The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-13
3ulgarians Direct Energy Toward Capture of Rail- ways Leading From Nish to SalOniki
BALKAN SITUATION
 MOST PERPLEXING TO
 ENGLISH DIPLOMATS
taly Not to Participate in Balkan Campaign-Rus- sian and French Forces on the Aggressive

l Paris, October 12.-The BuIgarians Ire attacking the Servian positions in 1.-Two localities, one at Velikisvor, in
 he region of Zasitchar, and the other
 t Kadibogaz, in the region of Kniash- Nvatz, says dispatch to the Temps
 rom Nish.
 The Temps says the distance be-
 Tween Zasitchar and the Roumanian
 rontier upon the Danube is not more
 han 30 miles and that the Bulgarian
 ttack is directed against the railway
 From the Danube to Nish, Uskub and
 aloniki, connecting Roumania with he Aegean sea.
 London, October 12.--(6:47 p. m.) When the Servian minister at Athens {lfficially advised Premier Zaimis of
 he beginning of the Bulgarian of ensive against Servia, Premier
 .aimis, according to dispatch to the !;tar from Athens, replied:
 st Greece remains in the position of rmed neutrality"
 London, October 12.-Servia is be- 'ng attacked from the north and the last. The Austro- G ermans, after heir capture of Belgrade and Semen tria, are advancing southward, while the Bulgarians are trying to inter- < lapt communications north and south If Nish, Servia's wartime capital, and b attack the Serbs on the flank if They are driven back by the German field marshal, Won Mackensen. el Servia to Remove Capital ! The situation is admitted to be serious, ot only for servia, but for the whole bllied cause. It is asserted that the fervians are inflicting heavy losses both Nh the Austro-Germans and Bulgarians ! Hut with their army of about quarter fNf a million men they are believed to lave little chance of making any pro- 14onged resistance against s00.0o0 or 400 900 F dAustro-Germans and probably 100000 Bull I 73arians. They are arranging for the Transfer of the capital to Monastir in the xtreme southwestern corner of the king fom.
 RI Greece apparently has decided to ig- lore the treaty under which she is sup hosed to go to the assistance of her S;ervian ally in case of an attack. Premier ksaimis said when notified of the Bul. varian attack that Greece remains in a bosition of armed neutrality" The quadruple entente has decided to Fake energetic action As soon as news If the Bulgarian attack on Servia was Received in London the Bulgarian minis Ter was handed his passports, and M. fiviani. the French prime minister, in the Chamber of Deputies today declared
 That France, Great Britain and Russia 1 2 ad decided to take joint action and that Tomorrow Russian troops will be fighting Ky the side of ours
 .t Allied Forces Continue to Land .b An Anglo-French force is known to be Banding in Saonik but there is consid- i trable speculation as to where Russia will \ Enter the Balkan conflict. It is reported That Grand Duke Nicholas is to command khe Russian Balkan army, which, it is Believed in military circles here, would faake the Bulgarian people less willing No fight against Russia. there being a Heep veneration among the Bulgar- kan peasants for the Emperor of Russia Ind his family.
 It Is understood that Italy, has decided lot to cooperate with the allies in the Balkans, the Italian government believing That troops cannot be spared for any Nampaign other than that in Trentino and Priest
 \ Now that Austria and Germany have Xntered on their Balkan enterprise, which IS interpreted as the first step toward an 1 ~ Hear east, there can be no drawing back but the allies hope that with a vigorous kffensive both on the east and the west They at least can prevent the sending of Thy large achievements to von Macken- len. ,1 French on Offensive ' The French in both the Champagne and krtois regions of France are continuing Their offensives. but not on the scale of ohe recent attacks The British after Their success in repelling the big German
 uttack are preparing for another move. Hut at what point only the commanding Generals know. Now that they have
 ltarted it Is believed here that the Brit uBh and French on the western line will Hive the Germans no rest.
 It Is much the same on the eastern Front. The Austro- Germans having Brought their offensive to an end, except n the region of Dvinsk the Russians Have recvperated wonderfully and are triking back. The Germans claim an ther success west of Dvinsk. but they re still fighting west of Illoukst They lso announce that Russian, counter at hckss have been repulsed south of the ripet river in Volhynia and in Galicia. The Russians seemingly have entirely egained the initiative. especially in Cali Ia. Here Petrograd reports the Russians ave won a victory on the River Stripa he territory on which this battle was ought marks the extreme left of the russian battle line. The Russian offen- i've on this front started several weeks go when successes were won at Tarnopol nd Trembowla. Austro-German rein. orcements were rushed up and hard and hcessant fighting has taken place since |}eneral Count Won Bothmer commands he AustrO-G Germans In this sector and |he German official report of tofav sa xs