New-York tribune., 1915-12-04
Serbs Still Have 100000
Men for New Attack,
Says Minister.
ENTENTE REVIEWS
ATHENS PRESSURE
Greek Delays Arouse Suspicious
in Paris-Teutons Push On
in Montenegro.

AEalHsL s0CAbid oAAN wv
Monastir the whole Bulgarian army
when the weather permits, will attempt
TO drive the British and French forces
out of Southern Serbia, while the Aus
trians continue their efforts to over
run Montenegro, and the Germans with
the aid of the Turks and what Bu!-
garians and Austrians can be spared
turn their attention TO the Russians
who again are reported to have en-
tered Rumanian territory on their way
TO Bulgaria.
The Athens correspondent of the
Havas Agency sends the following:
ut is reported from Florina Greece
that the Serbians have sent a numbe: (:
OF battalions to occupy the village OF
Buo, TWO hours from the Grecian
frontier, in order to thwart the Bull
garian mannuvre having for its pur-
pose the occupation of the railroad sta
ton at Xanali and the cutting of the
Serbian retreat toward the Greek
frontier.
According to news from Serbian
roarces the total number of Serbians
made prisoners by the Bulgarians does
not exceed $4,000. The bulk of the
Serbian army thus remains intact" >"
Rustchuk, on the Danube, west of
the Rumanian border, in the opinion
of well-advised persons here, is to be
the point of concentration for the Ger
mans. both as warning to Rumania
that il would be dangerous for her to
ioin the Entente Allies and to meet
any Russian advance.
There is conflict in the speculation
here regarding the position of Greece.
Some dispatches say a satisfactory
agreement has been reached between
the Entente Allies and the Hellenic
Kingdom, while others aver that the
situation is so unsatisfactory that the
Entente Allies have reestablished
their restrictions on Greek commerce.
The Rome "Giornale dItalia," how
ever, denies a report that Greece has
refused to accede to the requests Of
the Entente Powers. The newspaper
adds that the negotiations are con-
tinuing.
Delay Arouses Suspicious.
The prolonged silence of the Greek
government has again aroused the sus-
picion Of the French press. One news
paper goes so far as to assert that
Greece has concluded or is about to
conclude treaty With Bulgaria by the
feIfQS OF WHICH hOildcNlA anu bHC a.
dar Valley in Serbia are "ceded" to
Greece in return for aid against the
Anglo-French expeditionary forces.
Members Of the Serbian Chamber OF
Deputies and the Minister of War have
arrived at Salonica, while the Minister
of Finance is a. Florina, Greece,
fifteen miles southeast of Monastir.
Other Serbian governmental Offices
now az Elbassan and Koritsa will be
removed to Ablona, Albania.
The "Giornale dTtalia" also prints
an interview with VI. Ristitch, Serbian
Minister to Italy, concerning a rumor
that Serbia might capitulate. The
Minister is quoted as follows:
any capitulation, this word being un-
known in Serbia. There the people
either win or die. The Serbian people
and government. are irrevocably de-
termined to fight to the bitter end next
to their Allies. Serbia will be loyal to
her last man. In a short time Serbia
will have fresh army of 100000 men
f-l of enthusiasm, to throw on the
flank Of the enemy. She only needs
supplies Of arm and ammunition"
Monastir's Fall Confirmed.
Occupation of Monastir by an Aus.
tro-German force al 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon is reported by Reuter-:
correspondent at Salonica.
The BulgarIIns did not enter Mon
astir, remaining at Kenali, south of tn,
city. II is reported, however, that thel
will march into MCnastir to-day.
A correspondent of the Milan "Cor
riere della Sera," who departed from
Monastir on the last train which lef
that city, telegraphs that 1000 Serb
- 80 Ea.1x. al Noa
stitch, the Serbian commander, wer
too exhausted on their arrival TO b.
Of value They had marched for sew
onteen days over the rough Albanian
roads, struggling on through snow o
rain. Sometimes they went fotty-eigh
hours without food.
"It was not a lighting force, bu
groups of ghosts, which entered Mon
astir." the correspondent says. "Al
though the men were fit only for tn
hospital, they went Immediately TO tn
front 70 cover the general retiremen
OF the army.
"It seemed only the spectre of al
army as IL faded out of sight, snoy
swirling about the soldiers in icy blus
ters."
As the train drew away from Mon
astir the correspondent saw in the dis
tanee the faint CLEAN Of light. IL wa
at Serbian Headquarters, where Colo
mel Nassiteh was still at work, deter
mined 20 be the last to leave the city
Two thousand Bulgarian rifles wer'
found in a trench taken Wednesday BY
French troops, according TO Havai
dispatch from Salonica. The Frencf
arc strongly intrenched before Krivo
LAX. $50 yards from the Bulgsr sd
vanced posts. The British troops alsC
are well dug in in their sector.
MONTENEGRIN OFFICIAL
a further retreat OF the Montene
grins. under Au~trian pressure, the
retrograde movement involving the
evacuation OF Plevlje, is recorded ir
an Official statement from Montenegro
headquarters made public here to-day
~ follows:
Following the arrival Of strong
columns Of the enemy from the vi
entity OF Priboli and Metalka, oui
troops, on December 4, received or
ders 70 evacuate the city of Plevljs
and 20 retire on their defensive DO
sitions.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The text Of to-dsy's German ofieia
statement regarding operations in IN,
Balkans IL as follows:
In the mountains southwest o
Mifroyitza successful engagement
took place yesterday with detache,
enemy divisions, during which NOR
than 1000 Serbians were taken pris
Ober.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
From Vienna the following report ha
On recefyed.