SERVIANS OFFERING STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

Grey River Argus, 27 October 1915, Page 2

SERVIANS OFFERING STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

AUSTRO-GEUMANS WAIT FOR BULGARIANS. LONDON, October 25. Reuter's Athens correspondent re>orts that news from the most trustworthy sources is highly satisfactory. The Servians are offering a stubborn resistance on all fronts. The Austro-Germans are not expected to develop any further actions lntil the Bulgarians achieve an important success. The Bulgarians discontinued the ittack at Valessa owing to the French >perations in the Kriwolak . and strumnitza sectors. rHE RESISTANCE AT BELGRADE, 3LD MEN, WOMEN. AND CHILDREN ASSIST. fERY FEW PRISONERS TAKEN. LONDON, October 25. Vienna newspapers give terrible deails of the civilian resistance at Belgrade. There was a three days' bombard--nent with forty-two centi-rnetre guns, before the Austria ns wei'e able to ener the town, and then street to street ighting took place for 24 hours. Owing to the houses being situated )n terraces Me Austrinns were uni>ile to discover from whence the bultts came, so they bombarded the vhole residential quarter and afterwards stormed the houses. The civilians, including men of 60 rewards, women, and even children lefended them desperately with hand :ienades. DEOEAGATCH. BOMBARDED BY BRITISH FLEET. LONDON, October 25. R cut ens correspondent at New fork has received an Athens report hat 1,000 Bulgarian soldiers were tilled and ma^y wounded in the bomjardment of Dedeagatch by the Britsh fleet. The damage totals several aillion pounds. ATHENS, October 25. Au aeroplane directed the fire of ,wenty battleships on Dedeagatch. The 40th Bulgarian Regiment occupied th© town barracks. Two coni"■anies were preparing for a meal vhen they were buried in the ruins, fhe troops who were digging trenches, mt.side the town sustained enormous ossos. Ten civilians, including two vouien, were killed. The railway staious Avere burnt. Foreign Sonsuls vent to the interior. PETROGRAD, October 25. The new Dreadnought Askold paricipated in the bombardment of the Bulgarian coast on Thursday, Avhen here Avas a great destruction of awnuuition, stores, and ruilitaiy niagaines. DUM-DUM BULLETS. - LONDON, October 22. Reulev states that information has leen received from N ish that the Bul;arians are using dum-dum bullets. A DEVASTATED COUNTRY. "A NEW POMPEII." 1 PARIS, October 22. A correspondent who visited Chamiagne three days ago states that the round recently won by the French as ■ result of fire over a large area abolutely swept of all vegetation. Over three million shells dropped in . small district in three days. The fhole ' countryside was covered Avith /hite powder as a result of the exploions. Many German prisoners beame insane. The French Avere engaged for days n clearing up the battlefield, and exavations,revealed dead Germans hudled together as if a new Pompeii had een unearthed. The Germans had Avoven the whole lace Avith barbed Avire. The French pent hvo months preparing for the Hack. Some trenches were Avide nough for lavo horses abreast. The dA r anc9 was made with comparatively mall loss APRIS, October 25. Eye-Avitness., reviewing the Chamaene battle, states that 130,000 tb 40,000 of the enemy, were put out of ction. Our preparations AA r er ; e so Isiit'ul that .the German general taff' thoua-ht fhe bio: effort was to be ude in Alsace. They consequently uissed important forces there.