Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-28
INVADERS IN SERBIA
JOIN THEIR FORCES
Direct Connection Between Austro-
Germans and Bulgarians Estab-
lished on Danube River.
ADVANCE IS MADE IN RUSSIA

BERLIN (via London) Oct. az
Direct connection between the Aus
tro-German forces in Serbia and the
Bulgarian army OF General Boyadjeff
has been established on the Danube
river. to the east OF Brza Palanka,
according to the official announce
ment given out today by the German
army headquarters staff.
German troops under Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg have penetrated
Russian positions over a front Of
more than a mile In the fighting In
the Dvinsk region, the war office
announced today.
The statement follows:
"Dobrin. east OF vishegrad CBosnla) has
been taken.
Tho army of Generals Won Koevess
and Won GRllwitz have driven back the
enemy wherever he has made a stand.
"As regards the main forces. tho gen.
eral line OF valyeo- Morawos Con the
Ljig) Docola, has been reached. East
of this line the Jasenica and Raca has
been crossed on both sides OF Svilajac-
renava. In the Pek valley Nerasnika has
been taken
Forces advancing to the east OF Or
sova captured twele heavy cannon near
Kladowo.
AT Ljubioevao, on the Danube east
OF BEra Palanka, direct connection with
the army OF General Boyadjieff (the Bul.
garian commander) has been established
by patrols. The right wing OF this army
is pursuing the enemy from Negotin In
northeasterly and southwesterly direc-
tions. Fighting continues for possession
OF Knjazozac."
Gains on Russian FrOnt.
The report in regard to the eastern
front follows:
South OF the Ahiiy-Dvinsk railway our
troops penetrated Russian positions In
the region OF Tymschany over a front
some two kilometres lone mile and a
quarter) wide. They captured six Off
GERS. 4bo men, one machine gun and two
mine throwers. The positions won were
retained In spite OF repeated Russian at
tacks. We evacuated only the church
yard of SzRszaly, one kilometre northeast
of Gerbunowka. during the night,
Army OF General Won Linsingen: West
of Czartorysk our attack has progressed
as far as the line OF Komarow and Kas-
enucha Heights. and to the southeast OF
Miedwieze."
The report from the Franco Belgian
front follows:
After the explosion Of q French minis
| on the Ltlle-Arras road an unimportani
engagement developed which went in ouI
favor. ~
Northwest of Massignes I'm the Cham
pasnel the French during an attack with
hand grenades penetrated one of our ad-
vanced trenches in one small point. They
were driven out during the evening.
I'm an aerial combat, Lieutenant Ingel-
mann shot down his fifth enemy aero
plane. II was a French biplane carrying
British officers. who were taken pris-
oners. Two other enemy aeroplanes were
brought down behind the lines of the
enemy. One of them was destroyed COM
pletcly by our artillery. The other fell at
a point north of souchez"
The junction OF the Austro- German
armies with the Bulgarian troops was
OF Serbia. The Serbian town of Bra
Palanka, to the east of which tho in
vading armies Joined hands. Is on the
Sergo- -Roumanian frontier and about fif-
teen miles south and east of the Austro-
Hungarian border. To accomplish the
junction the Bulgarians penetrated Ser
bian territory In a northerly direction for
twenty miles.