Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28
CLEAR WAY TO TURKEY
Tcut0ns Now in Position to Send Aid
to COnstantinOplc

London, Oct. 28-Ihe 1eri'iai
Army which crossed the Danube a
| Orsova has joined hands with th
| Bulgarians. who invaded Servla nea
!, Prahovo, and the Central Powers nov
have an open road through Nortn
1 eastern Serbia and Bulgaria to th'
Aegean Sea and Constant:nople.
They are thus in position to seht
! guns and munition by river and rail
way to their Bulgarian and turkish
allies, who will be greatly strengthen
ed thereby.
! The invasion of the northern por
tions of Serbia by the Austro-Ger
mans continues apace, while Bull
garia is putting forth a strong eifor'
to secure control of additional sec
tions of the Belgrade-Saloniki Rail
way.
So far as the north is concerned
Serbia, it is feared by her allies, l:
doomed, but in the south, reinforce
ment by the British and French, who
are now fighting by her side. Scribe
is using all her strength to throw
the Bulgarians back. After th'
French victory at Krivolak the Ser
bians, according to the Athens report
were able to reoccupy Veles, an I'M
portant railway and road junction JUS
south of Uskup, where big battle j.
still in progress.
1t is argued here that if the Bulga
rians can be held in the south unit
Anglo-French reinforcements which
are now on the way arrive. Bulgarii
may yet be robbed of Macedonia, OF
which she has set her heart. But tbs
Allies will also have to make an at
tempt to block the Germans road t
Turkey and their big attack may b
directed elsewhere.
The internal situation Of Bulgaria
which is reported serious, may have
some effect on the campaign. A mill
tary conspiracy against King Ferd'
nand, Athens dispatches say, has beer
unearthed and the leaders have beer
shot. Many Of the inhabitants OF
Bulgaria are said to be still loyal tt
Russia and showing Discrimination tt
join. the colors..
The Roumanians. too, are display
ing some uneasiness as to the inacti
vity of their Government, and an agi.
tation in favor Of the Allies is being
carried on, according to unofficial re.
ports, by influential leaders. The Al
lies, however, are depending on theil
own resources and arranging to throw
into the Balkans as many men as car
be spared. At the present time the!
cannot weaken the other fronts, as thu
Germans are showing considerable &c.
tivity.
The latter have made still anothe:
counter-a attack in,'the attempts 20 re-
capture La Courtne in Champagne
which: the French recently took from
them., Strong German patrols, herald.
ing an attack, were also observed ir
the Loos region. but were dispersed
The Germans continue their attacks
against the Russians in the Riga ant
Dvinsk districts and claim to have
penetrated the. Russian positions nea:
the railway line north of Dvinsk.
They could not hold all the ground
gained. as the Russians launched i'm.
mediate counter-attacks.
While the position in this region re.
mains serious for the Russians, they
appear, on the whole to be holding
their own. In the South. on the other
hand, along the Styr river and Cali
clan frontier, the Russians report sue
cesses both in carrying through thei,
attacks and repulsing German at
tacks.
The Italians are persisting in then
offensive, and although their progress
is slow, they seemingly are making
advances.