New Britain herald., 1915-10-30
FALL OF PROT HI
 BLOW FOR SERB|
Road to Nish Now Open !. Ferdinand'S Forces
FIGHT LASTED THREE.
Serbian Losses Reported tl Been Extremely Heavy WhI of the Bulgarians Were \ Comparison With Action.

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 Comparison With Action.
 Sofia, Oct 27. via London. 10:50 a. m.-The fall of P "Wednesday morning was
 blow to the Serbian army. reduction of this strong
 leaves open the road to Nish vites a strong Bulgarian
 towards the center of old Sod
 The capture of Pirot follow days of desperate fighting. e nightfall on Oct. 26. During t the Serbs evacuated the city cling all their heavy bagRa leaving huge stores of am and war material in the hand Bulgars. It is asserted here k Serbian losses were extremeIX
 Serbian Position CritIcs
 The fall of Pirot and Zajeca CT with the junction made
 Austro- o-German and Bulgaria. north of Negotin have rend@ position of the Serbians, if St' cred here. extremely critical. forces near Mitrovitza and Fl are retreating north Tn the \ of Novipazar, with the purpd dently of joining the main gI their army in the interior whd said a state of siege is rapil preaching since the Serbs ard verge of being completely cul
 The capture of Zajecar wal tinct benefit to the Bulgaria. was of importance to the Serbil as a frontier fortress and as a junction. Zajecar was defend Serbian first-line division. st by about 10000 men Of the ( serve. The Bulgarian forces bered about two Brigades.
 Determined Resistancc
 The most thorough preparai defense had been made by ff bians, whose resistance was mined. Every mountain CT. rounding fortress was literal cred with barbed wire entana and other obstacles. From thd tions the Serblans poured a fire into the Bulgarian lines
 Three outlying positions weT| more than a week ago, but th line and the southern. easte1 northern works held out unt| day. However. the Bulgarii ceeded in taking heavy artil the top of the mountain. wherI were able to direct their fircI Serbian defenses.
 Preliminary Bombardmer
 The Serbians were subjected preliminary bombardment on and early yesterday. This VI lowed by a Bulgarian infant tack of the most desperate ter. The Bulgarians were obliged to climb on all fours Il slopes to Serbian positions. N then the attacking parties we down or thrown back. but tl turned to the assault and shod fore noon carried all the Serb lenses.
 The Bulgarian artillery fIH said by Serbian prisoners to hal the worst they had experienced. shrapnel exploded unerringly height of fifty feet above the positions. This, together with rushes of the BuIgaf compelled the remainifS bians to surrender.
 Wear Civilian Clothing.
 Most of the prisoners wear with military overcoa caps. Others are weaing thin mer uniforms. and three d shirts. Few of them have good There was no lack. however. best French and British war als. The Serblans are still hat endorsements will reach All accounts agree as to thd' of the Bulgarians. ExtraorI ,xertions were required to scaI| lizzy heights of Zajecar. Ind ,arian infantrymen removed hoes to obtain a better footir' he slippery rocks. Like untd ,eings they rushed up the iaps in their line were filled tanly from following reserves.
 Effective Work by Infantr Reaching the summit, the in i'd such effective work with ayonet that the Serbians who till inclined to fight held up ands quickly. It Is asserted tn arian losses were slight fin co son with the magnitude Of ti n.z