The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-12
Advance Guard From Belgrade Is
Smashed and Only Survivors
Are Those Who Surrendered
During the Terrific Engagement
BULGARIAN SITUATION
IS CLEAR At LAST
Greece viii Probably Be Forced
To Declare Herself By Ger
many's Demand For ExpIana-
ton of Presence of Troops
(A-sociatod Press BY Federal wireisss.)

(A-sociatod Press by Federal wireless)
LONDON, October 9.--While diplo-
mats continue TO haggle over the fate
Of Serbia, the Serbians themselves are
defending their boundaries with the ut
most gallantry and have already in
nicted one severe defeat upon the Aus
tro-Germans invading from the north.
The big advance guard, which led
he invasion by way Of Belgrade, has
cen wiped out, the Serbians meeting
few miles north Of their capital
and launching so fierce an attack that
the on,y survivors are the prisoners.
Artillery, manned by British sailors
first smashed up the attempts TO ad-
vance, following which the Serbian in
family. charged and scattered the in
vaders.
The slaughter was tremendous. the
serblans fighting furiousiy, hewing their
way with the bayonet through the regi-
monts and following up the fleeing
troops closely, Only few scattering
soldiers returned to the Save river
and found safety under the guns on
the Austrian side which had covered
their passage Of the river.
General Border Fighting
The Austro- Germans are now trans
porting other troops across at the sumo
Joint, but rhe Serbians are kesIIu;
them pinn4 Ia the ri, y. tn: fUrcn IS
not yet in strength sufficient to leave
the protection of the Austrian hattef:cs.
Other invading forces are crossing
the frontier n the junction Of thu Fave
and the Danube and by way Of the
Drina River, on the west, The Ser.
bians are opposing the advance of eacn
q these lines and hard lighting - in
progress.
r-''1rria In the Clear
:. =, .,.ly brought a general clear
ing Of the air 50 far as Bulgaria's en-
try into the war is concerned, but the
attitude of Greece and Rumania are as
yet unsolved. At Sofia a proclamation
was issued announcing the intention OF
the government to participate in the
conflict. The proclamation states thai
IL would be suicidal for Bulgaria mo-
to align herself with Germany and that
it is her duty to enter the war fol
the nurpose of realizing her nationa
ambitions. ...
The Bulgarian minister at Nisl
has been handed his passport, a.
has the Bulgarian minister at Paris.
Ministers Leave Sofia
A Reuter- despatch from Sofia last
night states that the ministers of tn,
Entente Powers at Sofia, with thei
stats, and accompanied by many o.
their nationals, have left the Bulgarian
capital in special trains, going via Ru
maLIa. Prior to the departure of thu
ministers, King Ferdinand had a con
terence with the ministers of France
and Great Britain.
Bulgaria : opening of hostilitiei
against Serbia consisted Of an aero
plane raid against NisE and Belgrade
conductRd by one of the German avia
tors with the Bulgarian army. The avi
ator i: reported to have killed five per
sons with his bombs and his return safC
- Sofa was made the occasion of {
d"mOnst alton.
Ready To Invade Serbia
Yesterday. in official Bulgarian cir
clcs it WIS stated that the Bulgaria.
general staff has planned an invasion
Of Macedonia, for the occupation Of
that portion of the disputed territory
claimed by bulgaria, the invasion TO b,
coiReident with the AustrO- German ad
vance south. A force is to be held TO
an invasion of Grecian Macedonia an,
also Greece proper, should the reply o.
athens to a protest formally lodged by
Germany against the presence of an An
glo.French force ON Greek soil be no
satisfactorily responded to.
Ge-'uPny Asks Explanation
This demand, delivered yesterday b.
the German minister at Athens, is ex
pected TO force the hand of Greece
The demand takes the form of a pro
test against the Immortality of Greco
- in al owing the military of the Entcnt
TO operate against an ally Of German,
from Greece and to transport troop
across Greece. An explanation is de
manded of this act unfriendly to Ger
many.
An unofficial report from Athen
states that the plan of Greece is to an
nOunce a benevolent neutrality,
which is taken TO mean that Greece will
not PARTICIPATE in the war but will
make no objection to the use of Gre
elan bases for the operations of tn
Entente.