The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-12
BULGARIA IN WAR
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R1Iears are reported to have invaded
Serbia is on a branch line ralaroau
running from Nish to Za1ecar, q io n I'd
fled t>wn on the Serbian Irohllef' oil"
Negotin on the Danube
Kniashevatz is % miles northeasI
of Nish which has been the capltal OF
Serbia since the Austrian occupation
of Belgrade early in the war.
Armed Neutrality.
london. Oct. 12.-The Greek cham
Der was informed by Premier Zalmls
at setting yesterday that IN oroer
to better assure the vital interests o.
Greece her neutrality will for. the
present be armed, says Reuter- us
patch from Athens.
Rumania Any Minute.
ParisSOct. s12.-Premier Bratiano OF
Rumania has given the Italian govern
ment to understand that Ruman1a CO
operation on the side of the entente
powers may be considered certain,
saws special dispatch from Rome.
The Rumanian government, now
ever, will choose it's own time Tor TAX
ing the field against the Austro-Ger-
~ Operations in Serbia.
Paris. Oct. IA Serbian official
statement issued Sunday at Nish COW
ering operations during the nlntn on
the Danube front, and telegraphed by
the Havas correspondent was as fol-
lows:
"aThere were desperate combats for
the positions south of Ram, where we
repulsed all enemy attacks. Our troops
took the offensive between Malava
and the Morava river, throwing the
enemy back on the bank of the Dan-
ube and capturing three mortarS ana
three machine guns.
Continued passage of the river be-
tween Semendria and Godomins by
the enemy was prevented. one DE-
tachment that had crossed near Sc
mendria was annihilated in part by
our fire and the rest of the troops
were driven into the stream.
"At Belgrade, following a heavy
cannonading, the enemy tried to take
by assault Great Vratchar and De-
digne but was thrown back with heavy
losses before Great Vratchar and
driven out of Dedigne by a counter at
tack after having lost a large part of
his force.
1.-The enemy continued unsuccessful
effort to take our positions toward
Seabrezre and Krtinska. We repulsed
other attacks at Machva toward
ObrenoVatZ and at Bitua.
On the Drina front several detach-
ments of Austro-Germans crossed the
river between Tsara Betra and Pado-
vintze but W ore unable to advance. We
hold our positions"
Claim German Success.
Capture of the town and fortress of
Semendria, on the Danube, about rs
miles eastward from Belgrade, was
announced by the German war office.
termini of the strategic railroad run
ming through Nish to Sofia and on to
Constantinople are now in Teutonic
hands. Belgrade, the other terminal
point, was taken last week.
Meanwhile, the Bulgarian flank at
tack on the Serbians has started, Bull
garian forces having attacked
on border at Kniashevatz northeast of
Nish, where the Serbian declare all
Bulgarians attempts to advance have
so far been checked.
Agreement Is Announced.
Athens, Oct. 1.-THE full text of
the Austro- German-Bulgarian agree
ment appeared today in the newspa-
pers friendly to ex-Premier Venizelos-
The treaty provides for:
A Bulgarian attack, with 100000
men, on the Serbian rear, when the
Austro-Germ attack 100000 strong
from the north.
German opposition to Rumania,
should the latter attack Bulgaria with
as strong a force as Rumania puts
into the field.
An offer of German mediation in
the interests of a friendly settlement
of differences between Bulgaria and
Greece.
Cession to Bulgaria all of Servia as
far west as the Marava river and all
of Servian Macedonia
i Fighting Near Souchez.
Paris. Oct 12.-Fighting continued
on the heights of La F'olie, according
to the announcement given out this
afternoon by the French war office.
New Hope for Allies.
London, Oct. 1.-THE new Balkan
campaign came tc the fore still more
prominently today with the announce
ment that Bulgarian troops had in