The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-23

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. "a
PrlIep lie burning, dispatches from tho
Balkans report.
The town Is tho important southern
Serbia center captured by the Bulgars
last week on their march to Monastir.
It Is supposed the Bulears set 1t on
fire in reprisal for some act by the
Serbs.
BULGARIAN CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Ten thousand
Buigars have been killed and wounded
In fighting for Monastlr. ...
The Bulgar forces attacked the town
Saturday, Salonika advices say. It
was learned here today for the first
time that the assault was repuised.
Repeated earlier reports were to tho
effect that the town had fallen.
VICTORY FOR SERBS.
ROME, Nov. 23-The Serbs have
defeated the BuIgars severely at kos-
sovo, according to dispatch received
here this afternoon. The Victory
opened the road to Leskovac.
SERB OFFENSIVE.
PARIS, Nov. 2s.--A Serb offensive
apparently is being attempted from
the BlackbIrd plains, where Germ an
reports have been Indicating for sew
eraI days that the entire Serbian
! northern army was on the verge Of
capture, determination or expulsion
across the Montenegrin frontier.
Mondays account Of a 6ulgar de-
feat at Leskovac and today's report
Of the repuIse Of Bulgarian forces
north Of Vranya, are believed TO lndi-
cate the Serbs have made one or more
drives to the east. probably from po-
sitions south Of Prlstlna,
A French reverse is admitted today
on the Rajez river, southeastern Ser
bia. A retirement was compelled as
result Of a meeting with 6uigarlans
In superior forces. The French fell
back upon strong positions, where II
| is expected they will hold their own
without dIfficulty. t ''7@
SERBS oUTNUMeERED.
LONDON, Nov. 2a.-The Serbs,
driven southwark from Babuna Pass
and PrIIep. rallied before Monastir
and fought desperately. Tho struggle
was at close quarters The Serbs were
heavily outnumbered, but their reck.
less courage turned the tide Of battle
In their favor.
Sunday the Bulgars were In retreat.
FALLING back about five miles they
made stand. This position they still
held at latest accounts.
That MonastIr will now hold out is
believed here today. British troops
are pourInu In from SaIonika to help
the Serbs, big guns are being mounted
and the towns defenses are being
strengthened heavily.
A fresh BuIgar ate mpt at an ad.
vance Is looked for hourly.
The Bulqarlans have been reinforced d
from the north, but the Monastir de-
tenders are now In strong position.
A bic battle Is expected.
A BuIqar repuIse with the loss Of
six hundred captured, is reported at
Vodoco, Just north Of Vranya. All
PREVIOUS advIces have Indicated no
Iarae Serb body remained In that dis
trict. The French have been ooerat-
inn In its direction, but to have reach
ed II they must have either taken
Veles. which has not been claimed, or
nassed IL by a detour to the east.
$500 MORE PRISONERS.
BERLIN iva Sayvi!ie wireless)
Nov. 23.-Capture by the Austro-
Germans and Eusars, Of $500 more
Serbs was announced In the war Of
flee statement today.
Fifteen hundred Of the captures
wore made In Serbia's rear guard
flqhts, north Of Mitrovitza and north
east Of Pristina and 5000 were at
fected during the eulgar advance
southeast Of Pristina.
The scene Of the fighting, Indlcat-
ed a rapid closing In by the Invaders
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