Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21
SERBS ROLLED BACK
BY TEUTON FORCES
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Negotin have reached the (Kajecar) Ia
getchar rjazhevatz (Knjazevac) high
way"
Ueskovatz is 20 miles from Nish on
the railway)
Rulgarians today occupied Radujevatz.
Servia. The inhabitants are seeking
refuge in Rumania. ..'
Radujevatz is in northeastern Servia, on
the Danube. at a point near the Serbo-
Bulgarian -Rumanian frontier. The cap
ture indicates the progress of the Bulgar
move toward a junction with the Teutonic
forces in northern Servia.
Bulgaria's army has cut the Nish-Sa-
lonca railway by reaching Vranje, the
Servian war Office admitted today.
The official report of the Servian War
Office follows
Fighting is in progress on the Alexn-
drevatz-Kersna line Bulgarians hold
the right bank of the Kaolonoatz and
the Tchar-Vlassina line on the east bank
BulgArians have retaken the Salonica-
Nish railway line near Vranje, and COM
munication between the Servian army
and Salonica has been cut. The pressure
of the enemy in the north is very
strong"
UsHub and Kumanova, two important
Servian towns on the Salonica-Nis Rail-
way, have been evacuated by their in
vance of the Bulgarians, according to re-
ports received here from Athens today.
II Is believed King Ferdinands troops
will occupy both cities within a few
hours.
A great battle between the Servians and
the Anglo-French allies on one hand and
Bulgarians on the other, has developed
on the heights of Vlassona and Kotchana.
The Bulgarians are trying to cut their
way through toward Monastir.
SERBS CHECK FOE.
In the Negotin region, west OF Strum-
nitza, the Bulgarians are attacking fierce
ly, but the Servians assert that the as
saults were repulsed.
The rapid advance of the Bulgarian
troops in southern Servia, compared with
the slow and painful progress of the Teu-
tonic armies i'm the north, has caused
great surprise here
The Servians, after abandoning Istib
and Kotchana, fell back toward Uskub,
which is at the junction of the Salonica-
Nish Railway and the line running south
from Mitrovtza. Shortly after the Ser
vians retreated all communication be-
tween Nish and Uskub was cut.
The diplomatic corps in Nish has left
for Eraljevo.
CYPRUS OFFERED GREECE.
In a hnal effort to obtain the aid of
Greece In halting the Teuton- Bulgar in
vasion Of Servia, England has offered TO
Immediately cede the island OF Cyprus 10
the Greeks. No official report Of the offer
has been made by Great Britain, but the
fact that the censor permitted dispatches
concerning the subject to pass Is regarded
as a virtual confirmation.
IL is apparent that the Balkan situation
as Involves Greece and Rumania Is an
preaching a showdown" These coun-
tries must declare their position.
While the Austro- Hungarian, German
and Bulgarian forces are still CONTINUING
their invasion OF servia, steadily wearing
down the defense offered by the soldiers
OF King Peter, the Anglo-French expedl-
tion landed at Salonica is apparently re-
naming inactive. Though part OF the
allied forces have reached the Serb
frontier. II appears that these troops
have taken no part In the lighting In
Servia.