, 1915-10-23

port. Tending General Monro's arrival.
General Birdwood will command.
Mr.. Bonar Law bad IA long audience with
the King Mt noon on Monday, but nothing
is known that jualiies The deductions being
nude.
After Sir Edward Carson's fourth success
sive absence from the Cabinet meetings., his
resignation was announced.
Commenting on Sir Edward Carson's re-
sigDation, the "Iimes" says ut is due to
a fundamental question Of policy and he is
not alone in his attitude towards the con
duet of he war. 1t Is believed that the pro-
louged Cabinet meeting is concerned with
the Balkan situation. especially The attitude
of Greece, uad has nothing to do with con-
scrrptlon".
The "Morning Posi-" says that Sin Edward
Carson has resigned on The Nelr Eastern
Question, the Government, aguin~t his ur-
gent counsel, having allowed that question
to drift, and having strong convictions he
refused to SHIRE The responsibility for the
results Of postpouing or evnding y decision.
Advices from Dublin staDe that Mr.. John
Redmond, presiding ut II Nationalist Con-
ventiou, sud that IL grave poll ical CRISIS
might arise amy day and that the position Of
The Coalition Cover nment WnS precarinus,
being Threatened by internal and external
tlDPtIS. "A COILS klHCS 0NIStetl dlllOuS
who we're ready to sacrifice nation i unity, in
lace OF line enemy, TO further then own pre-
dictions aud theories. There is common
talk thnt a Gen ernl Election il possible, ut
Ireland could boast That she was not rtspon-
sible for these dangers.
\ German ot1iciul announcement says. In
fhe Mcya district the enemy is beginning to
retreat on Tho plateau land south Of BPlgrade
and we are advancing against OvetkOy,
Grob and Yroin. Southeast Of Pozprevno,
Gernicebosevac has been captured. The
Bulgarian troops hive occupied the heights
OF MueIin, Peroin, Badin and Cub and fur
Their south they are pushing forward via
Egri Plnrkn.'
A Vienna official statement says: "A Ser
binn division hus been defeated in the region
of AvaIa and is retrentiug on both sides of
the rond southwark. We are now attacking
enemy de,achmeuts north OF Kalja. The
enemy has also been obliged to retreat IN the
Mcyn district, on both sides of the lower
Moruyu."
A Serbian oficiuI communjqn6 states:
Fighting continues over oul entire font. To
escape the tnemy's artillery fire the Sci biuns
at Obrenovatz, ON the Save, have retired in u
south ensterIy direction towards p, znrevac,
and for the same reason the Belgrade army
has evacuated the trenches at AvnIa, taking
a new post or II short distance south of the
Old one on the fortified line Of Battchevntz,
Koyioyuo and Partisiann. The Serbs still
hold the positions dominating Semeudrin
uuJ the valley Of the Jeenva river. After
rvNcuatiug Pozartyac, 10 eyade the enemy's
turning movements, The Serbiuns retired
southwark IN the Tserniche-R
line. Despite the Bulgnrinns' superiority Il
numbers, The Serbian4 are holding them III
check all along the line, and in the vicinity OF
Slassinu they have been thrown buck i'll dis
order. The Bulgarian cavalry succeeded in
entering the ZlotokopskA valley neur the
Momva river, and north of Yranje they blew
up 3 bridge"
a despatch from Rome states that It"ly's
corporation with her Allies in the Balkans is
row considered absolutely certain, according
to the correspondence Itnliana", and that it
probably viii begin with naval action in the
Aegean Sea.
Further advices from Snlonicn state that
more Anglo French troops have left there for
Nlacedouin aud thnt Enos has been occupied
by a landing party Of the Allies, who also
seized the railroad thence to Adrianople. A
considerable lumber OF the Allied warships are
cruising III the Aegean Sen off Dedeagatch.
A French official communique states:
nAftar 0n intpnSA nrtillprv nrpnnratiOu fha