The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16

south of Belgrade and Semendria by tn
army of Field Marshal Won Mackensei
with the capture OF $50 prisoners ant
three guns. The invasion of Serbia b,
the Bulgarians also IN announced from
Berlin, with the capture OF heights com
manding mountain passes between Bel
orradjik and Kujazevic.
The following report was issued by ths
German War Office this afternoon:
The army group of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen is continuing OF Its
course according to the prearranged
plans. South of Belgrade and Semen
dria the Serbians have been driven
back further. Prisoners u the num-
her OF $50 and three guns, one OF them
a heavy gun. nave been captured.
The works on the southern front OF
Pozs were stormed last night.
and the fortified town thereby fell into
our hands.
The Bulgarian First Army has
begun its attack over the east Serbian
frontier. 1t took possession Of the
heights OF the passes between Belor-
radjik and Kujazevic.
serbs Forced Back.
Vienna officially that Aus
tro-Gcrman troops have forced the
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Of the Danube. Tn Austrian official
statement follows
Austro-Hungarian and German
troops have advanced across the plain
OF Erino and Brdo, driving the Serb
ians over the Bolleica stream which
flows into the Danube neal Vinca.
German troops have advanced along
both banks OF the lower Morava and
have captured P~azarevac.
The Bulgarian army attacking the
Serbian eastern frontier captured the
passes and heights tive Belo-
gradchik and kniashevatz.
In an official statement issued at Sofa
Tonight the Bulgarian War Office an
nounces that Serbian attacks at stra-
tegic points on the Bulgarian side of
the frontier. defending the road to Sofia,
were repulsed. but that the fighting con-
tinues. the statement indicating that at
these points AT least the Serbs are on
the offensive. The statement says:
The Serbians last night attempted
an incursion at several points In the
district OF Kostendil and Gu Bosgile-
grad, aimed at Bulgarian strategic
points which defend the road to Sofia.
They were repulsed. To-day our
troops succeeded in driving Off the
s%erbians, but fighting continues at
places.
our losses were IS men killed and
1870 injured.
The heights around Belgrade are still
In the hands of the Serbs. according TO
an Athens despatch to the Times, the
Serbian force being only n mile n
t~hree-Quarters from the city. The same
despatch reports that railway communi-
cations have been cut near the bulgarian
frontier and that Serbian refugees are
beginning to arrive at Salonica.
a despatch receive by the Paris
Temps from Nish estimates the Austro-
German losses on the northern front in
Serbia so far at 10000 killed and 10000
wounded. The estimate il based on IN
formation received at the Serbian Army
Headquarters at Nish.
The correspondent says
There has been severe lighting along
the northern front. According to the
latest report received at Serbian head
quarters the Austro-German troops on
the Obreuo-Natz-Be Observation-Disclosures
eradicate front rave lost coo o killed
and 40. 600 wounded. \ wireless mes
sage from Oreovitza to the German Lee
cation at Sofia .dm!ts great losses and
says that the Serbian resistance ex-
ceeded expectations.