has revived
The courage of those going to the front,
and they undergo extra hadships with re-
markable fortitude. In many cases they
are compelled to march long distances in
hard weather, and at night camp in open
spaces, where they are shelterless, not
having even ordinary tents. to protect
Them from the weather.
A rumor prevails that an armistice has
oeen agreed upon between Servia and