The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
BULGARS DEFEAT
BRITISH FORCES
The French Also Have been
Pushed Backward on the
vardar River.
FIGHT HARD ON ENTIRE FRONT
Teutonic Allies Capture Vantage
Points Along Albanian Frontier
SIaVs Defeat Germans.

LONDON, Dec. 1O.-Ine extreme
southwestern neck of Servian terri |
tory lying between the Greek and Bull |
garian frontier, where the British and |
French forces have their lines, is the |
scene Of violent fighting. The British |
near Lake Dorian, which is almost OF |
the Greek border, twice have been !
compelled to withdraw from their pO- !
sitions by the Bulgarians' violent bonn |
bardment and infantry attacks.
An unofficial report from British |
headquarters says the Bulgarians are
constantly increasing in strength and
seem to be well supplied with artil-
lery, which keeps up a constant fire.
Should a further retreat force the
British across the Greek frontier, it
doubtless would result in Greece
showing her hand as to her inten'
tions with regard to the allied troops
being pushed back into her country.
A little forther north along the
Vardar river, the Bulgarians assert
they are forcing the French to retire
along both banks of the stream. Paris,
however, declares that all attacks
against the French have been re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the Bull
garians.
In Southwestern Servia the Teu-
tonic allies have captured several van
tage points il the Lake Ochriad dis
trict and farther north along the al
bantam frontier and in Montenegro
have made further advances.
Only intermittent bombardments
and mining operations are proceed
ing in France and Belgium.
SIaVs Tear Up a Teuton Force.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says:
"a telegram from Teheran says the
Russian legation is informed that the
Russian troops have gained a victory
in the direction of Hamadan, defeat
ing a force consisting of five hundred
cavalry, infantry and insurgent gen
darmerie and twelve hundred German
and Turkish mercernaries, of whom
large number were killed or wound
ed The Russian troops have Occu-
pied an important position near the
town of Aveh, about sixty miles north
east of Hamadan, from which they are
pursuing their offensive"
Balkan Crisis Near
London, Dec. 9.-The situation in
the Balkans is developing rapidly. The
! German and Bulgarian divisions have
| reached Kenali, on the Greek border,
ten miles south of Monastir, thus
! threatening to outfiank the Anglo
! French forces, while BuIgarians, who
| also are supposed to be supported by
| Germans, have attacked the allies
extreme right wing near Strumitza.
Under the pressure, the French have
withdrawn from the Krivalak salient
and at last accounts had taken up a
position at Demiakapou in deep
gorge about twenty miles from the
Greek frontier, through which the Sa-
loniki railway runs. Here they were
attacked by the Bulgarians, who, &C
cording to the French reports, were
repulsed.
To Crush Allies.
The plans of neither the allies nor
the Germans are yet quite clear, but
apparently the Germans are deter
mined on crushing the little force
which went to the assistance of the
Servians and which has been and still
is being reinforced.
The retirement Of the allies to De-
mirkapou has led to the report that
they intend to abandon the Balkan en-
terprise entirely, but the continued
landing of troops at Saloniki would
seem to deny any such intention while
there is very strong military opinion
here that Saloniki should be held as
a base for future operations in the
Near East.
No News from West
There is little news from the other
fronts. The Germans have scored a
minor success in Champagne, where
they captured about 500 yards of &
French trench, part of which, however
has been regained; the British have
received reinforcements at Kut-El
Amara, where they are making then
stand after the retreat from CtesiphoI
and the Italians, who for the last two
weeks have been on the offensive, arr
, now engaged in meeting the Austrian
, counter-attacks.
The expected offensive of the allie:
: in Ga1lfpoh apparently did not mate
:. rialize while throughout Russia tn
wintry weather has put stop to al
but small ventures.
Taft lie for Nafior,ye Defense