Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-28
Teutons Join Bulgars after
Crossing Danube and Now
Have River and Railway to
Send Munitions to Turks.
SERBIA APPARENTLY DOOMED
Big Battle in Progress near
Veles in Which Serbs Are
Helped by British and French
Serious Internal Dissension
Reported in Bulgaria.

London. Oct. 27.-The German army
which crossed the Danube at Orsova
has Joined hands with the Bulgarians
who invaded Serbia near Prahovo, and
! the central powers now have an open
road through northeastern Serbia and
| Bulgaria to the Aegean sea and Constan-
tinople
| From the iron gates along the Serbo-
| Roumanian frontier to Negotin, where
the river leaves Serbian soil, the Danube
Is now held by the Austro- Germans and
| Bulgarians and offers a means for the
shipment Of men and arms and ammun-
tion to Rustchuk, Bulgaria, n short dis
tance westward Of the point where the
Danube bends northeastward and quits
Bulgarian territory
From Rustchuk two lines Of railways
rad!ate, one to the south connecting at
stantinople express line and the other
running eastward to Varna, Bulgaria 8
chief seaport on the Black sea. BY
the use Of the river to Rustchuk, there
fore, the Teutonic allies could be of serv-
ice not alone to the Turks on tho CALI
poll peninsula. but to the Bulgarian
forces, and possibly some OF their Turk
lsh allies. who will meet any attempts
ut n hostile landing along the Black sea
coast
That the Teutons and their allies will
now continue southeast along the Timot
river valley in an endeavor to reach
Nish and capture that important juno
ton Of the Belgrade e-Constantnople ex-
press line and the Nish-Saloniki line
seems probable
So far as the north is concerned. Serbia,
II Is feared by her allies. Ia doomed but
In the south reinforced by the British and
French. who arc now fighting by her side
Serbia is using all her strength to throw
the BulGarians back. After the French
victory at krivolak. the Serbians. accord
Ing to the Athens representatives., were
able to reoccupy Veles. an important rail-
way and road junction just south OF
Cskup, where a big battle is still in prog
ress.
1t Is argued here that II the Bulgarians
can be held in the south until Anglo
French reinforcements which are now
on the way. arrive, Bulgaria may yet be
robbed Of Macedonia. on which she has
set her heart But the allies will have to
make an attempt also to block the Ger
man road to Turkey. and their big attach
may be directed elsewhere.
The internal situation o. Bulgar,,
which Is reported serious. may have
some effect on the campaign. A military
conspiracy against King FERDINAND.
Athens dispatches say. has been I'm.
earthed, and tho leaders have been shot
Many Of the inhabitants of Bulgaria aro
1nyvo %
showing disinclination to join the colors
The Roumanans, too. are displaying
1me uneasiness as to the inactIyitv n,
thelr government and an agitation in
favor Of the allies is being carried an
according to an unofficial report, by In
Huential leaders. The allies, however. are
depending on their own resources and ar
ranging 10 throw into the Balkans as
'iahy men rs can be spared. At tho
present time they cannot weaken the
other fronts as the Germans are show
ing considerable activity. The latter
nave made still another counter attack
IN the attempt to recapture La Courtine
IN Champagne. which the French rc.
Gently took from them, Strong German
patrols. heralding an attack, were also
observed In the Loos region. bur wers
hiSpcISeu
Ihe Germans continue their at-
tacks against the Russians in tho
riga and Dvinsk districts, and claim
TO have penetrated the Russian posi-.
tion near the railway line north q,
Dvinsk They could not hold all the
ground gained. as the Russians
launched immediate counter attacks
While the position in this region
remains serious for tho Russians. thew
appear. on the whole, to be holdina
their own.
In the south, on the other hand,
along the Styr river and Galician
frontier, the Russians report sue
cesses both In carrying through their
own attacks and repulsing German
attacks.
The Italians are persisting in their
offensive. and although their progress
Is slow. they seemingly are making
advances.