In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 27, 6 May 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

r THE FRISCH ADVANCE, j TROOPS NEARING MONASTIC j (Dkitbd Fbesi Abuotution.] j Salonika, Ma.v i>. I The French have occupied Fiorina. I (Fiorina is a town. in Turkey., J 6 miles s.s.e. of Monastic U % lias . a population of 17,000). • SERBIA FQRMS A NAVY. London, May 4. Serbia is forming a navy, and has acquired the destroyer Yelika to escort transports to the East. The Allies have presented Serbia with two uaiships. german admissions. _____ J Berlin, May 4. A communique states: Vigorous fighting occurred ,at ..some points je ' tween Armentieres and Arras.. The British. following a mine, explosion, attempted to attack'- on the north-west of Lens, but the effort failed. Though the French attack on the western slopes of Mort Homme was repulsed, the enemy gained a footing in our advanced positions in the southwestern slopes of Mort Homme. CONFIRMATION OF THE LOSS. ONE OF THIRTY OF CREW SURVIVES. (Received 10.10 a.tn.) Salonika, May 5. The destruction of the Zeppelin is confirmed. Of the crew of 30, only one escaped. ZEPPELIN ATTACK ON SALONIKA. AIRSHIP FATALLY SHELLED. (Received B.GO a.m.) Salonika. May 1. A Zeppelin which raided Salonika was heavily shelled and it is reported that it was destroyed.. ______