The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-13


Serbia. Three other munition ships are
reported 10 have taken refuge in the Ru-
manian port OF Carabia. The corre-
spondcnt adds that Prince Hohsnlohs,
the special envoy of the Kaiser. has ar
rived in Bucharest.
Berlin advices say the Kaiser reached
the serbian front yesterday and after "A
conference with Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and his stan crossed the
Danube and entered Belgrade.
In the eyes OF military critics here
there has not been since the war began
n gloomier situation than that presented
tonight In Serbia. No doubt remains
that the force collected by Germany and
Austria To crush Serbia from the norti.
is OF enormous strength. and that II Is
the intention of the German General
STAFF to overrun that country as Belgium
was overrun AT the outset OF the war.
The actual entrance OF Bulgaria IN
the field Is held to he the death knel'
of Serbian independence. At least II
is bound to he such unless the Serbs
show themselves equal to the apparently
impossible task Of holding back huge
forces on both the north and east, "
unless the Entente Powers can Trans
port AN enormous expeditlonary force
into Serbia before her assailants advance
too far.
Only One surprise.
The Bulgarian plan OF Invasion as u
Il revealed In to-day's news contains
but one surprise. That surprise IL to
be found In the absence OF any attacks
along the extreme southeastern
OF Serbia. toward Demir kapu. for In
stance, where the Sllonica-N ish railway
hes closer to the Bulgarian line than l..
any other vicinity.
The critics have been quick TO seize
the absence of any activity In this d.
rection as an indication, at least. that
southern Serbia Is to be left intact for
the present while the entire strength OF
both the bulgarian and Teutonic forces
is hurled against the Belgrade-Nish
railway.
At Nish this railway separates into
two lines. one running south throug!
Serbia and Greece 10 Salonica. the Other
turning toward the southeast and enter
ing bulgarian territory. which II crosses
on It's way TO Constantinople. For thf
moment 1t Is undoubtedly this part Of
tho road that is of consequence to the
Germans.
There Is another reason advanced fo'
the apparent absence OF hostilities along
'tlE ~
section lies close to Greece. a countT,
which the Germans are endeavoring te
placate IN every way possible Just now.
From Nish there is a branch OF tn,
Orient Railway which runs In a north
Oasterly direction through kniazeva'
and Zaitcar. From Zaitcar there is q
branch which runs almost due west
meeting the main line again AT Parat
schin.
The Bulgarian force which has en-
tered Serbian territory In the direction
q Zaitcar evidently plans to make III
way along the railroad TO Paratsch'i
n that advancing In the direction o
Kniazevac without doubt intends 4
march on Nish. Paratschin Is sixty
nv, miles south CT Belgrade. The dis
lance from Paratschin to Nish Is abou
sixty miles.
With Paratschin i'm bulgarian hands
tbs Serbian forces w~ithstandinx the Ger
man invasion from the north will be Gu
on from their only source of supplies IL
the south and will be caught between
two hostile armies,
Aim TO Cut on Railroad.
Meanwhile the Bulgarian army pro
crossing toward Nlasotince has as IL
objective the severance OF the Nish
Salonica railroad at n point slight.
west of Nlasotince, probably Leskovac
II this design car be carried out tn,
armies at Nish will be effectivel.
separated from Salonica and will be a
the mercy OF the Bulgarian army de
scending upon them from kniazevac Il
the northeast.
The Austrian War Office at Vienna 10
day made the following announcement
Austro-Hungalian stormed Lipar
Mountain and the Laudon intrench-