The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
TWO NATIONS At
WAR WITH BULGARS
Britain and Serbia Notify Sofia
of Action.
NISH CLAIMS BIG VICTORY
Glxty Thousand Teutons Reported
Lost in Battle With serbs-serIIn
Tells Of New Gains In Balkan
Invasion.

London, Oct. l6.-Great Britain
last night declared war upon Bulgaria.
Sofia dispatches announce Serbia
declaration of war. Italy has an
nounced her decision not to enter the
Balkan hostilities.
The foreign Office last night issued
the following announcement:
In view of the fact that Bulgaria
has announced that she is at war with
Serbia and is an ally of the central
powers, the British government has
informed the Bulgarian government
through the Swedish minister, who ia
undertaking Bulgarian interests, that
state Of war exists between Great
Britain and Bulgaria as from ~
o'clock p. m. today"
The two formal declarations of hos.
tilities followed day of intense &C.
tiiVty in Balkan affairs, both from a
military and diplomatic standpoint.
Germans Report Gains.
In actual military developments the
German official statement claims con
tinued successes against the Serbians
chief of which was the capture OF
the fortified town OF PoZarevac. about
twelve miles southeast of Semendria
where $50 prisoners and three guns
were taken. Continued progress by
the invading army under General Won
Mackensen, according to the prear
ranged PLAN" is also announced
while Berlin declares the Bulgarian
first army has entered Serbia and cap
tured the passes between Bjelograd
elk and KuzaZevic.
Teutons Lose 10000.
Paris, Oct. I6.-The stro-German
forces that invaded Serbia have lost
10000 men in killed and 10000 in
wounde don the Belgrade-S emendria
obrenevatz front, according to a spe
cial dispatch to the Temps. from Nish
Says Serbians Are Winning.
Geneva, Oct. 1.-THE Tribune re
ports that the Serbians are inflictini
terrific losses on the Germans. Aus
TRANS and Bulgarians in their triple
invasion Of Serb territory.
On the Drina," it says, the Serbs
having received re-enforcements, re
pulsed the Austrians, inficting enoT
nous losses. Near Shabats the Serbs
destroyed German brigade, taking /,
900 prisoners.
repulsed, the Serbs taking two thou
sand prisoners"
Russians Rombard Varna.
A Russian feet has bombarded thu
Bulgarian port Of Varna on the Blacl
sea, according to a dispatch from
Bucharest. Four German submarines
that had been taken to Varna overland
are reported to have escaped into tn,
Black sea before the blockade began
Italy Won't Land Troops.
Rome, Oct. 15.-Italy cannot under
take to send troops to the Balkans a
present, but will contribute in othe
ways to the success of the allies
cause. The Giornale dItalia, oficia
organ of foreign minister Sonnino
makes this statement in discussing III,
situation that has developed through
Bulgaria's Intervention in the war.
Need Troops at Home.
1t is possible that the determined
offensive of the Austrian forces on tn,
Italian front caused the sudden shift
in plans. Coincident with the Teuton
Bulgar attack upon Serbia, the Austrc
Hungarian troops are assailing the Ital
ians at many points. Though the wa
office states that these operations hav,
resulted in no gains for the enemy, /
Is probably deemed necessary to keel
all available troops ready for action.