Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-03
GERMANS TAKE USITEE,
NEAR BOSNIAN BORDER
Brings Teutons Within Twenty Five
Miles of Junction on the
Western Front.
MONASTIR'S FATE IN DOUBT
Reported Occupation by Bulgarians
Unconfirmed, and Is Denied
in Some Quarters.

BERLIN, November 3, via
London, 3 40 p.m.-The city
of Usitee (Uzice), in north
western Serbia, has been
captured by the Germans.
This announcement was
made by the war Office to-
day.
Uzice is the capital of the
Serbian province of that
name, and is fifty-three
miles southwest of Kraguye-
vatz. Its strategical impor-
tance is derived largely from
the fact that it is a railroad
terminus.
Uzice lies midway between
Cacak, capture of which was
announced yesterday at Ber-
lin, and the Bosnian border.
The German advance in this
direction has thus been car
ried within about twenty
five miles of the Bosnian
border, where Austrian
forces are attempting an
invasion of Serbia.
Allies Landing at Kavala.
LONDON, November 3, 1871
p.m.-The landing of Frencl
troops at Kavala on the Gree
coast is reported in a Sofia tele
gram to Berlin, and although thi
news is unconhrmed it seems ;
likely sequel to yesterdays infor
nation that British and Frencl
transports had been sighted of
this Greek port.
Whether these forces will b
able to connect speedily enough
with the other troops aligned
against the Bulgarians from
Krivolak to Strumitsa to reliev,
the pressure there, and by a pos
sible flank attack threaten tn
rear of the Bulgarian forces, i
admittedly problematical.
News Gratifies England.
The appearance of these fresh troop
in the Balkans is regarded in Londol
as gratifying naturalization o
Premier Asquith's positive announce
ment yesterday that the independence
of Serbia was one of the essential OBJ
jects of the war. and that Great Britain
and France were in full agreement re
garding the means whereby this enc
might be attained.
With the exception of this reported
landing of troops, the Balkan situation
today presents little besides tangled
conflict of rumors, including one tha
Mona stir is already in Bulgarian hand:
and that the Serbians are almost sur
rounded by the Austrians, Germans ant
and are hastily retreatinG
to their last positions in the Albanian
These rumors, however, are
here, or at least are re.
garded as premature, since the ofncla
from Berlin, Vienna
and Sofia record no such developments
Serbs Gradually Yielding.
The Austro-German forces in north
,rn and western Serbia and the Bull
parians in the east continue their at
-acks. against which the defense grad
ualIy Yields ground, but the situation
Is not vitality changed. The size of the
German forces operating against Serbia
is fixed at 10000 men, according to ar
authoritative statement that has
IF prisoners captured by this force is
small. The Austrians
nave officially admitted that they have
been able to capture only 20 Serbian
officers and $500 men. The paucity OF
,fficers is taken here to suggest that
there must be many civilians among
he 6,O00-odd prisoners.
Petrograd furnished the Information
hat additional German troops have
,eeu sent from the Russian front to
serbia, and military observers here be-
ieve that the opportunity soon will
,ome to the Russian armies completely
n develop their offensive. which has
,een for some time under way.
Reports Repulse of Bulgars.
PARIS, November 3.-Announcement
was made by the war office today of
he repulse Of Bulgarian attack on
Trench troops in southern Serbia, near
yriyoiak. In the region of Strumitsa
he French troops are advancing on
he mountains near the frontier.
According to dispatches from sa-
oniki. says a Hayas dispatch from
,ond Veles occupied part of the de-
lies of Babuna after desperate fight
,rincipal part of the, defiles near Per-
epe. The Bulgarians have not repeat
ID their attacks upon Krivolak. which
= held by the French. The evacua-
ion Of Monastir by the Serbians is de-
lied.
A French man-of-war yesterday bonn
,arded a Bulgarian supply trkn be-
ween Xanthi and Dedeaghatch.