Evening star., 1915-11-23
occasional periods of the lowering of

ccasional periods of the lowering OF
mist from the hilltops.
Hostilities were opened with a savage
artillery duel. From the point OF oo-
servation flashes of flames, puffs of
smoke could be seen revealing the po-
sitions of guns on both sides of the
vardar river. which is Joined by the
Cerna few miles north of Drenovo.
CLOUDS of smoke -from-the burstfn
shells gave some idea of the result OF
the fire which the Bulgarians concen-
trated in an effort to disiodge the
French from the Rajec gorge. Shrap-
mel was placed successfully wlthih 'he
gorge several times.
Soon the whirr OF Jlachi1es sNnS Iai9o
the popping of rife ore teTAea the posi !
tion of the Bulgarian infantry. on lae
hill behind the gorge moving hgures cooIu
be seen outlined against the sky. Tney
climbed with what seemed. -. pf ..cin.
termnable slowness until. AFTER A~bfief
struggle with the bayonet, the Bulgarians
fled, disappearing oveE shs fFess.r so,
Ambulances Rush to Front. I
Meanwhile, from the fiHefiiiSn 6tkRs Va
dar. train of ambulances sped toward
the scene of the battle 70! fellsess F French
wounded. Gen. ------- followed in an
automobile to take direction of ftAe -aetien
OIL the ground.
The Bulgarians are; ;hriysiss xp: y hsssy
The French plan of campaign seems 10
have been to occupy as q3uskAf9S poSslple
the maximum number OF POSITIONS Hof
natural strength, and to take care of their
e tho as esssss ass sSgd
position thus held is made the object OF
serious attack the French withfraW, as
the complete lack of effective fihe5isS of
transportation renders the rapid shifting
of troops from one position to another
impracticable
A striking feature or The Champaign
in Serbia is it's utter unlikeness to that
in France. Trenches are, fcpnStruGted
for only temporary use iH 'rct,Ial bat
tie. The broken country facilitates the
employment of tactical skill. in which
the French seem to be superior to the
Bulgarians, Notwithstanding their lack
of familiarity with the country.
Neither battlefields nor encampments
resemble in the least those i'll France.
The soldiers are camped in tents on
the open plain. as the Bulgarians thus
far have not employed aeroplaneS The
camps are changed frequently to keep
pace with the movements of the battle
lines.
Enabled to See Targets.
Artillerymen for the first time since
the beginning of the war often have
the opportunity actually of seeing the
mark whereat they are aiming. The
famous French three-inch guns, firing
almost with the rapidity of machine
guns. infiict extraordinary havoc on the
Bulgarians.
French aviators are enjoying the op-
portunity, presented by the lack of Bul-
garian aircraft guns, of flying low over
the positions of their opponents and
actually photographing them with such
detail as to reveal the numbers and
locations of the hostile forces
The Serbians in the north are said to
be concentrating on the historic Kos
sovo plain with the idea of attempting
an offensive in the direction. of Uskup.
1t is reported that six divisions will
del,ouch from the plain by.way of the
Fatchanik and Kortchou passes. The
Eulgarians are being withdrawn has
tily from the Prilep region. 4 decisive
ha tile is looked for.