Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-11
INVADING ARMIES
HOLD MORE THAN
HALF Of KINGDOM
Line of Serbian Retreat Now
Menaced on Ali Sides
Foes Are Confident of
Quick Victory.
LITTLE HOPE OF GREECE
Allies Troops Making Good
Showing Against Bulgars-
Probability of Aid Is
Dwindling.
LITTLE HOPE OF GREECE

Inc PISulcllon tHat the serbian
campaign will be ended in two or
three weeks is made by NJ. Ton
cheff, Bulgarian minister of fl
nance, in an interview published
today by the Tageblatt. Every one
in Bulgaria, M. Toncheff said, ex-
poets to regain the old Bulgarian
territory, for which the nation
fiught in the Balkan war.
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville),
Nov. S.-The capture of Nish, Serbia.
by the Bulgarians was announce Of
ficially here today.
With the exception of Belgrade, Nish
is the largest city in Serbia. Soon after
the outbreak of the war the capital was
transferred from Belgrade to Nish.
There the government remained until
the city was threatened by the in
vaders. In the last month various
towns have been mentioned as the tenn
porary seat of the government.
Nish is situated on the main railroad
line of Serbia, running from Belgrade
to Saloniki. There are 10 recent sta
tistics of it's population, which 90 years
g was 1900.
Hold Half of Serbia.
More thar half of Serbia is now in
possession of the invaders. who also
have taken the greater part of the
country's railroad system. The new
junction, effected between Austro-Ger-
mand and Bulgarian forces, reported
by Berlin today, completes the semi
circular wall of hostile armies about
the retreating Serbians. 1t is aid in
Berlin that het Serbians have an open
line of less than 70 miles for retreat in
Montenegro. Should they seek refuge
in that country they would be men
acad by Austrian forces, which already
have begun an attack along the north
ern and western M~ontenegrin from
tiers.
Amsterdam, (via London). Nov. G.
A telegram from a Sofia news agency
says that one Bulgarian division has
entered the Serbian city of Nish.
Rome, (via Paris), Nov. 6.-The to-
tai Bulgarian losses in Serbia are esti-
mated at $4,000, says an Athens dis
patch to the Giornale D'Italia, which
recounts the capture of Babuna gorge
and Izvor by Serbian and French
troops.
Anxiety is being caused in Sofia, the
dispatch asserts, by the increasingly
energetic resistance of the Serbs in
the eastern theater.
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville),
wv o.--SipluIS VI a. Oh II, III lis
Morava river in Serbia. about 40 miles
northwest Of Nish, was announced to-
day by the German war office. More
than 5000 Serbians were taken pris-
oners.
The town of Kralievo, 35 miles south
west of Kr~aguyevatz, also has been
captured by the Germans, who are pur-
suing the Serbians to the east of that
point.
The Germans have reached the Zu-
panyevac district and in the Morava
valley have pursued the Serbians be-
yond Obrezsicirica.
Take Few Prisoners.
The Bulgarian conquest of Nish was
effected after three days of heavy fight
ing. In these engagements the Bull
garians captured $50 Serbians and two
n
Near Lukovo, the Bulgarians defeat
ed the Serbians and in the vicinity Of
Sokobanya also they won a victory,
taking more han 500 prisoners and
six cannon. Bulgarian and German
forces got in touch with each other
| near KriyiVir,