The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-05
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mics Is roughly In the form OF q
|trapezoid or a gridiron. whose sides
are three river valleys.
On the north the Serbian Moraya
runs generally little south Of east
from Ushitze to Krushevatz, where u
sweeps slightly north to join the Bul-
garian Moraya (Which, however, does
not touch Bulgar territory at any
.pointJ. n. 4,
The southeastern and northeastern
sides Of the gridtron are formed by
the Bulgarian doraya, which rises in
the mountains almost exactly 100
miles due south Of its junction with
the Serbian sMoravas flows northeast
about forty miles to q poitn north OF
vranya, and then turns to q course 81
little west OF north, which 1t follows
all the way to the Danube.
The fourth and longest side Of the
gridiron Is formed by the River Ibar
land its tributary the Sitnica, which
rises in the mountains only q mile
from the source OF the Bulgarian Mo-
rava, but flows instead. a little west
north, on a course almost parallel to
the lower course Of the Bulgarian
Morava, and In the main on almost
a straight line until It Joins the Ser
bian Moraya at point a few miles
east Of Ushitze.
/, The key point of this gridiron IS
its southern point, where three rivers,
the Sftnfca, the Bulgarian Morava
and the Lepenica, tributary to the
Vardar, rise within an area Of not
more than four square miles, which
is thus the common point Of theree
broad valleys-th he Sitnica- Thar, rum
ming northwest; the Bulgarian Mo-
rava, running northeast, and the
Lepenica-Vardar, running southeast.
Moreover, a fourth valley. that Of the
Upper Vardar. branches of only about
ten miles further south, running
southwest and connecting with other
open valleys to Monastir.
II the Serbs main. army Is ever to
form junction wit hthe Anglo
French relief. expedition 1t must do
SO through this pass, unless the Bull
Bgars can be driven away from the
sSalonica railway. But the Bulgars
seem to have. a firm hold on the rail-
way and are at Uskuh, at the junction
OF the vardar and Lepenica, only ten
AA1kSo AAO hlAG pass dAu h6NS ABG0u4I6-
ported at Kotchanika, the nearest
town to the meeting place OF the four
valleys. while the French advance
guards are no nearef than Krivolak,
lseventy-five, miles away down the Var
dar. Z.
No one outside OF Serbia, probably,
konws just where the main Serbian
army is along the sides Of this quad
rilateral. But whichever way 1t
moves It must follow the main lines
lof these valleys, for the reason that
down the west side of the gridiron,
along the eastern bank of the Ibar
and Sitnica, run the Hottest noun
tains Of Serbia, the great ridge of the
Kopaonfk. 1000 feet high; and at
this season. covered with snow. Re-
treat across this range Is out OF the
Question.
Retreat up the valley OF the Bull
far Morava is equally out Of the
question, for the Bulgars hold this
valley from Uskub and Kotchanfka to
IVranya and can hardly be driven back
for forty miles by Serbia g weary and
decimated legions.
Serbfats One Chance.
Serbia's one chance of eftectiny a
junction with her allies apparently
lies in q retreat up the sIbar and sit.
mica valleys, while the British and
French drive the Bulgars back from
Uskub and clear the valley of the
iVardar But this valley is the long
lest. narrowest and most tiimcult OF
all; the railroad runs up It only as
Tar as Novtbazar an dso far there has