The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-03
TEUTONS TAKE
CACAK, SERBS
NEW CAPITAL
Government Seat Changed
to MitrOvitZa as Invad-
ers Approach.
TRANSPORTS BRING
y BIG ALLIED ARMY
Special Gable Dsspatch TO Tux SITS

LONDON NOV. ..-CuCak. tno iatoct
temporary capital OF Serbia. and OF
military importance as a railway point.
has been captured by the Austro-Ger-
man troops, according to al official
statement issued in Berlin to-day. The
town Is thirty miles southwest or
kragujevac. The Serbian capital has
been moved to Mitrovitza. sixty miles
southwest of Nish.
Word has also been received in Ber-
lin OF the arrival Of French and British
transports of the Greek port OF karala,
eighty miles northeast OF Salonica. No
announcement has been made In London
or Paris Of an expedition to be based
On this port.
A despatch from Ro. e says hat 5o.-
600 British and French troops are adj
va Gin from Krivolak, and are out
Ranking the Bulgars. The Bulgarian
losses at Veles (Kuprili) are estimate
In the Rome despatch as exceeding 25.-
900 men.
The Timss's correspondent at Athens.
telegraphing yesterday, says that The
Bulgars advancing from Veles ,kuprilD
In the direction OF Monastir have reached
the Babuna range. half way between
Veles and Prilcp, the Serbs failing back
on Prilep and Monastir. The population
Of Monastir, nc says, have taken refuge
in Greece.
The French have repulsed the Bull
garians near Strumitza.
The Daily Mails Athens correspond
ent, recording the advance or the Bull
gars on Monastir. says that the reported
capture OF Monastir was premature and
adds:
Bul~.rs Menace serbs Retreat.
zone Bulgarian body guarding the left
wing Of the Uskub army. which Is now
u-a.lu- al, Iyntv,hantE paSg ia marching
on Divra, seeking to cut OF Monastir
from the rest of the Serbian line. thus
violating the Serbs engaged between
Kuprili and Krivolak. The main Bull
garian body Is executing an enveiopins
movement, with the object OF cutting on
Serbian retreat toward
Greeks at Monastir have t~elegraphed
asking that means be adopted tor 'heii
protection, but II is considered probable
that the Bulgarians will not occupy
Monastir for fear OF friction with
Greece.
.On the French front the Bulgarian.
since their recent defeats have ceased
their attacks, awaiting three more di'
visions. when lively fighting Is expected
Tho Austro-German forces are ad'
vancing slowly and frequently are ex'
periencing temporary checks. The
greatest advance Is proceeding from TN
direction Of Valjevo.'
The operations in the Serbian theatre
are thus described in the German ofncla
statement issued to-day:
North and northeast or CacaK We
have captured the main dehle. SCUM
Of Kragujevac we have occupied I'M
Dortant heights on both sides OK the
Norava Valley.
Tho Bagroan line has
been crossed by the First Bulgarian
army under Gen. B~oyadjier. The Bac-
dau Hills nave been taken west or
Slatina as well as the hills on both
sides OF the Tura1a east OF Svrljig.
The Vrandel has been crossed near
Palanka.
The Serbians announce the repulse o.
strong enemy attacks on the right Dani
of the Penitza. in the northwest and OF
the centre Of the northern lire. The ON
cial statement issued at Nish says:
On October 90. on the northwestern
front, the enemy attacked in force on
the right bank of the Penitza and
with less strength on the right bank
Of the Morava.
In the centre the enemy was thrown
back with great losses. after having
approached within 500 meters OF the
Serbian positions. On the remainder
of the front there were severe en-
Ga&ements.
On the eastern tTuibaiiahl Aio''t
there was no important change south
OF the Morava. Toward Prot nRht-
Ing is continuous, AS Is also the case
TO the west of Zajecar.
Montenexrin Report.
The Montenegrin Wal Office issued
statement to-day telling OF the fghtinI
south OF Visegrad. Bosnia. 1t says:
On October 81. fighting continued
south Of Vishegrad. Bosnia An ener-
wetic attack of the enemy was coun-
tered successfully.
On the remainder OF the front we
have kept up a constant fire on the
enemy's positions, Al Hagora We cap
tured 100 men. Of whom one was an
officer four guns and one rapid frer.
The Austrians left about 400 dead or
wounded on the ground, as well as
artillery ammunition.
Kayala, where new allied troops al
said to nave been landed, is only abo,
twenty miles west of the Bulgarian Goa
on the .Egean and is therefore niue
nearer Bulgarian territory than
Salon!ca. Also 1t is the nearest Gree
post to the Gallipoli Peninsula. Becau'
OF this. II Is assumed that should Franc
British troops be Withdrawn from Il
peninsula for the campaign against Blu
garia and the Austro-German forces
Serbia, Kavala might be selected as the
landing place.
The railway from Salonica
Dedeagatch. Bulgaria, is only "A fe
miles north OF kavala