The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-31
RUSSIAN AND.
TURKISH WAR
SHIPS FIGHT
Engagement Between Big
Vessel Reported In the
Black Sea.
RUSSIANS WILL
ATTACK BULGARIA
Austro-Germans, Attacked
BY Russians, and Re
ported Retiring.
RUSSIANS WILL
ATTACK BULGARIA
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"a London, Oct. 30.-Almost coinci-
dent with the report that the Rus
slams are sending troops across the
Black sea to attack Bulgaria, comes
the unofficial statement that three
Turkish warships attacked the Rus
sian squadron of three battleships,
several cruisers and destroyers in
these waters. A Bucharest dispatch
from Berlin says the former German
cruisers BresIau and Goeben, now
Turkish men-of-war, were engaged.
Salonih dispatches assert that the
concentration of entente troops to re-
heve the pressure on Serbia continues
but Berlin claims that the allies are
retiring from Saloniki and that Con-
stantine, king Of Greece, arrived at
Saloniki today. Developments there
are being watched closely. The gem
eral German and Bulgarian crushing
movement on Serbia, from three sides
is proceeding, but the French report
advances in the region of Strumitza.
Along the, Drina river the Austrian
forces have attacked Montenegrin pc
sitions. The Bulgarians are said to
be preparing special trains to trans
port German troops through Thraco
u Constantinople. War munitions al
re5dy have been despatched to the
Turkish capitol
Petrograd reports the Austro-Ger-
mans evacuating Volhynia, leaving
ammunitions and supplies. The Ger
mans after crossing the Missa river
in the region of Riga admit the re-
tirement at Palaken, eleven miles
south of the Baltic port. General Won
Linsingen claims to have captured a
thousand Russian prisoners in Cali
cia. While Berlin says the western
front situation is unchanged but the
French claim the repulse of violent
German counter attacks In an effort
to recapture positions near "Lacour-
tine" in Champagne. The French re-
port a gain Of trench at Boisenhache
in Artois.
The sinking of the British mine
sweeper Hythe, with the probable loss
Of one hundred and fifty-five lives off
Gallipoli, was announced.
NISH IS THREATENED.
The position of Serbia is becoming
more desperate daily. Eish is threat
ened by the Bulgarians while the
Austrians and Germans are gradual
4 opening the way toward the great
Serbian arsenal at Kraguyevat. Rome
reports that the Serbian capital has
been removed 'sto certain point"
According to the latest official re-
Rorts from Sofia, the Serbians are in
retreat in westerly direction all
along the Bulgarian front. Unofi.
cial dispatches state that Bulga-
rian officer commanding an advance
patrol has dined with the Austro.
German staff. The Bulgarians as.
sert that they are in possession Of
Negotin Brza Palanka, Zajecar, Knia-
ievats, and several villages in the Ii.
mok valley, which gives them 9
strategical position Of primary Inn
portance. The complete capture Of
Prot Is not claimed by the war office
at Sofia, which says the Bulgarian
troops, after storming the Southern
Notifications, penetrated the tow1
where night put an end to the fight
ing.
With the exception Of the unofi
cial report that the French are nov
firmly in possession of Strunitsa, NJ
news has been received concerning
the military movements Of the allies
in the Balkans.
From Bulgarian sources admissions
have been received that the seapor
recently bombarded suffered severely
A Bucharest dispatch says that Rus
sian troops have set sail from Odessi
!. and Sebastopol for the Bulgarian
coast.
Along the other fronts severe fight
ing is reported, without decisive re
suits. An important struggle is i
progress on the Austro-Italian line
Vienna reports Italian attacks wer
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