Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Berlin Official Report An
nounces Great Number
of Defenders Taken.
EYES ARE ON RUMANlA
Belief Is Voiced That Ferdi-
nand Only Waiting Pres
ence of Allied Forces.

Berlin, Dec. /. tvia London, sos p.
m.)-Army headquarters announced
today that with capture of Prisrend,
western Serbia, $4,000 Serbians were
made prisoners.
Berlin, Dec. 1,-Regarding opera
tions in the Balkans, todays official
statement says:
Successful engagements occurred
at certain points with enemy rear
guards.
AT Prisrend. Bulgarian troops took
$4,000 Serbian prisoners, many noun
tain guns and other war materials"
Attention On RumaDia.
London. Dec. /. Q1:45 a. m.)--The
Balkan states continue to dominate
both the military and Diplomatic sit
uation in Europe. Rumania's attitude
apparently is causing the central pow
ers great uneasiness, while Greece's
refusal to limit her military effective
equal concern to those powers.
Rumania is said to be only awaiting
the presence in the Balkans of prepon-
lderance of entente military forces be-
fore dispatclling an uitimatum to Aus
tria and German military critics. ac-
eording to dispatches reaching Lon
don, express considerable dissatisfac-
ton with conditions In the Balkans,
predicting both military and diplomat
ic difficulties ahead despite the brill
liant Serbian campaign of Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen. Moreover, it is
reported that Austria is opposed to the
idea and possibility of Bulgarian dom
nation OF the Balkan states, and it Ia
suggested that desire to forestall any
friction in this connection was respon-
sihIe for the German emperor's recent
visit to Vienna.
Greece steadfastly refuses to con-
cede entente demands for the unre-
stricted use Of the port Of Saloniki as
base, and furthermore declines to re-
move her army from Macedonia.
Monastir Still Obscure.
Except for the capture of Prisrend
! by the Bulgarians there has been no
marked change in the Serbian military
situation. The fate of Monastir re-
ported to have fallen before the Bul-
gars. remains obscure, notwithstanding
ing definite reports that neutral con-
suls in the city had arranged to turn IT
over to the attackers after withdrawal
Fof the Serbians But later dispatches
stated that telegraphic communication
with the city was still maintained in
dicating that ii had not been entirely
evacuated
The eastern front has been compare
lively quiet. The Russians are re-
ported as being greatly strengthened
along the Riga line imbued with con-
iidence that they can shatter the Ger
man defenses whenever a forward
move is deemed expedient.
Vienna reports that the Italians
seem determined TO capture Gorilla
with the least possible loss Of time, but
progress against the defenses OF the
town is exceedingly slow.
Cold flinders Operations.
Paris, Dec 1.-The announcement
regarding military activities in the
east given out by the French war Of
flee this afternoon follows:
Quiet has prevailed along our front
tSerbianl with the exception OF some
artillery exchanges. The intense cold
is making operations difficult.
Dardanelles. The days of Nov. ~
and rs were characterized by the ac-
tivity with which mining operations
were conducted by ourselves and onrs
enemies. An explosion brought about
by French troops caused the demoli-
ton OF a Turkish listening post. The
men in one of our galleries having cut
their way TO a Turkish gallery, French
| sappers went forward and with re-
volyers and hand grenades compelled
the Turkish diggers to fee"