Show flossia IS SENDING AID io TO mm SERBIANS TROOPS CROSSING BLACK SEA WITH TO TAKING BUL IN THE REAR tiny neighbor and airy alry mon benegro te negro I 1 Is being hammered by austria Auit rians na serb serbian lans appeal to allies for instant aid london se serbia abla remains the center of 0 interest late reet in tho the war except tor for the french contingent stiffening the ser blan bian line in the region ot of mitsa tho allied reinforcements have not yet reached her hard pressed and retreat ing armlee armies and only uly the mountainous character of the country is caving saving these troops from tiny neigh neighbor tor and ally montenegro meantime Is being ham hum by the austrians Aust lans rians who are ex erting renewed pressure along the drina near grad in a movement coordinating co with tho the general teu tell tor bobic le offensive la in the balkans following the russian bombard ment of the bulgarian littoral rus ilus troops are now reported to be crossing the black sea preparatory to an attempted landing with a view to taking the bulgarians in the rear these reports come from german clerman fourges pour Four cea ces however and are not conf irin ed nor Is the report of a big naval engagement in tho the black sea between a russian squadron and turkish war craft headed hv the tho goeben and bres lau serbian circles in london are still making urgent appena to the allies to rush troops to their support but the very tact fact that the Ser serbians blans have been able tt hold out up to the present time has created a certain amount of optimism the bulgarians are said to be pre paring special trains to transport ger man troops 0 er tho bulgarian rail way ay to through thrace already war munitions have been dispatched to the turkish cap ital neither of the great battle fronts in the east and west has furnished any marked developments petro petrograd grad reports that the austro germans arc evacuating Vol hynia leaving vast quantities of ammunition and sup piles plies russian resistance in la the niga riga die dis brict evidently la Is holding firm as the Gein beimans ians admit a retirement south across the milaa near nen after they had advanced on the northern bank of that stream Falak nen la a about eleven miles wiles directly south of nigra which shows tho the nearness of the german approach the germans retired after they had repulsed two strong attacks and were ere facing a thud thu d derlin reports that nothing of moment has occurred currel ne on the western front since the issuance of the previous official statement paris parts declares the germans beaten off in violent counterattacks made in an et ef tort fort to regain positions near la cour tine in the champagne which tho the french took on friday the gain gala of a trench section at hols bols en hache in the also is claimed by tho the french |