THE WAR IN THE BALKANS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1918, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE BALKANS

j if PUR TRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT, j! I THE ARMISTICE, j LONDON, October 3. j A Bulgarian communique announce* j that the armistice was signed on the j •evening of Sunday. The communique exhorts the nation to be calm ns “the day of a definite, poaee is near.” j The Paris paper “Echo de Paris” | states that th e Allies’ occupation of Bui- j garia is now’ proceeding. \ The German troops in Bulgaria are \ retiring northward. ) Probably the enemy will organise a line of defence along the river Dan- • übe. ! i FURTHER ENEMY RETREAT. j ROME, October 3. j Tile eradiation bv the enemy of j I Roumania and Albania continues. General Mackensen’s Headquarters arc now in Transylvania, west of Rou- \ mania. AFTER- CONSTANTINOPLE. fßeceived This Dav, at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 4. General d’Esperey announces the Allies next blow will be at Constantinople. Austrian Report. LONDON, October 4. A wireless Austrian official stales 1 we have withdrawn our divisions from ; Albania owing to events on the Bui- : garia.ll Thus Borah fell into the enemy’s hands, as announced. ITALIAN PROGRESS. (Received This Day at 8-45 a.m.) LONDON, October. 4. Wireless Italion official—ln Albania we began on October Ist., an energetic - advance between the sea and Osum and occupied Fieri line of the Somoni from Sterhasi to the Met-ali bridge; also the heights between Janistera Buvalica. Zitorn. "On the left'of Osum We ere approaching Berat. The retreating cue my are setting fire to their depots. We .captured prisoners and much I material. ! CAPTURE OF HERAT, j (Received This Day «t 8.45 a.m.) j LONDON, October 4.^ ; Italian semi-official report- states the Italian right wing continuing to advance ! astride the O-snm, occupied and passed beyond Berat-. We continued the pursuit. ■