The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-05
TURKS HAVE JOINED FORCES
with GERMANS, lAUsTRlANs
AND RuLaARlANs IN SERBIA.
T8f 8EEbtHz make GAINS
In the Eastern Zone Won Hindenbera
Has Gained Ground Against the
4 MISUNDERSTANDING Active Along
'''' Whole Austrian Front.
--latest War News From the Front.


British and French in the southeast
err ,theater Of the war.
rTurkish artillery has entered thu
tray, IN Southeast Serbia, in the neigh
B6Fhood of Strumitza, and, according
to Berlin, in cooperation with the Bul
garian mountain artillery, has done
ggeat execution" against the Anglo
French troops. IT,. .-aa.9
1oTRe- capture of Zatecar and Knia
i6yats,, near the Bulgarian frontier
heftheast Of Nish, gives the Bulgarl
ans control not alone of the Danube
fegt6h and the northern reaches OF
the Fimok river, but of the railway
FRping south to Nish .5l & r III.
Mines and other distinctions in the
Danube are being rapidly removed and
traffic on the river. it is expected, will
soon be restored. -..-,s,..r
On the Bulgarian Black sea coast,
Russian warships have been lombard
ing Bulgarian positions. Varna. the
chief port, was considerably damaged
by the shells of the Russians, accord.
ing to the report reaching Rome from
Bucharest. . '....,' o'.''
There are reports, however, that the
Serhthns have recaptured rUskup,
Witch is not improbable ii, as sat
leaikf dispatches report, the French
poEy hold, the line of Krivolak, RADIO
vista and ,Strumitza, for with an army
there and the ,Serbians at Yeles,
Qskqp would form a dangerous i sa.
lf9hg, Hol JOG "i 9Igiia4' 5af d4n6fi
SLfhgJ situation in Serbia stilI holds
tHeehief point Of interest in the world
war. .qIR1the northeast che Austro!
GeRRaans=aRd- BuIgarians~ have formed
2uBYynPetfifens which brings the, .Teutonic
giles q step nearer the attainment OF
tR}Si3E2 Purpose pTFp9Yssee--to lend aid to their
Turkish ally. '-.'' ~ 'iIo''l9 177!S
Sdt SIS 3qI5S. s. jifis bug ti.la sru ITO
pBFQQgm7r the iron. gates along the Serbo-
Noumanian frontier to Regotin, where
IN the e. river leaves Serbian son, the Dan
tibgS is now held By the 8ustFoGer.
RahS and iBulgarians, and otfersra
M6anS for the Shipment jof, men and
affn61 and ammunition to- Rustchuke
FmlgTia' Ia short distaneeicwestward
9EItRei point where the Danube bends
EltheastwardY and quits Bulgarian
!. territory f41t4o3ry 4yfI7 60, co.,
from Rustchuk two lines of railway |
radiate, one to the south, connecting |
at Philippopolis with the Belgrade.
C0nstantih0p1e express line, and the
Pther running eastward to Varna, But |
garia's chief seaport on the Blacks
sea- By the use of the river to
Rnstchuk, therefore, the Teutonic al
mes could be Of service not alone toll
itHe Turks on the GallipoH peninsula
PIT to the Bulgarian forces, and pos!3
Isly59ty to some Of their Turkish alliesJ
WHO will meet any attempts at hosAE
Irie landing along tie Black sea coast
That the Teutons and their allies
Will continue southeast along the
EIEnok River valley in an endeavor tot
reach Nish and capture that impor.
tant junction Of the Belgrade onstan-
tmgople express line and the Nish-sa-
lonHSi lines, seems probable.
ut is still mountainous country lin
which the AuStro-G Germans and Bul.
Igarians are fighting against the Serbs
ln Northeastern Serbia. TO the east
lof their positions lies the I4mok river,
and across the stream in the extreme
Northeastern neck Of Bulgaria he. !
Feen the Serbian and Roumaniab
AFontlers, are a mountain range ahdI
q Yeritable network Of rivers all The
way southeastWard to Sofia 4
Although the armies Of the central
powers and Bulgaria are maxine brbg.
ress at all points in the north from
the Danube and Save rivers and fpbr
the Prina, on the Bosnian front Brit.
!sa troops from salonifi have now
}elaed hands ip the south with the
french forces, who have been vfctori- =
Gus over theL~ B1lgaFRnsN nesFN the I
Greek-Serbian EfFpntieH /fAis[WouId /
indicate that Rhe lasQdd BgiFiStltp6opsd I
VINO were landed In Greece are now n
'r son 1whF=be TFf7 action - q ~ba
Thf Fre9ehI hD99 Destroyed with !
Mines German rtntfebGhments- south !
'ast OF Melville St. Vast and i'I enter ter p
ng the craters made by the mines n
iaYeIhe9lFd the newly gained positions E
espite \ 4iole6tL bdmbardme6t J andy
olnter attacks by the Germans. L
The French alsoI have rebdIsea GEAR 2
.hetms an attempt by-the Germans ltolI9
tack under the cover Of -asphyxiating 4
asses. Severe lighting IFS Still going 1.
n for the trenches south otlYils, Sur fb
ourbe. I I'LL i ~ " K
In the eastern zone, Field Marshat
IN Hindenburg has taken alnifs and IT
quarter of front Of the Russians in
~ RyippFk region after, heavy fight, .,
g. The Russians are couhte rsattack99 b
g vigorously. 2,
Rene reports further progress, for A
e italian /froops )apslnst tho NJ u II