The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-04
TURKS TORPEDO
RUSS WARsHIP
BattIeShip Conveying Transports
Sunk in Black Sea.
FATE OF CREW IS UNKNOWN
Vessel Was Guarding Craft Carrying
Soldiers for Invasion Of Bulgaria
Serbian Stronghold Men.
aeed by Teutons.

London, Nov. 1.-Russias effort to
lombard the Bulgar coast and land an
invading army to aid the Serbians has
cost it one of the largest warships OF
its Black sea feet, according to an Off.
cial report from Constantinople, reach.
ing here.
The statement says a Turkish sub
marine attacked the cars fleet ON the
western side of the Black sea on Octo-
Der % and torpedoed a battleship of
the Pantelimon type.
Troops to Attack 5ulsars.
Reports from Berlin stated that the
Turkish feet was engaging the Rus
SLAMS in a naval battle of extreme vio-
lence. Dispatches from Bucharest told
OF the departure from Odessa and Sc
bastopol Of great fleets Of Russian
transports, conveyed by warships bear
ing troops for the invasion of Bulga-
ria.
The Turkish statement complains
that the Russians persist in using hos.
pital ships for transporting troops and
also charges that tents used for mill
tary purposes fly the Red Cross flag.
Fate Of Crew Unknown.
There are three battleships In the
Russian navy of the Pantelimon type.
They are the Pantelimon, Ievstafi and
Ioann Zlatousa. They have a displace'
ment of 1880 tons and a peace COM
plement of 731 officers and men. Each
carries four 12-inch, four 8-inch and
twelve 6-inch guns, aside from four
teen 12-pounders, two machine guns
and four torpedo tubes. The Panteli-
mon was reported sunk several months
ago, but this was denied from Petro-
grad.
The Turkish statement makes no
mention of the fate of the crew Of the
torpedoed warship.
g.. TeUtonie Allies Gain In Serbia.
D.. London, Nov. 1.-The battle for the
possession of Kraguyevatz, the Serb
ian city where King Peters arsenal
is located, now looms as the pivotal
point in the Serbian campaign. The
Austrians on the west, the Germans
on the north and the Bulgarians on
the east now have the town so nearly
surrounded that its evacuation by the
Serbians is believed here to be i'm.
minent.
The loss OF Kraguyevatz will be
the most severe blow yet suffered by
the Serbs, as it will compel them to
retreat to the southwark almost to
Nish. Progress for all three armies
to take Kraguyevatz is re-
ported in official statements, and al
though Vienna and Berlin report that
the Serbian resistance is as desperate
as anything the Teutonic hosts have
encountered during the war, the Serb
ian lines are gradually being bent
back and the Teutonic half circle north
of the town is closing in.
MIlanoVae Captured.
The German army under General
Won Koevess captured Milanovac, an
important town only few miles west
OF KraguyevatZ, and repulsed the
Serbs in other parts OF the Rudnik
region, in which lies Milanovac, &C
cording to the Austrian claims.
To the northeast Of the arsenal city |
the Germans are attacking the heights
on which the Serbians are intrenched |
southwest Of Lapovo, violent hand-to- |
hand combats taking place both on
the Gumic plateau and on the Strazen-
ika height. The Serbians were thrown |
back from their positions on the road |
from Kraguyevatz to Satornja, reports |
Berlin.
On the Timok front and in north
east Serbia the Bulgarian steam roller
Is still crushing the Serbs, who, &C.
cording to the Vienna report, are ev-
erywhere retreating, pursued by King
army.