The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
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BERL Oct. 20. (Via London.)-
"Bulgaj VIGOROUSLY entered Pirot
(serbia>~> trtress today" according to
an official bulletin from Sofia.
Pirot is thirty-five miles southeast
of Nish and ten miles inside the Serb.
Ian frontier. 1t is on the Nish-Con-
stantinopIe raiIror d. Its defenses
were very strong. The RuIsarians
have been operating against it for
some time and Thursday it was an
nounced that they had captured kren-
ovacIava Heights, said to be the key
to the Notifications which surround it.
The official account spoke of "Ions
and sansuinary fighting" as preceding
the Bulgarian capture OF the Pirot
fortress.
East of Vicegrad ian Austrian town
ten miles from the Serbian western
frontier) said Vienna officia! state
ment, where the Serbians have for
long time been few miles across the
boundary, upon Austrian soil, they
have at last been driven into their
own territory by an Austrian advance
along both sides of the kalaula river.
1.-TWO flanking attacks against US
by Montenegrins (whose frontier Is
few miles south of Vicegrad) were re-
pulsed" said the official statement.
SERBS ARE COLLAPsING.
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam and Lon
dom Oct. 2e.-Serbia's opposition to
German, Austrian and Bulgarian in
vasion, was eoIapsns fast today.
The Austro-German main drive
through the Morava valley, said an
official report, was advancing west Of
the Lapovo railroad station along the
high road to Krasujevae.
LaPova is ReIerade-Constantinopie
railway town on the west side OF
and near to the Morava. It is forty
miles south Of the Danube.
kragujevac is seventeen miles
southwest of Lapovo and is position
Of much strategic Importance.
Teutonic troops under General Won
Gallwitz, continued the official state
ment, having gained fresh around,
had pursued the Serbs TO the heights
southeast Of sviajac, thirty-five miles
south Of the Danube and short dis
Morava where heavy fighting was In
progress at latest accounts.
Farther west. it was stated that the
Austrians, pushing to the southeast
ward, reported having crossed the
koIubara river (Which empties into
the Save eighteen miles southwest Of
BeIorade) northwest Of Rudnik (fifty
miles due south of BeIgrade) on a
broad front
German detachments were in occu-
nation Of the mountains on both sides
Of TopoIa Us miles norteast Of Rud-
nik).
SERRIA is DOOMED.
PARIS, Oct. 29.-serbia seemed to
be doomed today. The Austro-Ser-
man-EuIoarian Invasion progressed re-
morseIessIy. The allies were prepar-
ino a treme nd GUS attempt to stop the
teutonic forces short of Constants
NOBLE, but indications were that the
fichtina would be In Bulgaria or Tur-
key.
This meant that the steam roller
would pass completely over Serbia.
One hundred and fifty thousand
French and thirteen thousand British
were at SaIonika or north Of there. A
Russian landing on the Bulgarian
Black sea coast was believed immi-
nent.
German military supplies for Turks
were reported already moving over
land through northeastern Serbia into
BULGARIA. toward the nearest railroad
connection with ConstantinopIe. It
was estimated these supplies would
beuin to reach the Ottoman troops
early next week.
Prospects were also that the invad-
crs would control the Relgrade-Con-
stantinople railroad soon clear across
Serbia. It was recognized that this
meant a great speeding up OF ship
ments to the Turks.
The necessity for the allies to strike