Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-13
RUSSIAN FORCES
PIERCE GERMAN
LINES ON STRIPA
Two Thousand Men and Many Off
GERS, Besides Large Numbers of
Guns Are Captured Dur
ing the Battle.
ADVANCE IS BEING PUSHED
Bombs from AerOplanes Dropped
Upon Villages of valhop and
Tauerkalm, Making Hits.
FIERCE FIGHTING ALONG LINE
BULLETIN.


PARIS, Oct. 12.-Bulgarian troops
invaded Serbia last night. The Ser
bian legation today received this tel
egram from Nish
Last night Bulgarians began an
attack in the direction OF vlaslna.
"All attacks up to the present have
been repulsed decisively."
LONDON. Oct. IA dispatch to
the Times from Athens says that the
Bulgarians began an attack on Serbia
at Gariboghaz. near KuiashevRtE, at
midday Monday.
PETRoGRAD. Oct. 12.-Russian
forces have pierced the Austro-Ger-
man lines on the stripa river. They
have already taken prisoner more
than 1900 men and sixty officers
and have captured four guns and ten
rapid firers. The Russian advance
is being pushed vigorously.
Successful operations against the
Germans in the vicinity of Dvinsk
are contained in the official state
ment issued at the headquarters OF
the general staff. The communica.
ton follows:
South OF Fredriehstadt. seventy-fiva
bombs were dropped on the villages OF
Valhop and Tauerkaln from our aero
planes. Good hits were observed.
In the Dvinsk region. on many parts
n flRh
carried on successfully against the Ger
mans. who assumed the offensive re-
peatedly. Northwest OF Dvinsk. the Ger
mans were elected from Garbounovka
and forced TO flee by new attacks of our
troops. In the region of the high road
southwest OF Dvinsk. the Germans were
driven out OF their trenches between
Lautzess Ghey and Ghirvishki. In pursu-
ing them we took a line from the south
eastern end Of Lake Medmoussi 20 LAut-
Eess Ghey.
BOmbarded by German Aviaters.
'Firing continued on Lake Demen from
midday until dark. German aviators bonn
bArded Dyinsk and tie nearest railway
stations. Our cavalry occupied Outstue.
on the western shore Of Lake Boghinsky.
We repnlsed the enemy's attempt at an
Offensive from Lubtcha. on the upper
Nlemen.
'on both sides OF the Kovel-sarny rail-
way there have been several skirmshen
with the enemy advancing towards the
styr river. Our artillery on several occa-
sions developed deadly fire against the
enemy. There was stubborn fighting on
the left bank OF Styr. below Kolk, which
ended In the evening OF october 10 OF
- 81 ha
trenches
"southeast OF Kollxi. our troops. sup
ported by artillery. captured the eastern
border OF the villages OF Czartorysk ana
Rukody with very sight losses.
German counter-attaoks were repulsed
in the region of Moshantitzy and silno.
east DeraSno.
"on the Caucasus front, In the region
OF Ishkam. the Turks. who assumed the
offensive. were repulsed. There we're no
important events elsewhere
Fierce Fighting Around BeIgrade.
PARIS. Oct. 12.-Although Belgrade
had been evacuated. the Mathis corre-
spondent at Nish, In a dispatch FILED
Sunday. said the fighting continued stub
bornly on the hills surrounding the city,
some OF which had been taken and re-
taken seNerM times.
ARTILLERY on both sides" the dispatch
says, has been firing without respite for
three days Serbs gained the advantage
again this morning when they captured
excellent positions near Topoider ana
drove the Germans back on q suburb
OF Belgrade called Great VratchaF. where
a fierce struggle is going on.
THE invaders threw over 5000 shells
on Belgrade sparing neither hospitals
nor churches. Synagogues were destroyed
and Jewish families that had taken
refuge there were buried & -he ruins.
French artillery took part In the defense
Of the city. The British. with heavy
guns. inflicted great losses on the Ger
mans and sunk two monitors in the
Danube
Near Ram, ON the Danube. the Ser
bians were driven back with the loss
OF four howltzers and several machine
guns
From Italian General staff.
ROME, Oct. 1l.-(Via Paris, Oct. 12)7
The following official statement was Is
sued today from the headquarters Of the
Italian general staff:
In the zone between the Adige valley
and Erehta, notably at the head OF Val
dassa, detachments of our troops made
bold dashes against enemy positions.
Breaches were made IN barbed wire en-
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