Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-27
Flank Attack of the BuIgarians,
More Than Teuton Frontal
Move, Is Crushing Re-
sistance of Serbs.
RUSSIAN PORT IN DANGER
Germans Are Slowly Gaining in
Drive on Riga-Elsewhere
in East Cars Forces
Hold Initiative.

Further Russian successes on
sne southern part Of the front were
announced today by the war Of
flee. Il 10 stated that several
Austrc. German positions and more
than $500 men have been cup.
tured.
London: Oct. ga dispatch
from Nish today says official an.
nouneement has been made there
tnae the losses Of the Austro- Ger.
mam army OF invasion have reached
ers. The serbians are said to have
rspuissd the invaders.
London: Oct. 22.-1ritish casu-
total 2,2s5 officers, and 5O,072 non.
commissioned officers and mon.
Rome. (via Paris). Oct. 2s.-c,on
e~nIorInatlon available here today it ap-
pears that the Greek government 10
likely to reply to the representation
Just made by the allies that Greece viii
abide by her policy of armed neu-'
trality.
London. Oct. 2S.-The Times says
Greece has rejected the offer Of Great
Britain to cede the island Of Cyprus In
return for participation in the war by
Greece on the side Of the allies.
London. Oct. 23.--serbia's military
position is critical. Hammered by su.
are threatened with being crushed as
no army a been crushed during the
war.
Not only are these facts admitted in
England. France and. Russia, but. they
are reflected in official Serbian state
ments. The key to escape from this
situation is. the speed with which
France n England can throw forces
north from Saloniki. in the hope Of re-
lfeving pressure from the Austrians
and Germans in the north and the Bull
garians in the east.
King Leads eulsars.
The Bulgarians are now battling I'M
withstanding the presumably superior
artillery of the Austrians and Ger
m 1t Is the Tank attack by the Bull
garians which seems the most nlenac-
ing to the Serbians. At few places are
the Teutons as much as 20 miles south
Of the Danube. In fact, the ground
gained averages a depth Of only 10
miles. The Bulgarians, for their part,
are displaying tremendous energy. in
dtcative OF carefully laid plans pre-
ceding the declaration of war With
20 miles Of the Nish- Saloniki railway
in their hands, they have a strategic
advantage which it will be difficult to
overcome.
Where Are Allies.
The movements of entente troops
from Salouiki are still unknown to the
public. but If any considerable force
for Serbia what England attempted to
do for Belgium. 1t must be heard from
soon.
From Sofia and Salonik! come de-
malls that the Bulgarians have lost
strumitza: This e that Bulgarian
soil is still free from invasion. 1t Is
reported that Turkish cavalry is co.
operating with the Bulgarians. and
that a great battle Is raging at the
Macedonian town of veieze. where tho
Serbs won q victory over the Turks
In the Balkan war Of 1912.
According to an unofficial report the
Bulgarians have taken the town.
Greece still hesitates. England's offer
Of Cyprus and, according to reports .
considerable extension Of Greek terri
tory along the Aegean sea, and Of
ward change in the situation.
Rigs 10 in Danger.
Russians seem to be in the ascendancy,
but both Petrograd and Berlin ems
phasize the increasing danger Of Riga's
position. From the southwest the Ger
mans are nearing the village Of Olaf.
which Is only IL miles from Riga. They
are also increasing their hold along the
Dvina1 river to the southeast of tho
city, being in that quarter within eight
miles OF their goal. The Russians as
region OF OLAF. we're repulSed, but tho
Germans are bombarding the Riga
Dvinsk railway beyond the Dvina. in
terfering with the forwarding of Rus
sian refnforcements.
According to dispatches from
C~hristiania, the Russian port OF Arch
angel already has been closed by ice.
II this be true. Russia will be deprived
OF this means Of bringing in supplies.
unless ice breakers are able to work
successfully.
FRENCH REPULeE ATTACK.
Paris. Oct. 32.-German troops yes
terday evening made an unsuccessful
attack upon certain French positions
near Civenchy, according to the an
nouncement made this afternoon by
the French War office.
GUARDS TEAM WINS.
jacksonville. Fla. Oct. 22.-The Ma
tional Guard team with q score Of 2,22o
cut Of . possible 1900 points. today
won the United States service match
In the national rifle tournament here.
The marine corps team VA second
? Nth 3.406. and tho army third. wfth