The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-01
Violent F lighting Replaces Skin
mishes and Battle Line To-
Shape Itself
ALLIES FACING VERY
SERIOUS SITUATION
Unless Promptly Reinforced
Allies Face Danger oil Bein1
Driven Into Greek Territory.|
Forcing Greeks Into Action

London, Oct. 3i.--The allies cam
paisn in southern Serbia and thol
strip OF Bulgarian territory held b1a
them with and around Strumnitza hnnl
developed overnight from side ie8un|
to the Balkan situation into uT1u 0k3
tnestimable importance ~ FAR as IT,
possible consequences are concerned.
Violent fighting has taken the plMc6S
of skirmishes and minor retreats and
advances: battle line is being shaped
by both the Bulgasians and the
franco-Serbians non being reinforcedx
by the British from Sa.onica. de-
cisive battle already is taking its In
ception. sss
throughout yesterday, the Daily
| Mail learns from its Athens cor
respondent the Serbians attacked the
Bulgarian positions before kuprtMs
/ without result. Owing TO their super
! iority of numbers. the l3uigarians are
now advancing south ward Thu
greater part of the Serbian southern
army is retreating. though IN good
! order, and is intrenehing In tina HA-
hsaa Pass before 4,Hstsr, svireT-p ft-Wit
make determined stai.d and oster "
decisive offense against the invadcfes
! If they move towards Mona stir
To Isolate Northern serbia. d
simultaneously with the news
f, comes word from Rome by Wireless
from place in Serbia to the effect
that the Franco Serbian lines now
extend from Strumnitza to Krupr.E
and is being advanced towards Istip,
which was taken by the Buigarians In
the first phase OF their invasion,
The Bulgarians. on the other hand.
, the wireless MESA &c says. hold Fxri-s
Falanka. Kuu,anovo and tiskuh. Com
itadii. Bulgaria irregulars are a:1~s
yancing towards Albania.
Thus the situation net only OF Ser
ba but also of the allied troops haaS
assumed m extremely serious charlse
ter BY stretching their Lies west
! ward from Tsl>ub 10 tho Alhanians
frontier. the Buigarians aim TO ixoiat4.
the whole Of northern Serbia. separ~s
ate the northern Serbian army from
that lighting with the allies in the
! south and endeavor to drive the Serbs
and their European allies back to tho
south. ssSs
AFsy Be Driven Into Greece.
Fighting with their backs to Gre0c0
the Allies unless promptly reinforceG
sufficiently ard steadily. will face tn
menace OF being driven back int
Greek territory Greeces prot01G
against the landing of allied troops
originally not taken seriously even III
the Greek people. now looms up me-
laacirgly as the basis for posAtb3A
Greek Intervention on the ccnti
powers side. In that case, GreGc1T
natural move would be TO fall In tMfs
rear Of the allied troops.
J Realizing the increasing danger az
the Southern Serbian army presently
iby the sudden Bulgarian offennfvF
toward the south. French and Brft1aa
| troops are being rushed in frnntts
haste nGrthward, ssssSs;;
Germans Near New Serb Capital
The German invaders in Serbia hat
reached Milanovac, less than eig1
| miles northeast OF Cacais. the re
! Serbian capital and connected with fs
by nail. The capture OF Mi!anove
serves three important objects, thss
cornering OF the Serbian governments a
| the apture OF Cacak in order to rnoxss
| down upon nish, already menAck
| from three sides. and the junction A
/ the Teuton center army with the a &
| treme right wing.
! The German war once also ~
nounces further progress by Gene1s 81
! Won GalIwitz's army, advancing or
I both sides Of the Morava. This ATnnx
/ took 500 prisoners. 4