A new battle front is to be formed, along the rivers Drin and Danube, stretching from the frontier of Montenegro to the Rumanian frontier, the line being broken only by intervals of mountainous and diffi cult country. In Herzegovina, strenuous efforts are being made to penetrate into the heart of Montenegro, through the valley of Nikshich. At the same time, from Bosnia and Slavonia attacks are being directed upon the north-western part of Servis, Valjevo being the objective. From the Hungarian side attacks are being directed upon Nish, the Servian capital.
Great efforts will be made to capture Prahova, a city on the Danube, and an important junction of Servian and Rumanian railways, the capture of which would cut off communication with Servia vid -he Danube. It is an essential of the campaign that Austrian troops should reach the frontier of Servia and Bulgaria, and this is looked upon as one of the most important factors of the campaign in the Balkans, ita effect being presumed to be that it would force Bulgaria to take sation, threaten Rumania from the rear, act as a deterrent hostilities against Turkey, the Turks the moral support of knowing that allies were approaching their territory.
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