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Show FIGHTING IN THE SNOW. Heavy Cannonading Going On About Slaviizna, But No Definite Result - Reported. A Servian General Conrt-Martialed for Failing to Win the Figrht , at Slavitzna. Anti-Government Men in Montreal Get Heads Put On Them in a : RIel Rumpus. J Tne Servo.Bulgarian Trouble. London, November 20 A dispatch from Tsaribrod, dated Thursday noon, says: A violent cannonading is going on at Slaviji, where the Bulgarians are strongly intrenched, in-trenched, preventing the approach of our turning column from Glenci Pass. TheBul-garians TheBul-garians are advancing from" Sofia" hr the direction of Pernik to meet our advancing Moravo division, which is heavily handicapped. handi-capped. The snow is making the plains a swamp. ' -. SERVIANS DISCOUBAGED; BULGARIANS ELATED. London) November 20. Dispatches received re-ceived here state that the Servians have be- The Bulgarians, on the other hand have been aroused to the highest pitch of enthusiasm enthu-siasm by the example of Prince Alexander and the victories gained under his leadership. leader-ship. They have gradually driven back the Servian advance iine, until the Bulgarian advanoe line of entrenchments is within a mile of Dragoman village. In the fighting yesterday the Servian loss was 800 men killed and wounded. One of Prince Alexander's aides was killed during the brunt of yesteiv day's engagement. Belgrade, November 20. A Servian official offi-cial dispatch from Tsaribrod says : THE SERVIAN REPULSE AT SLTVNITZA Is attributed to the action of General Govan-I Govan-I ovitch, commander of the Danube division, who made several tactical mistakes and failed to execute certain strategic movements. move-ments. Four divisions of Servians are now being concentrated just beyond Dragoman, and will renew the attack on the Bulgarians defending Slivitzna to-morrow. General Topatovitch, commanding the right wing of the Servian army, is intrenched within a few hours' march of Sofia. t. . r A SERVIAN GENERAL COUBT-MABTIALED. Tzabibrod, November 20. General Jovan-ovitch Jovan-ovitch has been tried, been court-martialed and dismissed from his command for his failure to execute the order given him prior to the repulse before Slivnitza. The Council of War are now discussing the situation of affairs at the front. |