IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 22, 21 October 1918, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS

VICTORIOUS ADVANCE IN OLD i SERBIA .] HUGE STORES CAPTURED j London, October 18. j A French Eastern communique ■] states: "The notorious advance in Old! | Serbia continue. We reached Kalda, 1 north-east of Nish, on Tuesday, and, ] occupied the hills south of Pekrinatsi' i and Krushevatz. Tho French and Greek advance guards, further west, reached-! Kursumlio and Novibazar, whence the j enemy had fled. JYench cavalry, in the .! direction of the Montenegrin frontier, | supported by Serbian comitadjis, at- | tnoked tho Austrian convoys retreating : il from Mitrovitza,, and 1 captured 3000 j wagons and huge quantities of ma- ; j terial... This detachment on Sunday j last entered Ipek, where it captured GOO prisoners and enormous . etoree of grain."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ' Assn.- ,J Reutor. . :■ FRENCH OFFICIAL-REPORT. (Rec. October 20, 5.6 p.m.) ' . London,. October 19. ■) A Frencli communique | states: "Tho movements of the Allies | in Northern Serbia and on the frontiers ,j of Montenegro continue according to . plan."- j Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ;j ENEMY COMPLETELY EVACUAT-.'] ING SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO. . j New York, October 18. j Tho Central Powers are completely j evacuating Serbia and Montenegro. _ | Amsterdam learns that Austria M '1 evacuating the occupied territories in -i compliance with President Wilsons j Note—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Aesu. ! GREEK MACEDONIA CLEARED OF THF j ENEMY ' . J (Rec. October 20, 5.5 p.m.) j London, October 19. j A Greek communique reports that the j inoccupation of Eastern Macedonia as j far as the old Greek frontior has been. ■ completed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.- j Renter. ' . j