The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
TEUTONS DIVIDE
FORCES IN SERBIA
Austrians Push South in West,
While Germans Move Along
Orient Railway.
NOW 32 MILES FROM NISH
kaiser's Army Reaches Mo-
rava Valley Just North
Of krusevac.
NOW 32 MILES FROM NISl

LONDON. Nov THE last forty Eight
hours have seen an important shift Of
armies on the part OF the Teutonic IN
vaders In Serbia. movement which
evidently began simultaneously with the
fall OF Nish into the hands Of the Bull
garians.
Berlin announced that Gen. Won Gall
Wits army has reached the Morava
Valley northwest Of krusevac. This
places the Germans thirty-fiye miles from
Nish. AZ by a five mile march they can
reach the Orient railway at Djunis,
which lies thirty miles from the war
capital 10y rail. To clear this sector OF
the Orient line OF Serblans and thus
definitely open "a clear road to Con-
s,antinople Is the task before Won Gall
w!tz. He is supported by the Won koe-
vese army on the eastern bank of the
Morava. while Bulgarian army is APP
preaching this section of the railway
from the east.
Thus the Germans under Won Call
witz. after taking kraljevo, have, in
stead of continuing their southwark
sweep. turned TO the east with the Orient
line as the objective. leaving central
and western Serbia To the Austro-Hun-
garian forces, which were last reported
lighting along the Bosnia frontier around
Nisegrad and advancing slowly.
The troops of the dual monarchy
promptly took up the path the Germans
left. They are now moving southeast
and south with Novibazar and Mitrovic "A
as the object.ves.
Serb. Driven south.
In this movement tn. Austro-IIun-
garians, according tp the official German
statement issued to-day. have driven
the Serbians from the ,;racina heights
and are moving on 1vanjica. twenty
seven miles southwest Of kraljevo.
The chain of the invading armies now
forms all almost horizontal line, with
the Austro-Hunsarians constituting the
right wing, the Germans the centre and
the Bulgarians the left wing.
The principal purpose of the left and
centre. military critics here agree, Is to
force the main Serbian forces further
and further south and with pressure
from the Bulgsriaus from tho east DIVE
the defenders Of tho little Kingdom to-
ward the Albanian frontier as the onIy
outlet. With anti-Serbian sentimen,
growing IN Albania the Serhians thus
face another foe who may cut Oft their
escape
The official German statement issued
to-day follows:
In Kraljevo, which was taken by
Brandenburg troops after violent
fighting in the streets, 1870 cannon
were captured.
Austro- Hungarian troops pushed the
enemy from the Gracina heights,
seven and one-half miles northwest
OF Ivanjica twenty-seven miles south
west of kraljevo). and advanced be-
yond Slatinska in the valley of the
Western Morava, The Austro-iuu-
garians advanced east of kraljevo
and made prisoners Of isl Serbian
soldiers
our troops OGcrman) are close to
Krusevac.
The army of Gen. Won Gallwitz
yesterday captured more than 5000
Serbiaus with one new English field
cannon, many cars Of ammunition.
two provision trains and quantity
of war material
Austrian RrpOrt.
The Austrian official statement fol
/
Montenegrin attacks failed The
Austro- Hungarian advance is succeed
ing.
An enemy attack southwes'ward OF
Cacak was repulsed. Austro-H Hun
garans captured 500 Serbians south
east of Guca.
The army of Gen. Won Gallwitx
reached the Morava Valley, north OF
Krusevac.
The French War ONCE issued the fol
lowing official communicate tonight re-
garding the operations of the army o
the Orient:
On November there was no in
fantry action.
In the neighborhood OF Robova our
troops consolidated the positions which
they had won.
Before KrivoMk the Buigarians re-
newed their violent attacks on Novem-
Der and continued them during the
whole day. They were repulsed each
I time.
! The afternoon communique said:
! There is nothing to report regarding
| our advance from Krivolak and on the
| front of the Cerna River. We con-
tinued our progress on the Robova
| front,
strong stand at Wish.
The Daily Mails Athens correspondent
telegraphs:
"The Serhians offered a magnificen
defence al Nish. fighting successive nc
| tons as the enemy advanced The frs
| line of defence. extending from the soutl
on tho Suva Planina Mountains mort
! beyond the road 10 Nish from the north
east was the first to be held. IN
enemy continually encountered obstacle
caused by tho Serbian defence, but ad
vanced beyond Bela Palanka towar
Nish by two routes, the Soko- -Banja (
Nsh road and that through the Nisav
Valley.
THE Serbians' last stand was on tn
fortified hills around the town itsel
They succeeded In retiring In good orde
before greatly superior forces.
1.-THE situation at Uskub Is unchange,
The Rulgarians, after their severe ex
! perience in the Babuna Pass. southwes
OF Kuprli, appear to be reinforcing tn
Istip section, with the object of continu
ing their recent attacks on the Frenc
which had for objective the stoppage c
French help for the Serbians on thel
left. Allied troops are now arriving
much more satisfactory numbers an
the general situation promises well"
MONTENEGRINS WIN.
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