THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1918, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.

(J.'ER FRKBB ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] BULGAR FEARS. , Received this day at. -.86 p.m ' BERNE, September ?6. A state.of siege has been proclaimed tit Sofia. Ministers are sitting continuously. It- is rumoured that Prince Boris will he appointed Regent, and it is reported there will he a change in the foreign policy. The German Government is uneasy regarding the prospective changes. It is reported that King Ferdinand 1a asking General Mackeiisen to assume command of the Bulgarian nrmi is. A SERBIAN SUCCESS LONDON, .September 2b.

A Serbian communique reports the , Serbians on the 24th gained a most important success on the left hank of the Vardar and reached Krivolak and on skirts of Ishtip. In this region wo captured a colonc] commanding a Bulgai inn regiment and a considerable number of prisoners ;nlso four howitizer three mountain guns and a hundie waggons with teams. Gradsko station wlfich wa s defended by Germans, was , captured with enormous supplies ,m- i eluding mountain guns, mostly heavy I Northwards of Prilep, we are pursu- . ing the enemy near Izvor where ic i completely surrounded and is retrea-^ \Ve have captured a great numhe. , of waggons with material and many batteries, which attempted to come into action were attacked by our machine guns and killed and the guns taken com 1 A German machine gun section which was alsq captured was completely abandoned intentionally by the The Germans are continuously compelling the Bulgarians to return to the, fighting line. At Royali, the enemy set fire to the depots and the flames spread to the hospital, where over one hundred Bulgarian wounded perished. It is confirmed that the Bulgarians continue to commit Atrocities on our captured soldiers.