The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-11

6.-Berlln Omclally announces the cap
ture of Nish, Serbia, by the Bulgarians.
With the exception of Belgrade, Nish
is the largest city in Serbia. Soon
after the outbreak Of the war, the
capital was transferred from Belgrade
to Nish. There the government re-
NAMED until the city was threatened
by the invaders. .......
In the last month, various towns
have been mentioned as the temporary
seat of government. There are no re-
cent statistics regarding Nish's popu-
lation, which was 1880 twenty years
ago. ...
Over half of Serbia is now in posses
sion of the invaders, who also have
taken the greater part of the coun-
try's railroad system. There was not
one Serbian village which the Bulgar-
ian soldiers entered-except in Mace
donia-where they we're not received
with bombs and hand grenades from
the hands Of the civil population.
Great numbers of bombs were found
in almost every Serbian house. In
many cases the Bulgarians were oblig-
ed to annihilate whole villages, the
residents of which, after apparently
having surrendered, threw bombs into
the streets at the entering soldiers.
Even Serbian officers after being TAX
en- prisoners frequently hurled bombs
into the faces of their captors.
A new junction effected between the
Austro- German and Bulgarian forces
is reported by Berlin today, complet-
ing the semi-circular wall of hostile
armies about the retreating Serbians.
London, Nov. 6.-Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener, British secretary Of the
state for war and the leading military
figure in Great Britain today, is on his
way to the scene Of the fighting in the
near east, where it is expected that he
will delve deeply into conditions and
adopt measures by which it is hoped
in the entente capital the situation
may be worked out Of the tangle in
which it appears to be involved at
present
Following today's statement that
Earl Kitchener would be absent for
some time from the war office, there
came today after the British capital
had INDUCED in much speculation as to
what the news meant, an official an
nouncement that the field marshal had
left "for short visit" to the eastern
theater Of war, "at the request Of his
colleagues" 1t was definitely stated
in previous announcement that the
secretary Of war had not resigned nor
even attempted to resign.
The Bulgarians have occupied Nish
the Serbian capital, which gives them
complete control Of the railway from
Prahovo, on the Danube, and thus
opens a through route for, the central
powers Of Sofia and Constantinople.
In addition the Bulgarians and Ger
mans main armies have effected q
Junction at Krivivir, so that the cam
paign which has been somewhat slow
er than expected probably will move
at a faster pace. ....e
In the south, however, the allies
forces appear to be too strong for the
Bulgarians, who admit that they are
faced by superior numbers. The Ser
bian legation at Athens reports that
the British, French and Serbians have
inflicted q severe defeat to the Bull
garians at Risvor..
More allied troops are being sent
from Saloniki to the scene OF the fight
ing. All assistance that reaches the
Serbians apparently must be sent by
the British and French, for despite the
defeat Of Zaimis government and the
triumph of Venizelos in the Greek
chamber, there is no evidence that