Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-25
ALLIES MAY SEND HUGE
ARMY TO BALKAN ARENA
Successes of Bulgars in Serbian
Macedonia Menaces All Rail-
way Communication.
DEDEAGAHATCH UNDER FIRE
Ten Civilians and Over Thousand
Soldiers Reported to Have
Been Killed in Bull
garian Seaport.


LONDON, October IS, 3
p.m.-French troops routed
three divisions of Bulgarians
on Saturday on the front of
Gradek-Voolandovo-Rabrovo
in southeastern Serbia, ac-
cording to dispatch filed at
Saloniki, October "a, to the
Havas News Agency. The
Bulgarian forces, the dis
patch adds, were decimated.
BERLIN, October rs, by
wireless to Sayville, N. Y
Further advances for the
Austro-German troops on
the Serbian front, including
successful forward move
ment by the new force which
has crossed the Danube near
the Rumanian frontier, were
announced today by the war
Office. The Bulgarians have
advanced twelve miles north
of Pirot, near the center of
the Serbo-Bulgarian frontier.
PARIS, October Is, $40 pm
a dispatch filed yesterday at
Athens by the Havas correspond
ent says the Austro-German Of
fensive in Serbia has been brought
to standstill on the entire north
ern front, according to advices re-
ceived at Athens from Nish.
South of Pozarevac the Serbians
retired few miles to stronger
positions. All Bulgarian attacks
on the Timok and Pirot fronts are
said to have been repulsed so ef-
fectively that the invaders were
compelled to fill in gaps in their
ranks and reform their units.
Bulgars Suspend Efforts.
The dispatch adds that on this north
ern part of the front. which the Ser
bians considered invulnerable, the op-
erations of the Bulgarians have been
suspended The Bulgarians are now
making their principal efforts in Ser
oian Macedonia, where their impetus is
said to have been checked by the COM
Dined movements OF the French and
Serblans
Bulgarian troops engaged with the
French Friday were subjected to deci-
mating fire by the French artillery and
suffered heavy losses, according to d
Havas Agency dispatch from Salonik
under Sundays date. The losses of the
French, the dispatch states, amount tC
but ten killed and a few score wounded
Loss of Uskup Admitted.
According to information from ar
authorized source, the Bulgarians have
taken Uskup." is the concluding sen.
tence of an official statement issued by
the Serbian war office and forwarded by
the Havas News Agency. The state
ment. which outlines the situation as II
existed Friday, October %. is as follows
''On the northwest front, after des-
perate fighting. Serbian troops retired OF
the left bank of the Mlava on a line
running from Voliko-Orachie to the
right bank of the Rassenitza- Other
troops retired to the right bank Of the
Koubrohnitza and to the right bank OF
the Touria.
Near Vichegrad, in Herzegovina ter.
ritory, the enemy succeeded in crossing
the Drina river with three battalions
and strong groups have been observed
Inassing near that point
Bulgarian front. Under strong pres.
rure by the enemy in the direction OF
Rniazevac the Serbians retired on the
cirect defensive positions OF that town
The enemy succeeded in passing to the
left bank of the Timok river In an ad-
vance toward Kralievo Selo.
There is no change in the neighbor.
Iood of Pirot. All enemy attacks on the
southern Morava have been repulsed.
according to information from ar
authorized source the Bulgarians have
taken Cskup."
Brilliant French Success.