Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-08
HARD
BLOWS FOR ALLIES
Germany Will Strike in Flan-
ders and Southeastern
Serbia.
GREAT BATTLES IMPENDING
Berlin Plans to Force Action Be-
fore Anglo-French Troops
Are Ready.
GREAT BATTLES IMPENDING

LONDON. December 1-Important
battles have begun or are impending
i'm Mesopotarnia. where the German
field marshal. Baron Won Der Goltz. has
taken command OF the Turkish forces
and is about to attack the British at
kut-el-Amara; in Southeastern Serbia
where the Bulgarians already have at
tackled the Anglo-French positions
and have been rcpulscG: on CALI
poll. where. according TO Turkish ac-
counts. the allies have taken the often
sive. and in Belgium and France. where.
reports from Holland stated the
Germans have concentrated strong re-
endorsements and AN immense amount
of artillery with the object of striking
Il blow at the allied line i'm Flanders
ana ArtoiS.
BATTLES ARE; STILL
IN PRELIMINARY STAGE
Except in Serbia. the battles have
not developed beyond the preliminary
! stage. so far as known. Along the
Nardar-Cerna karasu front in Serbia
the Bulgarians already have com.
menced their attack against the Anglo
French forces, and it is reported that
the German army of General Won Gall
wiz has been .reorganized and re-
| enforced and is marching south to take
part in the operations
1t is evidently the intention Of the
Germans to strike hard before the
allies. WHO continue 10 land troops at
Salonk: have completed their prcpara-
tons 1t is reported that the Germans
have 10000 men available There is no
I information regarding the bulgarian
or Anglo French strength. but one re-
port says that all of the allied divisions
, fnearly 100000 men) lave been landed
thus far. The battl:. therefore. will be
OF the greatest Importance.
ALL BULGARIAN
ATTACKS ARE REPULSED
According to the French. all the Bull
Sarian attacks have been repulsed but
| the Germans claim that the Ere. oh
were compelled to give mp their pos..
tipns at the junction OF the Vartlar and
Cerna rivers to avoid being envclopcd.
| The situation for the allies is com
plicated by the attitude of the Greek
| government. The negotiations Mt
! Athens have not yet reached n salts
factory conclusion. and. although the
Greek King has rea ffirmed his ncu-
tr3lity and repeated his assurance that
Greek troops will never attack the
allies, the situation still causes great
anxiety.
| The .iustrians continue their often
sive against the Montcncgrins and Ser
! hians, and are following the Serbs into
| Albania. where the retreat is rendered
| extremely difficult by cold weather and
bad roads. There are said 10 be
{ 100000 Serbian troops and 10000 refu-
! gees in Albania, and il is reported thai
/ the Serbans are taking with them
! 10000 Austrian prisoners who were
captured during previous campaigns.
POSITION OF SERnIANS
MADE MORE SERIOUS
/ The position Of the Scrbians is rem
dered even more serious by the sue
cess of the Austrian cruiser Novara
and drstroyers in sinking steamers
! Medua with supplies and war material
for them.
| In view OF the probability of Germany
asking Great Britain for safe conduct
! for her attaches, whose recall from thu,
| United States has been asked. consid :
erable interest is taken in the action
! Of the German submarine in removing
| from a Greek steamer tho british at
tache. Colonel Napier. who was on his
way to London from Sofia
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