WAR IN THE BALKANS.

West Coast Times, 24 November 1915, Page 3

WAR IN THE BALKANS.

THE StWWICAMPABi FRENCH STRATECY IN T!!£ BALHANS. an nmtKixsawMim cafttrED. BOW HIE VARDAN RIVER WAS t ROS&ED. A BRILLIANT CR.tfift COI'XTRY MARCH. % T<*S»r*---•!** *""'"* Assw:iat ' on - LONDON. Nov. ii. Up. Wanl-Pric". from S*T*>nilka. reaov«» that the I'renc-h. are h«tViin« Mt#en milps mi the triangular plain point imt «(» Velles »n»l W"i*wl«l »J »"•' (> - fcena rive* to th* west and the Varibr la lb> »*»t »b«1 B«rth, hoch »i these rwcf* ate- iu»S«*>is»ot"»Tk«- triangle inelndes »«"' »'»t* vr »*.* tare* vi&Ws »* h"»»* ''* »' ! U' t » «; »«; aftti to«AB« P**'*""' *"* aviators. The Fnmrfci «ts» W't the uUiomy height of K*»ah«dj»li. fin lienera.l Saerad arnved at the S»m an»! »*.» tfcf miiw* inipntjatMe •I t!W h»i«ht he wU-retl it* immediate ra>p**rif. N<» hrwljir rrnssed the Vanlar, out ■ rrscry mil Turkish ooat was (nunc! (Iftrt* the whole rejtiraent «s ferried <««•«. the IW»»t rimtrns and clay mmt aiijh't. Thr Bwlfc»rian.s were driven out. hnt fetter rmiftsed their mistake and reawatrdly attempted to recapture the hviyat, h«f. were reputed with heavy low***. TIW «*i»* «Bffi«-uhy of the French posi ttoft i» tfc*t rvery «paa and every iioikv •I aranitiwo* and supplies must he tanird fty » iMOKfc So** railway. There » not mm* a r«ad, and moreover the railway paw*** through narrow ravines, the heiai; tea mites in the- Denur Lair* (lotß** northward of Strwraiiitza. or wkw-fc the anrtaerni end is so prerijjtßW* that the train only exits by tun mdSu*£ the last nor hundred yards. It' the tiiawt im- Mmi> up a few cjttns will MaVe* tn> pfiFTttßit it repaired. G#a»nl S»rr»H dumU- » F»riHi»nt tn» tsoreatry marrfc w ofd*f to jnio np with ttU Serht* u* the Kahnoka Pa>i>. He »w»»h«fd wttkin te« mile* ni tbem after dnprt»tf fi«JWiim!» wfcw»tai the* Frenrfi wwrr nroJ-wunJWtirtf by tkree to iiw. SERIOUS DEFEAT FOR THE BULGARIANS. TUF. EXEMT OKVENSIVK TIIRK.XTEXED. ATIIRXS No. J^ Dctittlk ftcxn states the Swhiait* roormtrateil t» =awtth win»ti»MtJ and iajfcftcwl a >erio«* Av. leat Mi tTw Batear*. who narrowly e—eapcdl la m dworderly retre-at they akwutuflvcl «|aantitirs ni tuatt'ivUi. The SerliM t&#a, tool up bj* tkw northward aiid southwHifii ol Ltfhaar whence they ran offer S lengthy «esi.stan»-e, threatening th<> Butor effiMi»iiv »hu-h has Utterly awn weokeniJv;. CERMAN OFFICAL REFORT. AMSriHRPAM. N.wewher I^. A (!*»■*»» ro»nn»Htti«(W> says:— 11W Serhtani was thrown Utl near Siwanea in the Itiar V;>lfcy. Bu*h »i*fc* ot' iho Petiirinivo Valley hu«» he»» (or»-<»t, anrl MlO taken pri>cmwt, whale «is g»Bs. four marhine KinNv and mwrib B*. term I was raptured. W* iaumi nt the- Xor-inozar arvnal M> Kiln B»wtar*. 1-R.IIMir FOB THF. BIIiURIAX>. tW)» AND CLEAN FItIHTERK. SALONIKA, Xovemht-r 22. AlfocJ J««n«aJists hare- visitocl the Freadb frnnt* at Strumnitza and »n the- kfl liaak el the Ornaya. OaWrv states that thr- anIffMixJ artillery eivn am! i-iean lighters. nJw»T»i»<; the nit's »t' war aixi <tir tates «4 hiramaity. Th»y fire ■*» ambutcn.-i>> and wrwpwlncis.hr amitled i(itert'erin'» with the wcitt of rnih>itiEi'i the cleatl and **M»wfcd. * THE OCCUPATION OF NOVI BAZAR MorxiAix Borras covered WITH DE.VD. OKXEVA. Nor. 21. (nniwral KifcTess's arrnpaiion ok' Xwrt Bazar is ih»p to bis receiving rciii iatwmeots. owukjj to his heavy losses. TW mwnrtaiw rontes are coverinl with «lead and dyiaK. Georral Korve»s's nuwaltars fnr five days are pat down at qgers posmoit AR INTERVIEV WITH A CREEr MINISTER. DECLARES THAT GREEtT WILL NOT DLSABU THE ALLIES. AFRAID OF THE TLEETS C.rXS. ICT SAT* BiIITAJX ADOPTS A DIS6KACEFTL ATnTVDE. SOME FACTS ABOrT KINO CONSTANTINE. Dta Fs» AworuTiox.—CornucßT.} LONDON. N»v«nh»r S». Mr. J»frinw. th# Dairy Mail's. <orrwaowknt at At*™*, had an inlarnata «itk M. Ballrs the M>«» trr °' jHstkc, »1» ik-daml that it was roadaaw to «»jgt*i that Cnw wonld tlntk af diaatmiaj th# AILm, wh*n tW pmut «f tk# fcrt »i|th* 1* WTrtW MB Iwr «tit». CrcMV «a» T**dy to dewMiiii «ithia tw«ty-lo«r hoars, if th* AHm bft SaV»ift» M. »«» wgfrily aVdaml that thi» BntMh CotwrHMMt and pre** »r» ■iNp«ia!K » dMfKMfBI attitude. "Tou »ir »i.ii—Jniliy" h* added, bMiein- »•- ! f*t m th* tahlf. "Ton »n* Oarviß? «« aSd lUt «t to fdww the nonws of • BalwrWm aad becMw •wther Bdtpw. Ka 4 dMi Ua*l « Serbia, oajy a few

I thousand troop* «ere landed to help ib after endless mistakes and delavs." The interview disclosed that King Constantine agreed, under Premier \ «n.-z.-kr-\ r.a-oning, t., the original dl-cmbarkation ..f Allies troops at Salonika, hot repent.si within twenty minute* an*! vni an aid#? post t.> after M- V*>n*zelos who had Jreadr informed Mr. Elliott (Iho Bn ii-'h Mimsc«-r> cf the Kind's dwision. many and offerwl to join Allies in April, when Germany’-, hands wen* full, stipulating that the Dardanelles operations- should not he undertaken, hut an advance made through Thrace. The Allies, however, did not accept the proposals. Mr. Jeffries quote* Constantine »> saying that whatever happens V ranee and England were never too •even* on K rf *ve u)»erea> Germany was mvpla«-*»Me. *’Mv dutv is to save mv country from the horrors of Belgium.” A SLUMP IN CREEK FREIGHTS. CONDON'. Nov. i>:i. Then* is a slump in freight for Greek steamers. Shipping exchange-, have hitherto lieen in the keenest »leiriand. The fact is more serious because most of the Greek owners an- raplaius and other private individuals ami not companies.