Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-23
SITUATION IN
GREECE REPORTED /
MORE CRITICAL
Allies Begin Blockade of Hellenic
Commerce While Awaiting
Decision.
MUST GUARANTY
TROOPS SAFETY
Slight Serbian Over Bulgarians
Checks the Teutons' e.:
Drive.

London. Nov 22.-No definite news
has been received here OF Greece's re-
ply to the Entente allies demand for
guarantee for the safety for. the Ang.
lO.French forces landed at SalOntki
or of the Serbian forces that might be
forced over the Greek frontier. One
dispatch from Athens, however. says
the Greek cabinet is disposed to &C.
cept the conditions laid down by the
Entente powers except that condt.
tion requiring Greece to participate
in the war and that the solution of
the whole difficulty may be expected
Immediately.
Allies More Hopeful.
Meanwhile the blockade of Greece's
commerce has commenced and italy,
it is reported, is participating in the
measure Of restraint decided. upon
This with the news that the Serbians
have won e victory over the Bulgar-
ians at Pristina and that the Bulgar-
ians have delayed their march on
Monastr, and that the Austro.Ger-
mans are laboring under difficulties
as a result OF the wintry weather
have created a more hopeful feeling
in the capitals OF the Entente allies.
The British and French = forces
daily are being strengthened by men
and guns landed at Saloniki and part
OF the reinforcements are being sent
to Monastir, where the Serbians are
reported to be concentrating and
threatening the Bulgarians at Prilep.
( Victory ovsr Italians. ::
I Recounting the operation in >. the
battle for Gorizia, the Austrian:Hup.
garan official report issued today and
received here tonight from. Vienna
announces that Austrian troops yes.
terday drove the Italians from the. po
sition which they had captured Sept.
20 in the Oslavia section. ,.,.,&,,. ,;-.t
Capture Many Prisoners. -. J.
The following official communica-
ton was issued today: ~, !,
After bitter fighting our troops
have approached Pristina from the
north and east. We captured 1900
men and half a squadron OF cavalry"
With the occupation Of Novibazar
by the Germans, the Sanjak has been
almost entirely wrested from the Ser
bians and the fighting turns more
and more towards the ancient Kosso.
vo battlefield and around the princi-
pal cities Of Pristina. ~,
+ Hand to Hand Encounters. Il.
The troops of the Central powers
are encountering the bitterest oppo-
sition OF the entire Serbian campaign
and every battle before it is won be.
comes hand to hand conflict. The
Serbians appa' emily are planning on
q final stand or Kossovo again, as
tho Austro-(ierluans press forward in
to q territory where the population is
more friendly they are daily able to
improve their condition for caring for
the wounded as well as strengthening
their lines of communication, estab.
lish order and bring about greater
degree of comfort for troops and ami.
mails. The ,Austrians and Germans
estimate the Serbian army numbers
between $4,000 and $4,000, but that it
Is diminishing by 5000 daily.
The Bulgarian war minister pub.
lished the names of 12 Bulgarian off,
GERS now serving with the Russian
army who are branded as deserters.
BuIgaria's Share.
The Bulgarian finance, minister.
who has been in Berlin seeking q
loan, said today that the portion Of
Serbia which would be held perman-
entity by Bulgaria includes Nish and
Monastir
Premier Radoslavoff in an inter
view today announced that an ex-
press train would be running from
Sofia to Bucharest in a few days or
as soon as the work of repairing the
Sofia and Belgrade lines was com
pleted. r},'.; r@ 4
Adviccs received by the Serbian le-
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