The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-26
First Engagement Between Re-
lief Expedition and Foe Takes
Place At krivoIak, Resulting
In Rout and Pursuit OF Enemy
SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF
PROMISED IN FIVE DAYS
Still Hope For Help Reaching
Army Resisting Teutons-FaIl
OF Uskup and Kumanova, Un-
confirmed, Doubted In London
tAssocia,ed Pros, BY Fsd.ra, Wireless,

CAssociated Press by Federal wirslsss.)
ONDON, October 26.--The first en-.
~ gagcment between the troops of
the Allies proceeding north in Serbia to
the relief of the Serbs and the invad.
ing lhIlgarians has resulted In the com
plrtc uefeat of the Bulgars, whom the
French met and crushed at Krivolak,
forty miles north of where :hc Salo-
nikaNish railroad crosses the Grascc-
Serbian border.
At this point a small force Of Serbs
were entrenched, holding back the Bul-
garian advance. Reinforced by tho
French, the combined army advanced
against the Bulgars, driving them back.
The Bdlgars are aretreating in the
direction Of strumitza, pursued by the
Franco Serb forces. i ~ p.
SIN Hope Of Ala = "a ~, = 49,, !
Other troops Of the Allies ara pro-
ceeding north as rapidly as transports.
tion allows and there is yet s,me hope
that help will reach the Serbians fall
ing back on the north before tho But.
gananS invading from Sofia aud the
Austro Germans can crush the main
Scrman army.
The reports from Sofia on Sunday
that I'skup and Rumanova have been
occupied by the Bulgarians Is nor con
frmCd and is regarded as doubtful, even
in Berlin. t.uty.
A despatch received by the DaIiy
Telegraph last night from its CORES
pOndcnt in Nish states that the AIl'cs
have sent word for the Serbs to Gu
deavor to hold out for five days longer,
by the end of which time help in sub
stantinl form viii reach them.
TeuIonic Aims Accomplished
In the north, the advance of the
| Austro- Germans has reached the point
where it appears certain that the main
objective of the drive into the Balkans
will he attained. This was to open the
way for n direct line of commune alton
between Hungary and Turkey, the pos
session of the northeastern section OF
Serbia and the alliance with Bulgaria
I accomplishing this.
1t is within the possibilities that the
TeutOns will be satisfied with this and
will prepare defensive line south Of
Belgrade and to the Bulgarian border,
instead of pushing the advance south
against the mountain positions of the
Serbs.
1t is believed here that this Is the
probable Austro German course, as il
is not believed that Germany has tho
troops to spare for a continued often
sive campaign in Serbia, while the Of
fensive of the Italians has made il ne
cessary for Austria to hurry all the
troops she has available to defend heE
southern borders.
Bulgars May Let Up
Should this materialze, the Bulga.
rian invasion will not be pushed after
the Teutonic objective in the north
has been completely attained and the
main Bulgar strength will be used ia
, assist the Teutons in holding the line
and, possibly, in reinforcing the Turk
ish positions. Such disposition of
, the Balkan troops of the Alliance would
account for the early massing of a Bul
garian force in Northwestern Bulgaria
Military critics here are inclined tC
the belief that Germany will be able
to spare very few troops for the Bal
kan line and will rely mainly on the
BuIgarians to hold open the communica
tiOn expected to be established with
Turkey.
A despatch to the Times from Bu
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