Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-10-23
Latest War News From the Front

"betrayer OF the Slav cause" ana an
nounces that Russia draws the sworn
| against her.
Italy has declared war on Bulgaria
| following the example Of Great Brit
ain and France, and an Italian squad
ron has left Brindisi for the near EAST
presumably to participate in the block
| ade of the Bulgarian coast on the
Aegean sea extending from the Greek
border to the mouth Of the Martha
river, a distance of about sixty miles.
These ships might be utilized also
| in assisting the British and French In
! covering the landing of more troops
at Enos and possibly in reducing the
Bulgarian port of Dedeaghatch, the
| terminus Of the railway line leading
northeastward to Adrianople, Euro
pean Turkey.
Whether the allies who landed at
Enos are intended TO enter the Serbian
campaign direct or will be thrown
northward to combat any attempts by
the Turks to move westward into the
new zone of fighting, or whether they
will be started eastward to menace
the head of the Gallipoli peninsula or
the road to Constantinople has not
been permitted to become known.
Major General Sir Ian Hamilton has
been relieved OF the command OF the
British forces in the Dardanelles and
called home to make a report to the
war office on the Gallipoli campaign.
He is TO be succeeded by Major Gen
eral Charles Carmichael Monro, an Of
ficer who has seen wide service.
The Dardanelles operations have
not been as fruitful OF results as the
British war office and the people OF
England would wish, and Of late there
had been much criticism because OF
the failure of the land and sea forces
to make progress that seemed ma
terial to the ultimate aim Of the ex-
petition which was to reach Constan-
tinople.
Another important incident on the
British side of the war is the resigna-
ton from the cabinet of Sir Edward
| Carson, the Ulster leader, who was ap-
| pointed attorney general last May on
the formation of the coalition minis
try. Disagreements are reported to
have arisen between Sir Edward and
other members of the cabinet and his
resignation, it was said, had been In
the hands OF Premier AsQuith for some
time.
Anglo-French forces, Just about the
time Of the outbreak of hostiiities be-
tween Serbia and Bulgaria. were hur>
ried northward from Saloniki to Giev-
geli, which is directly south Of Stru-
mitsa. Apparently they are carrying
out the previous reported plan Of in
vading Bulgaria, in addition to assist
ing Serbia in holding back the Bull
garians.
Special dispatches from Nish estt
mate the Teutonic losses In the Ser
bian campaign up to the present as
$4,000 killed and $4,000 wounded. II
is declared in these advices that a
German army which attempted to turn
the Serbian right wing at Semendria
was driven into the marshes on the
Danube, near the Semendrian fortress.
Heavy reinforcements COR the Ger
mans in the Pozarevac section are re-
ported on the way.
Great Britain's declaration Of war
on Bulgaria has been followed by q
declaration of a blockade of the Bul
garian ports on the Aegean sea, q
stretch Of about eighty miles, extend
ing from Saritchahan, Greece, to Enos
European Turkey. The seaports af
fected include Dedeaghatch, Porto
Lagos, Maronia and Mecri. Neutral
vessels were given forty-eight hours
to leave the blockaded area. An order
of the vice admiral of the Eastern
Mediterranean squadron of the allied
fleets announced the blockade, which
was effective from Saturday evening
In the western theater of war Wig
orous counter attack delivered by thu
French in the Vosges enabled them u
recapture all their positions on the
I summit of Hartmans-Weilerk &C
: cording to the latest official Statement
, from Paris. The French claim also Il
have taken a small fort previously oc
cupied by the Germans. An officia
D statement from Berlin claims that tn,
r German attack made with the objec
D Of improving the Teutonic positions a
g Hartmanns-Wei lerkopf was entirel,
r successful, the opposing forces suffer
ing severe losses.
Hard fighting has been In progress
. on all the important battle fronts, tn
: latest official reports show, not tn,
!. least desperate engagements havini
A been fought in Serbia, where the Teu
tonic invasion is declared by Berlil
to be making further progress.
q The allied forces from Saloniki hav
g begun operations against the Bulgar.
b ans with unexpected zeal, and alread
Il the Serbo-Anglo-French forces hav
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