The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
One Serbian Force of 1000
Holds $4,000 Bulgars-
City Not Yielded.
TEUTON DRIVE HITS
MONTENEGRIN WALL
Advance Made Slow by Des-
perate Resistance-SnOw
Hampering Fighting.

Special Cable Despatch TO TUE Sts.
LONDON. Dec. 2.--Imminent retreat ~
the hard pressed forces In southwestern
Serbia through Greek territory is ex-
pected to force the hand OF Greece IN the
negotiations now being carried on a.
Athens regarding the attitude of the
Hellenic Government toward the Allies.
While the remnant of the Serbian
southern army is maintaining a des-
perate resistance to the Bulgarian on
slaught at Moirastir, it is learned in
dispatches tonight from Salonica that
the forces further TO the west are about
to cross the frontier into Greece In an
effort to effect Il Junction with the allied
line on the Nardar. the centre Of which
rests on G;hevghel This would at once
raise the Issue which has been the cru
cial point of the diplomatic dealings w.
tween Greece and the Allies.
Gr~-cc May Accept situatiOu.
The latest unofficial reports regarding
the present status of these negotiations
lead to the belief that this eventuality
has been fully discussed and that when
the frontier mas actually been crossed
by Serb forces Greece will accept the
situation as fat accompli" and per
NIT her territory t. become a bas. 10
extended operations of the Serbs ana
the, allied armies.
T5e correspondent Of the Mo,1u,.y
Post telegraphs from Athens:
Greece having conceded all th. de
mands of the Entente Powers. the mill
IA =
~ the Gr.ch General Staff are confer
ring about the withdrawal of Greek
trrps from Sllonica, the Allies haviia,
given a pledg. that IN return for these
concessions the sovereignty of Greece In
all the territory affected will be not only
recognized hut guaranteed"
The Athens correspondeut of the
Times. teIegralrhng Wednesday, says:
King Constantine presided this morn
ing 1t a Cnufer"nC. of members OF tho
Government ana the chief Of tn. Gen
eral stan tn discuss the situation Tn"
discussion Lasted two hours, NJ de- sion
was reached. The Entente Powers At
tach urgent Importance to the eXecu-
tion Of their demands and appear to
De resolved to apply pressure to this
end The Government denies that the
Niles already hav" initiated prelimi-
nary military measures AZ Sllonica,
\ despatch from Salonica to the Times
r"ceive'i late Tonight says:
The Austru-tierman forces have eyac-
uated Neles kuprilD aud are mai~hins
10 the n"rthward in the general dir,c-
ton OF Egai-palanka. on the bulgarian
border
The Dd,iy Mdii's correspondent ~ Sa-
lonicn. IN despatch filed ~ l. 80
q clock Yesterday morning. SAYS:
The Bulgars weIe about four miles
from Monastir on Sunday night. They
attacked on Tuesday the kirklina
heights, which dominate and protect tho
town.
-Four thousand Serbs are despe rately.
holding back 25.0UU Bulgars. who at
tackled from the north. Another Ser
bian foice 1000 strong l. keeping back
10000 Bulearians in the south
Plan RETREAT Through Greece.
"The S"rbs are preparing to retreat
toward Rcsua 'wcst Of Mouasti) So ~
to join IN, Allies AT ';h-vghel such .
rnov.n.,lt would be through Greek te.-
r.tory,
1T is believed that the French and
Sertss may save Mouastir, for the Bui-
gars are believed 20 hay. no reinforce
meuts at hand
The change in the direction OF tn.
iustro-GcrnlU forces IN Serbia, an
uouuc"d yesterday, was officially con-
firmed to-day. These forces are making
all available bulgarian rcerfoIcem"nts
follow them and are heading for the
Rumanian frontier with the greatest pos
siblc speed
The serbian forces retrcating through
the Albanian mountains are In II des-
perate position. They lack food. Their
journey through the snow will take at
east fifteen days, and they have only
food enough To- last them i've days.
The operations on the Franco British
front are at II standstill on account of a
heavy suowstorm on November - This
frost H. sever" and several soldiers are
!ncapacitated 10y frostbtten feet"
Tn. correspondent quotes travele .
from constautiuoplc and rhilippopolis rs
stating that there Is no direct railroad
communication Yet between Germany
and Constantinoplc. The line. they sas',
is working between Nish and Constant.
noplc. hut between Belerade and Nish Il
is disorgaii2ed by IN. Serbs to such ,,n
extent that a high bulgarian railway
official j. quoted as saying that ii ~
likely to b" i've weeks before "A train can
be run from Austria to Turkey
"Meauwhilc." the correspondent says,
munitions aie brought down the Ddnuba
to Rus;rhuk and passengers arrive
IN; ough Rumania. crossing the Danube
at Ghlrgevo
My informant continues the corrc-
Sluuirnt, describes conditions at Con-
.tnntiGop.e ae practically normal cA-
ccpt for "A considerable increase in tho
price OF food. The Turks he says ara
stll conf lent that the Dardanelle~ can
not he forced, and expect when German
munitions arriN. to drive the inNadcfs,
out Of Gallivol!. lie heard that a b. 'tery