, 1916-11-15

with demoralized forces and with one third
of his eff ectives lost.
Paris. Nov. l3th.-The Serbians have won
a brilliant victory over the Germans and
Bulgarians in the district south OF Monastlr
the War Office announced today. The Ser
bians supported by French artillery forced
the Teutonic Allies TO retire a distance OF
nearly two miles and captured about 1000
prisoners. The retreat of the German Bull
garinn force was compelled after u battle
lasting two days. The prisoners taken rails
9 the total captured since Sept. 12th, says
the statement, 10 5000 men with 70 cannon
and Sc machine guns taken this period.
London, Nov. 13tb.-The Serbians are
continuing their pursuit Of the defeated
Bnlgarians in tue Cerna bend and
have captured the village of Ivera
according 70 a Reuters despatch from
Salouica. Ivera is five miles north of
Polome reported captured yesterday aud
is about 10 miles within the Serbian bor-
der. It's capture if confined also means
that the Serbians have effected O new cross
ing Of the Cerna river.
Berlin, via Sayville, Nov. 13th-Attempts
of the Entente troops to advance between
the Ancre and The Somme yesterday were
broken up by German artillery fire, the war
Office announced today. In Upper Alsuce
Ui6 6HC AOph IL tAEhSiNc ON' bhOlI
effects TO advance failed completely On the
TRANSATLANTIC front yesterday Austro Ger
man troops captured three towns and repul"
ed numerous R3umanian attacks, the War
Office announces. More than l 900 prison.
ers were AIKEN. The towns captured are
"Dicta' and "Arsuriler" in the GyergyeD
mountains gu the northern part OF the front
and Trade ii in Rumanin, northwest OF Cam
pulling. In Dobludja Field Marshal Won
Mnckeusen's forces repealed troops which
were advancing down Ihe west bank Of the
Danube.
London, November 13 h,-The British
official sta, ement today reads. This MORN
ing we attacked on both sides of the Ancre,
capturing q considerable number OF prison
ers. Hostile artillery activity continued
,lnrlng The night on our positions III tine
neigtbourhood of Les Boeufs and Glende-
court. Gas was successfully discharged by
us against enemy trenches opposite Rams. The
enemy trenches were entered by us southeast
of Armeniieres.
Washington, November 13!h-It was said
today that no evidence 80 far has been
received by the State Department proving
that Germany's pied ges have been violated
in recent submarine attacks.
Paris, Nov. 13th-Despatches from Rome
say that the Pope Is about to send a note
to Germany protesting against the Wholesale
deportation of Belgians.
Amsterdam, Nov. 12th-The 'Koelsbach
Voiks Zotuns" publishes long articles on
Germuuy's deportation of Belgian w)rkmen
in which it says in part; ''These measures
are not concerned with the war, but are die.
tated solely by considerations of u sane police
administration which could not allow thou
sands of ablebodied wo kers to go to ruin by
remaining deliberately unemployed and
spending their time unproitably in cafes.
Germany's action is the result of humaui-
tarianism which would Justify even The use
of coercion in the circumstances.
London, Nov. 13h-The express" fea-
lures an article in today's issue by a French
military writer, Capt, Philippe Mllet, calling
on Great Britain TO take over more Of the
western trout and relieve the French. Cap
tain Millet says it is necessary to speak PLAIN
" that the Alliance of Great Britain aud
France cannot be based on q mete exchange
of compliments, and that all Frenchmen are
wondering whether the English fully realize
what is happening in France. He say~the
French recognize gratefully what Great Bri-
tain has already done, but feel that the time
has come for the British army TO relieve the
French more efficiently. The writer cites