Evening star., 1915-11-10
LONDON HEARS FRENCH
HAVE CAPTURED VELES
Accounts Agree That Situation in
Northern Serbia Is Growing
More Desperate.
SEEK TO KEEP ROAD OPEN
With Reinforcements Being Landed
at Saloniki. British and French
. May Take Offensive
Soon.

wireless to Sayville. N. Y.-A de-
feat for the French and British
troops in southern Serbia, with
losses which are described as
enormous, is reported in dis
patch from Sofia by way Of
Budapest.
According to this information,
the battle occurred between Kriv-
olak and Prilep. The allies made
a violent attack upon defensive
positions of the Bulgarians.
Many Prisoners Taken.
In addition to heavy losses in
killed or wounded of the allies,
it is reported, large number Of
their troops were captured.
Railway communication be-
tween Nish and Prot, on the line
to Sofia near the Bulgarian from
tier, has been re-established and
traffic has been resumed, accord
ing to Sofia dispatch given out
by the Overseas News Agency.
Teutons Continue Advance. 81
Further advances Of the Austrians
and Germans in Serbia are reported to-
day by the war Office, which says the
pursuit, of the Serbians is continuing
vigorously.
The amount Of war booty captured at
Krusevac is now given as 103 cannon,
most of them modern, in addition to
large amounts of ammunition.
The number of Serbians captured at
Nish by the Bulgarians is placed at
$3.50. One hundred cannon were cap
tured at Nish and twelve at Leskovac.
French Recapture veles.
LONDON. November 10, 2:23 PM
French forces have recaptured the
town of Veles. in southern Serbia,
from the Bulgarians. according to ad-
vices received by the Serbian legation
in Athens from Guevgeli, forwarded
by the Stars correspondent in Athens.
From the point OF view of the al
lies, the Serbian situation grows
steadily worse in the north. but offers
fresh ground for encouragement in the
south. All of the important railway
line through Nish that remains in
Serbian hands is small section near
Aleksinac, north Of Nish. and this is
doubly threatened by the Bulgarian
advance to the Morava river and the
continued southwark drive of the Ger
man forces from Krusevac, both con-
verging upon Aleksinac, where it seems
likely that junction will soon be ef-
fected.
Turn Favorable to Allies.
South of Nish the railway is un-
doubtedly in the hands of the Bull
garians as far as Veles, since Leskovac C
has been recently taken by them, but
! south of Veles. in the neighborhood of
Krivolak. the situation has taken a
turn decidedly more favorable for the
allies.
The Bulgarians are still persistently
attacking this point but Saloniki dis
patches report they have been driven
back no fewer than four times. and
the net result of the Bu1garians' des-
behind the Serbian army has been
| heavy losses without their gaining a
| foot of territory.
French and British troops figure con-
spicuously In this bulgarian repulse
and 1t is confidently believed here that.
| reinforced by troops now arriving in
large numbers, a decisive offensive nv
| the allies will be possible in the near
] future.
Success Claimed for Serbs.
Serbians operating in the defiles Of
Kutchanik against the Bulgars advanc-
| ing from Uskup to Prisrend report an
! important success. according to advices
from Saloniki. says an Athens dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
In the region of Strumitsa British
troops have received reinforcements
and replaced the French north of Doir-
an with the object of harassing the
flank OF the Bulgarians, who are at
tempting to reach Doiran and Guevg-
hell in order. to compel the allies to
| retreat.
! A Bucharest dispatch by way of Cen
| eva says that $4,000 Albanians are ap-
proa ching to attack the Serbians in
the rear at Monastir and Prisrend.
Precarious for Bulgars.
| AANAc' A>oSehoei w. WV dHl-A
dispatch from Saioniki to the Hestia Of
| Athens, as forwarded by the Havas
| agency. confirms reports that the
French troops operating against the
Bulgarians are extending their front
along the railroad from Krivolak in
| the direction of Veles. According to
this dispatch the position OF the Bull
garian forces at veIes is precarious
| British troops also are advancing on
Veles by a route further north, threat
ening the flank Of the Bulgarians.
| In the fight preceding the capture of
Ormanly, the dispatch says, the Bull
l garianR Suffered heavy l0asea law