New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

port, personally handed to the Entente
Ambassadors a document suggesting
the possibility Of a separate peace
which represented Montenegro a. ex
hausted and unable TO withstand the
superior forces Of the enemy. The
ambassadors replied that in such
case they would break off diplomatic
relations and cease giving the assist
snce that hitherto had been accorded
Montenegro.
In the south. Berlin says, Bulgarian
Getachments advancing from kruseyo
against Ochrida have reached a line
running through Cernavoda, Besooan
and Velmei. about ten miles north OF
Lake Ochrida.
THE whole population of Monastir,"
says the Berlin dispatch, "enthuslas-
tically greeted the victorious troops or
occupation.
an Dibra Austro-Hungarian prison
ers were found who had been ten days
without bread. Eighty Of them were
in a serious state and had TO be given
medical attention"
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL
The Bulgarian War Office tonight
issued a long statement on the Mace
The beginning Of our operations
against Serbia was when our entire
army was sent westward. The French
troops which had been landed, sup
ported by Serbian forces, had sue
ceeded in obtaining a foothold on the
line Sonitshke- Glaya- Babuna- Plan
ina radisce- Krivolak, but We ad-
vanced as quickly as possible and re-
inforced our troops on this front.
At the beginning of November we
succeeded in repelling the French
over the line Kriyolak-Vardar-
Cerna. Our aim was to outhank the
French front ana surround them
after the arrival OF sufficient forces.
The occupation OF the eastern slope
Of Radowil Planina brought the aim
near, for the French were surround
ed in the northwest, the northeast
and the southwest. They perceived
the dangerous situation and imme
diately decided to retreat, escaping
the threatened catastrophe.
IL must be stated that the French
carried out the retreatng movement
eNcellently. for they succeeded in
freeing themselves from our grip.
The whole front of our troops as
sumed the offensive about noon and
Koyadartzi. The enemy hastily re-
treated, pursued by our divisions.
After operations upon Pristina the
General staff of the field army sent
strong divisions toward Tetoyo, Cos
tivar and kitshavo with a double aim
first, Of the occupation Of Dibra
and the cutting Off of the Serbian re-
treat 10 Macedonia, where the
Serbians might possibly be joined by
the Anglo-French troops; second. the
occupation Of Ochrida and Struga,
rendering impossible a retreat TO Al
bania by the Serbians operating near
Monastir and Resna.
Bulgarians occupied Resna. after
defeating the Serbians in the Bigla
mountains. other Bulgarian troops
marched against Ochrida northwest
Of Resna). After stubborn battle,
they occupied strongly fortified posi-
tions near Medovo and Miranmorac.
They are continuing the advance
against Ochrida.
Other Bulgarian troops defeated
the Serbians i'm the jana mountains.
and occupied Dibra. near the Alban-
ian border. They are continuing to
pursue the enemy in the direction
Of Stuga.
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booty abandoned by the Serbians in
Djakova and Kulaluma has not been
completed.
Tho following statement given out
by the Bulgarian War Office on Deem
Der >. was received to-day:
On both sides Of the Nsrdar River.
our troops have continued the pur-
suit Of the French. who are retreat
ing. column advancing north Of
Monastir across the Smelevo toward
the road from Monastr to Resna, de-
feated the Serbians after severe
fighting at Bigla mountains. and oc-
cupied the town Of Resna.
A column advancing north Of
Monastir from Kichevo TO Ochrida
caotured. after bitter resistance,
strongly fortified positions near the
villages Of Medovo and MiranmOrac,
and is now marching toward Ochrida.
a column advancing from Kichevo
toward Dibra, after sanguinary
battle. defeated the Serbians at the
watershed which follows the ridges