Evening star., 1915-11-15
BULGARIAN FORCES
MENACE MONAST|R;;
$500 SERBS TAKEN
German War Office Announces
Capture of Prisoners and
Twelve Cannon.
KAIsER'S SUBMARINES
USE VARNA AS BASE
French and British Troops Continue
Advance in Balkans, Salon
Xxi Reports.
BULGARS RETAKE TET0VO
Possibility of King Peters Troops
Retreating Over Greek Territory
Is Causing No Disquietude
in Athens.
KAISER'S SUBMARINES
USE VARNA AS BASE
BULGARs RETAKE TET0vO

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London, November IS, 20 am.
Renewed uneaslness is reported
among the population at Monastir
because OF a large Bulgarian
force which is threatening the
Perlepe front in the Babuna
region, although the situation at
Babuna pass and the. Katchanik
defle is said to be unchanged.
1t is reported here that three
German submarines are using the
Bulgarian harbor of Narna on the
Black sea as base, and that
three battalions of Turkish troops
have been sent to that port.
British troops and stores con-
tinue to be landed here, taxing to
the utmost the resources of the
port and railroad.
The French and British troops
continue their advance along the
whole line.
1t is officially announced that the
proportion of wounded to killed on the
allied side SO far in the Balkan cam
paign is as ten to one.
Destroys Ammunition Trains.
The Italian cruiser Piemonte bonn
barded and destroyed the railroad sta
-iOr T1Adea phafch mi ri
The warship also destroyed two trains
made up of eighty cars loaded with war
munitions. The cruiser has arrived
here.
ROME, via Paris. November 15.-The
Serbian legation has received the fol-
lowing official statement from Athens
under Saturdays date:
According to authentic information
it is untrue that Valandovo has been
occupied or even threatened by the
Bulgars- 1t is reported that the Serbian
government has been, installed at Nitro
vita Serbian troops are carrying out
their retreat in perfect order, and are in
no wise discouraged. They have had to
abansdon no material, and Bulgar al
legations to the contrary are false"
More Serbs Captured.
BERLIN, November Is, by wireless to
SayviIle. N Y.-Announcement was made
by the war office today of the capture of
$500 Serbians. with twelve cannon. OF
these 1000 prisoners and six cannon were
taken by the Bulgarans. Pursuit of the
Serbians is being continued all along the
front
Among the news items given out by the
Overseas News Agency was the follow
ing:
dispatches from Sofia say that i'm
portant documents We're taken from the
archlves of King Peter at Nish and the
archives of the foreign Office and the Bel
grace University. and buried, but the
Sero'ans showed the invading Bulgarians
the places where the documents had been
hidden"
Reports from Sofia to the Lokal An
zeIGer, says the Overseas News Agency.
aeciare that up to the present the
bulgarian troops have been on the de-
fensive against the forces of the en-
tente powers. and that the latter have
suffered heavy losses
The opinion is prevalent in the Bull
garian capital" says the correspond-
ent. that Macedonia will be another
GaIiipoli for the Anglo-French army.
Aeeucg eolgarla, as,o,ss the ne Oversees Overseas News
saying. has now gained nearly all her
ends and is not thinking of more con-
quests All other reports published in
the foreign press are Anglo-French in
Serbs Forced Back.
MILAN. Italy. November Is, via
Paris, f:55 a.m.-An account of the re-
cent fighting before Babuna pass. In
southern Serbia. is forwarded by war
correspondent of the Corriere Della
sera- The Bulgarians. he says. were
10000 strong. the Serbians 5000.
No resistance being possible for the
serbians on open ground. they fell back
from Veles and Isvor and set up a de-
Abdi Pasa, at an elevation of 1000
feet The 10000 Buigariaus were
grouped between Veles and Babfna
pass, supported by powerful artillery
time it seemed as though they must
give way, which would have meant
the loss not only Of the army but of
Monastir. The situation was changed.
Serbian commander, Col. Vassic He per-
omitted the Bulgarsans to advance as far
as the Perleps road. and then fell upon
them with all his forces, smashing
through their first and second lines with
the bsyonet and driving the Bugarians
beyond Kotziak.
On the following days the Bulgarians
attempted to recapture the lost posi-
tions. but the Serbians. though poorly
supplied with food and munitions were
able to hold them back.
Secrecy Regarding Operations.
PARIS. November 15.-Mlitary Off.
GERS at saioniki have taken stringent
measures TO assure secrecy regarding
the operations and movements of the
troops of the entente allies. according
to dispatch from Greece to the Temps
All suspects. including number of ir-
regular troops and merchants, have
been expelled from the military zone
A dispatch to the Temps from Sa-
loniki dated Saturday says: although
communications with the north are in
terrupted. Monastir il not yet endan-