The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-06
Four Weeks Will Be Consumed
In An Advance of Fiji
teen Niles
HARD STRUGGLE IS AHEAD
Pointed Out That a Month Will
Be Necessary in Order for the
Teutons to Make a Fifteen
Mile Advance in Serbia.

SALONIKI, Via Paris) Nov. DE
layed) Serbian resistance to the
AustrO-German drive is of the most
heroic character, according to travel
ers who have arrived here from the
front. While the forces under Field
Marshal Won MaCkensen number l50,.
600 they are supplied with such Il
tremendous weight of artillery that
they are able to batter the very hills
into shapeless masses with shells from
their 12-inch mortars and keep up a
constant cloudburst of shrapnel un-
der which the Serbs are forced to re-
tire slowly without even seeing their
antagonists. The native troops, ex-
perts in mountain fighting, take ad-
vantage Of every natural position of
strength, however, forcing the Austro-
Germans to dislodge them and giving
no ground until compelled to do So
Their spirit is courageous, but des-
perate.
The journey from Nish to Saloniki
the only practicable outlet to the sea,
requires nine days Every means of
transportation must be empoyed over
the route to Pristina and Prisend
through Albania to Bebra and Monas-
tir. At Monastir firing can be heard,
and in the sky are reflected the flashes
of the guns engaged in the battle
near Prot
French headquarters confirms the
Serbian evacuation of Katchanik Pass
and Pirot, and tnat the Bulgarian of
fensiVe south of Veles, is directed
against Prot, between which points
at Tetovo, the Serbs thus far have re-
pulsed the invaders, inflicting heavy
losses.
French staff officers do not seem to
regard the position OF the Serbian
army as critical They declare that
the retreat, which is now being con
ducted, gives the defending army
greater liberty of action without i'm
periling it. In principle, they con
tend, the loss or gain of one town,
or another is unimportant unless the
ground involved happens to contain
indispensable material resources. They
maintain that the all-important thing
is for the Serbs to continue their fight
undismayed, while the allies are in
creasng their forces extending their
lines and limiting the field OF Bulga-
rian action.
FI'ench headquarters admits that
Austro-German cavalry has effected a
junction with the Bulgars in the Bell
Jovan region near Negotin, but as
serts the country in this country is so
difficult it is doubtful whether the
union Of forces will serve any practi-
cal end. Negotin is on the Danube
at a point where only the river sepa-
rates Roumanian territory from the
frontiers of Bulgaria and Serbia.
An officer of the Serbian general
staff, discussing the situation, said
today:
"The main Austro-German effort to
get in touch with the Bulgars is pro
ceeding very slowly and with exceed
ingly heavy losses, up to Morava val
lay, through which the Turks invaded
Hungary General TerZitch's division
composed Of natives Of the Morava
valley, is offering desperate resist
ance. Four attacks were required to
| take Semendria, which had to be
stormed with street fighting every
house being fortress. Zebrezge, cost
three successive charges which ended
in hand-to-hand struggles.
after thirteen days the Austro
: Germans arrived before Malakresna
on which they rained ten thousand
shells and stormed only after locating
| Serbian masked batteries, which GOV
cred it. Seeking to retire the invaders
were charged by cavalry and fled -four
miles before they could reorganize
their shattered ranks to resume the
attack on Malakresna
| "On the 18th the Austro-German ad
vance up the Morava valley mad reach
| ed only the Lubejo bridge on the Pos
chavevata The next day the line ex
tended az far as Azanja. Palanka fell
on the 31st The total advance in this
section in four weeks was Is miles
scarcely a third Of the distance to Pa
racin, where junction with the Bul
garians must be effected by way Of
the Urna valley. Meanwhile the Bul
gari9ns in this section advanced only