DEFEATED BULGARS HOTLY PURSUED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2936, 23 November 1916, Page 5

DEFEATED BULGARS HOTLY PURSUED

GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS SEVERELY HANDLED RUMANIA'S ORDEAL IN WAIAACHIA The High.Commissioner reports:— , ■ .'« London, November 21, 5.20 p.m. •A. French official report states:—"Northwards of Monastir, the enemy's rearguard, which is supported by powerful artillery, is being strongly pressed by the Allies. "Westwards, the Italians Tepulsed violent counter-attacks rathe region of Montagneuse and Dumuza.' On the river, eastward of Lake Presba, ire occupied Krani." SERBIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (By Telegraph.—Pxess Association—Copyright); . Zealand Cabbie Association. London, November 21. A Serbian official communique states: "We continued the pursuit from Monastir, and captured more villages J rom the enemy, who lias been reinforced, and is offering serious resistance." . ENEMY CEASELESSLY HARRIED (Apst.—N.Z. Cable Assn. and Bsuter.) (Rec. November 22, 11.20 p.m.) • London, November 22. A Serbian official communique states:—'TVe have further advanced northward, despite the enemy's obstinate, resistance. We defeated the Germans nortii of Suhodel.- The enemy precipitately retreated. A large number of Germans and Bulgars were token prisoner, and a quantity of stores was captured." . ' - GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS TOO LATE. (Rec. November 22, 11.20 p.m.) _ Rome, November 22. The German reinforcements from the Dobrudja, owing to the, impassibility of the roads, arrived too late to save Monastir. VICTORIOUS ARMIES SWEEPING ONWARD ■ AuatraJian-New Zealand Oablo Association. London, November 21. ' The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Athens states that the farreaching effects of the fall of Monastir are being felt. Already more _than one-third of New Serbia has been freed of the Germans and Bulgars. beven thousand were taken prisoner in eight days, fifteen hundred of whom were Germans.. Nearly a hundredi cannon have been taken since the beginning or the attack at Mount Kaimaokalan. Heavy losses were inflicted on tho enemy, hut the Allied losses were comparatively light. Tile Serbians fired a million shells in 10 days. The Kenali lines were impregnable from the front. Monastir was won up in the bleak mountains by the splendid Serbian artillery and lnfantrv. When Hill 1212 fell, the enemy was compelled to abandon Monastir, retreating: in disorder from the whole left- front, abandoning dead and wounded and booty. Beyond the Cerna, on the right bank,. the veteran General Stephanovicli captured 'several heights. He is now driving the demoralised enemy without a halt towards tho river. Ho ought in a few hours to threaten the oxits from tiio Babuna Pass. His left wing has been carried to Grondista, and is advancing along the hills on the right bank ot the Cerna. Statarovina. has also fallen, while his centre is advancing along tho road from Veterinik. He should now be before Verbsko, near the Cerna, and inside the Cerna loop. General Mashitch's First Army is sweeping on. He has taken Bernik, north of Iven, and Jarotak. His-finest triumph was the capture of Hill 1378, in the upper Morichovo Mountains, givmg him command of the route to Prilep. On the left, General s Third Army is clearing out the foe from the mountains east of Monastir, with the aid of French and Russians. ' , , The advanced troops of the Serbians are now within a few hours march of Prilep. _ ■ THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO MONASTIR London, November 21. When the Allies entered Monastir the inhabitants flung wreaths of flowers on the necks of the French cavalry horses an<i placed garlands on tho Russian infantrymen. The enemy during the night set fire to the barracks. The first act of the Allies was to extinguish the fires and anest spies who were hidden in the houses. The battlefield was covered with enemy dead and shattered guns. It is estimated that the Allies' artillery fired a million projectiles of all calibres, destroying the enemy's defences. As the Germans and Bulgars retreated they set fire to the villages. The new line of defence had been prepared for over a month. It was a regular line of double trenches and wire entanglements. The Germans and Bulgars are still holding on firmly to the rearguard position in the Cerna loop. The Bulgars at noon on Sunday held the firing line two and a half miles from Monastir. THE PERIL OF RUMANIA CONTINUED RETIREMENT IN ALT AND JIUL VALLEYS London, November 21. A Russian official communique states: "The Rumanians continue to retire slowly in the Alt Valley, southward, and also in tho Jiu Valley, to the region of Filiasu, twenty miles north-west of Crajova (also spelt Kraiova). GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Renter.) London, November 21. A German official communique states: "Our artillery has nrrived before Crajova (also spelt Kraiova)." , GRAIN STORES TO BE DESTROYED. i Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. November 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 22. Tho Rumanian legation in London states tbat if the evacuation of Orajora should be necessary, precautions will be taken to destroy the grain iitorgs..