The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-23
sERslANS AGAIN ON NATIVE SOIL
PREPARE TO ESTABLISH CAPT.
TAL-sERLIN ADMITS EvAc.
uATIoN OF STRONGHOLD.
AUSTR0-GERMANS ADVANCE
ON PENNSYLVANIA FRONT
Teutonic Allies Force the Marrow
Mountain Passes Leading to Walla-
chan Plain of Roumania-Brit-
ish Capture More Prisoners
in the Ancre Sector.

London, Nov. 21.-After having been
for months men without a country,
the Serbians are again to establish
their capital on native soil. Monastir,
in Southern Serbia, for which the AL,
lied forces have been struggling since
the advance from their base at Saloni.
XII began, has been evacuated by the
German and Bulgarian forces and ~oc.
cupied by the French and q consid.
cradle number of Serbs.
The French and Serbians have cap,
tured the crest of hills partly sur.
rounding the valley city, the Germans
found their position untenable and
withdrew, according to Berlin. to a
new position north of Monastir which
could be defended to better advantage.
Becomes Capital of Serbia.
Unofficial advices from Taloniki say
a temporary capital Of Serbia will be
Immediately established at Monastir.
With the r~e-occupation of Monastir
the railway line from the Allied base
at Saloniki now is in Allied hands.
To the east and southeast of Mon.
astir the French and Serbian troops
continue to make gains in the Cerna
river region against the Teutonic AL.
lies, having captured several ether
towns in this region.
A Reuter- dispatch from Saloniki
says the German Bulgarian forces
made a disorderly retreat in the dlrec.
ton of Prilep.
Manv Prisoners Captured.
"The Serbians," the dispatch adds
took a great number of prisoners
and trophies. The pursuit continues.
Great fires were visible in Monastir.
where violent explosions were heard
News Of the occupation by French
troops of Monastir was received In
Paris as one of the most important OF
the late developments of the war. II
came too late for general comment in
the French press"
The Temps points out hat the sue.
cess is not only of immense moral
value but is likely to have a great in.
iuence on subsequent developments
in the Balkan campaign as the place
commands all the practical routes
between the Aegean sea and the Adria.
tic sea.
T~eutons Gain In Roumania.
On the Pennsylvania front the Aus.
tro-German armies at almost all points
continue to make progress against the
Russian and Roumanian forces or to
hold them back without gains when
they attack. The latest reports from
Berlin say that the Teutonic Allies
have forced the narrow mountain
passes leading to the Wallachian plain
OF Roumania. Bucharest reports a
Roumanian advance in the region OF
Dragoslavele.
From November / to November 1s
the Austro-Germans are said to have
made prisoners Of 189 officers anc 49,.
1913 men, and to have captured rs guns,
" machine guns, and II ammunition
cars.
Lively Actions In Dobrudja.
Lively artillery and infantry actions
are taking place in the Dobrudja re.
gion on the eastern bank of the Dan.
ube, about forty miles southwest of
the Observation-Disclosures railway.
Bad weather is hampering the oper.
ations on the Western front in France,
but the British nevertheless have TAX.
en- 20 additional German officers and
1852 men prisoners in the Ancre sector,
making their total of prisoners since
the 18th of November, 6,962.