The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24

Nlgotln ana ItogleNo. bulgarian at
'tacks are in progress to the east and
southeast OF Kniazewac. Southeast OF
Pirot they have repulsed Serbian ad-
vnnces with %sanguinary losses.
Tho Serbian Legation IN London re-
ceiNcd the following note tonight from
Ntsh under date or October 20:
The enemy has. captured Racha
tRachanatz). The Bulgare south Of
Belgrade attacked the light wing OF
the Serbs. who forced them to retreat
to kosnaJ. Large hostile forces al.
IN the direction of Borak-Stepolevatz.
On the eastern front, the Serbs have
rapulsed "a column moving ON kralite-
Cos<ll. The enemy Is rctreating to-
ward Ochilane. ON the Nicjava there
H. no chang,
Desperate lighting continues at
tlassina.
ON the Str,rnnit Ia krivolak front
held hy French troops there is .Io
change. -
The enemy has taker Kuprili, south
%ast of Uskub, on the Nish-Salonica
railroad.
Serbs Say BuIHRrs Were Checked.
The following Serbian official state.
ment, issued In Nish on October 20,
reached London to-day;
The Eulgarians commenced hostili-
ties without "A previous declaration
OF war ON October II. The same day,
In III. morning, they attacked our
positions at kitka and koritmea,
penetrating a kilometer into our terri
tory. ON the lith they attacked our
position at Wanode Livade and were
repulstd. They attacked and took IA
position at pisant Boukka, which we
retook IN the course OF the night. and
they tried attacks without result on
some OF our positions near the pas
sage Of kddi Boghaz.
On the 18Th. at | o'clock in the
morning. attacks supported by arr
tillcry wcrs pronounced along the
whole frontier. The attacks contin-
ucd ON the 14th. and In the direction
of kadi Boghaz the Bulgarians pene-
tratcd four kilonheters into our terri
tory. From Zleno Bardo enemy artil-
ilcry attacked two trains on the rail-
way from prahovo t. Zaitchar.
The Bulgarian Government de-
C'drcd war only after having sue
,ceedcd ia occupying by surprise the
following points along the frontier {:
Egnagcvatz, krya Planka. Goleche.
OrlNati. kamen. Bosovik, retchani.
Gladenatz, Tarni. Nrhrivna. Gniva,
Ievobnir and Bogadar!;za. \
IN the 18th OF October the Bulga-
rams powerfully assaulted our posi-
tious east ana southeast of Zaitchar.
Three attacks were repulsed Severe
fishtinS took place southeast Of
Egnagcvatz and In the direction Of
The passage of ST. Nicholas. Attacks
on the left bank OF the Nichava, near
GrdomaIi. Bouviac and vlasslne, on
q section of the customs house OF
Greman. and In the direction OF Egri
Pllanka. near ~Tchoupino Brdo. and
on the station of Stsumttsa. all we're
rcpulsed.
ON thu 10th Of October a combat
occnrred in the valley Of Rr~gainitza.
In the direction OF Egri Palahka and
Nlassina. There was fe &C lighting
near Iaitchar. around Svinkl, which
was taken and rotaken The enemy
left 800 dead.
On the l7th there was nothing to
report on the eastern front. On the
northern front on the 17th the fight-
Ing in the direction OF the Morava,
on the line ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Toponit za-Koula. continued. On the
fronts during the 18th nothing OF Inn
p%crtance occurred. on the 10Th we
re,ook Grafchka Tchuka. west of
Charbanovatz.
Enemy attacks are in progress at
Reglivo, south of Negotln. and near
and Blato fierce fighting is now going
on.
The exact status of the hchting /
Serbia Is difficult to determine becaus
Of the conflict in the different reports
arising partly from delays in transmits
zion. A despatch from Athens. receive
to-day by way OF Rome. says:
Invaders Reported Checked.
"Tclepraphic communications betwee
Nish and Salonica have been reestat
lished, but news Is fragmentary an
scarce. Tn Austro-German advance o
the ObrenovaC-Pozarevac line tsouth {
Belgrade and Semendria on the norther
frontier) Is very slow. and the loss.
of the invaders are estimated at 60. 90
i;eenforCemrnts are being rushed to sur
port he invasion, but only second liz
troops are available, hence they al
easily demoralized and are unable I
resist the violent attacks of the Serbs.
The Bulgars. advancing in the vale
OF tho Timok, are now on the defensi,
and are threatened with the danger
being outiianked, They have PRACTICAL
abandoned heir objective, which was
1oin the acknowledgements.
The Serbian resistance all along III
frontier is most effective. so efecti,
that the Bulgars have asked for aid fro
Turkey and are awaiting Turkish r.
endorsements from Adrianoplc.
These reenforcements, it is expecte,
vill travel overland to KustendI
whence an advance on kumanovo wi
b. attempted"
kumAnuvo Is reported to be alread
Ia the, hands of the Bulgars, SO IN
route for the Turkish reenforcemen
would appear 10 be well opened. II
ports from German sources also wou'
Indicate that communication betwet
Nish and Salonica is again cut on.
Another Athens despatch received 4
day, also by way OF Rome, indicates thi
the Turkish reenforccments have n
rived and are already in action. tt
despatch says:
"Bulgars. aided By Turks, attack
kuprili after occupying t,gri Palank
Istip and Kocane. They advanced iowa
Nranja. but were repulSed by the Ser
ANS, who vigorously defended the rai
road. The road is not yet cut. II
battle is raging iiercely along tho Mac
DOMAIN ront.
tn Austro-German advance has be-
checked with very heavy losses. II
Serbians have captured numerous pr
Oners, including officers, some or who
preferred suicide to surrender
Bulgarian War Report.
Tho BulGarian statement Of the o
egations follows:
In the valley of the upper limo