Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-10
SERBIAN PERIL
STILL APPARENT
Plucky Little Nation striv-
ing to Elude Trap of
Invaders
POSITIONS RETAKEN
Only In Southern Zone Is Growing
Strength of Allies Beginning to be
Manifest.

London, Nov. 1O-Every day, every
hour. adds to the peril of the Serbian
armies, which are fighting desperately
70 hold back the Austro-German
forces, pressing them from the north
and the Bulgarians, invading their
| country from the east, until the as
! sistance their allies are sending can
reach them.
The Bulgarians have extended their
| grip on the Belgrade Saloniki railway
north and south of Nish, and have oc-
| cupied Leskovac, south of the cap
tured capital and AleksinacV, to the
north. at the latter point they are in
close touch with the German army,
which. after occupying Krusevac, ex-
tended it's left wing as far as Djunis,
on the left bank of the Bulgar Morava
The Austro-German forces, advanc-
! ing southwark, are making progress,
except in the west, where they are
being held by the Montencgrins. The
invading forces are now reaching the
most difficult part Of Serbia. the noun
tainous region, where the natives
knowing every hill and gully, can Of
| fer the strongest resistance. The Aus
trians and Germans. however. arc
plcntifully supplied with mountain
! guns, with which they expect to drive
! she. defenders from their fastnesses
In the south the ever growing
strength of the French and British
forces is beginning 20 tell. They arc
, CARRYING on an energetic offensive
against the Bulgars, have managed
| 70 keen the railroad clear as far a.:
Veles and are barring the Bulears'
route TO Monastir.
While it will be some time before
he Germans can sufficiently repair
The northern end Of the railway fol
The transport of troops and munitlon;
their successes have enabled them tc
send supplies to the Bulgarians an'
the Turks by the Danube as far a:
Nikopolis, from which point they can
be sent by rail to Sofia and Constant
aople.
Athens. Nov. 10.-The French re-
captured the southern Serbian town
of Veles from the Bulgars today.
A message from the front reported
renewed fighting at Babuna pass.
northeast of Prilep.
1t is believed lin Athens that the
fighting is in connection with Scrbo-
! Franco British operations to cleap'
that part Of Serbia completely of the
Bulcars. inasmuch as the latter were
badly defeated in the Dabuna pass
district several days ago, and their
main body retreated to the eastward.
British troops, moving to re-enforce
the French at Veles, have captured
| the Bulgar positions in the Doiran
district. eight miles north of ths
Greaco-Serban frontier at the point
where it is crossed by the railroad
and eighteen miles south of the south
western Bulgarian town of Strum-
nitZa.
Veles, now held by the French is
on the -Saloniki railroad, fifty
five miles northwest from the point
where the railroad crosses the Graeco-
| Serbian frontier
The Bulgarian position at Veles has
been extremely precarious for several
hours. The superiority of the French
artillery placed the Bulgars at dis.
| advantage.
| Serbians, descending on the Bulgar,
ians through the Kutchanik defiles
east of Prisrend. nave also heavily
defeated Bulgar force which wa:
advancing from Uskub against Pris
rend.
Uskub is near the Nish-Salonik
railroad, thirty miles northwest o
Veles