The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
BALKAN CAMPAIGN

l London November 1.-The campaign in
 phase, upon which the visit of Lord Kitch-
 ener to Paris and Emperor William to | Vienna, it is believed, will have an im- l portant effect
 1 Lord Kitchener, after visiting the Bal kans and Italy, has arrived at Paris for conference with the French staff, while the German Emperor has gone to Vienna to see Emperor Francis Joseph and dis cuss with the Austrian generals what the
 next move will be.
 Presumably it is question whether the
 central powers will attack the Anglo
 French forces in southern Servia or con centrate in western Bulgaria to meet the
 threat of a Russian invasion and the pos
 sibilitity of Roumania taking sides against her old enenes, Bulgaria and Turkey So far as Servia is concerned, winter appears virtually to have put an end to any important movements although the Austrlans are proceeding to deal with the Montenegrins, whose frontier they have crossed while the Bulgarians are attempt ing to advance to Prisrend and Monastir. Heavy and continuous snowstorms win
 make these operations slow. especially as
 the Servians and Montenegrns are still offering stubborn resistance.
 MONASTIR CANNOT BE SAVED Monastir. it is admitted, cannot be, saved, but the Servians defending the city are determined to resist to the last and give the civilians a chance to escape. They hold front some five miles from the town in the direction of Prilep, from
 which point the Bulgarians who have crossed the Cara river. nH mo. ing.
 Snow has stopped operations on the | Anglo French front in Servia the op- posing forces, who are separated by a valley mile across. having lost siGh- | of each other,
 | There are no details of the Greeel< re- | ply to the collective note of the entente powers, demanding facilities for the An | lo-French forces, but a dispatch from | Athens says it is couched in friendly
 terms and is regarded as paving the way for the desired settlement whiel, would enable Greece to maintain her neu- | trality and not interfere with the inten- | tions of the allies. Desperate fighting l continues on the summits around Gorizia | the Italians claim to have captured more | Austrian trenches but the Austrans de- | clare that the attacks along the Isonzo | have been repulsed.
 | Atilery and aerial fighting has marked | the progress or events m France, while I in Russia an almost complete lull pre- vails. In the Caucasus a recrudescence
 of activity, however, is reported. Petro-
 grad recording several scouting expedi- | tions.
 l After clearing the battlefield at Ctesl-
 phon, near Bagdad in Mesopotamia. the 1 British again have withdrawn to the 1 river. The Turks report that he Brit
 ish were forced to retire by reason of
 counter attacks, after suffering very | heavy losses.
 Artillery engagements, in which Brit | ish monitors take a hand, continue on the
 Gallipoli peninsula.
 | It is report pm Rome that Austria 1 is seeking a ate peace, apparently | with Italy Thls Is not generally credited 1 here, although in some quarters the Ger | man Emperor's s visit to Vienna is believed
 to lend some color to the rumor
 TEe recent successes of the allies in | Kamerun are considered likely forerun- ners of the complete defeat of the Ger
 mans tbere. They are now concentrated at Jaunde and although well supplied with guns. find it difficult. owing to the l British coast blockade, to get munitions The allied forces are now converging on Jaunde while other columns arc be- ing sent out to cut off any attempt at retreat