FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3083, 14 May 1917, Page 5

FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS

HEAVY COUNTER-ATTACKS BY THE ENEMY GAS SHELLS IN MONASTIR London, May 11. A British report from Salonika, states: "This enemy attacked on Wednesday niglit south-westivard r.f Doiran and obtained a momentary footing oil Goldio's Hill. Our counter-attack immediately drove him out. Wo repulsed a. second attack on Thursday, inflicting losses. Our-aeroplanes carried out four successful bombing raids, dropping quantities of explosives on dug-outs, dumps, and transport-."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. BRILLIANT OPERATIONS BY THE FRENCH (Rec. May 13, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 12. A French communique from Macedonia states: —"West of the Vardar, over difficult ground, we brilliantly captured Srkadilegcn, south of Huma, repelling violent Bulgarian counter-at-taoks. There is lively artillery fighting on the Cerna Bend and in the Monaster sector. In -fighting on May 10 and 11 the Allies captured 353 prisoners and three machine-guns. The enemy's losses were considerable." — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. SERJBIAN COMMUNIQUE. London, May 11. 'A Serbian communique states: "The enemy bombed Monastir with asphyxiating' shells, causing considerable civilian casualties." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor. GERMAN REPORT. (Rec. May 13, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 12. A German official communique states: —"We completely repulsed FrancoBritish attacks between the Cerna and the Vardar."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. (Reo. May 18, 11.10 p.nu) London, Ma.v 12. A German official report states: — "We repulsed renewed attacks on the Cerna ' . salient." —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. BULGARIAN REPORT OF THE FIGHTING. London, May 11. ' A Bulgarian communique gives _ the latest account of the fighting -west' and north of Monastir. and also singles out .the British attacks south of Doiran, which arc described as persistent, four being made between nine o'clock ill the evening and two .o'clock in che morning. The account admits that the British twice penetrated the positions, but asserts they wore ejected by counterattacks. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. BULGAR TESTIMONY TO THE VIOLENCE OF THE BATTLE. (Rec. May 13, 11.10 p.m.) . London, May 12. • A Bulgarian official communique _of May 10 gives a very long_ description of the fighting in 'Macedonia, which is described as "exceeding in extent and violence all previous battles." Tho report olftims the complete repulse of the Allies in furious attacks everywhere. "Oil tho positions near Doiran the British on May !7, after fighting with unheard-of violence during the night, began at 5 o'clock in the morning a furious attack, which was repulsed after bloody liand-to-liand fighting. Tho enemy suffered incredible losses. H<japs of British dead wore lying in front of our positions." The communique concludes with a panegyric on the "invincible stubbornness of the German-Bulgarian troops, who repulsed the enemy's forces which _ had penetrated by hundreds certain of our trenches."— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo. Assn.-Reuter. THE NEWRIMIA SWEEPING DEMANDS BY THE LABOUR PARTY ' (Rec. May 13, 5.5 p.m.) J assy, May 12. The new Rumanian Labour Party demands the distribution of State lands, not only to the- peasants who are participating in tho war, as the -Government had announced, but to all who 1 are working on the land. This will mean a great increase on the original scheme. Tho Party demands obligatory universal suffrage, and asks for the energetic prosecution of tho war until German militarism has been destroyed for over. —'The "Times."