The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25
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Ing at the Tolmino and Gorilla bridge.
heads Is reported
Each succeeding telegram from the
Balkans tells OF the increasing gray
ity Of Serbla's position. To the north
the Bulgarian and Austro-German
forces are within 80 miles Of Join
ing hands. To the south, half Of Scl.
bian Macedonia Is la possession Of the
Bulgarlans II the report Of their cap.
ture OF Uskup Is correct This would
mean that the invaders have In their
hands nearly all the means Of com
muulcation.
Where Are British?
The only favorable news from the
standpoint Of the entente powers IL
found In the optimistic reports con
rrrning the Franco.Scrbian offensive
near Krivolak, where the Bulgarians
are said TO be giving way before a
vigorous flank attack If the British
forces have left SalonilI, no news Of
their movements has been disclosed
Reports from various sources sny the
entente powers have revised their
original plans and now purpose 10 land
II tremendous contingent at SalonikL
This would serve the double purpose
Of meeting the demands OF Greec and
" giving effective assistance 10 Ser
bla.
Athens reports that the Greek crown
| prince has gone 10 SAlOnlki 10 view the
lnpouring stream OF French and Brit.
lsh fighting men. II Is thought here
that the strength Of the force ulti-
mntely landed may decide whether
Grcece viii throw her lot with the al.
| lies.
Although the Serbians have not I'D
mltted the loss Of Uskup, the English
! press accepts II was fuCt, rs II does
/ the announcement that the Germans
have crossed the Danube at OrZaya.
This means that with the Bulgarinns
holding PrahOyO union Ut their forces
with the Austrians aud Germans In
this quarter Is not far off Unless
the Serbinns or their allies can strike
IA sudden blow, the first link In the
chain from Berlin to COnstantlnOple
vii be forged
On Riga Dyinsk Front
Fighting uu the Riga DVinsk front
has broken out with renewed lnten-
sity Though the Germans apparently
have been losing heavily, they have
captured the village Of Repe, south.
east " Riga, and have taken Illoukst,
northwest NJ Dyinsk.
The tone " dispatches from Pelro.
grad however, IL hopeful and while
II Is seen that Riga may fall, the he.
lief Is expressed that there viii be
no recurrence ~ the familiar dashing
Trutun advance.
The general view II that the Ger.
mHus are planning a final squirt before
settling down In winter quarters.
! PARIS. oct % Dispatches from
Sulouih say that the Italian steamer
reported sunk on Saturday by sub
marine WilS the Scilla The SCilla was
a snail steamship Of l,220 tons, owned
In Palermo
PARIS, Oct. PA Hayas dis
patch filed yesterday at Athens
says the Austro-G German offensive
in Serbia has been brought 10
standstill on the entire northern
front, according 20 sdviees received
nj Athens from Nish. South sf
Potearr,Ac the Serbisns retired
few miles to stronger positions.
All bulgarian attacks on the IT,
mok and Pirot fronts are said TO
have been repulsed.
SAluNlkl Greece, oct. 20 (Via
Paris. 3l5 p mD-Fnnch troops
ARE following mp their victory Of last
Friday and ARE threatening Strumitsa,
Bulgaria, 10 which place the Bulga-
rlnus retired In disorder. The French
ARE now holding line running from
Barnkili tn RabruyO The Bulga-
rions suffered heavily In the recent en-
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