THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1918, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE BALKANS.

j [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] j FERDINAND’S ABDICATION, j AMSTERDAM, Oct. 6. ! King Ferdinand’s abdication has de- | pressed Berlin. At Vienna it is iuter- ■ preted as affording no hope of a favourable change in the eastern situation. SERBIAN PROGRESS. LONDON ,Oet. 6. A Serbian communique says:—After violent fighting our advanced guards entered Oran.ji on Friday and prisonered several hundred and many guns: The enemy are withdrawing northwards in disorder.

ALBANIAN ADVANCE

LONDON, Oct. 6

An Italian communique says:—ln Albania we progressed at el Bassan l'ond and reached Tanas.

THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT

LONDON, Oct. fi. The Austrians in Albania are retreating in considerable disorder before the Italians. They are also blowing up their dopots.

DRIVE AT BUDAPEST. ROME, October 6.

The newspaper “Secoo’s” Macedonian correspondent interviewed General D'Kspercy,/who said: ‘‘Now that opera (ions against Bulgaria are finished, I will continue fighting against Austria with the same energy, moving towards Buda Post. My reserves are practically intact and the greater part of the French and Greek armies have not yet been employed;

BULGARS SURRENDER, LONDON, Oct. 6.

An Italian eastern report states. In Macedonia, the Bnlgars facing our positions surrendered at Sop on the Mon-astir-Kicovo Road. The surrender began on Thursday. So far 191 officers (two whereof are brigade commanders) and 7218 of other ranks have been captured. We also took eight guns and seventy machine-guns, and other material.

BULGARS DEMOBLISIXa LONDON, Oct. 6th. 'l'iio demobilisation of the Bulgarian forces is proccoing rapidly. The Serbians are now fighting Aus-tro-Gernian units,

A SERBIAN CAPTURE. (Received This Day, at 9.25 a.m.)

PARIS, Oct. 7. The Serbians have captured Dibra

SERBIAN SUCCESS. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 7. A French Eastern communique states after a vigorous pursuit of Austro-Ger-iinan forces, which are retreating in disorder, northwards of the Franco-Ser-vians on the sth, captured Yranja, and took several hundred prisoners and some guns. Wo continued to advance

in Albania. The Servians havo occupied Dibra.

RETIRING TO THE DANUBE (Received this dav at I 30 p.m.) ROME, Oct. •

General von Maekensen has renounced the oecupatiin of tho Dobrudja which was in Bulgaria’s occupation and has retired to the Danube.

Swiss reports of the first fighting in Serbian territory, occupied by the Austrians with belated Austro-German reinforcements. These proved insufficient. Tt is expected that the enemy will be able only to consolidate on the DanuboSavejor front.