Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-28
USKUP IS RETAKEN
BY SERBS IS CLAIM;
BULGARS RETREAT
King Ferdinand's Men Said to
Be Falling Back on Veles-
Komanovo Front.
VARNA is BOMBARDED
BY A RUSSIAN FLEET
Fierce Fighting in Timok Valley,
Both Sides Reporting
Successes.
PROT SAID TO HAVE FALLEN
Bulgarians Also Seize Zajecar
Kniajevats. Height of Krenova-
clava-French March
on Istip.
PROT SAID TO HAVE FALLEN

LoNDCN, OClODe1 90 nO1-
hclal reports from Greek sources
represent the situation in south
ern Serbia as soFewhat more IA
vorable to the entente. allies. A
dispatch from Athens, which has
not been confirmed. states that
the Bulgarians have withdrawn
from Uskup before the Serbians.
Advlces from Saloniki tell OF a
fierce battle along the Neles-
konanovo front, with the Bull
garians retreating. Hope is be-
ing revived in London that the
Serblans will be able to reform
their lines along the Monastir
front In the Strumitsa region
the french have occupied the vii
lage OF Tirteli.
A Russian fleet arrived at 4
o'clock this morning off the Bull
garian coast" says a Bucharest
dispatch, ''and Immediately began
a bombardment OF Varna. She'll
ing was still proceeding at II
o'clock. Considerable damage has
been done to the town"
That the Bulgarians have been
repulsed in the Timok valley after
two days of desperate fighting is
the news conveyed from Italy.
One OF their regiments is sur
rounded between the Timok and
the Danube, and will be obliged
TO surrender, it is declared. Two
Serbian divisions, under Gen.
Glokowitch, are marching against
the Austro-Germans.
Berlin Claims Advance.
The Austro- German invasion of Ser
bta has been pushed further to the
south, German army headquarters an
nounced today. The army of Gen. Call
October %, II is declared
The Rulgarians have captured Zaje-
car and Kniajevats. having crossed the
Timok over large front, Berlin an
nounces. Zajecar and Kniajevats are
the railroad from NeGotin to Nish
against which the Bulgarians are now
marching. Kniajevats is about thirty
miles from Nfsh.
The height Of KrenovacIava about
fifteen miles northwest Of Pirot feast
Of Nish), has also been occupied by
Bulgarians, who have captured several
guns. according to Berlin. Gen. Won
Gallwitz's army has taken a number of
machine guns from the Serbians.
Bulgarians Take Pirot.
Bulgarian forces also have occupied
the strongly fortified town of Pirot,
says a dispatch TO the Mail from Sa-
loniki. Pirot is thirty five miles east
Of Nish. 1t was the scene of an i'm
portant battle between Serbs and Bull
garians in 1885
Since Sunday the allies troop trains
have run without interruption between
Gieygoli and Eeles. This section, il is
said. has been entirely cleared of Bull
garians-
The Bulgarian authorities have oc-
cupied the railway line between
Dedeaghatch and Oktchilar, which Is
now worked by the Bulgarian state.
AlbanianS Fight Serbs.
Arbanians In the Kossovo district of
Serbia (the Prizrend region) have be-
gun hosttlities against the Serbians,
according to the official statement is
sued in Sofa by the Bulgarian war
Office.
The entire armament on the Bosporus
has been transferred to Tyhtaidja and
Adrianople. while the Turkish garrison
has been sent to the Bulgarian from
tier. A correspondent at Athens wires
that he has this news from relia BILE
sources IN Constantinople For fear of
raids by Russian aeroplanes Constanti-
nople is plunged in obscurity nightly.
Marching Upon Istip.
The correspondent also reports that
Franco Serbian troops. after retakfng
Neles, are marching eastward upon
Istip. overcoming Bulgarian resistance
in that region,
Gen. Kirkof, in command of the Bull
tier. has issued an order OF the day, in
which ne says to his troops:
THE hour has struck to realize the
aspirations of the people and hunt
down the ravagers of Macedonia Bull
sarians Will thus dominate from the
Adriatic to Thrace. Remember the
heroisn of your ancestors Give re-
birth TO the glory of Alexander, the