Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11
Austrians Claim King Peters
Army is DWindling at Rate
of 5000 Daily.
STILL FIGHTING STUBBORNLY
.Teutons Now Meeting Bitterest Op-
position of Campaign-ItaIians
Were Driven Back.

London, Nov 23-The Austrians
and Germans estimate the Serbian
army still numbers between 10000
and 10000, but that it is diminishing
by five thousand men daily.
With the occupation of Novipazar
by the Germans, the Sanjak has been
wrested almost entirely from the Ser
bians and the fighting turns more and
more toward the ancient Kossovo bat
tie field and around its principal city,
Pristina.
Bitterest Opposition Now
The troops of the central powers are
encountering the bftterest opposition
of the entire Serbian campaign, and
every battle before it is won becomes
a hand-to-hand conflict. The Serbians
apparently are planning on a final
stand on the Kossovo Plain.
AS the Austro-G Germans press for
ward into territory where the popu-
lation is more friendly, they are daily
able to improve the conditions for car
ing for the wounded, as well as to
strengthen their lines of comunica-
ton, establish order and bring about
a larger degree of comfort for troops
and animals.
The Bulgarian war ministry pub
fishes the names of twelve Bulgarian
officers now serving with the Russian
army who are branded as deserters.-
Italians Were Driven Back?
Berlin, Nov. 23.-Recounting the OPP
erations in the battle for Gorilla, the
Austrian official report received here
tonight, from Vienna announces that
Austrian troops yesterday drove the
Italians from all the positions which
they had captured November 20 in the
Oslavia sector.
Allies Took Tibati, in Africa.
Paris, Nov. 23.-Official announce
ment was made today of the capture
by French and British forces of the
city of Tibati, in the German colony
of Kamerun, Western Africa, as the
result of a surprise attack.
Allies Block Greek Shipping.
London, Nov. 22-The Entente Al
lies have demanded that Greece either
join with them and fulfill its treaty
obligations to Serbia or demobilize,
and to impress King Constantine that
they mean what they say the Allies
have declared a commercial blockade
of the Hellenic Empire, according to
dispatches from Athens.
There is no confirmation of these
statements available here, but it is
very certain that Lord Kitchener, the
British war secretary who had an
hours audience with the King of
Greece yesterday and afterward saw
Premier Skouloudis, told them what
the Allies could and would do unless
the demands were conceded.
The entente powers will not permit
any delay, as the position of the Serb
ian armies makes any prolongation of
the present uncertainty impossible.
Already the Serbians are making what
may be their last stand before Monas-
tir and also on the plains of Kossovo.
BuIgars Near Macedonia.
The Bulgarians, it is true, are being
held up by unfavorable weather condi-
tions. but they must be almost at the
gates of the Macedonia capital by this
time, while the Austro-Germans and
Bulgarians are slowly but surely
pressing back the northern army
The Germans announce today the
capture of Novipazar, and are there
fore on the direct road to Mitrovitza
which has been the Serbian capital
since Nish fell into the hands of the
Bulgarians.
Forcin9 MontenegrtnS Back
Other armies are pressing in from
the north, the northwest, the north
east and the east, and even the Monte
negrins, who held their positions fol
so long, are being forced back
OF the French and British troops in
the south, no news has been received
Apparently they are only holding theil
positions and can no longer hope t
be of assistance to the Serbians ex
cept by keeping a large number o.
BulgSrians engaged According Il
German reports an effort will be mad.
by the French and British to save tn,
Serbians by sending troops through
Montenegro and Albania, but. witt
poor roads it will take long time TO
them to reach the battle field
BuIgars on Offensive.
London, Nov. pa dispatch from
Rome to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says a telegram to the Trih
une from Athens states that the Bul
garians have occupied Monastir an,
that the Serbians are in full retreat