New-York tribune., 1915-10-16

7 Delihlat section nOrth OF lhe bdH"N'f
and IL il feared that the Serbian army
which is heroically maintaining the
Pozarevac front. will be cut In two ana
thrown back toward the Rumsnian
frontier.
"Dospite heavy losses the Serbisns
are prepared 20 make all sacrifices.
They are urgently demanding that
Anglo French reinforcements be sent IN
time"
The Germans are attacking in great
force near Passarowitza. which com
mands The Morava Valley, according 10
Nish dispatch 20 "Le Matin.' The
Serbs are resisting stoutly, and II is
asserted that the invaders have not
advanced more than four miles south
Of The river az any point or the Danube
front The Bulgarians have been held
In The Timok Valley. where new
action Is IN progress along the entire
front
Mayors Of villages along the Mace
donian frontier have been made officer
in the Serbian army and have been
instructed 20 organize bands OF irreg'
ulars. who will be armed with Mauser
rifles.
Berlin. Oct. IS via London Capt
ure Of the Serbian town Of PozareVac
about twelve miles southeast OF Semen
dria. was reported to-day by the wal
Office. Elsewhere on this front the ser
bians have been driven back further
with the loss OF three guns. The ON
cial statement follows:
The army group Of Field Marshal
Won Nackensen Is continuing on its
course. according 10 the prearrangeo
plans South Of Belgrade and Semen
dria the Serbians have been driven
hack further Prisoners 10 the mum,
her Of 450, and three guns, one OF
them a heavy gun, have been capt
ured. ..o,.
~ pozarevac we're stormed last nigni
and the fortified town thereby fe4'
into our hands.
The Bulgarian first army has be
gun its attack over the East SeroIah
frontier. Il took possession 9i Ine
Loicbts Of the passes between Belor-
radjik and Kuiazevio.
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL.
Sofa Cvia wireless to London, OCT
15 The bulgarian General StaH s
sued last night its first ofhelaI So.
mont relative TO military operations
The communication follows;
Tuesday night the aefpiahs ~.
.empted a surprise attack al sSNe!"j
poirts near Trcm, Basl.oVgrad anu
Kustendil with the object OF tak'nE
roseession Of Bulgarian strateglcai
roints commanding the ROAD 70 "0n91' 09
~ a..c,oDt was frustrated By Bull
-arian troops posted near the threat
cDed ooints. Later our troops sue
coeded in driving back the Seroians'
The fighting continues.
Tho following was issued to-day:
The cerbians last night attempted
an incursion az several points IN the
roc;on Of Ciu Bosgilegrad and kus-
teDdU. with a view 70 occupying bui,
gorian strategic points, which defend
r. ord 20 Sofia. Their attempts
,,oro frustrated This afternoon our
troops succeeded in driving of the
csrb;ons. but in certain distrlc's
fighting continues. :.
Tho Bulgarian losses as tar as Is
known were eighteen men killed ana
100 wounded.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna Oct 15.-The following ON
oisl communication wa published to-
day: ,. A,stro-Unn-
oarian and German troops advanced
across the Plain Of Erino and Brdo
and drove the enemy over the bVI-
ioica Rivulet. which flows into the
Dorube at Vinca. German troops
odvanced along both banks OF the
LIVER Morava, and after fghtlng
contured Pozarevac. The bulgarian
frst army. attacking across the Ser
biou eastern frontier, captured the
rossos and heights between belor-
radiik and Kujazevic
SERBIAN OFFICIAL.
Mich via Paris), Oct. 15.--An ofticia.
communication issued by the War "
fee last night says:
on October II the Bulgarians made
a surprise attack on us at horItzs
and Glava. The attack was repulse :
The same day the Bulgars oecupie1
the position Of Kita and advanced
two-thirds Of mile into ou1 terri
tory.
tions at Ivmaovra and Livada, pu'
were repulsed. The same day they
attacked without result our posltioh'
AZ Pisuna. Boukva, Rasovar, Ramon
Viroboulasova and Goleehe. On the
13th they attacked the line OF
TsrWenl- -hancnRrdu, IepN.SIn x OiV ~ -
our detachments. In the whole TlmoF
River section the Bulgars. opened fire
on our positions. We made no reply
On the 14th hey attacked various
points. Near KrivapalanHa they A.
tackled Ravnomnivo Fort, and also II
the direction of Radiochevo and in
tho StrumitZa Valley.
Bulgaria thus began war against
US treacherously.. as in 1913, by sur
prise and without a declaration el
war.
London, Oct ia dispatch TO THE
Times" from Athens says the Serbians
still hold the heights around Belgrade
at a distance Of one and one-quarter
miles from the city. Serbian refugee
are beginning to arrive at Salonica and
the dispatch adds, railway communica-
tions have been cut near the Bulgarian
frontier.
Ruloaria Aljenated