The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-25
New Position Dominates the Railway Leading to
 SalOnika
TO LINK TEUTON AND
 BULGARIAN ARMIES
Allied Troops Continue to Land at Sal0nika-Bulgarian Forts on the Aegean and Black Seas
 Are BOmbarded

Sofia, Saturday, October 23.-tvis London. October 24.-BuIgarian troops have conquered Uskup. chief servian town on the railway between Nish and saionikl, says an official communicn- ton issued today. X violent battle had been wnged for It's possesSiop.
 Nish, October 23.-(yfa London. De- tobcr 24)-'rhe Servian general head quarters staff announced today thnt the Servian towns of kumanova and VeIes had been taken by the Bulgar- tans.
 Athens, October 23.-(via London, October 24D-Saloniki advice. say the report was current there today that Bulgarian attacks on the seryian town Of Veles tkoprulu) on the River Var a"r' 2s miles southeast of Uskup. had been arrested as the result of a heavy flank attack on the Krivolak- Strumitz. front by French troops.
 London. October A-The Bulgar rians announce they have reached Uskup. an important junction on the saloniki-Nish railway, thus placing themselves across the route by which the allies reinforce ments for the Serbs would travel The Austro-Germans in the north have begun more vigorous offensive and have crossed the Danube near. Orsavo This brings much nearer the linking up of the ar mics of the Germanic allies, and those of Bulgaria, and the opening of the way through Bulgaria to Constantinople.
 Success is not being achieved without heavy losses. as the Servian veterans. we'll entrenched in their mountains, are offering stubborn resistance and are making the invaders pay a big price for every mile of country invaded
 More Allied Troops Landed
 French troops are fighting beside the Serbs in the southwestern region and re- ports from Athens say that other steps are being taken by the allies to help their small partner. Additional troops are being landed at Salonilxi; Bulgarian ports in the Aegean and Black sea are being bombarded. and it is believed that -'-~iA eNiiA hioiieious VIII pe sent to ser via by stil another route Without the active cooperation of Greece and Rou- mania. however, the allies. it is feared. cannot do much for some weeks. Russian troops landed at Domeness Courland. according to Berlin, have re- embarked If that is so, it is probable the landing was Intended as diversion, In the hope of drawing German troops from the Riga and Dvinsk regions. where very heavy fighting is still in progress. There is no news of Field Marshal Von Hindenburgs drive toward the Dvina, southeast of Riga. but northwest of Dvinsk he has made another attempt to reach the river and claims to have forced the Russians from their positions, inflict- 1 ing great losses and taking nearly 5000 prisoners Illoukst which has figured prominently In all the recent communications, has been captured by the Germans. The persistence with which the Cor mans are attacking in the Dvina region shows the importance they attach to the | capture of Dvinsk and Riga. and the line | of the Dvina river before winter sets in. | On the rest of the eastern front the Russians continue isolated attacks. de- signed to prevent the Germans from es- tablishing line of entrenchments such as they placed before Warsaw last year. after the first attempt to take the city failed.
 Except for few attacks by the Ger mans. fighting in the west has consisted for the most part of artillery engage ments and some exciting air contests
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