The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-11
ITALIANS HURRY
TO AID The SERBS
Force Already Landed in Az
Iona, Albania, Says a Re-
port from Athens.
SLAVS MARCHING ON BULGARIA
London Hears that Russian Force Has
Already Crossed Rumanian Border
-Teutons Take Monastir.

London, Dec. S.-While the forces o.
the Teutonic allies continue to make
progress in their invasion of Northeast
Montenegro and along the western
border of Seryia, and the Bulgarians
in the south are cutting their way
west of Prilep, where they have taken
KrusheYo, Kichevo and Brodi, unofi-
cfal adYices emanating in Athens are
to the effect that the Italians have
landed in Avlona, Albania, TO go to
the aid of the harassed Servians With
some one hundred miles Of rough coun-
try to cross without the aid of rail
road or even good wagon roads, it
must be days, even at forced marches,
before the Italians can come in con-
tact with their Balkan allies, how
ever.
SIaVs March Toward Bulgaria
There is a report that the Russians
have crossed the Rumanian border and
are marching through that country to
Bulgaria This, however, lacks con-
frmation and such a movement is
hardly likely to occur unless Rumania
gave her permission. which would be
tantamount to joining the Allies.
Another report credits the Russians
with diverting their Bessarabian army
toward Galicia, where a big offensive
is to be undertaken This, likewise,
is Unconfirmed.
On the other fronts, Italian, French
and Russian artillery commandments
are the order of the day
Monastir Surrenders to Teutons
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company, dated Thursday
night, says it is reported in Athens,
but not officially confirmed, that Mon
astir surrendered Wednesday to a
joint mission Of Germans, Austrians
and Bulgarians.
BuIgars Took $4,000 Prisoners.
Sofia, Dec. 3.-An official statement
from general headquarters issued
Tuesday says:
Our troops continued the offensive
beyond Prisrend.
''Since the beginning of the war
against Servia, September IA, to the
occupation of Prisrend, November %,
we captured $4,000 prisoners, 265
guns, 136 caissons, about 100000 rifles,
$4,000 grenades, million cartridges,
1850 railway carriages and sixty-three
locomotives
Kaiser's Trip Puzzles Allies.
London, Dec. 2-Emperor Williams
visit to Vienna, which conceded with
the resignation of three of the Aus
trian cabinet ministers, is the cause Of
much speculation. The two events are
variously assumed to be connected
with the reported effort of Germany
to force Austria into a German -zoII-
verein, a desire of Emperor Francis
Joseph to secure a separate peace
through the Intervention Of Pope Ben
edict and a rumored dispute between
Austria and Bulgaria over the divis-
| ion of Servian territory.
There naturally is no authoritative
basis for any of these reports beyond
statements in the German newspapers
| that Emperor Williams visit was one
of the highest Importance.
Balkans Battles Keep Up
Meantime the operations in the Bal
kans and the movements of the armies
Of the central powers continue with
undated energy. Like Germany, Bull
| garia announces that with the capture
of Prisrend her campaign against Ser
via has come to an end, which seems
/ to support the suggestion that, to
avoid a dispute with Greece, King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria has decided
against the occupation of Monastir.
Austria, with the assistance OF Ger
man troops, continues her operations
against Montenegro, the frontier Of
which has been crossed, but not with
out considerable opposition from the
Montenegrins, which are masters in
mountain warfare and who have been
Joined by some parts Of the Servian
armies which succeeded in escaping
from the invaders of their country
Snow menaces in SerVia.
Battles are now being fought in that
part of the Sanjak of NoYipazar which
was taken by Montenegro after the
Balkan war.
In Southeastern Servia, where the
British, French and Servians hold
strong positions, the snow still pre-
vents any movements of Importance.
The attitude Of Rumania is still IN
certain. The latest reports say that
she, like Greece, is trying to remain
neutral
The It1ians continue their offensive
along the Isonzo river.
Clark Sees Roosevelt Boom.