The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-02
SERBIAN ARSENA!
STANDS IN DANGER
Invaders Drawing Ring of Steel
Around Great Supply Source
in the North.
ITALY ON BIG OFFENSIVE
Allies Doing All in Their Power
to Relieve Pressure on
the Serbs


the Serbs
London, Oct. 31.-The Serbian
fortress of Pirot, described as the kew
to Nish, is in the hands OF the BuI.
garians, while the Austro-Germans
from the north are endeavoring to
form ring around Kraguieyatz.
where the Serbian ARSENAL is situat--
ed. Thus. besides endangering both
the Serbian war capital and the town
where the Serbian munitions are
manufactured, the invaders are mar
rowing the gap through which the
Serbian army in the northeast can
escape.
simultaneously the Austrians are
attacking Montenegro, to remove. IL
possible, the danger of an enemy
army on their flank. Apparently the
lighting between the Austrians and
Montenegrins along the Drina river
is OF most sanguinary character, aa
1t took the Austrians with far super
ior equipment more than a week to
force a crossing Of the river at one.
point alone, that south of Visheerad.
The Anglo-French troops are firm
ly establishing themselves along the
southern end of the Nish railway and
crossing into Bulgaria, have occupied
the hills surrounding Strumitsa, all
though the capture of that town
which has been reported, is not Off
cially confirmed
NO DIRECT NEWS.
The allied fleets, too. have again
bombarded the Bulgarian towns on
the Aegean sea- While these efforts
take some of the strain off heavily
tried Serbia, there is no reliable in
formation as 20 the movements of the
greater forces which, ii is hoped. will
save her Reports continue to circu-
late. chiefly from German sources. of
a Russian army which is TO march
across Roumania TO the rescue. Buu
Of the British and French reinforce
""nts no news has been received.
lit is possible that i'm addition to di-
direct means whereby the Auestro-
Germans may be prevented from
sending reinforcements to Serbia.
Italy already has undertaken a
general offensive and there is talk of
another offensive on the western
front. The Germans seem to have.
anticipated this, as on Saturday night
they launched general attack in
Champagne over a front of five miles
in an effort to recover ground recent
ly lost to the French. They succeed
ed in recapturing the Butte De.
Tahure. but. according to the French
account, were repulsed everywhere.
else, suffering extremely heavy losses.
and to the north of lie Mesnil they
actually '"et one OF their own:
trenches.
INFANTRY DECIMATED-
AS usual the attack was preceded by,
an artillery bombardment end the
French report speaks OF masses OF in
fantry being decimated. There also
has been some fighting in Artois.
Despite the coming of winter there,
has been more activity on the Rus
sian front. True. there has been a
lull in the fighting in Courtland.
where the Germans apparently have
failed to take Riga or Dvinsk or to
improve to any marked degree their
position. 1t is believed that they are
preparing for another drive II
must be made soon as snow already
is falling and the movement OF heavy
artillery is becoming more difficult.
Along the styr the Germans are en-
gagged in a counter-offensive and have,
recovered some territory which Gen.
IVanof took from them. Farther
south, In Gal'cia. the Russian Ms have.
retorned to the offensive, and, ac.
'eordins 70 Vienna. have, made ursuc.
cessfui attempts to, cross the strfpa.
The, TnrksTreport increased actiyi.
ty OF the allied, artillery and warsllips
in the Dardapeiles, -