Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
SERBS SURRENDER
CITY OF M0NASTIR'
Former Capital Formally Given
Up to BuIgarians, Says an
Athens Dispatch.
ITALIANS KEEP up OFFENSIVE
Fighting Along Austrian Frontier SAID
to Be Most Sustained and Fiercest
of Whole War.


rendered formally to the Bulgarians
Monday, according to an Athens dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph.
Sunday Colonel Vassitch, the Serv-
ian commander, informed the Greek
council of his intention to surrender
the city without fighting, in order to
avoid useless bloodShed. A commits
sion composed of the Greek and Ru-
manian consuls and high priests was
appointed to negotiate with the Bull
garians as to the handing over of the
city, and the commission went to the
headquarters of the nearest Bulgar
army for conference.
Colonel Vassitch left Monastr by
the last train for F1orina, while the
British consul proceeded by motor car
to Greek territory with the archives
Railway communication, adds the dis
patch, has ceased between Monastir
and Florina.
According to a Saloniki dispatch to
the Times, dated November 80, COM
munication with the Servian telegraph
operator in Monastir continued up to
that time, which seemed to indicate
that the town had not been passed
into the possession of the Bulgarians
Italians Fight FierceIy-
1uIeT0Sl III lulllId1y OPCAdbAOio oe-o
been transferred from the Balkan the
alter of war to the Austro-Italian from
tier, where King Victor EmmanuePs
troops are carrying on victorious Of
fensive against the Austrians.
The fighting on this front has been
the most sustained and the fiercest of
the whole war. For weeks the Italians
have been attacking the Austrian
| bridgeheads and mountain positions
along the Isonzo river, and are draw
| ing their, nets around Tolmino, Gorilla
and Doberdo slowly. Their attacks
have been repeated time after time
| against positions which had been pre-
| pared most carefully, and while the
Austrians report the majority of these
assaults have been repulsed, their &C
counts are considered here to have
been so worded as to prepare the pub
! lie for their retirement from Gorilla,
at least.
| SIavs May Turn Tide.
| London, Nov 30.-The campaign in
| the Near East is about to enter new
phase, upon which the visit of Lord
Kitchener to Paris and Emperor Will
liam to Vienna, it is believed, will have
an important effect Presumably it is
| a question whether the central powers
will attack the Anglo-French forces in
Southern Servia or concentrate in
Western Bulgaria to meet the threat
of a Russian invasion from the east
and the possibility of Rumania taking
sides against her old enemies, Bull
garia and Turkey.
So far as Servia is concerned, win
ter appears virtually to have put an
end to any important movements, a;
/ oh, ho Ans orn nrOPoodirp
to deal with the Montenegrins, whose
frontier they have crossed, while the
Bulgarians are attempting to advance
to Prisrend and Monastir-
Snow Blocks Teutons.
With heavy and continuous snow
storms, these operations must be slow
especially as the Servians and Monte
negrins still are offering stubborn re
sistance. Monastir, it is admitted
cannot be saved, but the Servians, who
are defending the city, are determined
to resist TO the last and give the civil
ians chance to escape They hold ;
front some five miles from the tow
in the direction of Prilep. from which
point the Bulgarians, who hav'
crossed the Carassou river, are ad
: vancing.
Snow has stopped operations com
pletely on the Anglo-French front il
, Servia, the opposing forces, who ar
. separated by a valley a mile across
? having lost sight of each other
!, Artillery and aerial lighting ha
marked the progress of events il
| France, while in Russia an almos
complete lull prevails.
Look for Russian Surprise.
Perograd, Nov. 30.-The Russia,
foreign office observes that the re
ported change of front by the Austre
| Germans toward the Allies in Strumi
ga and toward the Danube, 1eavin
merely screen against the Servian
s in Montenegro and Albania, if COZ
hrmed. would indicate that the Au,
tro-Germans and Bulgarians anticipat
!, surprises from Russia and perhap
from Rumania, Notwithstanding kin
!. Ferdinand's colorless speech from tn
throne and Premier Bratiano's ca,
tious disposition to speak against ha.
y conclusions"
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