New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-12
Break Through Below
Nish-TeutOnS Advance
in Ibar Valley.
DEFENDERS LAUNCH
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
New Move Threatens to Flank
Invaders Forces Driving
West of USkub.
tBy Cable 10 The Tribune.

London, Nov. 1l.-On three sldes the
invaders have pressed closer to the
Serbs fighting in central Serbia, where
King Peters forces are still battling
to break the Teuton clutches and to
reach the Montenegrin border.
On the east the Bulgarins have
broken through the Serb positions on
the Morava, south of Nish. In the ad-
vance from the Western Morava.
bounding on the north the rectangle
in which the fighting is taking place.
the Germans have made further prog
ress. And at Kralievo the Teuton'
have crossed the Western Morava.
opening a passage down the loar val
lev. II this last advance is successful
the Serbs will be cut of from re-
treat line on the west.
The pressure which is being exerted
on King Peters forces and the DIM
Guilty the Serbs are having in evading
the enemy's grapple are indicated IN
the Berlin report that 1000 prisoners
were taken yesterday south Of the
Western Morava, in the rectangle OF
battle. In the mountains along the
river. SAYS Berlin, the Germans ars
making good progress"
Serbs Begin Counter-Attack.
For the Serbs the only road Of es-
cape now is through the Mitrovitza re-
zion. This avenue is threatened by the
Austrians. moving down from the
northwest through Vishegrad. and BY
the Bulgarians pushing northwest from
Uskub. To meet this latter move ina
Serbs are pushing south along tne
Nitroyitza- -Uskub railway. Ihey are
renorted TO have reached the kutchanik
defile. twenty miles north OF Cskuo.
Rv this counter-offensive by Ming
Pater's forces the Bulgarians who nave
reached Tetovo. twenty NIL west III
Uskub. are menaced. Both wings OF
the Bulgarian forces in Macedonia. IL
ia said. are threatened by the Anglo
French advance in the south. nus
Car Ferdinand's army, intent on oea'-
inc the Serbs a blow from wnleh Ihey
can never recover, may ma themselves
in a trap set by the enemy.
II is definitely established that tne
French are not in possession OF tne
Veles. A daring cavalry RAID which
apparently reached at least the en-
yirons of the place was responslpie loi
~ renort that the city had been taken.
British Send More Troops.
According to information received
from n Greek frontier station, says
Reuter's Salonica correspondent, hght-
inc on large scale has been proceed
inc since Yesterday between kadiko
and Veles. The Bulgarians asked Tor
snsnension OF hostilities for five hours
for the purpose of burying the dead
and collecting the wounded, but only
two hours was granted.
Fprther British reinforcements nave
been sent forward to strengthen the
right wing Of the Entente allies line.
The Serbians are said to have re.
sumed the offensive in the region OF
Bahnna Pass, where they recently won
an imnortant success. They are making
a stand here. and it is also reported
that thew have established complete
communication with the French.
Nonastir Safe for Present.
This report, if true, insures the tenn
porary safety of Monastir, where a
condition approaching panic mas peeh peer
nrevailirg. Monastir has large bui,
rarian population, and it was feared
That some of the inhabitants might JON
the bands of Bulgarian irregulars wnlen
on several occasions lately have threat
ened the city.
A Salonica dispatch to. the Havas
News Agency, under date of Wednes-
day, says that the Bulgarians nave d re,
tired from Babuna and concentrated
before the French front around Cerna.
a Reuter- dispatch from Athens says II
is untrue that the Germans are oceu-
pying the entire line from kraiievo 10
Kraguyebatz and Petrovac.
The Serbian government has oeeh
removed 10 Krusevo. east OF Perlepe.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Berlin gave out this statement:
Pursuit of the Serbians IN the
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