New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
Nish Admits Vranja Loss
Invaders Ready to
Join Armies.
ALLIES PRESS GREECE
Zaimis Cabinet Considers New
Offer-Athens Government
Must Declare Its Stand.
iBy Cable 70 Tie TTiouns.


anxiously," says the Serbian official
statement issued to-day.
While the Teuton armies are slow.
ly but increasingly pushing south on
both sides of the Morava, the Bull
garian forces are pressing OF in the
south, meeting little opposition. U.s.
kub is menaced gravely by the in
vader, and the railway TO Salonica,
along which the much needed Allied
reinforcements were expected tn
come, has been cut in two places.
The Serb armies are In extrems
peril. In the north the Teuton
forces are only twenty-five miles
from the Bulgarians. When a unicn
has been effected-and the Serb
apparently cannot prevent 1.-THE
operations in the north will mo-
with all the rapidisy of the Bul-
garian moves in Macedonia. Caught
between the two jaws of the wise
and crippled by lack Of railways, the
Serbian troops can hardly escape.
Serbs Resist Fiercely.
But the advance of the Teutons
and their allies has been dearly con-
tested. Women and children are
fighting with the defenders in an
effort to stem the tide of invasion.
The stubborn opposition is taxing
the energies of Won Mackensen to the
utmost. The German commander
has again asked for reinforcements,
for the three army corps which ar
rived recently have served merely
TO fill the gaps in the line. Tho
Bulgarians, too, are suffering heavy
losses. At Vranja they are reported
to have lost 10000 men.
Meanwhile, the Allies are putting
forth every effort to obtain the aid
of Rumania and Greece. Official con-
firmation is still lacking Of the re-
port that Great Britain offered Cy-
prus TO Greece as the price of her
help, but diplomats here are conf
dent that the offer has been made
The negotiations with Rumania are
understood to be in the hands Of the
French Foreign Office.
Consider Allies Offer.
The Zaimis cabinet in Athens Is con-
sidering the new offer OF the Entente,
il /, understood here. Observers point
out that the Greek people favor inter-
vention 70 save Serbia, and that the
German party is in the minority. The
British offer, they say, will increase
the pro-Ally sentiment. But should the
new negotiations fail, il Is expectss
that Greece will be asked to demobilsss
or clearly define her attitude.
In the official communications to-day
the seriousness Of the Serb position 10
apparent. Railroad communication has
been definitely interrupted. Nish ad-
mits that at Vranya. half way on the
line from Nish TO Uskub, and at Vo-
los,a. southeast Of Uskub. the Bull
garians have pierced the Serb lines de-
Tending the road. Sofia claims to have
cleared the Morava valley, through
which the railway runs, for thirteen
miles north and northeast Of VranJa.
Northeast and southeast OF Uskub
the Bulgarians have penetrated to with
in fifteen miles Of this important sta
ton on the Nish-Salonica road. The
town. according 20 Athens dispatches to
"The Morning Post" is rapidly empty
ing OF inhabitants, who believe II can
not hold out much longer against the
enemy. Uskub is also a junction on the
railway which runs up the western side
OF Serbia. Kumsnovo, TO the northeast.
has been occupied and the Bulgarian
cavalry has reached Kisseli to the
southeast.
Bulgars Reach Negotin-
In the northeast, Berlin says, the
Bulgars have reached Negotin, while
Won Mackensen's forces now occupy
the Stepojevac-Leskovac-B -Baba line. The
fronts Of the two invading Armies are
therefore only twenty-five miles apart.
East of Nish hghting is still going on
At Pirot and the Zajeear-Knsrsvae
highroad, which lie twelve miles from
the border. The greatest menace to
the Serbs is in the south. where. be-
sides the advance close TO Uskub, the
Bulgarisns have taken Istip and Rsdo-
visit and are advancing on Veles. an.
other important poinLon the road:
THE Morning PosV correspondent
suggests that the retreat OF the main
Serbian army on Monastir already has
been cut of. On the other hand, no
says. the allied reinforeements from
Sclorica appear to have been far in
ferior to the numbers telegraphed some
days ago. Even occupation OF Strum-
nitza seems never to have been setu-
ally carried out, though the Bulgsrisns
were pushed back 70 the frontier. All
depends on the question whether large