New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-09
AuStrO-GermanFOrCe
AnnihiIa ted Lega-
ton Hears.
TURKS HURRY
TROOPS NORTH
MOSlems TO Head of
Landing of Russians
in Bulgaria.
LONDON URGES ACTION
Naval Demonstration in Hgeau
Advocated for Keeping
Greece in Line.

London, Oct. S.-The advance
guard of the Austro- Germans which
crossed the Danube at Belgrade has
been partly destroyed and partly
captured, and those who entered
Serbian territory across the Save
have met with enormous losses, ac-
cording to an official dispatch re-
ceived tonight by the Serbian Lega-
ton from Nish.
The dispatch says:
"On the northern frontier the
enemy has crossed the Save ae
Yarak, the Isle Of Progarska, at Ia
brez, opposite Ostrusnitza and tho
great Isle Of Ciganlia, and on the
Danube at the Belgrade fortress, at
the Quay and at Ram.
The advance guard which crossed
at the Belgrade fortress has been
partly destroyed and partly capt
ured.
AT Yarak, Zabrez and the Isle OF
Progarska after several fierce at
tacks the enemy has been pinned to
tho very brink of the river with
enormous losses. At the other cross
ing points the struggle continues.
Prussian Soldiers Captured.
AT Belgrade two officers and
more than one hundred soldiers were
captured, of whom eighteen were
from the 204th Infantry Regiment
of the 43d German division. Among
the captured were also soldiers of a
Prussian brigade belonging 20 the
18th Army Corps, who came hero
from the Italian front"
The Teutonic invasion of Serbia
is proceeding favorably, according
to German official reports, progress
in the crossing Of the Drina, Save
and Danube rivers by the Germans
and Austrian armies under Field
Marshal Won Mackensen being re-
ported.
The capture Of three cannon op.
posite Rem is announced. Ram Is
in Serbia, on the Danube River,
about forty miles east of Belgrade.
The official statement adds that
southwest Of Belgrade four officers
and 296 men were taken prisoners
and two machine guns captured.
Army in the Mountains.
The Austro-German troops nave
thus gained a footing on Serbian
territory, but they have not as yet
come into touch with the main
Serbian army, which is intrenched
in the mountains just beyond the
rivers, while the Anglo-F French force
which was landed at Salonica Is
making its way northward to assist
the Serbs and TO protect Macedonia
from threatened Bulgarian inva-
sion.
The landing of British and French
troops is proceeding despite the
change in the Greek government
The ministers of the Entente powers
at Athens have asked Greece to de-
fine her policy with regard to tho
Balkan situation, but the new Pre-
mier, Alexander Zaimis, has an
swered that he will be unable to do
this until q meeting Of the Cabinet
is held. There is, however, evidence
that Greece will maintain a policy
Of benevolent neutrality toward the
Allies.
To Hold Greece in Line.
The press and public Of London ana
Paris, with the experience OF the sue'
den change IN Bulgarias attitude fresh
Ia their memory, are demanding tnss
stems be taken 10 see TO IT that SIM
liar change does not take place III
Athens. IL has been suggested 'hss
the appearance Of an alhed nee. IN
cresk waters would have the erect OF
holding Greece in line.
Allied fleets already are reported on
Bulgarian ports in the Agean ana
plack seas. and, in view OF the possi-
bility OF Russian landing on the
Black Sea coast Of Bulgaria, II 10
stated that a Turkish army is being
sent there so that the Bulgars will nos
be called upon to tight their old friends
ard protectors.
What assistance Italy will lend her
Allies in the new venture forced upon
them in the Balkans is not disclosed
nor has any change in the policy OK
Rumania been announced.
The German press suggests thai ~