IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 299, 6 September 1918, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS

FIGHTING ON THE VARDAR . BULGAR ATTACKS REPULSED London, September 4. A British official report from Salonika states: "Oil Monday morning the enemy attacked the positions west of tho Vardar ivliicli (vo captured 011 Sunday. On the right the enemy failed to reach our lino, and wo drovo him back on the left by a successful counter-attack." —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. FOUR LIVELY DAYS FOR CONSTANTINOPLE Naw York, September 4. , British aviators bombed Constantinople on four successive days. Heavy damage was done.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NAVAL AIR PATROLS IN THE DARDANELLES (Eoo. September' 5, 7.20 p.m.) London, September 4. Tho Admiralty reports: "Our aeroplanes have maintained constant reconnaissance at the Dardanelles and bombed Constantinople on tho nights of August 25 and '11 with good results. Tho attacks wcro directed against tho arsenal, dockyards, War Office, and barracks. In co-operation with a Greek unit, wo also heavily bombed an. aero-, drome at tho Galata seaplane base. One British inacJiiuo has not returned."— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-lleuter. THE PALESTINE London, September 4. An official mossago from Palestine states: "Since August 14 our activity lias been mainly' confined to aerial raids on the Hejaz railway and patrol encounters east of tho Jordan and raids. Tho Arabs continue their raids 011 the Hejaz railway.. Wo repelled a Turkish attack at Abunaa."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.