Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
The Fall of Belgrade Followed
Closely by Surrender of
Semendria.
ADMIT SITUATION is SERIOUS
But Servians are Infiicting Heavy
Losses on Invaders-Kaiser to the
Servian Front.

London, Oct. 13-Servia now is be
ing attacked from the north and the
east The Austro-Germans, after
their capture of Belgrade and Semen
dria, are advancing southwark, while
the Bulgarians have sent forces to en-
deavor to interrupt communications
north and south of Nish, the war time
capital of Servia, and attack the Serbs
on the flank, if they are driven back
by the German field marshal, Won
Mackensen.
Serious Situation Admitted.
The situation is admitted to be a
very serious one, not only for Servia,
but for the whole allied cause. 1t is
asserted that the Servians are infiict-
ing very heavy losses both on the
Austro-Germans and Bulgarians, but
with their army of about quarter of
a million men they are believed to
have little chance of making any pro-
longed resistance against three or
four hundred thousand Austro-Ger
mans and probably two hundred thou
sand Bulgars. They already are ar
ranging for the transfer of the capital
to Monastir, in the extreme south
western corner of the kingdom.
Greece apparently has decided to
ignore the treaty under which she is
supposed to go to the assistance of
her Servian ally, in case of an attack,
Premier Zaimis having said when Off
cially notified of the Bulgarian attack,
that Greece remains in a position of
armed neutrality"
Kaiser is on SerVian Front.
The kaiser arrived yesterday at
General Mackensen's headquarters on
the Servian front. according to
Copenhagen dispatch to the London
Daily News. The kaiser's arrival is
taken in Germany as proof that Mack
ensen is absolutely confident of an
early and decisive victory.
SlaVs Pierce Teuton Lines.
Russian forces have pierced the
Austro-German lines on the Stripa riv-
er. They already have taken prisoner
more than 1000 men and sixty Off
GERS, and have captured four guns and
ten rapid firers. The Russian ad-
vance is being pushed vigorously.
Expects Bulgarian Blow.
London, oct. 12.-While the armies
of the central empires continue to ad-
vance into Servia, nothing has yet
been made public to indicate anything
in the nature of an actual military
move by Bulgaria against Servia, ex-
cept report that an assault is mo-
mentarily expected on the railroad
connecting Nish and Saloniki
Rumania is showing increasing
alarm on account of the threatened
military movement by Bulgaria and
the central powers in close proximity
to its frontiers, but neither Athens
nor Bucharest is exhibiting any readi-
ness to depart from a policy of benev-
client neutrality toward the entente
powers.
Hindenburg Repulses Slavs.
The official reports of the fighting
along the major fronts were unusually
meager today, the only significant
point in any of them being the state
ment from Berlin that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg on the Dvinsk front
had repulsed Russian attacks, which
seemingly would indicate that for the
first time since the German drive
through Poland began the Austro-Ger-
mans are making no big offensive at
any point along the whole eastern
front
! The meeting of the British Parlia-
ment tomorrow promises to be of un-
loan of 500 million dollars obtained
in the United States will be discussed
and ratified, although there probably
will be a few dissenters. who have
been found to oppose every act of the
government since war was declared
Will Allies Aid Servia?
The country will await. with far
greater interest, however, for what
ever light Sir Edward Grey may throw
upon the Balkan developments and
whether he or Premier Asquith will
reveal the cabinets policy on the vi
tai alternative which confronts it
That alternative is whether Great Brit
ain and France will throw all the
forces they can command into the
Balkan peninsula for the protection of
Servia and Greece against Teutonic-
Bulgar aggression. or will let events
there take their course. The military
and newspaper critics are agreed that
one or the other path much be fol-
lowed.