The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-13

ARMYINDEATH
GRIP WITH FOE
Makes Stand i'm Mountain
Region South of KraljevO.
West of Nish.
RANGE OF HILLS Is
CROSSED BY TEUTONS
Milan Hears King Peters
Forces Are Now in
"Gravp Peril.
ITALY DECIDES ON
ACTION IN BALKANS
Number Of Men to Be Sen,
Will BE Made Known
Soon.
ITALY DECIDES ON
ACTION IN BALKANS


LONDON. Nov. I2--The lie or death
battle OF the main serbian army with
the Teutonic invaders Is now IN prog.
ress.
Tie belief thHt -A.s army w,- fleeing
toward the Muut-n-grtn frontier Was ex.
ploded tonight by ;hr receipt of an on
ci4l Serbian War office report which
shows that the chief ding force %
the little Kingdom j. n touch with the
Teutons IN central serbia. with tie ce
lighting in progress south and east ~
kraljeyo.
The Serbian statement deals with ths
situation as it stood on November 10.
Since then. according to the official i;e,-
man statement issued to-day, the Tcutons
have crossed the first mountain ridge
south OF the kraljevo-Trstenik line and
ar" foi cling III, S"rbiaus S"utnwestward.
Further evidence of tn" stubhurnncss
ness of their forced retreat is offered by
the Berlin statement. which records tn,
presence Of Serbians--evldently tn" rear
guard of the main furcr-ia the Rlsha
Valley. southwest Of krIseyac. not far
from the orient railway line.
Decisive Battle Unuing
Il is clear from the latest otiin!4. com
mun!catIonS from both sides that t.e
Serb'ans, despit" the extreme peril uf
their position, ar, making a terrific fight
similar to that of IN" French armies IN
the retreat from Mons AT the beginning
of the war They are making 4 stand
wherever they ar" in touch with the in
Vdders and yield only when swept away
by sheer weight of numbers.
The official serbian statement received
here to-day follows:
The Scrbian'arm! .a~ occupied eood
defensive positions south and east %
Kraljevo and eas; or Ivaujica as well
as on both banks of the southern Mo
rava. where heavy lighting occurred on
November 10.
Fighting continues east Of C;ilau, on
the krivariCa River. and along the
Biuacka ,sOutherup Moravt-kacan!k
line,
The Teutouic Reports.
The German Official statement fol-
lows.
Pursuit Of the SerbidnS rs being
continued South Of the kralievo-
Trstcnik line the first mountain ridge
mas been crossed.
In the Raslua Valley, southwest or
Krusevac. our troops have advanced
further, Further east R.hari and K!h
arske- Banya Were reached yesterday
More than LOO prisoners were taken
and eleven guIs were captured
Following is the official statement ~
sued to-day 10y the Austrian War Oficr:
Eastward OF Trchinjc TIM Moutonc-
grins have been rcpul>ed with heavy
losses.
Advancing sourhWagd ~ rshitsc We
arrived halfway to >avaru,h and
elected the enemy from positions a.
the CrZrur bridge.
Gen. Won kOeNesS rcpuiScd the Ser
hiaus In the Stolyol district, and t. ~"
east forced the liruja Jela and PoC-
led slopes.
" Trsteuik We captured a thousand
Serb'ans. They abandoned thousand
wounded al orujacka Bauia
Gen Won Gallwitz's troops ar.
hghtluc northeast % Brus, north -
the Jastrebatz Mountains We have
crossed the Morava near Al.Nsaiuac.
Tho Bulgarian official statement fol-
lows:
Our troops continue the pursuit or
the defeated Serbian army on the left
bank OF IL" MortNa River Fresh
booty is being discovered daily. in con-
auered towns. Along the railway In
the Murava Valley "" captured to-day
four quick Hr'ng howltacrS. eight
| uIirk firing field guns with full ann