The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-27
Serbs Retake Kuprth;
Bulgars Near 7eutons
Invading Armies Now Only About Twenty Miles Apart
-Prizrend Reported Captured-Brtsh Advance
to Aid French Forces in Serbia

200 have been sent back 10 The hos
pital at Salonica.
Other Anglo-French troops are ex-
pected TO proceed at once 70 reinforce
the French at Krivolak with the view
TO regaining control OF the Salonica-
Nish railroad. now In Bulgarian hands,
between Krupili and NranJa.
The Bulgarian War Office issued the
following statement to-day relative TO
the operations on October IS tMonday)
Our troops have captured Negotin
and Prahovo, on the Danube. The
booty. SO far now known is one COM
missariat storehouse, twenty railway
carriages and war material. We cap
tured also one officer, go men and
found on the battlefield the bodies
OF 300 Serbs.
Prince Cyril and the commander
OF the army were solemnly received
at Uskub.
The official German report on the
Balkan operations follows:
East Of the Visegrad line Of heights,
Suhagorapanos has has been reached.
An attack made by the armies OF
Gen. Won KoeveE and Gen. Won Call
witz Is favorabiy progressing. South
OF Palanka the northern slopes Of the
Raca Valley are in our possession.
while further east Markovatsh. I.aope
and Kutshevo have been taken. by us.
During the last three days $50 Ser
bians have been made prisoners.
There are no fresh reports TO hand
regarding the army OF Gen. Bojadjeff
,Bulgarian).
French Report Check TO Bulgars
The French War Office issued the fol.
lowing statement to-day regarding oper-
atiops in Serbia:
During the day OF October 22 Bull
garian forces attacked the French
forces in the region OF Strumitsa.
along the entire front. They We're
completely repulsed. The information
according to which French forces have
been repulsed on the right bank of
the Nardar River is erroneous
The Austrian statement follows:
Ausiro-Hungarian cavalry have en-
tered Naljevo The army of Gen,
Eoevess is approaching the town of
Arangjclovact in the face Of heavy
fighting. The troops OF this army are
advancing on both sides of the kolu-
bara River. attacking the heights
south and southwest of Lazarevac.
Other Austro- Hungarian troops have
re1ulsed the Serbians near Ratari.
ten klometers southwest of Palanka.
German forces stormed positions
south of Palanka. which were bit
terly defended. and captured Petrovac.
In the Mlawa Valley Austro- Hun
garian and German troops crossed the
river near Orsova and advanced into
the mountains east OF the river at the
narrows OF klissura. The enemy fed,
leaving behind them rifles and am
munltion.
The Bulgarians during the last few
days have crossed the Timok AT sew
erul points between the source and
the mouth. Their attacks on the
heights of the left bank Of the river
againS Iajecar. Knajddevac and
Prot are progressing.
The defence of Bulgarias Black Sc,
coast has been entrusted to Germany
according to "A despatch to the EXchang,
Telegraph Company. which asserts tina
5000 German soldiers from CONSTANT
nople are replacing the Bulearians a
points OH the Black Sea littoral
simultaneously, II Is reported from
Athens. in confirmation of previous des
patches, that Turkey. too, has sent troop
to aid Bulgaria against the naval at
tacks from the Russian fleet. begun las
week. The Turkish troops are bein
concentrated chiefly at Narna an,
l!urga, the two principal Bulgarian out
lets TO the Black Sea. These Turko
German troops are believed to be com
posed Of seasoned veterans of the Darda
nelles campaign.
Both Italy and Russia are reported i
unofficial dispatches to he preparing I
send troops to Serbia's aid. A Reute
despatch from Malta says more Italia
classes are being summoned to the color
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