Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-13

met with enormous losses, says an
official dispatch received tonight by
the Serbian legation from Nish. The
dispatch says:
"On the northern frontier the en-
emy has crossed the Save at Yarak,
the Isle of Progarska, at Zabrez, op-
posite OStrusnitZa, and at the great
Isle Of Ciganlia, and on the Danube
at the Belgrade fortress, at the quay
and at Ram.
THE advance guard which cDssed
at the Belgrade fortress has been
partly destroyed and partly captured.
Al Yarak, XabreZ and the Isle of
ProgarSka, after several fierce at
tacks, the enemy has been pinned to
the very brink of the river with enor-
nous losses. At the crossing points
the struggle continues.
Al Belgrade two officers and over
100 soldiers were captured, of whom
Is were from the 204th infantry reg
ir.ent Of the 43d German division.
ierS Of Prussian brigade belonging
to the 18th army corps, which came
here from the Italian front"
In command Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, the German and Austrian
forces are seeking to push their way
southwark, With the Drina, Danube
and Save rivers at their backs, in
an attempt to seize the trunk rail
way stretching from Belgrade to
both Saloniki and Constantinople
The next move lies with Bulgaria.
Whether she will attack Serbia from
the rear while the central powers are
hammering at the northern and
northwestern gates, or maintain for
the moment watchful attitude, is a
matter Of surmise, but the situation
is such that her entry in the war
seems Il matter only Of hours.
Russian warships are already re-
ported to be hurting shells at the
Bulgarian port of Varna, on the
Black sea. French and British troops
are being rushed northward from
Saloniki by express trains. Mean
while, at the point where the railway
approaches closest to Bulgarian ter
ritory, both an allied and a Bulga-
rian army are massing.
1t is reported from Italian sources
that as a precaution the Serbian gov
eminent is transferring all records
and archives from Nish to Istip, in
Southern Serbia, about SO miles from
the Greek frontier.
Virtually made over in guns and
equipment, and stiffened by British
and French forces, it is predicted
here that the Serbians will offer
stubborn resistance to the AuStro-
German advance. They will be as
sisted by the flood conditions in the
Morava valley, down which Won
Mackensen hopes to force his way.
The official German communica-
ton now carries the sub-caption,
"Balkan Theater Of War" indicat-
ing that these operations are to be
chroniclcd daily. Estimates OF the
strength Of the Austro-German forces
along the Serbian frontier range
from 100000 to 100000 men.
Gains i'm Serbia Claimed by Berlin.
Berlin, Oct. S.--Thc TeutOnic in
vasion of Serbia is proceeding favor
ably. The official statement says:
The crossing of our army over
the Drina, the Save and the Danube
rivers is taking favorable course.
Southwest of Belgrade, four officers
and 206 men were taken prisoners,
and two machine guns were captured.
After an engagement opposite Ram
three cannon fell into our hands"
Bulgaria for Teuton Powers.
Berlin, Oct. S.-A declaration of
Bulgaria's intention to enter the war
with Germany and her allies is con-
tanned in what is described as a Bull
garian manifesto, as given out here
to-day by the Overseas News Agency.
The agency says further:
The manifesto to the people,
which is not only an historical docu-
ment, but contains valuable material
in regard to Bulgarian politics and
economies, states that Russia is fight
ing for Constantinople and the Oar
danellcs, Great Britain to destroy
Germany's competition, France for
nd I