New Britain herald., 1915-12-10
Presence No Longer Necessary as
 King Peters Army Is Momen- tarily Out of the Reckoning
TRIBESMEN IN TRIPOLI
 KILL 5000 ITALIANS
Bulearans Take Ten British Guns and Gen. Von Koevess' Army Captures 1900 PriSOners-Austrians Driven a Back by Montenegrins-Germ Repulse French Hand Grenade Attack

The British and French expedition dry force Tn the Balkans are reported %to have entirely evacuated Serbian territory. Berlin military circles have such advices, a wireless message from the German capital states.
 from other sources come apparent lntimations that the allied forces are contemplating the continuance of their Ae.reat until they have quit Serbian s%oli' II they have not already left it.
 A statement attributed to the French general staff in the Ralkans forwarded by a Saloniki correspond ent, says that the presence of the allies III serbian territory is no longer neces- sary, the Serbian army being momen tarily out of the reckoning.
 Allies Pressing Greece.
 In view of the allied retreat. the an tente dip1omatists in Athens arc ra- sssorted to be pressing the Greek aoy- ernment to clear up the situation 1.yi+b regard to the status of the allied troops in the Balkan field, whose basa is Saloniki
 Dlrect advices from Vienna are that the central Powers, according to ex- pfessIon in authoritative circles ara confident of being able to meet suc- cessfully any moves made by the en- tSnte allies in the Balkans. The leu tonic Empires have put no pressure upon Greece, it is declared, their one l Wlsn pelng that she remain neutral. l
 1,2OO Prisoners Captured. 4 in the recent~ engagements in soufIa.l Serbia the Bulgarians took ten guns from the British, Berlin reports. Cap- l suee of 1,200 prisoners by the army of Gen. Won, Koevess, in eastern Monte negro. is announced. Vienna announces the successful continuance of operations against both of the Serbians and the Montenegrins, with the capture of more than 1000 prisoners. . N Set Back For Austrians
 The Montenegrin war office reports a set back Or the Austrians on Dec 8 ! near Dubotchitza, the Austrian forces being compelled to retire after a re- f pulse of their attacks.
 On the western front, Berlin de- clares a French hand grenade att tack on the position recently taken by the Germans northwest of Souain in the Champagne was repulsed Paris RHortS that progress was made in df1ving back the Germans south of Saint Souplet, in the Champagne re- zion, where they had advanced.
 5000 Italians Killed.
 The Italians are declared, in 8 wireless dispatch from Berlin, to have sustained serious reverses in TripoH in engagements with tribes t En. They are reported to have lost 5000 men killed, the advices state. q Austrian troops have been heavily Jfcounter attacking the Italians, and have captured part of the Italian po- sition near Dolje, northwest of Tol- mino, Vienna reports. Renewed at tacks by General Cadorna's forces against the defenses of Gorizia have hNep fruitless, it is declared & Offering Less Resistance. s . Constantinople annouces that the British expeditionary force in Meso- potamia is offering less vigorous re- sistance to the Turkish attacks. Brit ish sorties have been repulsed with sheavy losses, it is claimed. A recent ! British official announcement was n!<ae that endorsements were arriv- ing at the front for General Town shend's army, which retreated down the Tigris from Bagdad after the bat tie of Ctesipho on
 Sinking of the Danish steamer Minsk, Of 1,229 tons. is reported by London Her crew was saved.