SERBIA’S EXTREMITY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3216, 3 November 1915, Page 23

SERBIA’S EXTREMITY.

ATHENS, October 26. Official: The Serbians, after desperate fighting, recaptured Kuprulu. PARIS, October 26. The Bulgarians on the 22nd attacked along their whole front the French forces occupying the Strumnitza region. They were completely beaten. All reports that the French were thrown back on the right bank of the Vardar are false. ATHENS, October 2S. Telegrams state that after the second son of King Ferdinand had headed a Bulgarian triumphal entry into Uskub the Serbians retired in good order and entrenched in a mountainous line at Perlipe, 25 miles from the Greek frontier, in the hope to prevent the capture of Serbian Macedonia before the allied reinforcements arive. The Bulgars claim to have captured Nedotin, making a junction with the Austro-German foxes imminent, and enabling the latter to forward big guns and munitions to Turkey without traversing Rumania. LONDON. October 2G. An official report states that the Serbians have retaken Veles. BUCHAREST, October 27. A junction of the Bulgarian and Austro-German forces is imminent. LONDON, October 27. M. Pasitch has cabled begging the friends of Serbia to hasten with troops to save the country. He adds: “ For 20 days the enemy has tried to annihilate us. We cannot hope to maintain our resistance indefinitely.” GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. BERLIN, October 26. A communique states: The Germans east of Yasgrade reached the heights of Suhagorapanos and that Generals von Koevess and von Gallwitz’s armies are progressing. We captured the northern slopes of Rama Valley, which is south of Planka, and also captured Markovavitk, further east. We took as prisoners 960 Serbians in three days. STATEMENT BY LORD LANSDOWNE. LONDON, October 26. Lord Lansdowne stated in the House of Lords that Serbia could not withstand the Austro-German and Bui garian attack for any length of time, that the Balkan situation was most serious, that the enemy had drawn their ring closer, and it was even rumoured that Bulgaria had occupied Prizend, the former capital of Serbia, that thd Austro-Germans were now at Posorevate, 40 miles south-east of Belgrade, and that their cavalry had entered Yalievo.