The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-23
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Halt an hour later the corresponsI
dent with party Of French otisers
watched the battle from the mel
boring hills. Every detail was visit
bic except during occasional peyi6ds
Of the lowering OF mist from the hills
tops. rs r. 4
Host ties were opened Will T.
savage artillery duels From the:
point Of obseryati ION flashes 81 dame;
and puffs Of smoke could be seem
revealing the position Of guns on
both sides ofIths Vardat river, wIhichS
is Joined by: the Cerna a few miles
north OF 5Drenovo. Clouds Of smoke
from the ebursting shells gave come
idea OF the result Of the dre, which
the Bulgarians Concentrated in an
effort to dislodge the French from
the sRajec gorge. Shrapnel was
placed successfully between the
gorge several times. 4. Z. \. IL
BuIgars on Hills.
Soon the whir Of machine guns
and the popping Of ride IRE betrayed
the Positions OF the Bulgarian In
fantry. on the hill behind the gorge
moving figures could be seen ont
lined against the sky. They Climbed
with what seemed to be intarmip as
bic slowness. The Bulgarians Aed
after q brief struggle with the bayo-
net. s N.
The Bulgarians are bringing MP
heavy forces from the neighb ofhood
Of Prilep. The French plan OF cam
lpatgn seems to have been to occupy
as quickly as possible the naximnnn
number Of positions Of natural
strength and to take care Of sthetr
communication as ectively as could
be done with the forces available
When one position thus held Is made
the object OF serious attack the
French withdraw as the complete
lack OF effective means OF trans.
sportation renders the rapid shiftinf
OF troops from one position to afs
other tmpracticable.
Differs from Other, CAMPAIGNS. e;
a striking feature Of the campaign
~ serbia is Its utter unlik eliness to-
that ID France. Trenches are con-
sstructed for only Temporary use in
actual battle. The open country n
Ecihtates the employment OF tactf
skill In which the French seem to De
superior to the Bulgarians. notwith
standing their lack OF Familiarity
with the country. ) y !:
Neither battlefelds nor encarnp.
mentst resemble in the least those 81
France. The soldiers are camped IA Z.
tents. as the sBulgariansi have not
thus tar employed aeroplanes The
camps are changed frequently TO-
keep pace with the movement of The
battle line.
Artillerymen for the hrst time
since the beginning of the war ofs
ten have the opportunity OF actually
seeing the mark whereat they are
aiming The famous French three
tneh gun firing almost with the I'd
ipiuity Of machine guns inflicts 81
tfaord binary havoc on the Bulgarians
No Bulgarian Aircraft Guns.
y French aviators are enjoying the
opportunity presented by the lack al
Bulgarian aircraft guns OF flying Low
over the positions Of their Opponents
ana actually photographing them
wltn such detail as to reveal the
numbers and location Of the hos
tile forces. 3l'l s3 :
The serbians In the North are said
TO oe concentrating on the historic
Kosovo plains with the idea 81 at.
tempting an offensive In the directio
Of uskup. It Is reported that six
divisions viii debouch from TIE
plains by way Of the q Stchanik aud
Kortchou passes. The BuigariSns
are being Withdrawn hastily from
the Prilep region. "A sisetsiye bat
tie sis looked for. B