Evening star., 1915-10-13
KAISER AT THE FRONT
IN THE SOUTHEAST
After Taking Belgrade and Semen
dria, Teutons Now Are
Pressing On.
SITUATION ADMITTED SERIOUS
Serbs, However, Are Declared to Be
1nflicting Great Losses on In
vaders-Entente Powers
to Act Quickly.

LONDON, October 13.-Bul-
garia has declared war on Serbia,
says a Central News dispatch
from Paris.
A dispatch from the Bulgarian
frontier states that a declaration
of war against Serbia was to have
been posted throughout Bulgaria
last night.
Emperor William has arrived
at the Austro-German headquar-
tiers in Serbia, according to dis
patch from Copenhagen to the
Morning Post, which gives as
authority for the statement a
telegram received in Copenhagen
from Berlin.
The Bulgarians are attacking
the Serbian positions in two To-
calities, one at Velikiisvor, in the
region of Zasitchar, and the other
at Kadibogaz, in the region of a
Kniashevatz, says a dispatch to
the Temps from Nish.
The distance between Zasitchar
and the Rumanian frontier upon
the Danube is not more than
thirty miles in a straight line,
and the Bulgarian attack is
directed against the railway from
the Danube to Nish, Uskub and
Saloniki, connecting Rumania
with the Aegean sea.
Advance of Germans.
The Austro-Germans, after their cap
ture of Belgrade and Semendria. are
advancing southwark, while the Bull
garians have sent forces to endeavor
to interrupt communications north and
south of Nish, the wartime capital Of
Serbia, and attack the Serbs on the
flank IL they are driven back by the
German field marshal Won Mackensen.
The situation is admitted to be very
serious one, not only for Serbia. but
for the whole allied cause. 1t is as
serted that the Serbians are innicting
very heavy losses both on the Austro-
Germans and Bulgarians, but with their
army of about quarter OF a miiiion
men they are believed to have little
chance of making any prolonged resist,
ance against three or four hundred
thousand Austro-Germans and probably
two hundred thousand Bulgarians They
are arranging for the transfer OF tne
capital to Monastir, IN the eaeo
southwestern corner of the kingdom
Will Take Energetic Action.
The followers of the quadruple entente
have decided to take energetic action. As
soon as the news of the Bulgarian attack
on Serbia was received in London the
Bulgarian minister was handed his pass
ports and NJ. Viviani. the French prime
minister, in the chamber of depnties to-
day declared that France, Great Britain
and Russia had decided to take joint ac-
tion. and that tomorrow russian troops
will be fighting by the side of ours.
An Anglo-French force is known to
be landing in Saloniki. but there 10
consid era BILE speculation as to where
Russia will enter the Balkan connice-
1t is reported that Grand Duke Nicho-
las Is to command the Russian Balkan
army, which. it is believed in military
circles here. would make the Bulgarian
people less willing to nsht against Sus-
sia, there being deep veneration
among the Bulgarian peasants for the
Emperor of Russia and his family.
Italy Not to Cooperate.
II is understood that Italy has de-
cided not to cooperate with the allies
in the Balkans. the Italian government
being of the opinion that troops cannot
be spared for any campaign other than
that in Trentino and Trieste.
Now that Austria and Germany have
entered on their Balkan enterprise,
which is interpreted as the first step
toward an endeavor to secure Ger
man empire in the near east, there can
he no drawing back, but the allies hope
that with a vigorous offensive both on
the east and the west they will be able
at least to prevent the sending OF any
large reinforcementS to Field Marshal