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Show BELGRADE NOW IN-HANDS IN-HANDS OFGERMANS TEUTONIC TROOPS INVADE SERBIA AND OCCUPY GREATER PART OF THE CITY. The Real Test of Strength Will Come When the Invaders Reach the Main Serbian Positions in the Mountains, Moun-tains, it is Believed. London. Belgrade, the old capital of Serbia, or the greater part of it, is in possession of an enemy army for the second time since the outbreak of the war, while other , Austro-Ger-man troops have crossed the Save and Danube rivers and are attempting attempt-ing to make a great drive into Serbian Ser-bian territory. The capture of Belgrade has been expected, as it was not thought that the Serbians would make any serious attempt to save the city. It is situat-ed situat-ed on a point of Serbian soil at the junction of the Save and Danube, jutting jut-ting toward Austria, and could consequently con-sequently be attacked from three sides operations which the Austro-Germans Austro-Germans found little difficulty in successfully suc-cessfully carrying out. The real test of strength will come when the invaders reach the main Serbian positions In the mountains, where the Austrians were so severely severe-ly defeated last December. The present, pres-ent, however, is a more formidable attack, the new army group under command of Field Marshal von Mack-ensen Mack-ensen having been organized for that purpose. Its strength is not exactly known, but it is supposed that this artillery is composed chiefly of Aus-tro-Hungarians, with a stiffening of I Germans, and is largely commanded by German officers. Generals von Koevess and von Gallwitz, who took part in the great offensive against Russia, have commands under von Mackensen. The Bulgarians, acting in concert with their new allies, are advancing from Sofia toward Pierot, on the Serbian Ser-bian frontier, the fortress which cov- ers the road to Nish, the Serbian capital. capi-tal. The French and British are landing land-ing troops at the rate of 14.000 daily at Saloniki to send by railway to the assistance of Serbia. |