Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-28
SERBS PLIGHT
HOURLY GROWS
MORE DESPERATE
Only Something in the Nature of
a Miracle Can Avert Disaster
to the Little Slavonic
Kingdom.
INVADERS DRAWING CLOSER
ro-German and Bulgarian
Armies Now Only Twenty
Miles from Each Other.
FRENCH HOLD PART OF ROAD
BULLETIN.


BERLIN, Oct. 27.-(Via London.)
Direct connection between the
Austro-German forces in Serbia and
the Bulgarian army OF General
Boyadjieff has been established on
the Danube river, to the east Of Brza
Palanka, according to the official an
nouncement given out today by the
German army headquarters staff.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The desperate
plight OF the Serbians. which has
been described ever since the begin
ming of the Austro-German and Bull
garlan invasions as IAN affair of ma
tional life and DEATH" is no longer n
rhetorical phEase. but the literal
truth. London's optimism regarding
the outcome OF the Balkan conflict,
which had been colored by reports OF
the determined Serbian resistance
and the difficulties which the invad-
ers are meeting, has now yielded to
the conviction that II will take some
thing In the nature of a miracle to
avert disaster for Serbia.
Lord Lansdowne's exposition OF the
Macedonian campaign In the House OF
Lords yesterday is regarded as an indi-
cation that the assistance the allies have
been able TO offer Serbia is not sufficient
10 meet its needs. The appeal OF the
Serbian premier to England ito do every
thing you can to insure your troops
reaching us as soon as possible" inti-
mates the resistance OF the Serbians "a
nearing the last stage.
only Twenty Mites Apart.
Austro German and Bulgarian forces
are now within twenty miles of each
other. Southwest and southeast OF Bel
grade invading armies are advancing
along a hundred-mile front. twenty-five
to forty miles south of the Danube.
Analysis of tho situation in regard to the
Belgrade Nish- -Ssaloniki railroad shows
that the Germans command the first
fifty miles from belgrade. the serbians
the next ibO, the Fsulgarians the next 100.
and the French the last fifty miles to the
Greek frontier.
No details have been received here con-
cerning the reported recapture by the
Serblans of Veies.
Whether free communication between
Hungary and Bulgaria by way Of the
Danube has yet been established IL
doubtful. but the proximity OF the forces
of the two countries makes such COM
munication ut least imminent
serbian Resistance stubborn.
All dispatches continue TO describe the
intensely stubborn reslstance OF the Ser
bians. According 10 accounts which have
reached here concerning the capture of
Uskup, the serbians defended every foot
of ground furiously and no quarter was
given on either side. Although the Bull
garian forces are said to have out num-
bered the serblans ten to one. they made
only 500 prisoners. All the others fought
to the death.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's tre-
mendous offensive against Dvinsk con
tlnues but thus far has not advanced
sufficiently to shake the Russian de-
fenses. South OF the Pripet the Aus
trians are struggling 10 regain the ini-
tiative. The situation on other fronts
shows no material change.
French official Report.
PARIS, Oct. H-Another attack was
made last night by the Germans In the