IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 21, 19 October 1918, Page 7

IN THE BALKANS

ALLIED SUCCESSES CONTINUE '.. < New York, .October 17. ,Tho Serbians, have captured Alexinntz. The French have entered Pirot, en route to Sofia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.SERBIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. London, October. 17. A Serbian communique states:—"Wβ continue to pursue'the enemy, and have occupied the town of Alexinata, and the Mountains of.ivressi Baba "and Yastra Baba, 'Capturing thirtjMiwo guns. The French . have captured il'irot, and German aeroplanes aro bombing , Nish."—Aus.-N.Z. .- Cable Assn.-Keuter. ■.■■■. .. GREEKS OCCUPY DRAMA. . London, October.l 7. ■ A Greek communique states: —"Wo have occupied- Drama.!'—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Renter. '••''',■ : ON THE NEW ZEALAND ... . FRONT-. .' FIGHTING BEYOND THE SELLS. (Special' from the Official New. Zealand War Correspondent.)..- , .. . . By Cablegram,-. October 12.: ; ' In tho area .where the New Zealanders are lighting the German retreat has slowed down. Beyond, tho. Selle River, the Wellington troops are still in line. They improved . their position slightly this raoriiing," and. captured a Tew prisoners, '^μ Yesterday they held, in addition to Their front, , a. 'flank of three thousand-yards, arid on this sector:live hundred <nemy- troops were seen in two. 1 lines,'as'if ready to attack.. Our men got their Vickers guiis on to them, and then the forward section fired steadily at them. Nothing came, of the;.supposed attack. ■ Today this flank was reduced by,half, and the position was iiiade. more' secure, but tlio enemy is holding tho;ridge ahead and was" shelling the positions we "had ■won from -tho' direction' of Solesihes. Last night he shelled one of oiir regimental aid posts out of a farm 'north of Viesley.,- This morning , vve passed them digging in nnder-a-bank-of aroad leading to the front. ■ The warfare is now quite open. . You can walk for miles and see no. sign' ofi any trenches or_ barbed wire—a , unique experience in this war. Great craters have .been blown in {he roads and railways, and these holes our " engineers were filling in. -Formally miles the enemy Dad/ destroyed his telegraph lines 'fly sawing down-the. posts and breaking tho wires. • ■ / ■

_. The civilians liberated from bondage in the forward villages are f-till ■ unrestrainod, in. their joy. ...'Strange to say, they khoiy some days ago. that the Now Zealaiiders were corning. '.' They had heard the" German, soldiers talking of tlmir advance. ■Everywhere, the Hun has lootnd- freely, aiid las left behind a trail of destruction. : Tlio inhabitants had ..continued to cultivate .some of the fieldsj.., and: , flowers and vegetables are- growing in iheirrgar(lens, so our men, are; enjoying' abvuidaiie'e of '.yogotableSj-'v. which' for- weeks have beeii very, scarce with.tiS.-. Tliere iU'e fields of.suaar beet aud,turnips, and tlie winter wheat is.'pushing up its leaves above the soil. ' Our men are tired; but'still cheerful.' Tlieyare due for a- spell after their long advance. REPORTED RECALL GF ALL U-BOATS ■ (Rec. October 19, 0.20 a.m.) • Amsterdam, October' 17; The "I-landolsblad" learW that , Germany has recalled all her submarines. —Aus.-N.Z.- Cable. Assn. '