Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
0kEGOVERNMENT
May DECLARE WAR
ON GERMANY SOON
Diplomats In Switzerland Un.
derstand Action BY Italy
Is Now Merely Mat
ter of Hours.
TOO LATE TO SAVE SERBIA

VWu ouC O-GeT1U60-
Bulgar Steam Roller Is
Crushing Ally.
London, Nov. 22.-The corre-
spondent at Berne, Switzerland,
of the Central News, telegraphs:
Diplomats understand that an
Italian declaration of war on Ger
many is only a matter of hours"
London. Nov. 22~.-Although no Of,
fetal confirmation has been received
oI the report that the Bulgarians have
captured Monastir, in southwestern
Serbia. little hope is felt in England
mat the announcement Is premature.
accepting 1t as true, the impression is
ROWING that the entente allies arrived
TOO late to give n service to tho
Serbians.
The only thing certain in regard to
the plight Of Serbia is that its military
situation is going from bad to worse.
IN the north the main Serbian
armies are giving way slowly before
tne battering Austro-G German forces.
Waacn would move more
rapidly IL weather conditions were het-
ter.
It is. established tina the Bulgarians
are In Prilep and at least have madc
Monastir untenable. The Anglo-
french armies based on Saloniki seem
tions. '
Britain More Cheerful.
Optimistic feeling in regard ia tho
olplomatic situation in Greece still
persists in England. The reasons for
this optimism. however, continue to be
obscure. Ss
The weather seems to have inter-
is reported except the retirement Of
the r. .ians to the east bank of the
Styr in Galicia. In Courland wet
weather in the swampy district. evil
IDENTIFY has brought both sides to a
On he other fronts there arc few
Desperate fighting continues
between the Austrians and Italians
In Mesoptomaia, General Nixon is re-
ported to be in sight of Bagdad.
ATHENS DISPATCH coNE,Isrs
SITUATION ABOUT MoNAsTlR
patch to the Exchange Telegranh cons
pany. filed Friday. says Serbian troops
at succeeded yesterday in
advancing to a distance of seven kill
ometers about four and two-thirds
milesl;. The telegram adds that the
intentions toward Monastir of the Rni-
garians who have occupied. Prilcn arc
unknown. 80
Denys Cochin, minister without p,;rt-
folio In the French cabinet, has left for
Salonikt after ar interview with King
Constantine. ~
The reference to tho Serb advance
at Monastir Is rather cryptic. I'm
official advices yesterday were that
tne town q been occupied by the
bulgars. The advance" may have
been made before the town finally was
abandoned or MAJ mean that Monastir
Still is In the possession of the Ser
bans and that the Bulgars have been
repulsed.
VIOLENT BATTLE AT coR,z,A.
FOUR ITALIAN CITIES RAlpEp
Rome; Nov. 20: (via Paris. Nov. 22).
positions in n around Gorilla con-
tinues with undated vigor, according
to the official statement issued today
az the headquarters; OF the general
Enemy aeroplanes yesterday threu,
bombs on Verona, where four citizens
were wounded. and on Vicenza and
Grade. where there were neither vic
Tins nor damage. Another enemv
squadron threw is bombs on Udine,
- ~ 6OAA0 01lu WOuNOInH IN
civilians n eight soldiers. The ma
tertal damage was unimportant.
BOND AND ARTILLERY
FIGHTING IN FRANCE
Paris, Nov. 20.-The French war Of
lice this afternoon gave out q renort.
on the progress of hostilities. reading
as follows:
There was reported last night MOTH
ing more than some artillery fighting
n various engagements with hand
grenades In tho Artois district. at the
barbados of h Labyrinth':, in the
Argonne. ut COurteA. Chaussees and 1T
VauquOts. and In Lorraine at a noinf
not far from Reillon.'
GERMANS PUSH FURTHER
L INTO 9ER1lAN TERRITORY
Berlin, Nov: 20. (by wireless to saw
vtlle).-Announcement wal made Iy
the war office today OF the capture of
$500 o Serbians.
The occupation OF Novavaros and
Sientca In western Serbia. near the
Aontenegrin border. is reported. To-
wards the center az the Teutonic adj
vance the own OF RaAkn, about -
I miles northeast Of Novipayar. has been
Ireached. Todayso statement also re-
ports q bombardment of Westende. In
BeI9tum. ~ hostile monitors. which
W1th0roW when replied to by the Ger
man battes1es On the coast.
ON TRAIL or ANTHRAX.
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