The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
Germans Confident
As Ws~+nr Opens

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BY CARL ~. ...<ERaaAN.
Ston Correspondent Usissd Prsss. }
BERLIN Cvia Londouy. Oct. 20
"Fiercer than BELGIUM" was the
semi-onicial description heard to-
day Of the resistance the Austro-
Germans and Bulgarians are meet
ing In Serbia.
Though II was said the Teutonic
Balkan campaign II progressing
much more rapidly than was ex-
pected. II was declared the dinicul-
ties the invaders were being com
PEELED to surmount were terrific.
Just now the German and Aus
irian armies are In the Serbian
Alps. where the advance 10 espe-
cially arduous. The Serbs are fight
ing hike mad. Il Was said. the women
and children taking part on equal
erms with the men In the struggle.
Shipping and bushwhacxing wsre re-
ported literally incessant.
There has been q heavy snowfall
in northern Germany which has
brought realization that another
winter campaign Is opening. The
newspapers are already discussing
The Christmas wants. e
Both of'icialdom and the public
considers that winter II bsoilntug
with war conditions highly fsytga-
ble to the central powers- E
On the western front eyeryfh0g
IL regarded as eminently sattsfAc-
tory. Such successes as their ccun.
er-attacks have gained lately for
Russia are deemed unimportsnt.
amounting only to local surprises.
without effect on Marshal Won Hin
ienburg's general advance.
For the Italians. who, despite their
ofenses In ave months. have failed
to break the Austrian line, nothing
but pity and contempt are expressed
here.
As for the Balkans, the success
OF the Serbian campaign il said to
be having a profound effect In Ru-
mania. which. once pro-Russian, II
now becoming friendlier daily to the
Teutonic powers. The Greek gov
ernment's persistence in an attitude
OF neutrality 10 not only meeting
| with approval here and In Vienna,
but with some surprise.
BIZ UNITED PRESS.
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam and
London), Oct. 29.-Serbia's opposi-
| ton to German, Austrian and Bull
garian invasion was colIapsing fast
today.
The Austro-German main lriye
through the Morava valley, said an
| Official report. was advancing we- /.
of the Lapova railroad stat3oa along
the high road TO Kfagu5ovac
LApova II . BslgFaAs- Coustauti-
nople railroad town a ths west
side and near 70 the Morava. II II
40 miles south Of the Danube.
Kragujevac II II miles southweee
Of LApovs ana y position Of much
strategic importance
Teutonic troops under Gen. Won
0Allwits, continued he oAlial state
ment, having Gninsd fSesA ground,
had pursusd the Serbs 10 DE
heights southsast oe 0vilajAc, -
miles south Of ne Uanube sn1
short distane hack fsUn he ssst
bank Of the Mosavs where heavy
nghting was In peosrsss ct latest
accounts.
Farther west. u wss Stated thal
the Austyians. pashing % ths south.
eastward. reported having crossed
the Kolubafa rivsg (whieh emptiss
into the Save, 70 miles southwest u
Belgrade) northwest - Rudnik ca
miles due south q BelGraAs) on
broad front.
German dstachnsuts were IN %
cupation Of the mountains On both
sides Of Topola (1s miss ncTthses'
OF Rudnik).
The ofliciai acceunt spoke Of Tons
and sanguinaTy AehtinG" - pseeed
ing the Bulgarian capture Of PRO-
fortress.
| East OF vicegrad Ian Austrian
town 10 miles from the gefblaz
western frontisr). sasd . Vienna q
aciai statement. where the 0srbiani
have for . long time been 3 fsv
miles across the boundary. upos
Austrian SOIL. they have It he
been driven into their own tsESltofl
BY IN Austrian advance along botl
idcs u the KalauIA rfver.
i ~Two nanking attacks agn1nat .
by Moutensgrins (whoas fsootief !
" \ lev miles sou1h q vleouEnoD ~
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