The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-09
AUSTR0-GERMANS
HAVE BIG LOSSES
IS SERB CLAIM
Invading Army Pinned to
River Banks Many
Prisoners Taken.
BULGARIA |: STILL QUIET
Germans Attempt to Cap
ture Dvinsk in Drive
From North.
(By AsgocIatcd pres.,l

4fFl 10Y AsSOG4AtGC l'Fess4l
LONDON, Oct. s.-According TO Off.
cial Serbian advices the Austro.Ger.
man attack has not won much of an
initial success. the invaders having
suffered large losses in crossing the
Save and now being pinned to the
brink Of the river. Many Germans are
among the prisoners and some of them
are said to be members OF the prus.
sianlbrigade which formerly vas oper.
ating against Italy.
There still remains a slight element
OF doubt as TO the attitude OF Greece
which probably will not be dispelled
until the new cabinet makes definite
announcement Of the policy. Russia
has made Official announcement OF the
sinking OF Geramn transport By a
British submarine in the Baltic.
Although the last "a hours brought
no climax In the swiftly changing pc.
litical situation in the Balkans. Lon.
donihegins TO view II In clearer per.
spectiye. The departure OF the quad.
ruple entente diplomats has given
fnalityst to Bulgaria commitment to the
side OF the Central powers, but as YET
there has been no formal declaration
of Swarsbetwee Bulgaria and Serbia
ortheg entente.
Excepting an uncontirmed report OF
d Russian bombardment OF the Bull
earian coast. near varna no other act
Of hostility has been committed BY
bulgaria or her new opponent. Never.
theless Bulgaria Is reported to be pre-.
pairing flank attack on Serbia car.
ried Eout in conjunction with the Aus.
tfo.Gerran invasion. She Is concen'
trating cavalry supported by heavy ar.
ti1Ieryrunder German command ir the
direction of Koestendil southwest OF
Sofa near the Serbian border.
The Dyinsk front still claims our
greatest attention in the eastern fight.
ing zone. The Germans are nos
Launching an attempt 10 take the city
from the north and their inslaught ex.
ceeds in, violence the previous attack
from the west and south. A desper.
north OF Drinsk and the Russians ad.
mitsthe loss OF part OF their trenches.
On the rest of the eastern front.
rspidity Of attack and counter attacks.
theAcapture and realture OF trenches
ofltrenches leaves II in doubt which
side Is really on the defensive. Ger
man artillery fire continues along the
whole of the western front, being di.
rectedSwtth particular violence against
Loos. which the Germans are making
aEdetermined effort to regain.
The report Of the night indicates
that the German losses in the offensive
OF yesterday against the position OF
The Allies near Loos were heavy. This
information was given out by the
French office this afternoon.
Other violent attacks on the part
oftthe Germans southeast Of Eeuville.
ST. Naast were completely repulsed.
All 1.-The French advances OF recent days
haye;been maintained. The official re-
port says:
.sThe reports ot.last night set forth
that the German losses in the offensive
movement undertaken yesterday
against Loos and the positions to the
north OF and to the south OF Loos
actually held by our troops were very
heavy.
.The assault was made by three sue.
sessiye and very dense formations OF
men followed BY the detachment in
column form. AL these troops were
cut down by the combined FIRE of our
infantry machine guns and artillery.
Only few detachments Of Germans
were successful In securing a foot.
inE In the trench recently conquered
by us between Loos and the roadway
from Lens TO Bethune. Other local
attacks equal TO these in violence
against our positions to the southeast
OF Neuville.St Vast, but they were
completely repulsed. All the progress
made by Us in the last few days has
been maintained