Evening star., 1915-10-16
GERMANS PROGRESS
IN BALKANS SLOW
Nish's Forces Expect to Hold Own
Unless Teutons Rush Rein.
forcements.
SUCCEED AGAINST BULGARS
Reported to Have Retaken Pisana
and Boukva-Montenegrins Claim
to Have Forced Retirement
of Kaiser's Troops.

BERLIN, October 16, via
London.-Further progress
for the armies of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen in
vading Serbia is reported by
the German war Office today.
The storming of positions
south of Semendria and east
of Pozarevac is announced.
Bulgarian troops are pro-
crossing also in their attack,
and have taken the eastern
forts of Zajecar.
LONDON, October I6.-Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's cam
paign against Serbia is develop
ing with slowness that is very
gratifying to the allies of Serbia.
He has advanced slightly and
made some captures, but his
troops, according to advices re-
celved in the British capital, have
SO far obtained no important re-
suits.
The first Bulgarian army is
attacking the Serbian frontier
northeast of Nish, the present
capital of King Peter, and is occu-
pying the mountain passes. Con-
fident dispatches from Nish say
that unless the Austro-Germans
bring up further reinforcements
the Serbian troops will be able to
hold their defenses. An unofficial
Balkan report says the Serbian
army already has retaken Pisana
and Boukva, which were captured
by the Bulgarians October IL.
Reciprocal war declarations be-
tween Bulgaria and Great Britain
and Serbia, together with King
Ferdinand S manifesto to the Bull
garian people defining Bulgaria's
cause and intentions, have marked
another phase in the Balkan sit
uation.
Russia regards herself in a
state of war with Bulgaria from
the moment the latter country at
tackled Serbia, according to
statement issued today by the
Russian foreign Office. The for
NAL declaration of war is await
ing the conclusion OF an exchange
of kilograms between Russia and
her allies.
British Declaration.
The British foreign Office announces
that in view of the fact that Bulgaria
she is at war with Serbia
and is an ally of the central powers. his
government has informed the
Bulgarian government. through the
Swedish minister at London, who is in
charge of Bulgarian interests, that a
state of war exists between Great Brit
ain and Bulgaria as from 10 o'clock
la st night.
The Rumanian cabinet. after again
going over the war situation, made a
pronouncement in favor of Rumania
ma int aiming neutrality. All necessary
precautions have been taken
on each of Rumania's frontiers The
presence of two German submarines at
Varna, Bulgarias chief seaport on the
Black sea, has been confirmed.
Says Rumania Must Choose.
"Rumania must choose quickly and
without hesitation" says the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger. referring to the report
that Russia had asked for permission
10 march troops through Rumania to
Serbia's assistance.
The Bulgarian government has been
obliged to resort to stern measures of
as the result of unrest
rom Sofia by way of Bucharest. Many
officers of pro- Russian sentiments have
been retired from the army, and it is
asserted that reprisals are beginning
against subjects of the quadruple en-
ente nations.
An Athens dispatch states that so. 600
sulgarians attacked the Serbians Oc-
ober IA in the Valadovo region close
o the Greek frontier and that desper-
tie fighting is now proceeding
A Salonikf correspondent sends the
ollowing:
Communications have been cut be-
ween Serbia and Rumania as well as
etween Saloniki and Russia as the re-
ult of the Austro-German offensive.
A dispatch from Cettinje, capital OF
says the MontenegrinS
ave made such stout resistance to the
all along the front
hat they have been compelled to re-
ire and send for reinforcements.
1t Is asserted by the Giornale d'Italia
hat Bulgaria has notified Greece that
he has concluded no treaty with Ger
aany and Austria affecting Greek in
erests.
Balkan advices say that despite furi-