Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
BULGARIANS AND
GREEKS IN CLASH
Slavs Said to Have Crossed the Bor-
der Into Epirus and Killed
Several Officers.
ATHENS QUICKLY SENDS AID

PARIS, Dec. 20.-Fighting be-
tween small detachments Of Greek
and Bulgarian troops is reported in
a dispatch from Brindisi, Italy. to
the Havas News agency. IL is said
several Greek officers and soldiers
we're killed or wounded and that the
Greek government Is hastily forward
ing achievements TO the scene OF
the fighting.
The dispatch says that the disturb
ance occurred in the province OF
Epirus, at the western end of the
Serbo-Greek border.
A Bulgarian advance guard Is said
TO have penetrated Greek territory after
an, encounter with Greek outposts, re-
sulting in lively fighting.
'yThe Greek press maintains silence in
regard TO these Incidents" ME dispatch
continues. "but the government is dis
turbed. Greek detachments have been
sent hastily TO Koritza and Cogradespl
10 reinforce the garrisons there"
Say MOnteneErIns Treacherous.
BERLIN. Dec. 2O--CBy Wireless TO Say
vilie1--The Overseas News agency quotes
the Austrian official report OF December
H. as charging that the Montenegrina at
some places held up their hands, waving
flags and advanced near 20 the Austro.
Hungarian lines. when they suddenly
threw hand grenades. The statement is
quoted as saying:
The treachery found corresponding
treatment"
The agency quotes the Turkish state
ment for December 10. as saying that in
the MeEopotamian campaign the enemy
again used dunn dunn bullets"
German Version of Ypres FIeht.
BERLIN, Dec 2O-(via London I'm.
tente allied monitors yesterday shelled
the German posititions at westende On
the Belgian coast, but where finally
driven away by land batteries. says the
official statement issued today by Ger
man army headquarters. The statement
adds that German aviators attacked the
town Of Poperlnghe, near Ypres, numer-
Gus hostile troops being concentrated
here
The statement follows:
Western theater: Fire from our coastal
which Bhelled wostende yesterday. On
his front there was lively artillery az
livity.
'one OF our air squadron attacked
Poperingho. where numerous troops OF
the enemy are gathering.
AN English bplane was shot down in
an aerial fight near Bruges The oc.
,upants were killed.
Eastern theater: The situation is
Unchanged.
Balkan theater: In the fighting north
East OF Tara. previously reported. three
mountain and two field guns were cap
.urcd
Near Mojkovac fighting continued sue
sesssully for the Austfo-Hungarian
.roops."
French official Report.
PARIS. nec. sO-The French war Of
flee this afternoon gave out a report on
the progress lof hostilities. reading:
In the Aruois district, there has been
fighting with hand grenades north of
Boise-En-Hache. Between the isommo
and the olse the artillery has been ac-
tive. In the region of Fay we have
silenced battery OF the enemy.
ION the north bank OF the river Aisne
we yesterday evening evacuated the small
outposts We captured on December 10.
In the Wolvre district, at the forests
Of Mort Mare and lie Prete. French bat
terles bOmbarded the communicating
trenches OF the enemy. There has beer
also cannonadlng In the sectors o
Nomeny and OF Bioncourt, in Lorraine.