Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-20
SERBIANS Win
At SHAbATz
Assume Offensive and De-
feat Both Invading Foes
Near Belgrade
NISH RAILROAD CUT
Allied Tr0ps Constantly Marching
and Landing at SaloniIii Naval
Demonstration by Italy.

Geneva. Switzerland, Oct. 20. -
The Serbians have rcpulsed the Aus
tr1-Germans heavily north Of Shabatz
:, Bucharest message said today.
Serb forces are SAID also to have
assumed 4 vigorous, successful often
sive about Fassarowscz. The Bulgar-
ians are described as badly beaten az
Ortakoii.
It is said that the invaders are re-
treating in disorder from ShabatZ,
Fighting, it was stated, still ragged
about Passarowicz.
/ Shabatz is a northwestern Serbian
town On the Save river. forty miles
west of Belgrade. PassarowlcZ, was
taken by the Austro-Germans several
| Gavs ago. 1t is thirty miles southeast
Of Belgrade, II miles in the same di-
| rection from Semondria, ten miles,
! south or the Danube, and highly I'M
! portant as controlling the lower vail
ey Of the Morava.
London. Oct. 20-So far as the Dar-
dauclIcs and the Balkans are con-
rerned good deal of the pessImlsm
/ which reigncd Il week ago has Glsap-
peared. Il; Is believed that instead
Of any idea existing of Abandoning
Inc attempt TO open the straits ana
sea route to Ccnstaninople, the ap-
poinment Of General Monro means
more strenuous effort, and that when
| thc right moment comes the Italian
navy If rot the Italian troops WI!
cooperate.
It is known that the forces on Cali
poll have not been weakened FOR the
/ Balkan campaign, and while the task
.! is difficult the majority Of the Brit
ish public is confident that it will u!-
itimately be accomplished.
In the Balkans The Austro-Germans
and Bulgarian armies continue to
.laim progress against the ServlanS
! but. except IN the north. where the
Serbs are neing forced back into the
mountains. the various reports do not
90 far toward clarifying the situation.
The Bulgarians have Gu: the rail
! way between Uskup and Nish, so 1t is
; likely that except in the extreme
south, where they have the support
If the Anglo-F'rench troops landed at
! Salonki, the Serbs are falling back to
/ stronger natural positions, lstip and
! Kotchara. it is said. have already
been evacuated.
! Berlin. Oct. 2O--Thc Austrian army
which is invading Scrvia over the
! Save front along the northwestern
border apparently has its movement
we'll under way. after meeting with
! determined opposition from the Ser
vians. Army headquarters announce
the capture Of the town OF Obreno-
vaiz. South Of Belgrade on the Danu-
he front the Austrians have made
Il further advance. The troops OF
! General Won GaIwitz have occupied
several points of strategic impor-
tancc.
The War Office also announces that
the Bulgarian army Of invasion has
captured the Scrvian town Of Narnya
ON the Railroad between Salonik: and
Nish.
Paris Oct. 2O-Thc Servians are Of
fcring stout resistance to the leu
tonic advance in the Semcndria sec
ton. according tn information from
Nish received b. the Journal. a wire
less message sent by the Austrian
GENERAL in charge thcrc to Field Mar.
shall ron Mackcnscn. and intercepted
by Scrvians. is said to he as follows:
"InlpoSsibIe to accomplish my task
successfully unless you send heavy
reinforcements Immediately.
1t is reported that Il Bulgarian re-
giment refused to fight against the
Serbs at Kadibogatz, near Kniage-
vatz and killed its colonel. The regi-
ment. it is said, was surrounded and
decimated by the rest of the division.