The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-23
Advices Received In London Tell
of Series of Victories Gained
In Balkans Against BuIgars
and RepuISes For Teutons
NlSH-S0FIA RAILROAD
OBJECTIVE or SERBS
With AngIo-French Relief Expedi-
ton Nearing Its Goal and
Troops Of King Peter Beating
Back Invaders, Tide Turns
ASSOCIATED Pres, BY Federal wirsisss,l

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless)
r ONDON, November 23.-For the
time being, at least, the tide in
- Serb" appears to have turned aud
the reports from the Serbian, Monte
negrin and Anglo. French fronts tell Of
series of victories against the Bull
garians and of repulses for the Aus
trians and Germans. .-@n..'.
The reports of the situation from
Austrian headquarters announce that
the Austro, Germans on the several
fronts is now the most desperate in all
the fighting of the Serbian invasion,
the Serbs being strongly entrenehed in
number of positions and prepared 70
| fight to the death. as7. s..E'4 +
The Austrian estimate that there are
now left of the Serbs, IN their various
armies, a total of between 10000 and
l50, goo, a number which Is being dim
inished by deaths, wounds and cap,
tured on an average Of Eve thousand
men n day. &
Bulgarian Defeat Important Z
The dseisigp ,lsfeat ~ tfhe Bnlpar.
4 ians at Leskouvats, south OF Nish, by
the Serbians, which defeat was followed
up yesterday by another victory north
east of Prishtina. some thirty miles
away, is likely to have very vital eff
feet upon the whole Teuton, Bulgarian
plan, inasmuch as the driving back OF
the Bulgarians, both north and south,
sets free a Serbian force for an offens-
i've against the Nish-Sofa railroad, 90
open which is the whole objective of
the Serbian campaign. This line Is an
essential link in the Belgrade to Goa.
stantinople road, the reopening Of
which appears now to be Indefinitely
postponed.
If the Allies are able TO reinforce
the Serbians in the center in time to
hold point on this railroad, the
whole success of the Teutonie drive for
the relief of Constantinople falls to
the ground. ...s .eE 81. -.
Serbians Crush Advance .
In the Bulgarian attack upon Prish-
tina yesterday, the Bulgarian forces ad-
vanced from both north and south,
while the Serbians threw their whole
strength against the advance from the
north and crushed,i it. This victory me-
cessitated the hasty withdrawal Of the
southern attackers, with the Serbians
advancing in pursuit OF them last night.
The expected Bulgarian dash against
Monastir has been held up by the sue
ccsses of the Serbians in the north OF
Uskub and the steady progress of the
Allies in their advance south of Us
kub. The Bulgarian staff appreeiat 4
the fact that a junction OF the Allies
at Uskub with the Central Serbs wall
leave the Bulgarian divisions despatch.
ed south against Monastir practically
cut off and surrounded. tT .
The British are rapidly strength IN
ing the line of defense before Mon
astir and each day finds that city made
more secure, unless the Teuton rein
forcements for the Bulgarians arrive
1t was reported that Won Maekensen
was expected to bring the German rein
forcements aud personally direct the
attack upon the last Serbian war capt
' tai. ~
The line which will have to be forced
/ now to push the Serbs back into eithel
Albania or Greece is strong one ant
/ it is believed that it is sufficient Il
rheck the Bulgarians alone. ~
g Austrians Driven Back .55+s.
In Northwest Serbia, along the lbal
valley, the Serbs are on the offensive
and at se"eral points have driven bacl
the Austrians who have invaded fron
the west across the Drina, while on tn
Drina itself, on the north Montenegro
borders, the Montenegrins are on tn
offensive and report a number Of sue
, cesses. -: ~ . -.
s Earlier reports yesterday announces
, bulgarian successes in the combined of
q fensive with the Germans to force th
- mouth of the Lab valley, Berlin re
:. porting that both sides of the valley q
Paduiev had been seized and occupied