Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
Consular Officials Flee From
Threatened Town as Dan
ger Becomes Apparent
POSITION IS PERIL0US
London Reports That Life of
Serbian Army Now Ap-
pears to Be Short.

London. Nov 1T The fate Of the
Serbian army may be only d matter
Of hours Monastir, in southwest Ser
bia. is reported to be in such per-
ilous position that the consular off
Gals have departed from the city.
From the various conflicting reports
which have reached the public the fol-
lowing apparently may be deduced as
facts
The Bulgarians have taken Krusevo
and are six miles west of Perlepe
Thus the southern Serbian army and
its FranCo-British allies are confront
ed with the imminent peril Of an out
banking movement.
Tetevo is in the hands Of the Bull
Eariaus
Fate AT Pass More Obscure
The fate Of the serhians holding
Babuna pass is more obscure. One
report states that the pass has been
forced It seems certain that the de-
tenders ARE at least threatened so ser
iously that their position soon may be
unenable
With KruseYo and Babuna IN the
hands of the invaders the fate OF Per-
lepe would be sealed aud the road TO
Monasir opened
While the military situation becomes
darker from the standpoint Of the en-
tente allies, the diplomatic phase Of
their near eastern venture is some
what more favorable. Greece is giving
some indication that she is seeking a
solution of The problem which would
be presented in entente troops should
take refuge on Grecian territory.
Place Pressure on Greece.
1t Is clear that the entente powers
are bringing considerable pressure to
bear on Greece, not the Least of which
is EnglaHds detention in home parts
of feet of Greek merchantmen.
Greece shipping is making enormous
profits out of the war, and even d
temporary check OF its activities would
mean great loss.
Along the eastern front interest cen
lers on The attempted crossing Of the
Styr where the Austriaus and Ger
mans claim an important success.
Petrograd reports merely admit Aus
trlaH-German occupation OF the vii
laEe Of Podgacie, about FIVE miles from
the river aud a slight advance east
OF that place. IT, is asserted the ad-
vantage gained by the Teutonic forces
10 this region is due to the arrival of
achievements from other sections Of
The eastern front and heavy artillery
brought up by railroad. From the
conflicting reports it may be seen that
the east bank of the Styr is held by
the Russians, while the battle for the
crossings is still undecided.
Reports from the western front in-
dictate that the military activities there
are limited To rather general artillery
exchanges.
Are Holding Pass.
A dispatch from Reuters cores
ponde1t at Athens says that. accord
ing 10 information received there from
Saloniki the Serbians are still holding
Babuna pass The time which the
dispatch from Salonid to Athens was
MED, however, is not given.
Desperate battles continue be-
tween the Serbians and the Bulgars at
letevo district" the correspondent tel
egFaphs "Reinforcements are contin-
uai!T arriving on both sides, which
shows the capital importance attached
10 this point by both stats. The Bui-
gaFlans are still carrying on the move
ment intended to turn the Serbian
positions at Babuna pass aud reach
PeFlepe. If the movement succeeds
me Serbians will be forced 10 abandon
hahuna. but the operation IS eonsid
cred hazardous for the Bulgarians in
consequence Of the lack Of praetiea-
bic roads.
Allied troops are leaving saloniki
daiiy for the Serbian front.
In the Cerua river region the
french repealed all Bulgarian attacks
and the Bulgarians lost heavily"