The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13
Bulgars Invade Their Neigh
Dor Country at Three Points
With Large Force
GL00MIEST HOUR In
ALL SERBIAN HISTORY
Entent Powers May Launch
Attack Against Bulgaria To-
/. day-Rumania Not Ready
to Act

London, Oct. i2.--Bulgarian
armies crossed into Serbian terri
tor! at three points yesterday.
TWO of them are evidently DIES.
aned to march on Nish the pres
em capital. while the third. having
entered Serbia further 10 the
north. il aiming 10 cut the
orient Railway at Parabiehin,
thus leaving the forces resisting
the German invasion without
line for supplies.
Semcndria, Oh the Danube was
captured by the Germans yester-
uhy. Both the town and the fort
res~ were captured after bitter
Fighting on the part of the Serbs,
VINO held out AZ long as military
discretion would permit.
In addition 10 the ca pture of Semen-
dria the Berlin war office announces
that the Austro- German armies of in
NaStoh are everywhere making fay
IRA bic progress. News from Sthep
other sources, however. indicates that
al some points he invaders are being.
held up b ythe Serbs, who ar fighting
with thir traditional heroism. The
advance Of the German army which
has sought to eros the Drina, on the
western side of Serbia, seems to be
especially slow.
But tonight the all-important fact
in the Balkan sit lation lies in tho
news that Bulgaria has al 'ast at
tackled Serbia. threatening her COM
munictions from the South. AMI in the
lack of news respecting reinforc 4ments
for the Serbs. There Is still 10 Of
firiaf announcement from any oe tho
entente powers that adequate meas
ures have been taken to relieve Ser bia.
Entente Powers to Act.
Great hone bouAsxxfA - atsnf,.s5 RI
a statement made by tn Frenea pre-
naisI. NJ. Niviani.. h m Guam hsx ..ot
Deputies this afternoon that tomorrow
Rus.o viii attack Bulgaria and that
France and England vii so to help
Serbia
Our principal occupation said the
premier. is the defense OF our front
and the liberation of our territory
France and England, however, will go
to help Serbia and tomorrow Russia
VII throw her troops against Bul~
ga-ia-
The foreign office today handed the
Bulgarian minister to London his pass
ports, and announcement was made
that all diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Bulgaria have been
broke off
The Serbian leEa ton in London re-
ceived today the following telegram
frosn Nish.
Last night Bulgarians began at
tack in the direction of Vlasotlnsa. All
attacks up 70 the present have been
repulsed decisively."
Nlasotince is close to the Bulgarian
frontier at a point twenty-five miles
southeast of Nish. 4---
RuIears Active.
An Athens dispatch contained the
news that the Bulgars have also be-
gun attacks in the direction OF Zai.-
car and kniazevac kniazevac +
a bout twenty-five miles northeast Of
Nish. Zaitcar, afrther so the north
east. is thirty-five miles due east o.
Paratschin
A Bucharest dispatch received a,
Rome quotes the Rumanian premier
NJ Bratiano. as saying that Rumaui2
will cooperate on the side of the
ouadrupe entente, but will choose her
own time for action.
The Daily kilograms Bucharest cor
respondent sends the news that thu
Bulgarians have captured the rives
Third