Show TROOPS CROSSING BLACK SEA WITH VEW TO TAKING BUL IN THE REAR herbias Ser bias tiny neighbor and ally montenegro te negro s being hammered by lans serbians Serb ians appeal to allies for instant aid london serbia remains the center of interest in the war except tor the french contingent stiffening the ser bian line n the region of the allied reinforcements have not yet reached her hard pressed and retreat ing armies and only the mountainous character of the country is saving these troops from annihilation herbias Ser bias tiny neighbor and ally montenegro meantime Is being ham alered by the lans who are ex ertling renewed pressure along the dalna near in a movement coordinating co with the general teu tonic offensive in the balkans following the russian bombard dent of the bulgarian littoral rus plan troops are now reported to toe crossing the black sea preparatory to an attempted landing with a view to taking the bulgarians Bulga rians in the rear these reports come from german sources homeier ho weier and are not confirm cd nor is the report ot a big naval engagement inthe black sea bean een russian squadron and turkish war craft headed toy the and brea lau serbian circles in london are still making urgent appeals to the allies to rush troops to their country s support but the very fact that the serbians Serb ians have been able to hold out up to the present time has created a certain amount of optimism the bulgarians Bulga rians are said to be pre paring special trains to transport ger man troops over the bulgarian rail way to constantinople 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 petrograd Petro grad reports that the austro germans are evacuating leaving vast quantities of ammunition and sup piles russian resistance in the riga ats tract evidently Is holding firm as the germans admit a retirement south across the missa near nen after they had advanced on the northern bank of that stream nen is about eleven miles directly south of algra which shows the nearness of the german approach the germans retired after they had repulsed two etring attacks and were facing a third berlin reports th at nothing of moment has occurred on the western front since the issuance of the previous official statement paris declares the germans were beaten off in violent counterattacks counter attacks made in an et fort to regain positions near la cour tine in the champagne which the french took on friday the gain of a trench section at bols en hache in the also is claimed by the french |