Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-02
SERBIA'S GREAT ARSENAL
EAIl.S TO INVADERS


SERBIA'S GREAT ARSENAL
FALLS TO INVADERS
LONDON. November 1.-The Germans
have occupied Kraguyevatz. the arsenal
town of Serbia. while their Bulgarian
allies pushing their way through
the mountains to Nish, Serbias war
capital.
From all sides the Germans, Aus
trians and BulEarians are slowly closing
in OH the Serbian armies the position
of which grows Sravcr daily. They are
lighting nerccly, however, to save their
country. and have inflicted such losses
on Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
force that he has been compelled to
send for re-enforcements and leave the
more serious work of invading the
eastern and southern part of the coun-
try to the Bulgarians. who have had
more experience in mountain warfars-
such asTrhe Serbians are waging.
SERBIANs ARE DRIVEN
INTO THE MOUNTAINS
From the junction OF the Danube and
"iclok Rivers I'm the northeast, to
Uskup. in the south the Bulgarians
are moving westward. driving the Ser
bians out of the towns into the moun-
tains. but from Uskup southward they
mat territory have been re-enforced by
the French and British with modern
guns and with gunners who gained
valuable experience in France and
Gallipoli
Beyond the forces landed at Saloniki.
which German estimates place at 70. 300
men. there is no news of further as
sstance being sent by the allies to
Serbia.
Russian transports have been re-
ported off Narna, but the report lacks
contirmation There is. however, evil
dence in dispatches from Bucharest
that the people of Roumania at least
desire Intervention. and that pressure
is being brought on the King and Cab
met To induce them TO join the allies
and permit a Russian force to pass
through Roumanian territory to attack
Bulgaria from the east. Greece con-
tinues her friendly neutrality.
The Germans, having failed in two
months of almost incessant attacks to
reach Riga and Dvinsk by various
routes, are now trying along the rail-
way which skirts the shores of the
Gulf OF Riga from Tukum, and have,
according 10 their reports, reached a
point west of Schlok. This is a very
slight advance, and much low ground,
over Whlcn IL Is uiftlcult to move, lies
between them and their objective.
OFFENSIVE Is BEGUN
by RUSSIAN FORCES
In the Dvinsk sector, both to the
west and southwest of that city, the
Russians have begun an offensive, ap-
parently in anticipation OF renewed at
tncks by the Germans. and they are
also on the move in the lake district
east OF the DvinSk Wilma railway and
in Nolhynia and Galicia. The result
of these various battles has not been
disclosed, if, indeed. they are con-
cluded. Those az the southern end OF
the line are doubtless designed to pre-
vent the Germans and Austrians from
sending re-enforcements to Serbia
In France the battle for the Butte
de- Fahurc, which the Germans recap-
tured from the French. is still in
progress, without changing the posi-
tons OF the two armies. There has
been some lighting at some points in
the west. What the attacks on this
front have cost is shown by a report
issued by Field Marshal Sir John
French tonight. He says that the
published lists of the German casual
Ties disclose that seven German hat
talions which took part in the Loos
EhtinG-Presumably German coun-
trrattack--lost 80 per cent of their
strength.