The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-25

the troops are disembarkins from the transports so rapidly that the facilities of the Nardar river rail- road are entirely inadequate for their transportation to t.e Greco Serbian border.
 The advance of General yun Mack ensens troops in northern Serbia Is stated to be yer! slow OH acCoun; of the fierce resistance Of the ell trenched allied troops. Small bod les of Serbians have been met and
 defeated by the Ausiro Gcrman in yaders. but the main body of al fed troops is trying to do nothing
 nure than to hold von Mackensen
 check until inducements ar rive from Saloniki
 No engagement of importance be tween the Bulgarians and Serbians
 s reported, although the dispatches
 tell of several small skirmishes. A
 Sofia dispatch states that the Bull
 sarians have succeeded in cutting
 be railroad communication with
 Eal0niki at Ege Palonka. northeast
 f Irskup. which. If true. Is a vic
 tory of magnitude, as it will prevent
 ', iunctura Cf the Serbian forces
 with the armies of the British
 Trench and Italians now landing at
 Saloniki London dispatches confirm
 the taking of Ege Palonka by the 8nlgarians.
 It is stated that the kaiser has
 decreed that Bulgaria shall be mis-
 tress of the Balkans south to the
 '.'qe"-r sea from the Airiatic tc
 the Black sea as her bit for enter
 Ing the war on the side of th"
 Austro Germans, in the event tha'
 they dictate the terms of peace.
 IL is understood that the Germans
 are preparing 10 launch an offen
 sive movement against Montenegro.
 It is stated in the dispatches that
 soldiers who will take mart in the
 movement are already gathering at Saraievo, Bosnia the town in which
 the killing of the Austrian prince took place and whose death pre- nipitated the war. About 10000 tustro-German troops and a large 'etachment of artillery a"a prepar- ing to move on the M'nfeneerin
 border. It is stated that the troops which will participate in the at tack on Montenegro are seasoned soldiers. having been withdrawn 'rn.r tho Gallclan frort
 -TNo pulgati ms are s+ntod tG havo suffered severe defeat at the hands cf the Serbians at Eniasha- vetz. a town on the T'mnk river.
 northeast of Nish The battle is said to have been a very bloody one.
 Except from Berlin there is no re
 nort of activities on the eastern battle front. The Berlin report states
 ''at number of Zeppelins are soon to be dispatched to the Baltic sea fcr the purpose of ending the Brit ish submarine activities there London an1 Rcmn dirnot"hc7 te'' of wholesale executions of promi- nent men and women in Belgium by the Germans. IL is asserted that the charges against them are with ! ut foundation. for the reason that military trials given them are un- fair. They are charged With being spies and furnishing all kind nt information to the enemy It is Ttated that the pope is intercedino
 ri''' the kaiser on behalf of mum her of the Belgians, among whom are two women of noble lineage The British cabinet is having it's troubles. It is stated that it ic being continually bombarded with questions, particularly from the Aouse of commons, as to the con ! duct of the war. There is much 1issHtisfaction generally among the people as 70 the campaigns. par ticularly in the Balkans and the Dardanelles
 Premier Asquith is stated to have | partially recovered from his recent breakdown. He will appear in the council chambers on Tuesday, ac- ccrding to the report.
 It is stated that there is much
 criticism of the officer who was
 the first to land British troops a; Sulya bay. on the extreme western end of the Gallipoli peninsula. on account of the fact that he placed his men in such position thar l they could literally be moved down by the Turkish guns. He has beer called upon to resign from the 1 'r'"y. General Sir Ian Hamilton is now enroute to England from the pardanelles It is probable tha, he will be sent to command the British forces in Serbia.
 't is stated that thara is ronsia erable dissatisfaction in France over the attitude of the English people ""nerallv toward the war. Tho Trench feel that they are being made 70 bear the hrunt of the attacks everywhere and that the Englsh are not doing their part M. Mile rand. the French minister of war and the French ambassador to Eng land were present at meeting 7f the British cabinet this after noon.
 Reports from Rome are to the effect that Italy is prepa ring to send another contingent of 5O.OOn
 men {" the aid of Serbia. Rome also
 reOorts that the excessive cold and
 d"np snows in the Alps have had
 the effect of dampening the fight
 inc spirit of the soldiers of both the
 italian and Austrian armies who
 were fighting in that region dur
 'n@ tHe late summer and early fall