New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
BULGARIAN TROOPS
 TAKE FOUR TOWNS
Capture 0Chrida in Serbia and Three Montenegrin Communities
 FRENCH HOLDING GROUND

Russian Scouts in Daring Night Rsi(
 Capture Entire Staff of German
 Army Division-Turks Claim Ad
 vance in Southern Arabia.
 Capture by the Bulgarians of Och rida, in south western Serbia, where troops from Monastir have been re- sisting the advance of the invaders is announced through Berlin. Other towns in this region taken by King Ferdinand's troops are Struga and Dibra, and Djakova, over the Monte negrin line.
 Although the Bulgarians have been vigorously attacking the new lines es- tablished by the French in southern Serbia, they have made no impression On the French defenses and have sus- tained heavy losses, under the accur- Rte fire of the French artillery, Salon. tli advices declare
 All. steamer Not Sunk.
 It is announced by Lloyd's in Lon don that the American oil steamer eommunipaw did not sail from Alex andria, Egypt, until Wednesday. This seems to dispose of the repots that sine had been sunk by a submarine Which were received On Tuesday.
 The French retirement in southern Serp1a IS declared in a news agency despatch from SaIoniki to have been purely strategical and designed to shorten the front after the effort to effect Junction with the Serbians at Babuna Pass failed.
 French Battalion Destroyed.
 Sofia reports that the Bu1garians nave penetrated southwestern Serbia as far as Demirkapou and also are advancing south of Strumitza. The Wlplng out of a French battalion by bayonet attack is claimed
 The French assert that progress is being made in driving German troops from the trenches in the Souain region which the latter recently took. Explosion of German munitions depot was caused by French artillery.
 Capture of the entire staff of German army division on the eastern front is claimed in unofficial advices from Petrograd, the feat being ac- complished by a party of Russian scouts in daring night raid.
 Turks Claim Advance.
 An advance by the Turks on Alden, il southern Arabia close to the line of SueZ Canal traffic, is reported by the Constantinople war office.
 Three British labor organizations, membership in which aggregate about two million men, have formed an al- 1iance for offensive or defensive ac- tion in matters respecting wages and conditions of war
 French Decimated Bulgarians.
 Athens, Dec. 8, Via Paris, Dec g, 5:15 a. m.-There has been severe fighting on the French front during the past twenty-four hours, according to press despatches from Saloniki. The Bulgarians are said to have made no impression on the French lines in the Dociran-Demirkaton sec ton. The accurate fire of the entente artillery decimated the Bulgarians. According to news from other sources ! the Bulgarians are concentrating con- siderable forces in the Strumitza re- \ zion.
 - 22O,OOO Scrbians ill Albania. Official Serbian advices place the number of Serbian troops who retired into Albania at 220,000. I The Austro- German forces employ &ed in Serbian campaign are estimated ket twenty divisions (240,000 men.) i've of the divisions are said to be Austrian
 Driving Germans Back. Paris, Dec. 9, 2:35 D. m.-In the Champagne district French artillery has caused the explosion of a German depot of munitions at a point near St. SoupIet, according to announce Inlent made this afternoon by the French war office
 French counter attacks near Souain Ee"ntinue to drive the Germans back. The Germans here hold only a DOT tion of the advance trenches.
 British Submarine Sunk.
 Paris, Dec. 9, 2:35 D. m.-The French war office this afternoon gave put report on the progress of hos tilities on the Gallipoli Peninsula (Which reads as follows:
 'On the 5th of December an at taclo made by the enemy was con- pletely checked by the French fire. December 9th was characterized hv an effective fire from our trench guns. which madc breach in the lines of he enemy and caused the explosion pf aaTurkish. depot of munitions The Enemy responded by violent bonn bardment, which, however, caused no iamage.
 ''On the Sea of Marmora a British lubmarine has torpedoed and sent to he bottom the Turkish torpedo boat