Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
SOME MILITARY POSTS
ALSO ARE DESTROYED
King Ferdinand's Forces, Assisted
by Turks, Said to Have Cap
tured Koprulu.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY HELD
Hundred Miles of Nish-salonika
Line Said to Be In Enemv's
Hands-German Advance Re-
ported Suspended.

LONDON, October 2,3.-Allied
warships are keeping up terrific
bombardment of the Bulgarian
coast.
German troops have crossed
the Drina river in northwestern
Serbia near Visegrad, driving
southwark the Serbians on the
heights, according to the official
statement issued today by Ger
man army headquarters. 1t is
also announced that Bulgarian
troops have captured the Serbian
towns of Negotin and Roglyevo.
The status of political affairs in
the Balkans is almost equal in
interest to the military situation.
The belief is growing here that
neither Greece nor Rumania is
likely to enter the war; at least,
unless the entente allies gain
some decisive success. Greece
apparently regards this as more
important than the offer of the
Island of Cyprus, and it is feared
in Athens that the allied troops
have come too late into the Bal
kan field.
Bombardment of the Bulgarian
coast by an allied fleet raises
hopes in England that the entente
powers will not be content with
landing troops in Saloniki, but
may cause enough of a diversion
elsewhere to engage a consider
able body of Bulgarian troops.
Tells Of Bombardment.
An official communication was given
out by the French ministry of marine
this afternoon announcing that the
barded on Thursday the Bulgarian port
of Dedeaghatch, in the Aegean sea The
statement said:
"The allies squadrons bombarded the
warehouses and wharves at Dedeag-
hatch on the afternoon of the 21st. but
did not fire upon the residential quar-
ters Of the city. Besides this the fleet
destroyed a number of military posts
along the Bulgarian coast"
British Statement.
The British admiralty today issued
the following statement concerning the
bombardment Of the Bulgarian coast:
The bombardment of the Bulgarian
coast was carried out by an allied
squadron composed of British. French
and Russian ships on the afternoon Of
the 21st
"A number Of military positions were
shelled and serious damage was in
ficted on the harbor works. the rail-
way station and on shipping at De-
deaghatch. Great care was exercised
by the allied squadron to avoid firing
upon any points other than those OF
military Importance.
The italian squadron is taking part
in the blockade and bombardment by
tho entente allied warships of the Bull
garian coast in the Aegean sea. &C.
cording to a wireless message received
in Brindisi, Italy.
f Damage Is Denied.
No damage was done by the bonn
bardment Of Deadeaghatch by the al
lied fleets, says Sofia dispatch.
A dispatch from Sofia says the Bui-
sarians have captured the town Of
Koprulu. on the railway line south Of
Uskup.
An important battle between Serbians
and Bulgarians has been in progress At
Kopruiu. which is on the Nish- h-salonikf
railroad about thirty miles south Of
Uskup. A message from Athens to the
Havas News Agency says information
has been received from saloniki that
Turkish cavalry. The Bulgarians. the
dispatch says are fortifying the passes
of Mount Rhodope.
100 Miles Of Railway Seized.
According to the Times one hundred
miles of the railway running from Sa-
lonfki to Nish are now in the hands OF
tho forces invading Serbia. who. it
adds. are threatening Uskup in
strength.
Say Germans Have Halted.
The Serbian minister. to Greece an.
nouuces that the German operations in
the north Of his country have been tenn.
suspended. The Serbians are
,aid to have assumed the offensive and
at certain points to have forced back
the invaders. The German entrench-
ments, he states, extend only a few
kilometers along the line south OF Bel-
Grade. The minister states that the
Serbians repulsed the Bulgarians who
entered vranya- French and British
military attaches arriving from Nish
also say that Vranya was not occupied
by the Bulgarians. who simply made
cavalry raid there and were driven of.
They further declare that the Serbians
nave entered Bulgarian territory.
The Serbian minister denies that the
have occupied Kumanovo.
Piret or Kopeulu