The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-01
NISH IS NEAR
FALL; BULCARS
ARE BLASTING
OUTER FORTS
Serbian Town of Kraguyevatz
Is Taken.
Great Arsenal and Powder
Factory to Invaders.
TURKS RUSHED To THRHCE
Serbs Continue to Fall Back
Along Whole Front.
British Expeditionary Forces
Receive Baptism of Fire.
Serbian Town of Kraguyevatz
Is Taken.
Great Arsenal and Powder
Factory to Invaders.
TURKS RUSHED TO THRACE
Serbs Continue to Fall Back
Along Whole Front.
British ExpeditiOnary Forces
Receive Baptism of Fire.

Berlin, Nov. bulgarian
artillery that has advanced from
Kniazevac and Prot has begun a
bombardment of the exterior
forts of Nish, according to dis
patch from Sofia given out to-
day by the Overseas News
agency.
The Serbian town of Kraguy-
evatz, at which is located the
great Serbian arsenal, has been
taken by the Germans.
Kraguyevatz is fifty-nine miles be-
low Belgrade. Its loss will be a Sc
we're blow to the Serbians, as it con-
tains the main arsenal of the country
as well as large powder factory.
1t is connected by a branch line with
the Belgrade-Nish railroad Its pop
ulation in 1901 was 1880. Recent
dispatches reported that the Austrians
and Germans advancing from north
were endeavoring to form a ring
around Kraguyevatz.
The official announce ment received
from Vienna said the Germans had
captured the heights southwest of
LapOwa, only short distance from
Kraguyevatz.
French Battling BuIgars.
Athens, Nov. French and Bull
garians are engaged today in a great
battle in the Strumnitza and Krivalak
regions.
Serbs Stin Pushed Back.
Sofia, Nov 1.-The Bulgarian ad-
vance in Serbia is being continued
along the whole front. An account of
operations was issued today at the war
office as follows:
Concerning operation of October
29.-Bulgarian troops continued the
pursuit of the enemy on the whole
front. They advanced west of the
Korjaz- vac watershed between the
Timok and the Morava.
Southwest of Korjazevac. we cap
tured, after violent battle the Tozi-
bata ridge, whence roads lead to Nish
and Bala Palanka.
Serb Attack RepuIsed.
'In the upper Morava valley. after
a hard fight we took the town of
Grdeljica, which is the junction point
on the road between Vranya and Les
kovats, through the Vlassina valley.
bians attacked a column. which had
advanced, but were repulsed.
I'm the course of the pursuit of the
enemy captured two mountain
guns, with large supplies of munitions.
Thus far we have found in Uskup
$4,000 rifles of various patterns. $50
casks of powder, $1,000 casks of
cartridges and large quantities Of
other war material"
Turks to Thracc.
Paris, Nov. IA Havas dispatch
from Athens filed yesterday says:
"It is reported from Constantinople
that the first division of Turkish re-
servists which has been engaged on
the Gallipoli peninsula has left for
Bulgarian Thrace.
The Bulgarian government has
called to the colors all exempts of the
classes from 1895 to 1904.
nr,a IT,
as expected. The present plan of the
Germans and Bulgarians is to cut off
toward the south the line of retreat
The object of Serbian headquarters ia
to conduct the retreat in good order
to the army's new line defense"
British Under Fire.
London, Nov. 1.-The British ex-
peditionary force in Serbia received its
baptism of fire on the Gievgeli- -Doiran
front where. according to Times dis
patch from Athens. it took part in the
resent fighting.
Sides Locked Near Tahure.
Paris, Nov. Fighting continues
in the vicinity of Butte de Tahure
without any material change in the
relative positions of the combatants,
according to announcement given out
this afternoon by the French war Of
flee, the French troops took 100 more
prisoners.
KING GEORGE is BETTER