Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
Berlin Claims Its Objective in
This Portion of the Balkans
Has Been Brought to a Sue
cessful Close.
100000 SERBIAN PRISONERS
Bulgarians Halt in the Advance
on MOnastir-SnOw Falls in
Saloniki for First Time in
Eight Years-Attitude of
Roumania Becoming PrO-Ally.

London, Nov. 2S-The greater portion
of what remains of the Serbian northern
army is believed to have crossed into the
mountains of Albania and Montenegro
where the Serbs are continuing, with the
aid of King Nicholas troops and sup
plies which are reaching them from tho
Adriatic, to offer stern resistance to the
Austro-German and Bulgarian invaders
Like the Belgians, however. the Serbians
hold only fringe of their country. which
widens as it reaches the northweste rn
corner of which Monastir is the center
The report from Berlin on this sub
iect states:
with the flight of the scanty remains
Of the Serbian army into the Albanian
mountains our great operations against
the same are brought to n close, our
object of effecting communication with
Bulgaria and the Turkish empire having
been accomplished
THE movements of the army of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen; the operations
of the Austro-H Hungarian army under
General Koevess, which was reinforced
by German troops, AGAINST the Drina and
the Save; the operations of the army
under General Won Gallwitz against tho
/ Danube near Semendra and Rambasias
were commenced on October and the adj
vance of the army under General Royad-
Jeff bulgarian against the Negotin-
Prot line began October II. The same day
second Bulgarian army under General
( Theodorow also commenced operations in
the direction Of Skoplje and Vees
Since then our troops have ac-
| 1fs,1.. ~.
formidable undertaking of crossing
the Danube in the face of the enemy.
| impeded moreover by the untimely
Kossovo assault. and have captured
the enemy frontier fortresses at Bel
grade, at the taking of which the
Austro Hun garian eight army corps
! with the Brandcnburg reserves es-
pecially distinguished themselves.
! Iajecar KajaZevac and Prot fell into
the hands of the Bulgarians. In ad-
dtion to this our troops have com
pletely broken the tough resistance of
| an enemy, which in addition to being
supported by the nature of the coun-
try Is Injured to war and fought
bravely. Neither impenetrable roads,
impossible mountains. thickly snow
clad, nor the absence Of reinforcements
advance. More than 100000 almost
| half the entire Serbian lighting forces,
have been taken prisoners. Their
losses in battle and by assertions
cannot he estimated Guns. including
heavy artillery, and an incalculable
quantity of material of all kinds have
been captured The German losses,
however deplorable, have been eX
v,- DIOR 70 Il a 70
not suffered from disease"
For some reason. Variously explained,
the Bulgarians have halted their march
on Monastir. 1t is said in some de.
spatches that having reoccupied part OF
Macedonia largely inhabited by their
fellow nationals, the bulgarian people
and government are disinclined to push
any further west. and on this point are
in disa greement with thcir Austro-Ger-
man allies. who are determined to drive
not only the Serbians and Montenegrins,
but the French and British troops out
of the Balkans.
While at the present time they have
largely superior forces the task may
prove a difficult one. Winter has set
in at an unusually early date, and the
natives predict that it will be severe.
|
first time in eight years, which is taken
us sign that in the mountains of the
peninsula there will be a very heavy fall.
During the latter part of the week al
, most continuous storms compelled the
, suspension OF operations; giving the
Frcnch and British time to bring up
, reinforcements, which are being landed
at Saloniki daily. and consolidate their
positions.
The Austco- Germans have also had
, to divert part of their armies down the
Danube to the Rounaanian border Rou-
, mania having refused the German re-
, quest for the opening of the Danubo
, throughout its entire length to enable the
Germans to send supplies to Bulgaria and
Turkey Roumania insisted that armed
ships must not pass Bahia which Is on
the Danube at the Roumanlan- Bulgarian
> frontier.
with the concentration of the Russians
5 too. the attitude of Roumania is beconl-
: ing daily more pro-a!ly and the Austro-
Il Germans having aided Bulgaria in her
= campaign against Serbia, which is now
u cleared. is called upon to protect hei
y against aggression from the east.
u Russian warships, including new dread.
u noughts. have again been seen off the
t Black sea coast Of Bulgaria but there is
I no news of any landing or movement OF
. troops.
I On both the eastern and western fronts
>, the artillery, as was the case last winter
u Is doing the heaviest part of the work
e and it appears doubtful whether either
u side will attempt an offensive for tn,
. present,
Italy on the other hand. undetorrot
by winter is pushing her offensive an,
rendering the Austrian hold on Gorizi,
X and Roveretto daily more uncertain
n The Turks have again been shown.
n some activity in Gallipoli and claim
- minor successes against the allies
(, However. no big action has beer
n fought
d German anxiety over Roumania /
l. matched by that of the allied mower
10 with regard to Greece Last week /
10 was believed that all difficulties be
n tween Greece and the allies had bee,
surmounted. but II was found neces
sary to send another note to Greece
!. the reply to which is promised Mon