Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-30
STRIVING TO
!. SURROUND SERBS
Germans March from North,
Bulgars East and Aus
trians West
MONTENEGRINS AID
Roumania Expected 10 Favor Entente
by Allowing Russians koad Into
The Balkans


with tn .ir Austrian and Bulgarian
; allies. are still making an attempt to
I cut oft the retreat Of the main Scr.
wan army, which is offering such
spiritual resistance TO the invaders.
Field Marshal Won Macke?sen's force
advanced slowly from the north, the
.Austrians have crossed the western
border Of Servia, south of Nisegrad,
and are moving eastward, and the
, Bulyarians are marching westward
on Il wide front from Pirot, which lies
southeast of Nish, to Zajecar, to the
northeast o! Nish.
1t is, of course. a long way across
and the country is difficult to traverse,
but the Servians are bound to defend
Il rs long as possible, as their great
arsenal at Kraguycvatz is situated in
this area. and they will doubtless hold
on with the hopes Of maxim" an even
iual retirement in the mountains
alon" the Montenegrin frontier and
~ that country.
To forestalI this the AuSuians also
are attacking in Montenegro. but
aavc made little progress, as the
Montenegrins. under their veteran
fighting King. have had long time
10 prepare for just such an event
and thus far nave beat off all at
lempts to throw them back. III fact,
he Montcncgrihs nod scGte srronG
positions in Austrian territory out OF
which they will have to be driven be-
fore their, own country Is invaded.
There is no change in the southern
area Of Servia. so fas as Is known.
The report that USl.uh has been re-
raut,lycG is not confirmed = The French
however, claim 10 have cleared the
GuIgarians out of the Wales district.
This. If true. would render USkub an
ynsafe place for the invaders. in the
opinion of military men.
In what other way Sery;a is to he
assisted has not yet been disclosed.
Some British troops are cooperating
with the French in the south and
others are on the way. but where they
Hill he used remains secret. RuS-
sia's plans also have not yet been dis.
.loscd although from German sour
ces it is reported that Roumania is
about to throw in her lot with the
Entente Allies and will allow the pas
sage Of a half million Russian troops
through her territory to attack Bul-
raria from the north.
Greece has assured the Entente
Powers that her neutrality remains
friendly to them and mas pointed out
hat she already has given them as
s;stance by permitting the ianding of
their troops at Saloniki.
A dispatch to the Exchange TeIe-
Graph Company from Athens says:
at is learned from good source
that the French, after three days
fight. have occupied Struritsa and
advance 30 kilometres (about 2"
+ miles, into Bulgarian territory. The
! BuIgarians lost heavily.
Reuters Athens co ! sponden
learns from Servian sources that the
French operating in the SHumlta re-
! zion have occupied the Feghts OF
Valandovo Radbrava and Tattar Llso
! ire. These heights dominat' :'trumitsl
which is not expected to hold out
much longer against the French at
/ tack.
There is 10 recent news III Athens
irGln the northern Ser; froi t.
1t is reported that Turkey is about
Ito issue a decree for the confiscation
of the property Of belligerents owing
10 a threat Of the Entente Powers to
coniiscate German perty in belll,
gerent countries.