Evening star., 1915-11-29
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED.
GERMAN STATEMENT.

GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN. November %. via London. F:
p.m..
western theater of war: During clear
frosty weather there has been lively
activity on the part of the artillery
and aviators along the entire front
To the north of st. Mihiel an enemy
aeroplane. forced to land before oui
front. was destroyed by our artil.
lery
In Combine (Combres) twenty-five civ
lllans have been killed and eight In.
jured by the fire of the enemy during
the last fortnight
Eastern theater of war: The situation
is unchanged
Balkan theater of war: Our pursuit is
making further progress. More than
loou Serbians have been taken pris-
oners.
In regard to yesterdays reports on the
course of the Serbian campaign, we
add that up to the present the total
number of cannon taken from the
Serhians amounts to 5o2, many of the
guns being of heavy caliber
Western theater: After successful nine
explosions in the neighborhood OF
Melville between Arras and Lens. our
troops occupied the craters and took
several prisoners. At various points
on the front hand-grenade and min
throwing battles occurred. In the
Champagne and Argonne enemy ar
tillery displayed considerable activ-
ity
Eastern theater: Army group Of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg-An enemy
aeroplane was shot down by machine
gun fire near Buschhof, southwest OF
Jacobstadt. 1t fell between our posi-
tions and those Of the enemy, but
was obtained at night by our patrols.
Army group of Prince Leopold of Ba-
varta-Northwest Of Baronvichi the
Russian advance was repulsed.
Army group of Gen. Won Linsingen-
There is nothing to report.
Balkan theater: Southwest of Nitro
vita Rudnik was occupied We took
more than 2,700 prisoners and much
war material
With the flight of the scanty remains
of the Serbian army into the Alba
nian mountains our great operations
against the same are brought to a
close, our object of effecting commu-
nicatton with Bulgaria and the Turk
ish empire having been accomplished.
The movements of the army of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen: the opera
tions of the AuStro-Hungarian army
under Gen. Koevess. which was rein
forced by German troops, against the
Dr1na and the Save. the operations
of the army under Gen. Won Ga1lwitZ
against the Danube near Semendria
and Rambasias We're commenced Oc-
tober 8, and the advance of the army
under Gen. Boyadjieff (Bulgarian)
against the Negotin-P Pirot line began
October "A. The same day a second
Bulgarian army, under Gen. Theodo-
row. also commenced operations in
the direction of Skoplje and Neles.
Since then our troops have accom-
plished quickly and smoothly the for
midable undertaking of crossing the
Danube in the face of the enemy. i'm
peded, moreover, by the untimely
the enemy frontier fortresses at Bel
grade, at the taking of which the
Austro- Hungarian Sth Army Corps.
with the Brandenburg reserves. espe-
clally distinguished itself. Iajecar,
Kajazevac and Pirot fell into the
hands of the Bulgarians. In addition
to this our troops have completely
broken the tough resistance of an
enemy which, in addition to being
supported by the nature of the coun-
try. is Injured to war and fought
hravely. Neither impenetrable roads,
impossible mountains, thickly snow
clad, nor absence of renforcements
and shelter were able to check our
advance. More than 100000, almost
half of the entire Serbian fighting
forces, have been taken prisoners.
Their losses in battle and by deser-
tions cannot be estimated. Guns, in
Guiding heavy artillery. and an in
calculable quantity of material of all
kinds have been captured. The Ger
man losses. however deplora BILE, have
been extremely moderate, and our
troops have not suffered from dis
ease.