THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 November 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

■ • #— Ifci.K'lUlt IKL4o:UPU— ifJCU I'Kbna ASSGCIA lIUN i THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN. London, Nov. 27. The Daily Mail's Salonika correspondent says the French have retaken the offensive and captured the majority oi the positions lost, on the lvrivolak-Rajez line. The Bulgarians~were obliged to retreat as they were attacked by the full force holding no covering in tho rear. Salonika, Nov. 2o". The Bulgarians are aparently concentrating their efforte on the lower Cerna against the French. Fighting has proceeded for several clays m the Gradsko region. The Bulgarians made furious efforts to oapture Rajez bridge on the Cerna, which marks tho extreme Frentli left and hitherto failed, but the desperate struggle continues. Athens, 3fov. VI. The Serbians nave capciirecl Krtis hevo. The Serbs a'nd_ Bulgars engaged in battle northwestward ol Uskub, the former fightingNvith desperato courage. The Serbians, who were continuing their retreat in a new direction, attacked at Prilep, and fighting continues. The Serbians fought with unexampled heroism at Prishtina. Although greatly out-numbered, they kept tho enemy at bay for , "ten days, inflicting terrible losses and retreated only wh«n they were ainmunitionless. The struggle exhausted the Bulgarians, who are now marking time. There are 10o,0U0 Austro-Gerinans with many heavy batteries traversing j Bulgaria for CousTa'ntinople. Pans, Nov. li. The Serbians arc"'concentrating at :i fresh position parallel to the Albanrin frontier, and they have established communication with Durazzo, thus ensuring the safe of the base. The authorities are evacuating ali Roumanian towns on the Danube ; n view of the impending Russian attack on Bulgaria. Geneva, Nov. 27. A Bulgarian source announces a vast enveloping movement by heavy Allied forces on the Mouastir iront from tho Cerna river at Reka to Orvenik. The Bulgars are falling back before violent Serbian attacks. General Gallwitz has arrived at Prilep to direct Austro-Gcrman operations against Monaetir. GENERAL OARDORNA'S REPORT. Rome, Nov. 27. General Cardorua reports:—Repeifce<i Austrian counter-attacks on tho heights north-west of Gorizia did not prevent us from consolidating the cap tured positions. The fighting in the Carso yesterday increased in severity along the ridge descending from the northern slopes of Mount San Michelo towards the Isonzo. The etrSmy by a sudden assault captured the ridge but out men retook,it and finally consolidated the position. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. London, Nov. 27. Sir John French reports:—Our artillery successfully bombarded many positions of the Germans during the past tour days, destroying wire entanglements and breaching tin , parapets, xlie enemy made little reply, though the hostile artillery was active northward o\ Albert, Loos and l'loegsteert and east of Ypres. The enemy on the evening of the 22nd made a heavy attack on the mine crater southward of lietli-une-La Basse road, but were repulsed Mining is constant everywhere. On the 25th 23 aeroplanes successfully bombarded a German hut encampment eastwards of Albert. DESTRUCTION OF GORIZIA. Amsterdam. Nov. "It. A Vienna communique says:—ltalian heavy shells and incendiary bombs are falling on the town or Gorizia, which L being systematically snot to pieces. The damage to buildings is estimated a; 26 million crowns.