The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-20
SERBARMYC CUT
OFF In NORTH;
VRANJATAKEN
Official Sofia Report Says
Bulgars Are on Nish-
SalOnica Road.
WAR DECLARATIONS
BY RUSSIA AND ITALY
>p,caJ ,a6ie Despatch 10 TIM Su>,

have captured vranja. according to to-
S,,'s official German statement. thus
emitting the Nish-Salonica railway at A
pn.rt dfty miles south of Nish. As
long As the Bulgarians can hold this
Mace IL will he impossible for the Allies
10 send aid 20 the Serbian armies In the
,or,, which. in consequence, will be CON-
,,t.lv Isolated and without hope OF re
pavll OF their stores OF ammunition.
Hycvhere as we'll the Bulgarians seem
a. have made considerable progress. They
.,e Advancing to the Prot Valley,
through which runs the Orient Railway,
from the northeast. and are striking a:
,he Nish-Salonica Railway between
Is,p and t:gri-Palanka.
An unofic ial despatch from Nish says
,h,, lstip has been evacuated. II this
,c2ort Is true it means that the Bull
slrians have won a victory OF great
consequence. ls;ip is only twelve miles
cas-, OF the Nish-Salonica railway n ID
q city Of some importance.
Russia aud Italy Enter.
RI.sl. Ind Italy declared war on Bul
.afia to-day. \ Petrograd uespatca con
tsins tbA following imperial manifestt
sIpiisaed theg3 to-day
.-reSy make known to all our
Loaf subjects that the Treason OF
BULGARIA. TO the Sla cause, prepared
u!;h rsrady since the beginning OF
the war. has nov. although 1t seemed
Impossible. become an accomplished
fat Bulgarian troops have attacked
our loyal ally. Serbia. already bleed
ms ~ the struggle against a ronse
enemy.
russia and the great Powers, our
allies, tried to dissuade the Govern
-. Of l.rI,,.tl ~ I'nhlru from
taking his fatal step. The realization
OF the ancient aspirations of the Bull
"a people regarding the annexation
OF Macedonia was assured to Bulgaria
by other means. In conformity With
Slay interests. but underhand methods
prompted by the Germans and fratri-
cidal hatred of the Serbians tri-
umphed.
Bulgaria. our coreligionist, liberated
but , short time ago from the Turk
ith yoke by the fraternal love OF the
Russian people. openly took sides with
the enemies of the Christian faith.
slsvism and Russia.
The Russian people regards with
sorrow the treason OF Bulgaria, which
was so near TO IL until these last Few
days. and with bleeding heail IL
draws it, sword against her. leaving
the fate of the hctrayer OF the SlaV
cause 30 the just punishment OF God.
Tile Bulgarian War ONCE issued tn
following statement to-day:
We are advancing on the whole
front In Serbian territory. In the
Morava Valley We captured Franja.
In the BreSainitza Valley we captured
kocnana.
On entering Nranja our cavalry was
at first welcomed with cries OF
"Zivia" Churrah) by the populace.
Who had raised white flags. This was
followed by a hail of bullets from
every house.
The statement from the German Wa
Office announces achievements OF con
siderable Importance for the Germa'
and Austro-H Hungarian troops in IN
north. The advance in this region is stil
very SLOW, partly, no doubt. because o
the mountainous country but especial
because of the courageous resistance OF
tered by the Serbians.
The German Report.
The official German statement to-da
says:
Austro Hungarian o under
Gen koevess captured the town OF
O%brenovac.
South of Belgrade the German and
SisLIb- hungarian uTlts, dlltT DdAtic,
reached the heights east of Nranio,
south Of Ripanj, and south OF Grocka.
or the Danube. This indicates an
advance OF about twelve miles along
the raidroad.l
The right wing of the army OF Gen.
Won Gailw!tz has captured the region
west of Scene, as well as the villages
OF Vobanj and Malakr.sna. The pla-
teauX at Lucica and those south and
east OF Bozevac, as far as. MialJen-
ovac, were wrested from the enemy,
The army OF Gen. Bogatchen lcom-
nlnder Of the First Bulgarian Army
rushed Onward by way OF lnowo
toward Miajecal. and in the direction
OF the valley OF Pirot. tNlsh is abou'
foJty miles west OF the town Of Pirot
other bulgarian troops captured
tujd. IN the valley of the Upper
NJrava. and. further south have
crossed the gri-Palanka-lstip line.
The Austrian official version of II
operations, issued tonight by the Wa
once in Vienna, is as follows
The attacks OF the allied armies
, Yesterday progressed everywhere.
The Macva region for its greater par,
10 In our possession,
AuStro-Hungarian troops who hat
been sent over both sides of thu
mouth Of the Kolubra River at mid
night captured the town Of Obreno'
vac and the heights southeast OF
ohreuovaC.
The forces advancing from Belgrade
sou'hward. pursuing the enemy. have
passed Ripanj
An Austro-Hungarian column hal
s'ormed with the bayonet Clips,
Mountain. south OF Groika. and eff
Hnted a junction with the German
divisions which are successfully ad
'an'.Ug on both ides Of the lowe
M0rava.
In the three daNs fighting for tn
possession Of Avals Mountain nln'
miles southeast of Belgrade) and pc
siI0us northwest of Grocka on
troops captured fifteen Serbian OF
hr'J' and 1000 men.
>irumitHa's Fall n%cOnhrmrd.
Tie .ipture o. NranJa was quick
'oNoNtu by the cutting Of telegraph
I'll" 'uunicatiOn between Nish and SaloI
20, ga an Athens despatch. II is 81,
INSISTED IN messages from Athens III
serbian and French troops have occ
ped S'rumitza, but there Is no ofiici
conformation Of this report,
\ 'raiu carrying tn" books and mon,
~ 'N' serbian National Bank at NJ
.S arrived at Salonica OF its way
l"H1Nt't, southwestern Serbia. near {
9 Crk border, This news tends to co
10000 I''cnt reports that the Serbs a
''"ll 10 move their capital TO Mona
Though since the first reports
.', effect there have been no confirm
.H'' messages.