The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
Forces Will be Joined in q
Few Hours-O Small
Distance Apart.
.BULGARS H0LDGR'A||LRDAD D "A
Italy is Still Hammeriing at
Austrian 'FRONT.' Allies
Plan Offensive.
tRN Assoclat,ed pre,tt,sllI

LONDON, Oct. 2s.-The report that
Turkish troops are being concentrated
at Burgas varna and other points on
the Black Sea coast Of Bulgaria ts
reiterated in advices received today
from Athens. The Turks are TO ops
pose Russian attempts to land troops.
having replaced the Bulgarians be-
cause 1t was feared theslatter could
not be counted on to resist the Rus.
slams.
LONDON. Oct. 26.-The race torths
road 10 Conslantinople has,reaehed nm
exciting stage. The Bulsarlans are
within few miles OF forming3a Juno.
tton with their Austro; German allies,
while the French in, small force al
ready have Joined the serb.ans. Tic
French are not yet in sufficient mum,
bers to assume an active offensive in
Macedonia. but the rapidity OF the
Bulgarian advance in that region al
ready has diminished. |. Along the old
Bulgarian frontier from q point north.
east Of vramya to the Roumanian
border the Serbians are yielding little
ground.
Actual junction between the Bnlgar-
ians and their allies which may be q
matter OF only few hours viii soon
show whether the Serbians are able
to hold their mountain positions until
their entente allies bring gSup stronger
forces. NJ a
Italy is stilf .hammerfng away At
the Austrian front VIII ich IS shaken but
unbroken. 1t Is expected In Londontthe
Italian offensive will at least prevent
the Austrians from reinforcing the
Balkan army.
Russia. by her stubborn deferse OF
Riga and Dvinsk, and her continusd
offensive III Galicia is keeping her np.
ponents engaged busily along the
whole east front. -
In the west there Is evidence that
the entente allies are again preparing
for an offensive which may prevent
the Germans from diyerting any oil
their forces there.
SALONllA, via Paris, Oct. 26.-
With uskup in their possession, the
Bnlgarians now hold with strong
forces the Nish-salonika railroad be.
eween Vranya and Uskip, q distance
Of about so miles. They have thus cut
direct communication between Nish
and Salonika, leaving open only the
uncertain means of transit over the
Monastir-Pristina lines.s
"'rhe situation in Serbia Is grave Of
course, but 1t Is In no wise desperate. .
said French officer this evening.
1.-THE Austrians and Germans have ad.
vanced less than l2 miles on the Dan.
ube front Notwithstanding their
neumerical superiority. The line now
held by the Bulgarians may prove to
be perilous to them. You may say the
French are fully aliveFto the situation
and are not at. all allydisconraged.
LONDON, Oct 26.-TheS Nieuw Rot
terdamsche Courant as quoted by the
Reuters Amsterdam Correspondent
gives German losses from October II
to 20 at 57.424 In dead. wounded and
missing. The total 8 PrussianH losses
are given as 2,021, ,07S. The newspaper
says there have also been issued 228
Bavarian, 209 Saxon, 286 Wurt.
emberg and 53 naval 'casualtiesl lists as
well as lists Of officers and under
officers with the Turkish army
The CouyantH figures the total losses
to Central powers at I'VE million.
PARIS, Oct. t2s.-ouiet has prevail.
ed along the Frank:Bulgarian front
since yesterday, says a Salonika dis