The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-08
Invaders Join the German Ad-
vance From the North.
TEUTONS CAPTURE KRUzEVAC
AnglO-French Forces Repulsed
With Heavy Losses.
Kruzevac Vas Last Serb Arse.
Inflammation Is Lost.


retreating along our whole front"
reported the Bulgarian war office
today.
1--WE are pursuing them and are
in direct touch with the Germans
advancing from the north.
1--WE are following the retreat
ing enemy also near Prilet and
KrivOIek and on the Stromnitza
front we have repulSed the Anglo
French offensive"
Berlin, Nov. S.-The Serbian
town of KruzeVac on the railroad
about so miles northwest of NiSh
has been occupied by German
troops, according to today's Off
cial statement given out by army
headquarters staff. Three thou
sand Serbs were taken prisoners.
KruZevac was the only arsenal
left to the Serbians.
Attacking the Bulgars on Bulgarian
soil south of Strumnitza, the Anglo
French force was repulsed with
heavy losses today.
The fighting was hand to hand for
a time and ragged with the greatest
desperation, the war office said.
The Bulgars. though victorious,
We're considerably outnumbered.
The battle on the Serbian side of
the border, west of the Orient rail-
way line, in the Krivolak-Sonilsglan
region, between the Bulgar and allied
trenches, British and Serbs, still RACES
with the advantage in the Bulgars' ia
VOr.
Ten Cannon Captured.
Ten cannon and quantities of am
munition and supplies fell into Teu-
tonic hands.
In the Kruzevac hospital were L.
500 wounded Serbs.
An official statement says that the
Austro- Germans are now fighting the
Serbs south of Kraljevo, which they
already hold and that the Austrians
have reached Ivanjica.
A determined off nsive movement
by the Russians near Riga and down
along the line of the Dvina river, to
Dvinsk is reporteH in today's official
ters. It is declared the attacks of
the Russians, however, were repulsed
with heavy losses to the attacking
forces in some sectors.
Germans Hold Crater.
German troops, after lively fight,
occupied a French shell crater in the
Vosges region. Capture of portion
of a trench on the Hilgenfirst, also
is reported in today's official state
ment by German army headquarters
o fthe war. The statement says:
I'm the Vosges, northeast of Gales,
occupation by our troops OF an enemy
shell crater was coupled with lively
fight at close quarters with hand
grenades. On the Hilgenfirst, por-
ton of a trench was wrested from the
enemy.
Lieutenant Inglemann yesterday
shot down his sixth enemy aeroplane
west of Douai The machine was an
English Bristol biplane armed with
three machine guns"
Teutons Complete Serbian Campaign.
Berlin, Nov. 8.-The Germans push
ing southwark from Varvarin and CEN
tra1 Serbia, and the Bulgars, advanc-
ing northward from Nish, have Joined
forces today.
From the German standpoint. this
completes the Serbian campaign.
Official advices from Sofia, which
announced the Gerraan-Bulgar juno
ton, did not say when it was effected.
munfcation between Berlin and Con-
stantinople, however.
All that remains for Germany to do
now, is to provide for the railroads
defense against the allies, military
men said. 1t is recognized that the
line will soon be heavily attacked by
British and French and by the shat
tered Serbian forces from the south.
Montenegrins Repulse Austrians.
Paris, Nov. S.-The Montenegrin
consul general issued the following Of
ficial statement today:
Fighting around GrahoVo Gin
western Montenegro, near the Herze-
govinian border) continued furiously
throughout the day and night of Sat
urday. The Montenegrins repulsed
the enemy with great losses and dis
persed assembling troops.
"a violent artillery engagement is
proceeding over the rest of the front"
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