In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 66, 17 November 1915, Page 5

In the Balkans

IMPROVED RELATIONS. ENTENTE ADVANCING IN CREEK FAVOR. SERBIA ON SAME FOOTING AS > ALLIES. TALK OF A NEUTRAL ZONE. 100,000 ALLIED TROOPS LANDED AT SALONIKA. (Received 11.50 a.m.) Athens, November 10. In response to the Entente representations, M. Hkouloudis, the Premier, has offered to place the Serbians on thersame footing as the Entente in the event of a retreat into Ci recce, and there is some talk of establishing a neutral /.one. ■ Altogether 100,000 troops of the Allies have landed at Salonika, which has 11 greatly impressed the Greeks.

THE CRITICAL SPOT, BULGARIANS REINFORCED. ATTEMPTED FLANKING MOVEMENT. MACEDONIAN SITUATION DEVELOPS RAPIDLY. FOREIGN DIPLOMATS LEAVE THE COUNTRY. THE BATTLE OF CERNA. ■ I UNDOUBTED FRENCH SUCCESS. (Received 12.40 p.m.) London, November 16. Salonika's latest news of the Serbian army is almost alarming. The Bulgarians, considerably reinforced, attempted a flanking movement westward of Babouna Pass from the Tetovo region, threatening Prilep, and thus eventually Mbnastir. It is reported that the French were compelled to retire at two points at Uraclsko. It is evident that the situation in Macedonia is developing rapidly, and requires urgent counter-measures. Foreign diplomatists in Serbia are proceeding to Scutari instead of Monastic The battle on the river Cerna, or Tcherna, between the French and the Bulgarians lasted thirty-six hours, and was exceedingly hot. Some three Bul : garian regiments were repulsed, with most heavy losses, after a fruitless and desperate effort to pierce the French centre. This was an undoubted French success. BULGARIANS EJECTED ON THE TCHERNA. RECAPTURE OF TETOVO. (Received 11.5 a.m.) London, November 16. The French ejected the Bulgarians on tho Tcherna river. The Serbians, south-west of Prilep, recaptured Tetovo.

LORD KITCHENER. PROBABLE COMMAND IN THE" EAST. ; !! I 'l: i t "._J '''..-• •'i ■ United Pkesp 'Association. i (Received 8.5" a.m.) London, November 10. Diplomatists expect an official anlloiiricement soon, t sftatijig thatj Kitchener had taken command of the Allied forces in ijta East. , ( ,