The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-03
Fight IN SERBIA
BOTH SIDES STRAIN NERVES TO
WIN DECISION THERE

FRENCH Land 10000
Turk Artillery Aids Bulgars-Rus
sian Warships Bolabard Black Sex
Ports-Bulgarians and Teuton:
Advance - Berlin Satisfied ant
Austrians Jublant.
The forces Of all the countries al
lied with the central powers are now
operating against the Serbians ano
the British and French j., the south,
eastern war theatre
Turkish artillery has entered the
fray il southeast Serbia in the neigh
berhood of Struraitza and according
to Berlin, in cooperation with the
Bulgarian mountain artillery, has
done great execution among the An
glo-French troops.
The capture of Sejecar and Knia-
jevats, near the Bulgarian. frontier,
northeast Of Nish, gives the Bulga-
rians control not alone in the Danube
region and the northern reaches OF
the Timok river, but OF the railway
running south to Nish.
Mines and other obstructions in
the Danube ara being removed and
traffic on the river soon will be re-
stored. -.
On the Bulgarian Black Sea coast
Russian warships have beer born-
harding Bulgarian ports, Vrana, the
chief port, was bombarded, according
to a report reaching Rome from
Bucharest.
London says the German official
statement records the advance OF the
Austro-German forces in Serbia and
the capture by the Bulg2rians of Sea-
Jour and Kniajevats, both on the IL
mok river northeast Of Nish, and the
heights Of Pirot, almost directly east
of Nish, but there is little other au-
thentic news Of the invasion.
There are reports that the Serbians
have recaptured Gskup, which is not
improbable, if, as Saloniki dispatches
report, the French now hold the line
of Krivolak, Radoyista and Strumlt-
"a, for, with an army there and the
Serbians at Velcs, Uskup would form
a dangerous salient.
For the moment the danger spot
for the Serbians is the northeast cor
ner, where they are being attacked
from three sides and eventually must
fall back toward the southwest. Thus
far they have been retiring in good
order, and despite the seriousness Of
the INVASION, optimism prevails In
Serbian quarters.
The French, according to Greek
dispatch, already have landed one
hundred and fifty thousand men, with
guns, at Saloniki. While the where
abouts of the British reinforcements
remains a secret, that they are OF
considerable size may be judged from
the fact that although Gen. Chas. C.,
Monro, recently appointed to com
mand the Gailipoli operations, is a.
ready on the spot, the government
has decided to send Maj. Gen. Sir
Bryan T. Mahon, who commanded the
column that relieved Mafeklng in the
South African war, to cooperate with
the French.
Greater anxiety exists as to the at
titude Of Greece. 1t IS known that
Austria, Germany and Bulgaria have
complained Of the continued hospi-
tality shown the Allies at Salonlkl
and one account goes so far as to say
that the Greek government has asked
the Allies to leave Greek territory.
Against this is the quoted assurance
given by the Greek minister at Paris
to the French government that
Greece has no intention OF commit
ting any hostile act toward the allied
troops.
Except around Riga and Dvinsk,
where the Germans are renewing
their efforts to reach the Dvina river,
and near Czaroriask, On the Styr,
there has been no heavy fighting in
the Russian arena Engagements on
a small scale have taken place west
Of Riga, showing that the Germans
are attacking in new direction.
Hitherto their main attacks have
been from the south and southwest
of that city, where they were checked.
On the Styr and in Galicla the Ger
man offensive, according to the Rus
sian report. has been stopped.
The Balkan drama continues to
dominate all other war news in Ber-
lin, according to dispatch from the
German capital. The Germans are
absolutely confident that at last one
enemy is going to be permanently
eliminated. They are following the
Austro-German Bulgar operations
with quiet satisfaction, contrasting
significantly with the jubilation OF
Austrians and the grim hatred OF
Bulgarians.
Germans are more than satisfied
with their new ally, Bulgaria. One
frequently hears the Bulgar!ans'
smashing high-speed offensive con-
trasted with the italian campaign.
Summarizing the situation Major Nc
raht il the Berliner Tageblatt says:
"The present main theatre Of war
in Serbia is witnessing a chain OF
successes which our armies with
Austro-Hungary's and Bulgaria's are
winning daily without single re-
verse. Events are ripening to a final
decision which is not far off. Our
northern advance already is gaining
momentum. The hardest task was
the crossing of the Danube barrier
and the breaking Of the defense OF
the Serbian main forces on the hill,
southern shore Of the river.
'The western army of Macken-
sens forces is nearing the region OF
Arangjoloyac. The eastern army is
pressing rapidly forward to the south
on both sides of the Morava river.
Most important, however, is the cut
ting off of the Serbian main armies
from Macedonia by taking RumanoVo
and Uskup and Veles. Every connec-
ton with the Anglo-French eypedl-
tion bac hoa0 severed