The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-09
GERMAN INVADERS
OF SERBIA SAID
TO Be BEATEN
Rish Report Claims An important
Victory
SITUATION In THE BALKANS
British Troubled Lest Greece May
Not Keep Her Bargain with
tho Allies.

London, Oct. S,-Ihe advance
guard of the Austro-German army
which is invading Serbia has attack
ed Belgrade and has been annihilat-
ed, those not killed being captured
by the Serbs, who are now holding
the main body of the invaders on the
Serbian bank OF the Danube, accord
ing to an official statement issued to-
day at Nish The Austro-Germans
suffered enormous losses in their eff
forts to force their way into Serbian
territory.
Ii is stated that the Teutonic ad-
vance guard has been partly destroy
ed and partly captured. At Yarak,
Zebrez and the Isle of Progarska, on
the Save, the Serbs are said to have
pinned the Austro-Germans to the
very brink Of tie river with enorm-
Gus losses after several fierce at
tacks. At other crossing points the
struggle continues.
French and British troops are be-
ing rushed north from Saloniki by
railway to strengthen the Serb army,
already made stronger by new guns
and supplies OF munitions in pros
pect of the invasion A Serbian-Al-
lied army is massing at the point
where the railway runs nearest to
Bulgarian territory, and Bulgarian
army is being concentrated on the
other side of the frontier in the same
district. News of a clash in this reg
ion is momentarily expected
The landing of British and French
troops is proceeding despite the
change in the Greek government,
The question whether Bulgaria will
join the conflict is the outstanding
feature of the complicated Balkan sit
uation. Among the fast moving ey-
ents which may show Bulgaria's in
tentions, it is reported that the minis
ters of the entente powers have re-
eeived passports which they asked
for and have left the Bulgarian capt
tai. Further, the Bulgarian minister
to France has been handed his pass,
ports.
The attitude of Greece apparently
remains an unsolved problem. a
news dispatch says the Greek pre-
mier. NJ Zaimis, informed the
British, French, Russian and Italian
ministers who visited him that lie
could not define the governments
policy until after a cabinet meeting.
1t is said Greece purposes to main
tain an attitude of benevolent neu-
trality towards the Allies unless
forced into conflict.
The German government, it IS unof-
iicially reported, has lodged pro
test in Athens against the landing OF
entente troops on Greek territory. 1t
is added that no reply has been re-
ceiyed. An Athens dispatch says the
official news agency of the Greek gov
ernment has announced that there is
no foundation for rumors circulated
in some quarters that the new Greek
cabinet intends to protest against
the landing of the allied troops
The Austro-German invasion of
Serbia under the command of Field
Marshal Won Mackenscn is taking a
favorable course" according to the
German official statement which is
the only information yet received of
the course of the operations which
the Teutonic army is conducting
southwark from the Drina, Danube
and Save rivers with the idea of gain
ing quick possession of the railway
south from Belgrade to NishA Saloni-
ca and Constantinople.
The German statement tells of the
capture of three Serbian cannon in
an encounter opposite Ram, town
on the Serbian bank of the Danube
forty miles east of Belgrade.
The Moraya valley, through which
the invaders route lies, is suffering
heavy floods, according to reports, a
condition which should work to the
advantage of the Serbs.
The Serbian government, accord
ing to Rome dispatches, is moving its
archives from Nish-to which they
were removed from Belgrade at the
time of the Austrian inyasion-to Is
tip, in the southern part of the king
dom.
The press and public of London
and Paris, with the experience of the
sudden change in Bulgarias attitude
fresh in their memory, are demand
ing that steps be taken to see to it
that similar change does not take
place in Athens. 1t has been suggest