Show THE WAR 4 Bulgaria and Servia to Measure Meas-ure Arms CONCENTRATING THE FORCES I After5 a Brilliant Charge the Ser vians Carried the Bulgarian Redoubts The War EusTCHUKNovember 16Great t activity activ-ity prevails at Philippopolis Trains filled with soldiers singing patriotic songs are constantly leaving for the front People throughout the country manifest great enthusiasm The troops are gratified at engaging in warfare for the first time without a single foreigner in their rank Bulgaria has decided to remain on the defensive She accepts war with calmness calm-ness knowing that Europe will acquit her of all blame SALONICA November 15 Unlimited preparations for war are being made here Troops horses and guns are being embarked for the Greek frontier Business in the citv is at a standstill EusTcmjK November 15A steamer has arrived here with five million cartridges cart-ridges which are now being unloaded Soldiers of the national guard have been summoned to join their colors Prince Alexander has sent a circular to the Powers in which he complains that the Sarvian agent in Bulgaria withheld for eight hours a notification of Ser ias declaration of war Prince Alexander indignantly denies that Bulgarians I violated the Servian frontier and declares de-clares that the Servians are solely blampable for the recent events on the hour day ST PETERSBURG November 15The Journal de St Petersburg hints that England by delaying the meeting of the Balkan conference is responsible for the outbreak of war between Servia and Bulgaria 1 BELGRADE November 15A decree has been issued announcing that jKing Milan will have the chief command of the Servian troops and appointing General Petroutch chief of the staff General Jankouetch mmister of war has gone to Perst It is reported that King Milan has telegraphed to the Emperor Em-peror of AustriaHungary that the advance ad-vance of Servians on Dragoma Pass has commenced Four Servians who arrived ar-rived at Lompalanka on a steamer were forcibly arrested by the Bulgarian authorities au-thorities LoNDON November 15Six battalions of Servian infantry two batteries of artillery and two squadrons of cavalry today attacked two battalions of regular regu-lar and irregular Bulgarian troops The Bulgarians lost thirtyfour killed and wounded The Servian troops under Colonel Michkovitch have occupied Toaribrod sustaining a srnall loss Fifty Bulgarians were captured and sent to the fortress at Belgrade Topal ovitchj with the Morava division is operating against Tan Colonels Mich royitch and Benecky commanding the Drisla and Shumadja divisions are advancing ad-vancing on Dragoman Pass General Jowanovitch is in command of the Danube Dan-ube division which is held as a reserve force at Bela Palank Djuknitch is leading the Timak division against Bel ogradsnik Each division consists of 20000 men King Milan before the advance ad-vance commenced observed to Colonel Benecky that Sofia would be captured within three days LoNDON November 1C Turkey has ordered 200000 tons of coal at Newcastle to be delivered in six weeks and has sent 160000 to Hungary for the purchase pur-chase of additional artillery Daily newspapers in their editorials on the BulgariaServian war are unanimous in condemning Servia and express great anxiety as to the future of the Balkans BELGRADE November 1GAfter desperate des-perate fighting yesterday Servian troops occupied positions at Raptcha The losses on both sides were heavy This victory enabled the Servians to turn the very difficult aud rocky gorge o Dragoman pass and the Bulgarians after a gallant resistance retreated to Slivnitza where art important engagement engage-ment is expected to take place today which will probably decide the fate of Sofia BELGRADE November 16 Colonel Djuknitch commanding the Tiinbk division drove the Bulgarians from the entrenchments at Kiela and captured 150 prisoners Total Servian loss two officers and fifty men killed and two hundred wounded The official report re-port from Colonel Benecky says After a brilliant charge the Servians carried four Bulgarian redoubts beyond Toari brod Colonel Djuknitch with the TImok division has taken Kiela Ser vian troops continue advancing everywhere every-where and have captured four hundred prisoners Servians have lost two hunted hun-ted men and fifty killed A great battle is being fought the direction of Dragoman It |