The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

The Initial sklrsnlsh Disastrous % the Hat
sArlAns-Advancing IN pragomsn Pass.
where : sAnguinsry Coaniet
= inevitable.


II = Inevitable
LONDON, November l5.-Grlm-visagcd
Wars wrInklcd front Is glowing over
the Balkan provinces. Servia q II II
In earnest, and there Il not 20 be chlld's
play. A dispatch received last evening
saws the nrst actual battle occurred on or
about noon Yesterday II Tru. . little VII
lage on the Bulgarian frontier. on the
road 70 viasina, BY the advances guard
coming Unexpectedly upon q body Of
! bulgarian skirmlshcrs. The Scrviaus'
advance was compelled TO halt under the
heavy fre OF the enemy. Reinforcements
/ were hurried forward and were met BY .
large body Of Bulgarlans who had come
M to support their skirmishers'
The Scrvlans formed and
calamity charged the Bulgarian
position, forcing them TO retreat after a
I hot light. The pursuit was kept up for
some distance. The casualties are not
known vet. but from what can be ascer-
tanned the Bulcarlans suffered severely
This first victory greatly elates the Ser
vians. who are pressing forward. with all
speed. The flrst great battle Il expected
10 take place this Sunday morning,
when the advance forces expect to reach
Drasoman Detile, . rocky gorge on the
frontier. A large force OF Bugarians
have been concentrated In this pass and
have thrown up intrenchments.
bloody and sanguinary conflict IL ex-
pccicd.
Al Belgrade It was officially announced
yesterday that force OF Bulgarians on
Thursday attacked body OF Servians near
Vlasina. The Servians returned the frc.
Ten BulgsrIans. killed or wounded, were
left on Servian territory, Several OF the
Srivians were wounded. In consequence
Of the attack OF the Bul garians. the Cabi-
net on Friday decided TO declare war.
Accordingly peace ended aud war began
Yesterday morning. whep the Servian
army moved over the border. King
Milan has assumed command Of the
Servian army and active operations will
be begun al once. The Servian army has
commenced moving forward and an ad.
vance on Sofia IL anticipated. The
troops displayed much enthusiasm
The Servian army Is marching Ia three
divisions on Sofia. General Horvstovitch
commands the left wing. General Losh-
yeania the right and King Milan the
center. The whole force Is expected
IN concentrate At Sofia on November 22d.
The roads are covered with snow, re.
tariing the progress Of the army.
Dispatches from Belgrade state that
King Milan has informed the powers that
Scrvia has declared war against Bulgaria
because Bulgaria arbitrarily attacked
position which the Morayia division OF
the Kings troops held In Servian terri
tori. opposite the Bulgarian frontier.
King Milan has also issued q procla-
nation, which II 10 substance as follows;
"Servia can not allow Bulgaria. which
has slready proved hard neirhbor, to
disturb the balance OF power In the Bal
kans TO her exclusive advantage He
then aludcs 70 what he calls the unjusti-
liable Bulgarian customs duties on the
frontier: the unlawful seizure OF Bregova
and the encouragement By Bulgaria ~
the Servian rebels condemned Tor high
treason. liking Milan here refers probably
20 Peko Pavlovich, the Herzegovinian
.hief. and Pashico, the Servlan Radical
leader who was expelled BY King Milan
from the Skupslschina- Copies Of revo-
lu,ionarv proclamations signed BY these
men and distributed throughout Scrvis
were recently found BY Servian officials,
and the latter claimed that they were
disseminated BY the rcvoIutionists under
Bulgarian protection. This Bulgaria
denied, claiming that the men were manv
miles distant from the Scrvian frontier
intcrncd 10 fortress.)
King Milan also alIudcs 10 alleged III.
treatment OF Scrvian cmigrants in Bull
caria; the blockade OF The frontier BY
Bulgaria, and alleged attacks by undis-
eiplined Bulgarian volunteers on tho
6crvian people and troops, In conclusion
the King says: ~ cannot suffer these In
territorial provocaiions. and therefore
adopt the policy Of open hostility which
has been forced upon me by Bulgaria
Servia's just cause now rests on the arDi
tramcnt OF arms, the bravery OF her
army, the protection OF the Almighty.
l rely upon my peoples patriotism"
follows: Field army. 6,,oss men with
264 guns; reserve formations, IL, $50
men with 81 guns; reserve army, or
landwehr, 1920 men with l2o guns;
Inndstrum, IS. 900 men, or total Of no..
az officers and men, and il3 guns. The
infantry Is armed with the Mausrr rim,
improved bg Major Nee ,vanovitch, which
Is OF calibrc Of 1918 MILNE res. The
artillery Is yariously armed with muzzie-
leaders and Krupp tuns. The total cav.
airy force included 10 the above, numbers
1000 men.
The Bulgarian field army consists Of
"a, 900 infantry, l.400 cavalry, two regI-
ments and one company ofartillery, 2.34O
men; = battalion OF engineers, $50 men:
detachment Of train. 1900 men, and
force Of gcndcarmerie, 1000 men; or
total force OF 80, 220 men with lOt guns.
The Infantry IL armed with Bcrdan rifles
and the batteries have Krupp guns and
guns Of the latest Russian pattern The
reserve force consists Of "a, 900 men.
There are slso twelve battaiions ~ land
strum Of GOO men each, or 1900 men,
making total force OF 10000 men
There 10 no want Of arms, but there Il
scarcely sufficient force Of cavalry and
artillery. The cavalry numbers 1900
men. The scarcity Of officers since many
OF the Russian officers returned home, IL
also serious matter. Prince Alexander
Ii an a0'e and energetic soldier.
The Eastern RoumelIan army com.
prlses 10. 22l men OF the first lew. TO-.
1871 Of the second, 23,l97 81 the reserve
and 2, 422 men Of the active reserve. max
Ing total Of "a. $50 men The IAinber
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