Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-08
GERMAN FORCES
CONCENTRATING
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garian armies evidently are confronted
with a harder task on the Montenegrin
frontier than elsewhere. The Monte
negrins continue to offer spirited re-
SiStance anu 10 check the invaders
wherever possible by sharp counter
attacks. In Albania the Serbians, who
had been compelled to leave behind
quantities of war materials, appear
incapable of organized resistance.
Even an orderly retreat is made diff
cult. as the Serbians are encumbered
with large numbers of civilians and
prisoners, and, according to some re-
ports, have been set upon by Alba
mans.
BuIgars Lose Heavily
The latest dispatches state that the
French are bringing heavy guns into
action in the Strumitsa section, caus-
ing the BulgarianS to retire with heavy
losses. A battle of large proportions
between the Bulgarian and Franco
British troops appears to be pending.
Further victories for the Bulgarians
over the Serbians are reported in
delayed official communication from
Sofia. Apparently the Serbians who
retreated from Monastir offered resist
ance to the Bulgarian advance, but
they are declared to have been driven
back everywhere.
War Council Meets
The presence of German troops in
southern Serbia near the Greek from
tier is announced in Athens advices.
The position of the French forces.
which recently were said to have been
falling back along the Vardar south
western Serbia. is declared to be favor
able. and the British are reported to
be holding fast along the Strumitsa
line. '...
Military and diplomatic representa-
tives of the entente allies are continu-
ing their war council sessions in Paris.
New Champagne Drive
The Germans, who are. reported to
have been heavily reinforced recently
on the western front, are making de-
termned drives at positions in the
Champagne district which were taken
by the French in the September Of
fensive. .-.....
Capture of French defensive line
some 500 yards in length in hill 1913,
north of Souain, is announced by the
Berlin War office.
The captured position was held
against counter attacks, it is declared
and attempts by the French to regain
ground near Auberive, the loss of
which was reported yesterday. were
frustrated.
Paris declares fighting continues for
the positions occupied by the Germans
in the Souain region and that progress
was made In OuStlnP the Germans
from the Auberive trench.
In the Balkan operations, Berlin
reports the capture of more than g.
900 additional prisoners. With the
fall of Ipek, in Eastern Montenegro
previously announced, more than
eighty cannon were taken and much
material captured.
British Get Aid
A Bulgarian attack on December
on the French bridgehead at Demir-
kapou, on the Nardar river in South
ern Serbia, was repulsed, Paris de-
clares. The French since have been
reported by Berlin to be retiring along
the Vardar and from the Cerna river
front
Reinforcements for the British
army in Mesopotamia were sent he
fore the battle of Ctesiphon, near
Bagdad and they already are arriving
at the front, it was officially an
nounced in London to-day. The
British retreated after the battle to
Kut ell -Amara.
Through German channels comes
the Report that Montenegro recently
expressed to the entente powers a de-
sire for a separate peace but that the
proposal was discouraged by the allies
who threatened to withdraw from all
relations with Montenegro.