Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
MAIN SERB ARMY
IN CRAVE DANGER
Dispatches from Milan Say 1t Has
Probably Been Cut Off by Ger
mans and Bulgarians.
FRENCH WIN BATTLE AT vELEs

MILAN, Nov. 12.-(Via Paris y
There 10 grave reason to fear that
the main body Of the Sergian army,
which has been rlghting the Ger
mans and the Bulgarian's right
wing, has been cut off between Kra-
lievo and Nish, says dispatches re-
ceived here from the Secolo's corre-
spondent.
II is possible, the first dispatches
say, that as the Serbian army is hold
ing at Katchinak. the retreating col
umns may escape the tentacles OF the
invaders, but II Is considered sig
nificant that no news has been re-
ceived from the retreating Serbian
army for five days.
Germans In Pursuit.
BERLIN. Nov. 12.-(By wireless to
sayville. .)-Pursuit OF the Serbian army
In southerly direction continues. ao-
cording to German official report issued
today. The advance of the Germans in
the Rasina valley. southwest OF Krusevao,
has reached the town OF kupci. Further
eastward Ribaire and Rlbarske Bany
have been reached.
Yesterday more than 100 Serbians were
taken prisoners and eleven cannon were
captured.
The statement adds that the first noun
tain ridge south OF Kralievo has been
crossed.
French Defeat BulEraians.
LONDON, Nov. ia Reuter- dispatch
from Athens says a salonlki telegram to
the Patris states that the French have in
flicted a severe defeat on the Bulgarians
near veles and that the fall OF that town
In considered eminent.
Veles is about twenty-seven miles
southeast OF Uskub. on the railroad 10
Saloniki. A successful French cavalry
raid which reached the environs of the
city led to an erroneous report that II
had been captured Wednesday.
MOnteneEriRs Report Victory.
PARIS. Nov. 1.-THE Montenegrin con-
sui general here received tho following
dispatch from his government;
During the fighting on our Sanjak
front Tuesday. the enemy suffered Sc
Tious loss. We took fifty prisoners and
two machine guns. During the night OF
the Sth and 9th, the AustrlRns tried "a
surprise us near Gravoho. but were re-
pulsed. On tho 10th there was artillery
fighting along the sanjak front. Tn,
enemy's infantry attacked ua at various
points. but without effect, We took moE'
than 100 prisoners.
can artillery duel is in progress on IN
Herzegovina front. On the other front
therb 10 no change In the situation.
j "An Austrian aeroplane fell into ou
lines and the officer and nonoommis
stoned officer aboard the machine wer
taken prisoners
serbs Hold Bulgars ne hay.
sALONIKI. Nov. n--(Via Paris. Nov
12.J-F1ve thousand SerbiAns still arr
holding 1900 Bulgarians at bay betweel
Ikvor and Abdi Pasha Hahn. in tho Ba
buna defile. but tho Serbs now contro
the heights OF Kosjac, and occupy tn
whole line OF mountains making. in tn
opinion OF military men. here. the with
drawal OF the Bulgarians only a Ques
tion OF time.
The people who left MoEastir in
panic at the approach OF the invaders
are now returning. Prilep and Monasti
are resuming their normal appearance
Suffering In the interior OF Serbia {
said TO be great. owing TO the lack OF foo
and shelter. Thousands OF refugees fron
the north have been driven out by tn
advancing Austro-Germans.