Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-10

REAL BATTLE TO BE
IN THE MOUNTAINS

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4 grade. the O." npital of Serbia,
or the greater pagt - It, is In posses
sion Of an cncm- am, for the second
time since the outbreak of the war,
while other Austro-Gcrmau troops
have crossed the Save and Danube
rivers and are attempting to make
great drive into Serbian territory
The capture cf Belgrade has been
expected, as it was not thought that
the Scrbans would make any serious
attempt to save the city It is situated
on a point Of Serbian soil at the juno
ttOu Of the Save and Danube mtting
toward Austria and could conse-
Guently be attacked from three sides
operations which the Austro- Ger
mans found little difficulty in success
fully carrying out
Won Mackenscn In Charge.
The real test Of strength will come
when the Invaders reach the main
Serbian positions In the mountains,
where tho AuGtrians were so severely
defeated in December last The pres
ent, however, Is a more formidable
attack, the new army grNp under
command Of Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen having been organized for that
purpose. It's strength is not exactly
known, but II is supposed that this
army Is composed chiefly of Austro-
llungarianS, with a stiffcung Of Ger
mans and is largely commanded by
German officers. GeneraI Won Koe-
yess and Won GallwitZ, who took part
In the great offensive against Russia,
nave command under Won MaCken-
sen.
The Bulgarians, acting in concert
with their new allies, are advancing
from Sofia toward Pierot on the
Serbian frontier. the fortress which
covers the road TO Nish, the Serbian
war capital. The French and British
are landing troops at the rate Of 14O,-
OOO daily at Salonih to send by rail
way TO the assistance Of Serbia.
The Balkans. therefore, have taken
their place with the Russian ana
western fronts as a center on which
the interest Of the world will rest for
some time 10 come.
Await Bulgarian Move.
The Black and Aegean seas also will,
be the scenes Of greater activity for as
soon as Bulgaria strikes at Serbia tno
allied fleets VIII give the Bulgarian
ports their attention.
Although the Bulgarian minister at
London. who has not received or asked
FOR his passports declared today that
Bulgaria had no quarrel with England.
an attack on Serbia would be consld-
cred by England as sufficient reason
or "a quarrel
Turkey, according 10 dispatch
from SaloniN. is sending fifty thou
SAND men To- Narna and Dedeaghatch
o help defend those ports.
GreeCc's attitude Is still somewhat
"hs ere. The Greek minister ut Paris
oday reiterated that Grcece's neu-
trality would continue to be one of
benevolenco toward the entente now
ers. But more than that had been
expected, and the allied capitals are
awaiting definite statement from the
new Greek cabinet.
Some Activity In West.
There has been more very heavy
lighting around Loos, in Artois. which
he British took in their big attack
three weeks ago, and which now ap-
parently is defended by the French.
The latter claim that The Germans.
VINO were the aggrcssors, were
moved down. while Berlin declares
that the attack made some progress.
While a British attack northeast Of
Ncrmelles failed.
In Champagne the fighting seems
| 10 have resumed the character Of
.''.II' 10 " f'lN ltAt 70 Nlif D. tIIiN m NtIllnk
virtually ala their gains while there
also has been "a resumption of activity
m Lorraine. where ,he Germans
record the capture OF % much CON
tested height near Leiutrey'
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg Is
gain striking at Dynsk and has
made some headway, but along the
rest OF the front it Is the Russians
who are doing most Of the attacking.
The general belief here is that the
Austru-Germans are concentrating
troops on both wings of the eastern
inc and intend to make one more ef-
fort to obtain the line of the Dvina
river in the north and drive the Rus
siIns across the Bessarabian frontier
ln the south before digging them-
selves I'm for the winter