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Show - u ALOTO-GERMAi JOIN BULGARS Millions of Yards Purchased . From Great Britain and Ireland Ire-land Orders to U. S. Firms Resented. Saloniki. No. 2, via Paris. Nov 5, 5 25 a m. French headquarters admits ad-mits that Austro-German cavalry has effected a junction with the Bulgarians Bulgar-ians in the Belijovan region near Nc-gotin Nc-gotin but asserts the country In this district is so difficult It Is doubtful whether the union of forces will servo any practical end. Negotin is on the Danube at a point where only the river soparates Rumanian territory from the frontiers of Bulgaria and Serbia. An officer of tho Serbian general staff, discussing the situation, said today: Officer Describes Fighting. 'The main Austro-German effort to get In touch with the Bulgarians is proceeding very slowly and with exceedingly ex-ceedingly heavy losses, up the Morava Mo-rava valley through which the Turks Invaded Hungary, General Terzltchs troops are offering a desperate resistance. resist-ance. Four attacks were required to take Semendria, which had to bo stormed with street fighting, every house being a fortress. Zabrczge cost threo successive charges which ended in hand-to-hand struggles "Alter 13 days the Austro-Gennans arrived before Malakresna on which they rained ten thousand shells and stormed only after locating Serbian masked batteries which covered it Seeking to retire, tho Invaders were charged by cavalry and fled four miles before they could re-organize their shattered ranks to resume the attack on Malakresna, Advancc Up Morava Valley. 'On tho 19th the Austro-German advance ad-vance up the Morava valley had reached reach-ed only tho Lubejo bridge on the Poschavovata lino. The next day tho line extended as far as Azanja. Pa-lanka Pa-lanka fell, on the 3sL The total advance ad-vance in this section in 'four weeks was 15 miles, scarcely a third of the distance to Paracin, whore a Junction with the Bulgarians must be effected by way of Urna Valley. Meanwhile tho Bulgarians in this section advanced ad-vanced only as far as the lino of the Zajecar-Negotin railway. The Serbians Ser-bians situations is serious but. we havo no other intention than to fight until the last.' |