Evening star., 1915-11-25
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE
OF 17,4OO OF THE ENEMY
French Extend Lines East of Krivo-
lak-King Peters Men Gain
Near Leskovats.
CAPITAL IS AGAIN MOVED
Serbian Government Now Located at
Scutari, Qlbania-Path Of Hard
Pressed and Menaced Armies
Slowly Narrowed.

LONDON. November ga
telegram received here from Ber-
lin today, by way of Copenhagen,
says that great cohsignments OF
heavy Japanese guns are arriving
daily at Odessa, on the Black sea
coast OF Russia. 1t is inferred CO.
| operation of Russian forces in the
Balkan campaign is to begin
shortly.
Military events in the Balkans
appear to be marching swiftly to
conclusion disastrous to Serbia
The approaches to the historic
battlefield OF Kossovo Plain,
which were expected to form a
strong defensive line seriously
delaying the advance of the in
vaders, already has been ira
versed. In the ensuing battle
the Serbians are reported to have
been unable to withstand the
shock of the attack, and they are
now said to be in retreat toward
the Albanian border. Since the
fall of Pristina and Mitrovitsa,
the keys to the Serbian defensive
position, final Serbian retreat has
been regarded as inevitable.
Large numbers of Serbians
were captured by the Austro-Ger-
man forces at Mitrovitsa and
| Pristina. The Berlin war office
announced the capture of 10000
Serbians at Mitrovitsa and 7,4oo
at Pristina.
French Extend Lines.
| The French have extended their lines
| east of Krivolak as far as Brusnik and
Kirestepe, according to reports re-
| ceived at Saloniki. The Serbian often
sive in the direction of Leskovats has
| resulted in an important local success
| Telegraphing from Saloniki under
! date Of November %, a correspondent
at Saloniki says:
-Four more transports heavily loaded
| with troops arrived In port this morn
ing
After the occupation of Pristina the
Bulgarians attempted a large turning
| movement to envelop the Serbians in
| the katchanik def1le. The troops in
of the Serbian troops in Albania
Another violet engagement took
| place yesterday on the northern front
| and resulted in the repulse of the Bull
garians for the third time. Hundreds
| of Bulgarians who had been taken
prisoner by the French troops arrived
at saloniki yesterday evening"
Allies Preparing Base.
The Reuter- correspondent at Zurich
says that according to reports received
| there from Vienna. the allies are pre-
| pairing to remain at Saloniki for an in
definite period, as they are landing
machinery for an electric power station
besides awarding contracts for extern
sive and substantial barracks.
| The arrival of seven regiments of
German troops at Prflep, Serbia, Is an
] nounced by Swiss newspapers in what
purport to be dispatches received from
| Bucharest.
| There have been reports that the ad-
| vance upon Monastir was delayed, aft
er the capture of Prilep by the Bull
| gars, to await the arrival of Germa n
| troops as it was feared the occupa-
| tion by the Bulgarians of a town so
! near the Greek border might cause un-
| rest in Greece.
Says Serb Situation Is Better.
| PARIS, November 24-The Serbian
| legation says there had been a great
Improvement in the strategic situation
| of the Serbian forces. The following
| note, reiterating the announcement of
a Serbian victory west of Nish, was is
| sued at the legation:
The situation of the Serbian army
| Is improving slightly. Following the
Bulgarian defeat on the northwestern
part of the kossovo plain, near Lebans
| the enemy, according to news from
| Prisrend. had sustained another re-
pulse west of Guilan, on Gegovatch
| mountain and at Velika Plana The
| Serbians are reported to have captured
| five mountain cannon.
| The Serbian army. after having sew
eral efforts to surround 1t in its retreat
today, finds itself pressed from the
| WSSt anu Ilortu ny the AuStrO-Iefman
army and from the northeast and east
by the Bulgarian army. A junction
with Gen. Sarraips (French) army has
not yet been effected. The Serbians
while not seeing complete salvation
find at least a great improvement In
| their strategic situation.
Have But One Way Out.
| For the moment the Serbians have
| only one way out-namely. retreat
| toward the Albanian and the Monte
| 1egrin mountains.
The endeavor to pierce the Bulgarian
| ont near Uskup appears to be sue
eeding, judging from the latest dis
| atches from Prisrend. II the allied
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