New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1915, Page 11

" STIRRING SCENES IN SERBIAN BATTLE Defense of Rajec Gorge by French a Sanguinary Allair French Serbia, Headquarters, Nov. 21, By Courier to Kavadar, sa- 1oniki Greece, Nov, 22, via Paris, Nov. | 23,'5:05 a. m.—A sanguinary battle between the French and Bulgarians M the gorge of the Rajec river, a confluent of the Cerna, southeastern Serbia, has resulted thus far in the retirement of the French from a point north of Drenovo to the right bank of the Cerna. The French, however, are still holding the Rajec Gorge and the important bridge head af Bojharsti, controlling the heights opposite Gradisco. The Associated Press correspondent today visited the French post west of the Rajec bridgehead which is de- tailed to guard the strong natural position in the granite-walled gorge. ‘This gorge, however, is exposed to artillery fire from the surrounding heights. Through it runs a narrow rapid stream. It is held by infan- toy. %nlf an hour later the correspond- ent, with a party of French officers, watched ‘the battle from neighboring hills. Every detail was visible ex- cept during occasional periods of the lowering of mist from the hill tops. Opening of Hostilities. Hostilitles were opened with a savage artillery duel. From the Beint of observation flashes of flame and puffs of smoke could be seen, re- vealing the positions of the guns on bPth sides of the Vardar River, which is- joined by the Cerna a few nilles north of Drenovo. Clouds of smoke. from the bursting shells gave some idea of the effect of the fire which the Bulgarians concentrated in afl effort to dislodge the French from the Rajec Gorge. Shrapnel was placed successfully within the gorge séveral times. | Soon the whir of machine guns and | the popping of rifle fire betrayed the position of the Bulgarian infantry. On the hill behind the gorge moving fig- ures could be seen outlined against the, sky.. They climbed slowly until, f a brief struggle with the bayonet, th# Bulgarians fled disappearing over the crest. Ambulances to Scene, Meanwhile from the direction of Kavadar a train of ambulances sped teward, the scene of the battle to col- lect French wounded. General followed in an automobile to take di-: rggtion of the action on the ground. e Bulgarians are bringing up | y forces from the neighborhood of #{lep. . The French plan of campaign s¢ems to have been to occupy as quickly as possible the maximum num- ber of positions of natural . strength and to take care of their communica- tions as effectively as could be done ‘with the forces available. When one posftion thus held is made the object of a serious attack the French with- draw, as the complete lack of effec- tive means of transportation renders the rapid shifting of troops from one position to another impracticable. Unlike French Campaign- + A striking feature of the campaign in Serbia is its utter unlikeness to that in France. Trenches are constructed for only temporary use in actual bat- tle.™ The broken country facilitates the employment of tactical skill, in which the French seems to be superior to the Bulgarians notwithstanding their lack of familiarity with the country, Neither battlefields nor encamp- ments resemble In the least those in France, The soldiers are camped in ents in the open plain, as the Bul- gargjans thus far have not employed eroplanes. The camps are changad Frequently to keep pace with the jnovements of the battle lines. Artillerymen for the first time since the beginning of the war often have e opportunity of actually seeing the ark at which they are aiming. The 'amous French 3-inch guns, firing al- os¢ with the rapidity of machine uns, inflict' extraordinary havoc on he Bulgarians. ‘ gion. ‘When the time French, General comes, say the Joffre will attempt another ‘“‘drive” against the Ger- man lines. Until then reports of ar- tillery fire and the throwing of gren- ades make up the greater part of | Somme and to the north Artillery Fire PTays Biggest Part In Actions on Franco-German Line &3 NCH GUN FIRING DOWN INTO the news from the west front. Says |‘one official announcement. “The ar- | tillery actions have been very spirit- ed in Artois, around Loos and Hull- uch as well as to the north of the of the b PASS Aisne, in the region of Armancourt, Dancourt and Tilloloy and also near Soissons. The ecnemy works were very badly damaged by our The picture shows the firing of French piece into a pass in Alsace. a Bulgarian aircraft guns, of flying low over the positions of their opponents and actually photographing them with such detail as to reveal the numbers and locations of the hostile forces. The Serbians in the north are said to be concentrating on the historic Kossovo Plain with the idea of at- tempting an offensive in the direction of Uskup. It is reported that six divi- slons will debouch from the plain by way of the Katchanik and Kortchou Passes. The Bulgarians are being withdrawn hastily from the Prilep re- A decisive battle is looked for. FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Action the federal reserve board on appeals before it for changes in the location of reserve banks and realignment of the boundaries of reserve districts will await an opinion by - Attorney the federal reserve act the board has authority to reduce the number of reserve districts. The appeals come from almost every section of the country. MRS, MA“SHJ\I:L COMFORTABLE, Indianapolis, Nov, 23.—Mrs. Tho- mas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president, passed a fairly good night and was reported to be in good con- dition today-: She underwent an ab- dominal operation at a local hospital yesterday. DR. TROJAN DEAD, Rostock, Germany, Now. London, 10:30 a. m.—Dr. Johannes Trojan, professor of philosophy in the University of Rostock, is dead at his home here: He was born at Danzig in 1837. 23, via APPROVE ACTION. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—American Minister Caldwell's action in taking charge of the diplomatic interests in Germany and Turkey in Persla was Aviators Present. French aviators are enjoying the ppportunity, presented by the lack of approved today by the state depart- ment, and the two governments con- cerned were notified. by | General Gregory as to whether, under ' Roumanian King and Statesman Favor Allies B W] Foremost among the Roumanians who urge the participation of thewr country in the war on the side of the allies is Take Jonescu, torm Roumanian minister of the inter Yy In this he is believed to be opposing | King Ferdinand of Roumania, nep- hew of the late King Charles. The Roumanian king is a member of a branch of the house of Hohenzollern, of which dynasty Emperor William Thanksgiving is near at hand and so are we with the finest stock of Turkeys, Ch.cken, Fowl, Veal, Lamb, and with all other necessary fixings to complete the dinner table that is necessary to satisiy the most particular. WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THANKING YOU FOR YOUR: PATRONAGE PAST AND HOPE FOR A CONTINUANCE OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. 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