The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-23
PROGRESS OF THE WAR


tro-German armies have made good
their foothold in Serbia at heavy
cost. The Allies estimate that up to
Thursday the foe had lost 25.OOO
killed and $4,000 in wounded. AL
though the estimate is probably a
gross exaggeration. it is easy to be-
lieve that the Teutonic armies have
lost more than $4,000 men. because
the fighting has been practically con-
tinuous and on vast scale.
The two points on the Danube
river which the Teutons particularly
desired to capture were Belgrade
and Semendria, to the east. AT
Orsova, still farther to the east and
near the Rumanian frontier, they
were repulsed. but it is probable
that the attack at that point was
more or less of demonstration.
Having captured Belgrade and Sc
mendria. the Germanic allies have
established their bases there. From
Belgrade the Orient railway runs
to Nish; from Semendria runs arail-
way which joins the Orient railway
about 30 miles to the south. Along
these lines the Germanic armies un-
doubleday will make their main ad-
vance. Already they have pushed
back the Serbians more then ten
miles from the river.
To the west the Austrians have
crossed both the Save and Drina
rivers and are pressing hard on the
Serbian left front and flank. but
their progress has been less notable
than that of Field Marshal Macken-
sen and General Won Gallwitz in the
region Of Semendria and Belgrade.
Some of the biggest and fiercest
battles have occurred at and near
Semendria. The Serbians made a
stout resistance in this fortress and
when driven to the hills south and
southeast of the city they were not
content merely to act on the defen-
sive, but hurled themselves with the
utmost intrepidity upon tue advanc-
ing foe, driving him back into the
marshes near the town. The Germans,
however. finally battered their way
back to solid ground and stormed
the heights. Some of these they
have taken, but battles still are in
progress. To the southeast of Semen
dria the important town of Pozarevac
was taken. All this had been accom-
plished by. Thursday evening. On
Friday the Tuetons seem to have
rested ali along the line and their ap-
parent inaction may continue for
several days. They are engaged in
bringing up supplies and munitions
and generally preparing the way for
the next great drive that will take
them. they believe, into the very
heart of the Serbian mountain posi-
tions.
The Serbian forces operating in
the mountains near the frontiers of
Rumania and northwest Bulgaria
are in danger of being cut off as the
Tuetons drive their wedge down the
Morava valley. If the Serbians, to
escape this fate, withdraw thei
forces from those regions they will
open the way for junction between
Bulgarian and Tuetonic forces, but
the junction must be effected in
country which has only a branch
railroad line. the Nish-Danube road
in the Timok valley. which can be
destroyed. tits not improbable that
the Serbians will destroy the MAIN
line railroad from Belgrade to Nish
as they retire.
Early in the week the Bulgarians
and Serbians clashed. Whether the
Serbians or the Bulgarians attacked
first is of no importance even for
diplomatic purposes. Bulgaria, as
soon as she announced her intention
to assist the central States, became
an aggressor against Serbia.
Many names have been used in the
dispatches telling of Bulgarian opera
tions. They are unfamiliar names
and confusing. To obtain a clear