The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
'AUSTRO- GERMAN !. ADVANCE GUARD IS . DEFEATED IN SERV|A AnglO-French Forces Ad- vance From SalOniki to
 Protect Macedonia GREECE MAINTAINS
 HER NEUTRALITY Allied Fleet May Take Position in Greek Waters to Hold Nation
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 London, October S.-The efforts of Austria and Germany to force their way through Seryia to reach the near eastern seas and join hands with their Turkish allies have produced one of the most interesting situations of the war.
 The advance guard of the Austro- Germans who crossed the Danube al, Belgrade has been partly destroy A and partly captured, and those . ! entered Servian territory acro1 Save have met with enormous losses, according to a statement issued at Nish.
 The Anglo-French force landing at Saloniki is making its way northward to assist the Serbs and to protect Macedonia from threatened Bull garian invasion. The landing is pro- ceeding despite the change in the Greek government The ministers of the entente powers at Athens have asked Greece to define her policy with regard to the Balkan situation, but the new premier, Alexander Zaimis, has answered that he will be unable to do this until meeting of the cabinet is held.
 There, however. is evidence that Greece will maintain a policy of be- nevolent neutrality toward the allies.
 Allied Press Demands Action
 The press and public of London and Paris, with the experience of the sud den change of Bulgaria's attitude fresh in their memory, are demanding that steps be taken to see to it that a similar change does not take place at Athens. It has been suggested that the appearance of an allied fleet In Greek waters would hold Greece in line
 Allied fleets already are reported off Bulgarian ports in the Aegean and Black seas and in view of the possi- bility of a Russian landing on the Black sea coast of Bulgaria it is stated that a Turkish army is being sent there so that the Bulgars will not be called on to fight their old friends and pro- tectors.
 What assistance Italy will lend her allies in the new venture forced upon them in the Balkans is not disclosed, nor has any change in the policy of 1 Roumania been announced. The German press suggests that the allies despite the landing of troops in 1 Saloniki are preparing for more ener- getic operations against Turkey in the hope of smashing her before Germanic assistance arrives.
 There still are three months of good weather ahead for any new move against the Dardanelles or for oper- ations in other parts of the Aegean district. while the Russians under Grand Duke Nicholas are expected to force matters In the Caucasus and the British to push along to Bagdad. l No Offensive in West 1 A renewed offensive by the allies in the west has not materialized, the re- l cent French attacks in Champagne and Artois apparently having been local attempts to capture vantage points which brought furious German counter attacks. This is true particularly of | the attack against the hill of Tahure, l in the center of the German lines in Champagne. which has been almost continuously under German fire since 1 it's capture by the French.
 A somewhat similar situation seem ingly has arisen on the eastern front The Germans several times have showr signs of developing a big attack against Dvinsk, but beyond gaining g few yards of trenches they have made no progress, while from that regior fright down to Galicia the Austro Ger mans have been engaged in meeting strong Russian attacks. With Poland's mud again clogging the wheels of tho armies, 1t is doubtful whether eithel side will be able to make an importan I move for some weeks, But winter witt it's hard, frozen ground. is expected tt bring a renewal of the offensive by on, side or the other. f-
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 Baltic is beginning to feel the effec
 of the submarine warfare there. vir
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 Russian underwater craft and the ferr.
 services between Germay and Scandi
 navia are being carried on neutra
 vessels.