In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 91, 14 November 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

BRILLSANT SERVIAN ADVANCE

BULGARS BADLY BEATEN. FLIGHT IN DISORDER. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N Z. Cabin Association (Received :).33 a.rn.) London, November IS. Tlio Daily Chronicle’s Athens correspondent gives details of a brilliant Servian advance. Since the 30th of September, the Bulgurs had ample time to fortify a network of precipitous mountains northward of the Macedonian armies. At dawn on Friday, the Frahco-Servian artillery began shelling the front, leading the Bnlgars to expect an attack on the whole sector, but, instead, the Servians’ object was to drive the Bnlgars from the formidable Chuke Heights. It was a difficult undertaking, but it was completely successful. The batteries concentrated on the heights, find the Servians commenced a converging attack, advancing on a twomile front from the south and on a two-milo front from the oast. The Bnlgars made a stout and prolonged resistance, beating hack the first assaults, but the Servians at seven o’clock in the evening had captured the last topmost height of 1-100 feet. The inflicted sanguinary losses, and the survivors fled in disorder.

BULGARIANS DEPORT 12,000

CREEKS',

Press Association-— Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Gable Association. Athens, November 13. During the evacuation of the l<h c bank of"the Struma, the Bulgarians burned six villages, and deported 12,000 Greeks into the interior'. VICTORIOUS SERBS ADVANCE. CAPTURE OF MANY GUNS. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received 11.10 a.in.) London, November .13. A Serbian communique states: We not only broke the counter-attacks against Cuke, but continued our victorious advance northward, pursuing the beaten enemy. Polog is entirely in our hands. We captured fifty-six guns, exclusive of trench ordinance since 14th September.

SERBS' SEVERE TASK.

ENEMY THROWN INTO ROUT.

Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, November 13.

A communique states: Supported by intense French'artillery fire, the Serbians,’ at the doop of the Cerna, after sanguinary lighting, compelled the Germans and Bulgarians to abandon the village and even fall back two miles to the northward. Five enemy counter-attacks were repulsed in disorder and considerable loss. The Serbians were assisted by the French. Also, wo progressed north of Vileso. Hitherto there had been no more than a thousand prisoners, but the Allies made prisoners of six thousand. We captured seventy-two heavy and fifty machine guns since the offensive began.

ROYALISTS TERRORISE

COUNTRY.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.25 p.m.) Athens, November 13. One thousand five hundred Royalists are advancing north of Ekaterini, oc’cupying the villages, and installing garrisons, requisitioning the cereals, and terrifying the population.