The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-12
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Friday, Nov. 6.-Premier Zaimis de
clines to resume his place offered by
King Constantine in Greece.
The crushing of Serbia continues.
Four Bulgar armies are advancing on
Nish. and one is within six miles of
the city, having seized a position to
the northeast. In the Nishava Valley
the Serbs are said to have repulsed
the army advancing from Prot, driv-
ing it back to Bella Palanka In the
Krivolak region, to the south of Uskub,
the French have defeated renewed at
tacks of the Bulgars. British troops
are moving north from Saloniki, and
two divisions are said to have joined
the French at Strumitsa. The Austro-
German forces are closing in from the
north and west, but report the resist
ance of the Serbs to be stubborn.
Russians still continue their often
sive on Stripa river, and report 5000
Austrians captured.
Saturday, Nov. 6.-Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener, British secretary of
state for war, is on his way to the
Balkans, where it is reported he will
direct the work in co-ordinating the
allied campaign
Nish, the fortified city so long the
Serbian temporary capital, has fallen
before the Bulgarian thrust from the
east From the north the Austro-Ger-
no in
King Peters struggling forces.
Kralievo, on the western Morava,
has been taken. Varvarin was captur-
ed, and with it more than 5000 Ser
VANS, while at Krivivir the Bulgarians
and the Teutonic forces have formed
a new junction.
On the Russian front the Germans
are again on the defensive near
Dvinsk, but say they have foiled all
the Russian attempts to break, their
lines. Further gains in the southern
sector, notably along the Stripa in
Galicia, are reported by Berlin.
Sunday, Nov. IN. Skouloudis, the
Greek premier, declares his policy
will be one of very benevolent neu-
trality toward the entente powers"
The new cabinet, with a single excep-
ton, is composed of the men constitute
ing the Zaimis government
Lord Kitchener is on his way to the
Balkans, having passed through Paris
and received the backing of the
French government for new allied
plans in the near East.
Berlin reports the retreat of Ser
bians beyond Krusevac Berlin claims
the capture of 5000 Serbs and 1870
cannon. N
In the south of Serbia the allies and
Serbians repulsed the Bulgarians at
Babina Pass with heavy losses.
Along the River Strypa on the
Southwestern Russian front, Petrograd
claims the capture of $500 Teutons
Another Russian success is reported
at Rafalobka on the Kovno-Sarny rail-
road, nearly 500 prisoners being cap
tured
Monday, Nov. 8.-Formal announce
ment of the annexation of south and
southwestern Serbia by Bulgaria is
foreshadowed by dispatches between
General Ecoff, commanding the Bull.
garian force that captured Nish and
the Bulgarian prime minister and King
Ferdinand. The general announced the
Bulgarian flag had been "hoisted over
Nish to remain forever" and the re-
sponses were of like tenor.
Germans report the fall of Kruseeac
about so miles northwest of Nish and
the capture of 1000 unwounded Ser
bans. In the hospitals 1900 wounded
were found.
The Russians continue violent of
fensiye along 900-mile line, and Pei
trograd the capture of Clair, south
west of Riga.
Italians report the capture of Cal
lana.
Submarine activities are growing.
British submersibles sank the German
cruiser Undine on the Swedish coast
Germans submarines sang the British
armed merchant1nan Tara iii the east
ern Mediterra,, Z \ The British steam
ship Woolw.c,,.. SIN London was also
sunk by Gef1..ssl torpedo.