New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-08
FRENCH REPULSE
BULGAR ATTACK;
SERBS In PERIL
Teutons Capture 1870 Guns
at Kralievo-May
Cut Retreat.
KING NICHOLAS
WORSTS AUSTRIANS
Montenegrins Take Eight Guns
and Prisoners in Sanjak-
Nish Stores Saved.
rBy Gable 70 The Tribune j

rBy Cable 70 The Tribune
London, Nov. while the Germans
have continued their pursuit Of the
Serbs in the valley of the Western
Morava almost 10 Krusevac, the Bul-
garians have opened a new offensive
against the French in the south.
A division Of 25,O0O Bulcarisns is
trying to envelop the French forces in
the Valandovi region, according to
Greek outposts near the Belasica Noun
tain, near which the Greek, Bulgar and
Serb borders join. Heavy artillery and
rife fire have been heard at the out
post station. Paris, however, reports
the repulse Of all the attacks.
Preparations for an Allied advance,
il is believed here, almost have beel
completed. and the opening OF gem
eral attack is looked for with the ar
rival of Lord Kitchener. Besides so
lidifying the positions they now hold
from Krivolak to Doiran, the Allies
have brought up heavy reinforcements,
and by arranging additional landing
facilities at Salonica they are getting
ready for still heavier contingents.
So far. however, no attempt has been
made TO relieve the Serbs desperately
fighting at Babuna Pass. All Bulgar
assaults have failed to dislodge them,
and the pass is reported to be piled
deep with Bulgarian dead. AT one
point more than 1000 Bulgars were
caught between crossfre and annihi-
lated.
Serbs May BE Cut OF!
That the Germans have intercepted
part of the Serbian retreating columns
in the Ibar Valley is the construction
placed here on the capture Of 100 guns
reported by Berlin tonight. No such
number had previously fallen into the
hands of the invaders, and the aban-
dorment of any such large fraction OF
Serb artillery can only mean that the
Serbs are in the direst difficulty
How strongly the pursuit Of the shat
tered Serbian forces is being pressed Is
indicated in Berlin's announcement that
Grapina Height, eight miles northwest
OF Iyaniica, tWenty-seven miles south-
east of Kralievo. has been taken by the
Tertons This places them about nlne-
teen miles within the lbar Valley, ac-
conlplished in less than two days.
Another German force has also
moved down the Western Morava from
Kralievo and reached Krusevac, one or
the most important manufacturing
towns in Serbia and the largest on the
Cacak lateral of the Orient railway. IL
is presumed that this city will also be
evacuated by the Serbs, If 1t has rot
been already.
Serbs Save Nish Supplies.
The Serbs succeeded in removing all
the stores from Nish before eyacua-
tion. as they did from Kraguyevatz,
saws the Berlin "Tageblatts" corre-
spondent at the Austrian field mead
quarters. The forts were held just long
enough 70 permit the withdrawal OF
the baggage and ammunition trains
says the correspondent, when the
magazine was blown up and the retreat
of the main army begun.
Every opportunity for defence Of
fered By the terrain is being seized ~
the retreating armies, says the age
blatt's" correspondent, and the Bul-
garians. who have not the advantage
of the Germans heavy guns, are max
ing practically no headway in pursuit.,
except as the Serbs voluntarily !ieii
ground.
The Montenegrins, like the RIBS,
are Offering stubborn resistance 10 the
Austrians, and report the capture ci
guns and men in herzegovina an the
Sanjak. So far the Austrians, de-pite
their overwhelming superiority, nave
been unable 10 achieve more than tenn
porary local successes.
The opening of the Danube TO navi-
CATION. connecting the Central Powers
with their Bulgar and Turk allies, was
welcomed with great celebration In
BULGARIA. according TO delayed dis
patches from Sofia. reaching mere to-
night. With the arrival OF the Danube
steamers there is no longer fear OF
any shortage Of munitions FOR carrying
on the war.
The reopening of the Danube V. s
so momentous an event mat
King Ferdinand and Premier Rados-
.ayOr went 10 LON i a4dNhd " M4AAN"'
the arrival of the first boats from
Hungary.
Danube Traffic Resumed.
Passenger service has also begun,
rendering Bulgaria independent OF the
Rumanian railways. Several telegraph .
lines will be laid, further greatly I'M +
proving traffic conditions for the cen
trail powers, Bulgaria and Turkey. .,,
The opening Of the Danube VIII 4
greatly strengthen Turkey, as u Will
enable the exchange Of foodstuns ana
raw materials for German and Austrian
arms and ammunition. IL is expected
that thousands Of carloads will be NOV +
ing eastward and westward within Il
few days.
A dispatch from Athens says that by
with the local authorities F.
,he Entente Allies will construct a
ietty and make a new road at Salon /
lea 10 facilitate communication be /
tween the whsrves and the railroad /
terminus. The authorities also have 7
given the Entente Allies permission % /
use part OF the whsrves to land troops |