Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
Reinforcements Arrive Just
at Proper Moment When
Result Is in Doubt
BULGARIAN TOWN
TAKEN BY ALLIES
Invasion From North Fails
IN It's Purpose to Cut
Important Railway

allies have effected landing at
Enos, on the Aegean sea in Europ-
can Turkey close to the Bulgarian
border and have seized the rail-
road at that point, according to a
dispatch from, Athens to tho Mes
saeeero Of Rome, transmitted by
the Central news.
While Bulgarian and serbo-
French forces arc clashlng for
possession Of the SaIoniki-Nish
road In Southern Serbia, tho Aus
tro-German invaders are continu-
Ing their advance from the north.
Berlin today reported further pro-
qress for the Teutonic armies
south Of Belgrade and In the Poz-
arevao region.
In the Macva district on the
Save-Drina, front where the Ser
bians have apparently hardly budo-
ed since the beginning Of the In
vasIon, they are now beginning to
give way, Berlin reports.
In the official report from Paris
the only Infantry clash Of moment
. noted was in the neighborhood Of
J Souchez, where Il is declared
three German attacks against
positions at 1olsen-Aache were
completely ohecksd.
German airmen dropped eight
bombs on the French fortress Of
BeIfort, Berlin announces, the
avIators noting that a number Of
fires followed the explosions.
In Russia Field Marshal Won
Hlndenburg reports good progress
In his attack south Of Riga. Rus
sian attacks west Of Jacobstadt
and IN the smorgon region were
repulsed, while the Germans claim
20 have captured Russians POSI-
tions on q front nearly two miles
west Of Iiloukst.
London, Oct. 18.-Serbian and Anglo
renoh troops have occupied the Bull
.arian town OF Strumitsa, thirty miles
orth of Saloniki, according to officta
elegrams from Athens. This follows
losely on news that Serbiaps, with
llied assistance, have repulsed Bull
arian attack at Vilandovo, turning the
dvance Of the Bulgars into a retreat
eyond their own border.
Thus the Anglo-French-Serbian &C
ion in the Balkans has leaped out OF
be field of surmtse into vivid fore
round of fact and is asserted by Lon
on military observers to have been
ut the outset with success.
This arrival of French troops at the
moment when the Ser
ian struggle with 10000 newly ar
ived Bulgarians at Vilandovo and
Iundovo still hung in the balance, has
ramatic qualities which for the mo
nent have completely eclipsed the
Military exploits of the other theaters
The chief military Importance of the
success Is the defeat OF
he Bulgarian project of cutting the
railroad, which is known
0 have been the Bulgarian objective
is not clear whether British troops
with the French in this
peration, but message from Athens
tating that they had left Saloniki Sat.
rday for the Serbo-Bulgarian frontier
Indicated they at least were near the
Gene of the fighting.
Press Other Fronts.
Russian and Italian help thus far has
cen only indirectly indicated by in.
reased aggressiveness against the
Iustro- Germans, which makes a
urther DETECTION of Teutonic forces
, the Balkans impracticable.
In the eastern theater the Germans
re again attacking the Russian posi-
ions southeast of Riga, but Petro.
rad commentators regard this to be
urely demonstration calculated to
istract attention from the Dvinsk
egion and Galicia which have gained
realty in Importance with the Balkan
evelopments. It Is clear that although
1e battle which General Ivanoff is
ghting continues with varying sue
ess, the Germans have been unable
} establish themselves on the eastern
ank of the River Stripa.
With a particularly intense artillery
re continuing on both sides in the
region. the French war
ffice reports slight progress. A strong
arricade southeast of Neuville has
cen captured and the Givenchy- Wood
ositions have been consolidated
ITALY TO HELP IN BALKANS.
Rome, Oct. 1S.-Italy's cooperation
'ith her allies in the Balkans may
ow be considered as absolutely GER
lin, says the Correspondence Italiana.
his probably will begin with naval ac-