the heights of Strazhara. The
next day these movements developed into a mighty assault on the Serbian
positions in this section. All day the Serbians held their ground, but
toward evening the center weakened, then caved in, collapsed. The result
was that the whole First Army was beaten back with heavy loss, until it
was finally able to make another stand along the line from Babina Glava
to Rajac.

The fire of the renewed attack flared up and down the front. The Third
Army of the Serbians succeeded in holding its ground. Between the
Uzitsha detachment and the Austrians the fighting was especially bloody,
but neither side gained any distinct advantage.

But the retirement of the First Army from its strong position from Ruda
to Gukoshi was disastrous, not only from a purely military aspect, but
also in that it sent a wave of depression up and down the whole line of
Serbians. This loss might be retrieved by an effective artillery
support, but again the Serbians were feeling a shortage of ammunition.
Armed Bulgarian bands entering Serbia from Bulgaria had finally
succeeded in interrupting railroad traffic, and the supply of ammunition
had been abruptly broken off.

Fortunately for the Serbians, the Austrians showed their usual
disinclination of following up their success immediately. Their center
rested while their mountain brigades delivered a rather feeble attack on
the Serbian extreme left, on the line from Varda to Gruda.

It was November 24, 1914, before the Austrians came on in force again.
This time the Second Serbian Army was forced back; to a line running
from Galvitza to Smyrdlykovatz and the heights of Cooka were taken. The
Uzitsha army was also forced to retire, on to the Goinjagora Mountains,
at the head of the Western Morava Valley. The Austrians now also
attempted to outflank the extreme left of the Serbian line. With this
object in view they shot their mountain brigades down along their right,
until the threatened Serbian flank was compelled to swing back to
protect itself from an enveloping movement.

Finally, on November 28, 1914, the Uzitsha Army was able to make a
determined stand along the heights from Kita to Markovitza.

In the south the Serbians had suffered a serious setback. Counterattacks
were of little avail. How desperately the Serbians resisted may be
judged from the fact during one of their counterattacks, made at
Salinatz, they took prisoner seven officers and 1,580 men. In general,
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