The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-17

Babuna Heights were then still held by
the Serbs. but were threatened both
front and rear.
The Daily MATHS correspondent at
Salonlca, telgraphing at IL $50 A. NJ.
to-day. says;
THE latest news from the Serbian
front says that the Serbs have had to
retire from their strong positions In tho
Babuna dehle. as they were In imminent
danger OF being turned by masses OF
Bulgarian infantry. The French. being
held On the left bank Of the Ccrna by
considerable forces of the enemy. were
unable to send reenforcements to the
Serbians.
THE Bulgarian offensive against Te-
tovo Is on a tremendous scale, and the
Serbs are falling back toward the south
In the direction OF Prilep and Monastir.
The latter is the objective Of the Bull
garian army. Detachments of English
are continuously starting for Monastir,
where the Serbians are preparing an
important series Of defences in the
region Of Gradsko. The French, under
"a violent artillery onslaught, withdrew
at two points. The supply rains are
able to proceed only with difficulty.
Would ImperiI serbs.
IF tho Bulgarian army were to sue
coed In reaching Monastir, the Serbians
would be cut of from their lines of sup.
ply and would be threatened with fam
Inc. The situation seems to be grave.
The Serbian Consul has called out all
Serbians here able to e a arms. Some
1000 will leave Salonica Immediately"
The same correspondent sends a de-
snStch under date Of Monday. which
says:
The allied headquarters communicate
this evening states that a battle of the
most severe intensity was fought with
three Bulgarian divisions. The battle
lasted thirty-six hours and was mainly
on the left bank Of the Cerna, the i'm
mediate objective of the enemy being
periority OF The enemy. all the attacks
were repulsed and considerable losses
were inflicted on the Bulgars.
The bulgarian communicate declares
that 400 French were taken prisoners.
This is untrue. The Bulgars did not
make n single prisoner. On the con-
srary. they suffered heavily themselves.
THE Strumnitza front Is quiet. At
kriyolak there has been some exchange
of artillery fire with little effect. On
the Serbian front the Bulgars continue
TO turn the position at Babuna. The
Bulgars have been able to strengthen
their forces at Tetovo.
in the north the Serbs continue the
retreat. but in good order. They are
said to have resumed a vigorous onen-
sive near Leskovacs and to have driven
back the Bulgars a little, but the gen.
eral situation Of the Serbian army Is
grave"
The Serbs are In a desperate plight. In
III opinion of NJ. Jacowschler. secretary
OF the Russian Legation at Athens, WIN
arrived at Salonica on Sunday from
Mitrovitza by way Of Albania. Ole
Serbia 10 lost. he said. and new Serbia
10 in a precarious position. adding:
THE morale Of the Serbians Is splen'
did. Half trained recruits march t
battle singing like veterans. Their aget
King Peter Is lighting In the trenches
clad in the uniform of a private. II,
seeks death, saying. When l am killet
o can Nee or surrender"
Major Moraht. the Berlin Td0ebIatti
military critic. Is quoted in a wireless
despatch from Berlin as saying that thu
An~glo-French forces have failed to unit,
with the Serbs and that additions 4
these forces are arriving very slowly
He estimates the French and British
troops available for the expedition q
100000 at the outside. to which may b
added 100000 Serbs. The number o
German. Austrian. Turkish and Bulga
rian forces opposed to these troops. h
says. is Immensely larger. so much -
that even II Italy should send $50. 90,
men to the aid OF the Entente allies tn,
Teuton forces would still be superior II
numbers.