Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-19
Capture of Town and Land
ing at Enos Give More
Optimistic Feeling.
GERMANS MEETING WITH
STUBBORN RESISTANCE
May Be Baked in Attempt to
Reach Sea and Bring Aid
to Turks.
In Neither East nor West, However,
Has General Offensive Been
Attempted.

LONDON. October lS.-Reports that
Anglo French troops have occupied
Strumitsa and landed at f:nos. which
recently was transferred from Turkish
to bulgarian rule. has caused a more
optimistic feeling: throughout the al
lied countries. As 70 the progress Of
the Near Eastern campaign. both Ser
ban and German accounts say that
Field Marshal Won Mackcnsen's army
is meeting with greater resistance than
was expected. and. although the Ser
bians probably must fall back event
ualy on stronger positions, III the
north the fact that the allies are SO
placing heavy forces that the Bul-
gariaus will be compelled to divide
their armies, gives hope here that the
Germans may be ballicd in their latest
attempt 20 reach the sea and bring as
siStancc to the Turks
MI along the line the Serbians and
their Montenegrln ncighbors, who also
are being attacked. are offering very
stubborn resistance to both Teutons
and Bulsarians and, while they have
given up number of towns and posi-
tions, they have not yet reached the
line on which they expect to make
their stand. The BulgarianS so far as
can tie learned, have made progress
only in the Ilo;okopska Valley, north
OF the town of Verauyi, where they
blew up bridge. There is no con-
tirmation, however. of the report that
they cut the railway in this district,
the bridge which they destroyed being
Il small wooden one near the railroad.
This Bulgarian force is not a large one
CAPTURE OF STRUMlTsA OF
REAL STRATEGIC VALUE
On the other hand, it is pointed out,
the capture Of Strumitsa is OF real
strategic value. as its occupation per.
mits the defensc of The southern end
OF the railway, and compels the Bull
gari;inS 10 keep a force there Enos
100, Is OF value. as it's occupation
threatens DedcaGhntcli. which has Il
great harbor and is fortified and mined
The civilian population has already left
Dcdeaghatch, which is entirely in the
hands OF the military. under German
officers. The Italians, according TO tho
latest reports. will not send Il con-
tinEent to the Balkans, but co-opera-
non OF their navy in the Aegean, where
an allied fleet has gathered is cx-
pccted
The point at which the Russians will
strike has not been disclosed. Tho g.
pcctaiion is. however. that the allies
have surprise for the central powers,
and that steps are being taken to
bring Turkey to her knees before as
Sistancc can reach her.
There has been plenty of heavy fight
ing on both the eastern and western
fronts. but in neither case has either
side attempted general offensive
The Germans are still making a great
effort between Riga and Dviusk and
have met with some minor successes
put thence to the toumanian border
Wherever there has been any lighting,
IL IS the Russians who are attacking.
and they. too claim some gains
Much the same conditions prevail on
the western front The British have
been attacking east of Nernelles uc-
cordlnS 10 The Berlin report while the
Germans attacked the French near
SouCh.2 and the French took the Of
tcnSINo in Champagne, Lorraine and
'nc NoSSes. None OF these attempts is
making any marked alterations in the
positions OF the armies.