Second Edition In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 73, 24 October 1916, Page 6

Second Edition In the Balkans

' - r MACEDONIA. THE SERBIANS ’STORY- ' .(I- r / ' ' BULCARS DRIVEN BACK. Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s . Telegrams (Received 11.20 a.m.) London, October 23. The French official report from Salonika states: Large forces ot Bulgurs violently counter-attacked the Serbs on the 19th. Desperate fighting all day ended in the . complete success of the Serbs, who-drove back the enemy everywhere with the, heaviest losses. SERBIAN OFFENSIVE / STOPPED. STRESS OF WEATHER AND ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS. ■V { ;'(~v ■ Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams (R%ceived 11,20 a;m.) Amsterdam, October 23. A correspondent at the Serb headquarters states: The Serbians offensive was temporarily brought to a standstill by weather and large Bul’gar reinforcements. THE GERMAN REPORT. ; , - , . • , ' SERBIANS ON THE < Press Association—Copyright* Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.55 a.m.) London, October, 23, A German communique states: The enemy were forced to assume the defensive at the Gerna salient. ROUMANIA. ROUMANIANS RETIREMENT* IN DOBRUDJA. (Received 12.25 p.m.) Londoh, GctbhJtf 23. A Roumanian communique states: As the result of violent fighting in Dobrudja, we retired immediately ■ south of the Cernavada-Constaiiza railway. The . enemy ■ retired 411 the Trotus Valley. BULCARS CLAIM RESISTANCE BROKEN. Press Association—Copyright, Reuter’s Telegrams Received 11.20 aim. Amsterdam, October 23. 1 A Bulgar communique states: We 1 have completely broken theV.enemy : resistance on the 'Dobrudja;