SERVIANS OUTNUMBERED.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XL, Issue 11405, 23 October 1915, Page 5

SERVIANS OUTNUMBERED.

SITUATION RATHER SERIOUS.

POLICY FOR THE ALLIES.

London, Oct. 22,

Colonel Repington, the Times’ war correspondent, says there is no | donbt the Servian army is opposed j by superior forces —Austro-Germaus, j probably sixteen division, and Bui- \ garians sixteen. Servia has lost | 150,000 in the present war and an- | other 50,000 from disease, and her ! army now numbers probably 300,000. , The enemy’s superiority is two to | one. It will be greater if the Turks j are helping. The situation is not | desperate, unless the main Servian | army is defeated, but it is serious. | The Serbs are defending at the great- ! est disadvantage, and the crisis can- j not long be delayed. The best course j is for the Franco-British to hold up : the Bulgarian columns at Ishtib and Strumnitza, and take off the pres- | sure on the Serbs. This assumes that ' the whole of the Allied forces can | bo delivered at Ghevegeli properly j equipped for lighting in such diffi- | cult country. These are points on j winch no information is available. I

I A BULGARIAN ADVANCE. MEETS WITH ENORMOUS SLAUGHTER. FRENCH CUTTING OFF RETREAT. London, Oct, 33. The Daily Mail’s correspondent at Salonika states that after the occupation of Ishtip the Bulgarians advanced on Knprili, hut Servian reinforceents arrived, and repulsed the Bulgarians with enormous losses. The French crossed the Vardar at Krivolak with the object of cutting off the Bulgarian retreat. Bulgarian attacks on Kumanovo were repulsed. The Comitadjis and cavalry who cut the railway near Vrama were exterminated. THE SERVIAN RESISTANCE. i | GRUDGING GERMAN |

APPRECIATION, ADMITTING GREAT LOSSES. Munich, Oct. 33, The Custeuach Rich ten describes the Servians as offering the most determined resistance. Position after position in the Morava Valley are only gained after the fiercest lighting by the rearguards. It must be admitted that the Servians are magnificent soldiers, despite their rough appearance. Their armament is irreproachable, and numerous sharpshooters concealed in the rugged mountains have caused ns considerable losses. The artillery is not particularly good, despite the fact that the guns are English. Unlike the Russians, the Servians do not burn - and do not destroy everything. We obtain large supplies of grain and cattle. The weather continues wretched, and the roads are miserable, greatly impeding progress. A JOURNAL’S DEMAND.

NO HALF MEASURES

QUARTER MILLION TROOPS required.

Loudon, Oct. 22

The Manchester Guardian demands no half measures in Macedonia. At least a quarter of a million men are wanted within a fortnight. Thus we will both save Servia and retain our hold on Gallipoli.

WELCOME ASSISTANCE

ITALIAN GENERAL ADVANCE

TO EMPLOY AUSTRIAN TROOPS

Rome, Oct. 22

With a view to assisting Servia, General Cadoran ordered a general advance in the Tryol, which has already resulted in the taking of Pregasina, the menacing of Riva, the capture of Brentouico and the threatening of Roverto. It is estimated that 800,000 Austrians are on the Italian front.

ALLIES TOO GENEROUS. i

ITALY' ANNOY'ED

VIGOROUS ACTION DEMANDED

Rome, Oct. 22. A doctor writes from Rome that the Anglo-French generosity towards Greece is causing heartsearchings in Italy. The newspaper Reanazione demands that Greece be no longer cajoled. Greece is in the hands of the Quadruple Alliance. If Italy’s thorough and wholehearted co-operation is desired, vigorous and methodical action must be taken against Greece.

BULGARIAN INTERNAL TROUBLE.

ANTI-DYNASTIC PLOT,

London, Oct. 33.

An anti-dynastic plot in Bulgaria has been discovered. The houses of Opposition leaders and numerous politicals have been searched.