THE ALLIES' RETREAT TO SALONIKA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2645, 16 December 1915, Page 5

THE ALLIES' RETREAT TO SALONIKA

' ENEMY REPORTED IN GREEK TERRITORY

HUMOURED DESIGNS ON EGYPT

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(Rec. December 15, 8.5 p.m.)'

_. ~ Salonika, December 15. : Following the occupation of Ghevgeli, the Bulgarians and Germans to-day entered Greek territory in a south-westerly direction.

(Rec. December 16, 0.10 a.m.)

The ''Tempa" states that the Bulgarians, who are cross'ing^into 61 ' Greek territory in a south-westerly, direction, came from the east of Lake Doiran.

TEOOPS LANDING DAY 'A'ND NIGHT.

(Rec. December 15,-8.35 n.m.) m V„• • •£ i _ . Salonika, December <14. Ten thousand .Bulgarians perished in the Doiran-Kosturino sector fliers fifteen thousand, British troops held out bravely amidst an overwhelming horde. The timely arrival of reinforcements enabled them to proceed: in an orderly retreat. The Allies are landing troops day and night. .

FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. December 15, 9.20 p.m.) n-. ti -u a: •i • . - Paris, December 14. A French.official communique states: "All our troops have been collected on Greek soil. The Bulgarians have not crossed the frontier."DEABLY WQRK BY MASSED FRENCH GUNS. "2 Vib H V ' t ih6nS corres P° states recent battle at Demirkapu were surrounded on three sides in t space three miles m length, and were under the fire of two hundred French guns. A Buiganan regiment was annihilated, and three hundred men taken prisoner ' . ALLIES'LINE OF RETREAT NqW CLEAR. The Greeks are now withdrawn from the whole oMhflhifofthe® Aules' retreat leading the roads clear for guns and transport. There is some uncertainty as to whether the Bulgarians, in. addition'to the Germans ™11 #.n deavour to follow into Greece, but the German forces, without the Bulgarians are too small to oreate imeasmess., k * BULGARIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. December 15,11.40 p.m.)' AlDStOrddlHi Dccfitnbfip 1 i • A Bulgarian communique states: "The enemy everywhere has been beaten, and there is not a single enemy soldier on Macedonian soil. Tim ft™.!, the barracks and hospitals at Glievgheli, and blew up the Vardar hrid™ tw fought more bravely than the British. ar Bridge. J.hey "We fought against 97,000 French troops-and 73,000 British whn hnrt *,V ' hundred field guns and eight heavy howitzers. The pursuit has now stopped. * FRENCH COMMANDER REVIEWS THE RETREAT ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. December 15, 5.5 p.m.) 1 laOfltlon, Doccmbor 14 "The' Times s" Milan correspondent states that General Sarrail (the FreiicW Commander in the Balkans), intervicwod by Italian correspondents said that the order for the Allies' retreat was given on Decembor 2.. Thev had' insufficient forces for an advance, but simulated preparations for an offensive towards Ishtip, taking possession of the bridgehead on the loft bank of the Vardir They easily effected the evacuation of Krivolak. There were immense deposits o£ materials in the Kavadar sector, and these required time for removal The retreat from Demirkapu was effected with the loss of twenty men. No material was lost. The bridges of tile Vetcharno nnd Gradsko wore blown up. Demirkapu was evpeuated oil December 8, and the tilhnel and railway bridge blown un The railway had been destroyed from Krivolak onwards. The British were attacked by enormously superior forces on the Doinm-Kostufino sector and Were in grave danger of envelopment, but furtumitely were a lived by tile arrival uf a jiQjy divisioa from Salonika.