The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-11-21
THE DOGS or WAR.
Lat slip ny King Milan over tho
Bulgarian Frontier
The tHltlal shiFmlsh Dlssstssss ~ ihs Isai.
safiaus .desselHs On fifanafusa rsss.
Where q ssasaisssy Csaalst
10 tastnshts,

LoSpoS, November rs. Ghm.vlsAged .
Wars wrlnked front Ia glowing over
The Balkan PROVINCES servia IL Al II .
In earnest, and there Ia not 10 he chlld'a
play. A dispatch received last evening
saws the hrst actual battle occurred on or
abou, noon Yesterday st Tru, a little VII.
lagc on the bulgarian frontier, on the
road 10 viasina, by the advance guard |
coming Unexpectedly upon a body Of
Bulgarian skirmlshers. The Scrylans'
sdvance was compelled 10 halt under the
heavy nro Of tho enemy, Relnfofccmonts
were hurried forward aud were met by a
large body of Bulgarlans who had come
up TO support their sklrmlsbcrs
The Servlsns formed aud
CALAMITY charged the Bulgarian
position, forcing them 10 retreat after a
hot fight. The pursuit was kept up for
some distance. Tho casualties are not
known vet but from what can be asccr-
talned the Bulgulans suffered severely.
This hrst victory greatly elates the Ser.
vlans, who are pressing forward with all
speed. The first great battle is expected
10 take place this Sunday morning,
when the advance forces expect to reach
Dragoman Denle, a rocky gorge on the
frontier. A large force OF Bugarans
have been concentrated In this pass and
have thrown up lntrenchments. A
bloody aud sanguInary conflict Is or-
pectcd.
AZ Belgrade II was officially announced
yesterday that force OF Bnlgarians on
Thursday attacked body OF Servlans near
| Viasina. The Servlans returned the 1re.
Ten Bulgarlans, killed or wounded, were
left on Servlan territory, Several OF tho
Servlans were wounded. In consequences
OF the attack Of the Bulgarlans, the Cabl.
net on Friday decided TO declare war.
Accordingly peace ended and war began
| Yesterday morning, when the Servlan
army moved over the border. King
Milan has assumed command of the
Servlan army and active operations will
be begun at once. The Servlan army has
commenced moving forward aud an nd.
vance on Sofia Is anticipated. The
troops displayed much enthusiasm.
The Servan army Is marching In three
divisions on Sofia. General Iloryatoyltch
commands the left wing. General Losh.
yesnia the right and King Milan the
center. Tho whole force Ia expected
10 concentrate at Sofia on November 22d.
The roads are covered with snow, ro.
tardiug The progress OF the army.
Dispatches from Belgrade state that
King Milan has informed the powers that
Seryla has declared war against Bulgaria
because Bulgaria arbitrarily attacked a
position which the Morayla division OF
the Kings troops held In Servlan terri.
tory, opposite the Bulgarian frontier.
King Milan has also Issued procla.
nation, which Ia In substance as follows,
"Servia can not allow Bulgaria. which
has already proved hard nclghbor, TO
disturb the balancCSM power In tho Bal.
kans to her exclusive advantage lie
then alIudes to what be calls the unjust.
fable Bulgarian customs duties on tho
frontier; the unlawful seizure of Brcgova
and the encouragement by Bulgaria Of
the Scrvlan rebels condemned Tor high
treason. (Kiug Milan hero refers probably
10 Peko Pavloych, the IIerzeEovlnan
chief, and Pashlco, the Serylau Ridlcal
leader who was expelled by King Milan
from the Skupstschina. Copies OF reyo.
lutionary proclamations signed by these
men and distributed throughout SeryIa
were recently found by Seryian officials,
and tho latter claimed that they were
disseminated by the rcvolutlonists under
Bulgarian protection. This Bulgaria
denied, claiming that the men were many
miles distant from the Serylan frontier
intcrned In a forlrcss.)
King Milan nlso alludes TO alleged m.
treatment Of scryIan emIerants in Dul.
rarIa, the blockade of Tho frontier by
Bulraria. and ALLEGED attacks nv undIs.
cIplIncd BULGARIAN volunteers on the
Serylan people and troops IN concinsiOn
tho King says al cannot suffer these 10.
teutlonal proyocallons, aud therefore
adopt the policy OF open hostility which
has been forced upon mo By BuIgarIs.
servin's Just cause now rests on the arbl.
trament OF arms, ths bravery OF her
army, the protection OF the Almighty.
I rely upon my peoples patriotism"
The various forces OF Seryla are az
foliowsi Field army, G2,0ss men with
2et guns; reserve formations, 1856
men with 81 guns; reserve army, or
land wehr, 52,270 men with l20 guns;
landstrum, rs, 900 men, or a total OF l70,. T.
| VIZ OT1cefs nnu men, hul flU guns. Inc
infantry IL armed with the Mauser rlf,,
improved by Major Mecoyanoyitch, which
IL Of q cailbre of 1915 milllmcires. Thr
artillery is varlonsiy armed with muzzle.
leaders and Krupp huns. The total cav.
airy force included In the above, numbers
1900 men.
The Bulgarian field army consists Of
2i, 900 Infantry, 1,i00 cavalry, two real.
ments and one company Of artillery, 2,3i0
men; a battalion Of engineers, $50 men;
a detachment OF train, 1900 men, and a
force Of gendearmerie, 800 men, or
total force OF S2,220 men with l0i guns.
The Infantry Is armed With Berd1n rifles
aud the batteries have krupp guns and
guns OF the latest Russian pattern The
reserve Iorce conslst, o. 2tOOy men.
.,son' @ ~ ~ eoo v NV sme"e as.s p" ~ 90 ,aaa
msvipg a ,o,sl force Of Cd O00 mon
There IL no want Of arms, bat there is
scarcely q sufficient force OF cavalry and
s'n'e,L ~ Inc c''alry numbers l,sOO
men. ine scarcely VI oh'esfs, since many
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