New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-12

Further down the Danube, near
OrSovs. local artillery fighting IS
taking place.
Thus far German troops have
taken prisoners fourteen officers anG
iba2 mon. They have captured
seventeen cannon. including several
heavy ones. and five machine guns,
The Serbian official statement issued
tonight on the progress OF the cam
paign resds as follows:
During the day Of October Z and
the following night on the DANUBE
front. which stretches from semen,
dr;a 10 Gradiste. the enemy crossed
the river near the village OF Gorl'1a
and the small fortress OF Nos old'l'
where he maintained himself. An at
tack on the island Of kissigevo was
repulsed. The fighting continues.
In the direction OF Belgrade inc
enemy opened a very violent ntc on
The entire front, under cover o.
which he got a. far as the railway
20 the Danube quay. our troops o"
Gipy Island withdrew.
Fighting continues on the Save he
tween Obrcnovatz and the village Oh
Kratinska The cncmy's advance was
stopped. Attacks on Iahrezie an"
the village Of Drenovat1 were re-
pulsed with great losses 10 'he
enemy. -
On the Drina attempts 20 force
massage were rcpu.sed. Our troops
are hghting valiantiy on the Who!e
front.
October our artillery sank an
enemy gunboat Another. badly dam
aged. ran ashore near Semiln.
Teutons Pinned TO River Bank.
During the day Of the sth and the
following night on the Semendrla-
Gradiste sector Of the Danube line
the enemy was unable 10 advance be
vond Ram. notwithstanding the very
heavy fire Of his artillery, especially
his big guns.
Kostalz and Dubravitza. After
powerful artillery preparation the
enemy directed a heavy att}k on the
village Of Petka, 10 which our artil-
lery replied successfully.
Our troops abandoned the defence
OF the city of Belgrade andfell back
20 secured positions m order 10 spare
the city a continuance OF the bonn
bardment by heavy guns. The occu-
patton OF this city has given the enc
my no advantage from d military
standpoint.
on the Save: In the Obrenovatz
sector. near the village of Kratinska.
the enemy launched three attacks
against our positions at Zabrezle.
our troops stoutly repealed all three
with heavy losses 20 the enemy. A
further attack In the same region
met q similar fate.
Near the Bolievatchku and Progor-
ska islands the enemy constructed
two bridges of boats. Thanks TO the
accuracy of our artillery fire the
Bolievatchku bridge was shattered
and the enemy was unable 70 repair
II.
On the Drina before Badovintzi all
the enemy attacks on our positions
were repealed with heavy losses
A later report sent by the Havas
at Nish is as follows:
Belgrade had 10 be evacuated to
preserve it from the bombardment Of
the enemy.
Our troops occupy the following
lines: LipOeuatz. TcheTkOvatZ. Bre-
Jane. Lippes and Semendria dover
Norava 'front.'; Kloupes and Elk
meklouk Belgrade 'front.'; Obreno-
vatz and Oranovatz Save 'front.'.
Serbs Admit Hesvy Losses.
The enemy is using formidable,
heavy artillery, especially lO5-mllIl-
metre cannon. which are rendering
the combat very sanguinary. The
losses are enormous on both sides,
particularly in officers. Our troops
are resisting VIGOROUSLY the enemy's
assaults.
Thus far there is reported on ouF
front the presence near Belgrade OF
the ODD German Corps and Sth Aus
trian Corps Of the German division
Near Ram is another German d.
vision. The formation of these two
divisions is not known. Near Para
ievatz is the 18th Bavarian division
and the 10th and 26th German di-
visions. Near K0vin and Bavanichte
the presence Of enemy troops, the
number Of which Is not yet known,
also is reported
Near Obrenovatz there is 8 divis-
ion and half Of Austrian troops
and in the vicinity Of Oranovatz and
Badorinitzi are two Austrian brig
AIDES Near Obrenovatz the enemy
is using asphyXiating gass IN abund-
ance.
Bulgaria Still an Enigma.
Bulgaria. since the breaking Oft of
diplomatic relations with the Allies, is
as much Of an enigma as before. No
move has vet been made indicating an
attack on Serbia, and the Bulgarian
Minister 20 London protests that his
has no intention Of quar-
rellng with Great Britain. His ap-
pointment as Minister 10 The Hague,
he insists. rs only DO addition 10 ms
duties here.
Twenty thousand allied troops, how
nver, are reported as distributed along
the Nish-Salonica railway, where IL APP
proaches the Bulgar border, TO fore
5 tall any raids by King Ferdinand's
soldiers or Macedonian lrregulars.
Others have been rushed north TO aid
the Serbians against Mackensen The
Serbs have also withdrawn seven dlvi-
sions formerly posted on the Bulgarian
frontier, says a Sofia dispatch. as well
rs troops sent 20 occupy the Albanian
towns Of Shiak and Krya.
The landing Of Allied troops at Sa-
loniea still continues and m numbers
sufficient TO have aroused surprise IN
Greece. Even here and IN Paris the size
Of this expeditionary force has excited
wonder and no little concern.
The Havas correspondent at Saionica
telegraphs graphically: importance OF
the expeditionary corps surpasses the
numbers given hitherto
Many papers have joined the protest