New Britain herald., 1915-11-17
GERMANS CAPTURE 2,0OO STREAMS
, TeutonS Hurrying to Attack Allied
 Expedition in Balkans
12,OO0 ARABS JOIN BRITISH
< Former Premier Carp Credited With
 Statement That Rumania Will En- ,s.
 Italians Claim Gains.

The advance of the Teutonic allies against the Serbians IS not being ap s preciably retarded by the Serbian de- lenses, Berlin announces. Capture of more than 2,OOO additional Serbians is reported.
 A gloomy view of the situation as regards the allied expedition in the Balkans is drawn by the Saloniki cor respondent of the Paris Journal who declares Austro- German forces are hurrying southward in large numbers and that the allies will have to de- fend themselves alone against the Triple attack of the Teutons. Bull garians and Turks, as assistance from Greece is not to be expected. He urges that endorsements be sent in large numbers or that the allied armies be re-embarked While there S yet time.''
 Italy to Send Troops.
 Italy will send troops to join the allied armies at Saloniki, according to Rome advices, preparations being now in progress for the dispatch of the Italian forces.
 Twelve thousand Arabs have joined the British army in Mesopotamia and this army is said to have reached a point within a few miles of Bagdad according to reports from German sources forwarded through the Hague.
 Greece Worries Allies.
 The attitude of the Greek govern ment toward the entente allies re- mains the chief point of interest in tile Balkan situation. At late devel- opment is the reported desire of King Constantine, told of by the Athens 1 correspondent of London news agency, to see Earl Kitchener, the | British war secretary, now in the near east, and discuss the military situation with him.
 With regard to the course Greece should take in case the allied forces | ih Serbia are forced back into Greek 1 territory, the attitude of Athens IS becoming less uncompromising. < Protest Against Government.
 In connection with the information
 
 have been recent reports of anti-dy- nastic demonstrations at Patras, d stronghold of former Premier Venize- los, one of whose newspapers in Sal oniki has protested in vigorous lan- guage against the action of the gov- ernment in ordering elections while the army was mobilized, declaring that the new chamber to be elected would not be representative of the nation. .,
 M Stratos, former Greek minis tor of marine, is on his way to Ger many by way of Switzerland, SUD- posedly on special mission, Rome newspapers announce.
 =. Kitchener Off for Gallipoli.
 Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has gone to the Gallipoli Peninsula from Mudros, the Aegean seaport at which he recently arrived Athens learns NA belated despatch from Bucharest credits former Premier Carp with the statement that Rumania will enter the war on the side of Germany in December.
 :. Artillery Actions z Only artillery actions are reported by Paris from the F'ranco-Belgian front.
 Rome reports the repulse of violent attacks by the Austrians near Monte San Michele and the enlarging and strengthening of Italian positions in the Adige Valley.
 2,OOO Serbians Captured
 Berlin Nov. IT, via London, 2:4S D. m.-Attempts of the Serbians to check the Austro German drive have again failed, the war Office an- nounced today More than 2.OOO Ser bians were captured yesterday.
 Bulgarians Deserting.