In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 96, 20 November 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

ROUMANIA. MONABTIR; ENffeRED. BULCARS RETIRE IN DISORDER. " Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Renter. (Received 10.55 a.m.) : London, November 19. A French communique states: The Allied entered. Monastir this morning. Desperate Bulgarian counter-attacks on the Cerna loop were repulsed by the Serbians* the enemy retreating in disorder to the northward. THE BULGARIAN REPORT. ,; -,-■ ~)-" 3*TiW3*olifts Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. (Received 10.55 a.m.) London, November 1?. A Bulgarian official message states: The Allies renewed the attacks on the Cerna loop, and failed.'

LARGE GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. ANOTHER KAISER ORDER. Press Association— Copyright. Published in '"The Times." London, November 13. Mr Bourciuer reports, from Bucharest the arrival'of large German reinforcements. This, he states, creates a grave situation, necessitating prompt Allied and Roumanian action, but direct aid is only possible from the Russians. The -list Prussian Division, which is replacing the Bavarians at the Jiul Valley received from the Kaiser an Order-of-the-day stating: "You must destroy the enemy." ___ • Hindenburg, Falkenhayn, and Maekensen conferred at Belgrade, showing the importance Hindenburg attaches to the Roumanian campaign. A. Roumanian communique states: In the Dragoslavele region we drove back the enemy iii the centre, and on the right wing, making appreciable' progress. Fierce fighting continues in the Alt and Jiul valleys, wo yielding little ground. The position is unchanged elsewhere. A Berlin communique claims th.e capture of 1500 Roumanians south of the Rothenturm Pass.

CONSIDERABLE ENEMY FORCES. ROUMANIAN FORTUNES VARY. Press A'ssn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Renter. (Received 10.55 a.m.) London, 'November W. A Russian communique states: The enemy attacked considerable forces in • the Jiul and Alt Valleys and pushed back the Roumanians slightly to the southward. The Roumanians assumed the offensive at Tirguluj Valley ' and carried a series of heights.

THE FIGHTING CONTINUES. DANUBE AND DOBRUDJA FRONTS QUIET. Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. (Received 11.25 a.m.) London, November 19. A Roumanian communique states The enemy attacks on the Moldavian northern frontier were repulsed. We continued, the. advance at Dragoslavelle. The fighting in .the Alt, Jiul, and Gilout Valleys continues. The firing has slackened on the Danube and Dobrudja fronts. .. ,

ON TO MONASTSR. TIMELY RUSSIAN ADVANCE. Press Association— Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. .;••.•' : Salonika, November 17. An attack towards Monastir was begun on Tuesday at noon, tho whole line advancing. The first assault failed, owing to machine-guns. The French, re-attacking, captured 2000 yards of trenches at Bukri, and held on against German counter-at-tacks. There was a heavy fog at night, wherein the French patrol discovered that the enemy had withdrawn with all his equipment under mask of skeleton fire from the trenches. . A Serbian advance- at the Ccrna loop rounded up over 1100 Germans, who blame the Bulgarians for letting the Serbians reach the rear. • Th e Germane- Bulgarians, at daybreak, retired fire, miles on the' hue at the Bistritaani river, three miles from Monastir. The Allies, following reached the line at Viro river on Wednesday, and their outposts came iuto contact with the enemy in the evening. • . . ~■' The Russians, advancing qtncklS from Peristoriad, captured the village „f Liijetz on Thursday, and are repol.ted to have carried the. .town ol Bistritza. , . Tift Daily Chronicle's Athens coincident reports that the Russians dramatic advance will place Monastic practically at the Allies' mercy.

A French official message states U-at the Bntish loft on the Struma t . n!) tured Kavnkli. The Fvanco-bmb-j»& are advancing m the Ce.na H Woi A division stormed the ridft« north of Iven, in the Cerna loop, an" refolded counterattacks. 1 uukoSerbiahs, further west, stormed Mon- ■ sterv Hill, in the direction oi Jaratrk.' Our cavalry captured Negotin, uoiih-east of Kenali. The consolidated gains in tne Slruma valley xjpn pushed forward. The advanced posts bombed the en- ,-■ mpment at Seres. \ Serbian official message states: The fleeing enemy at the Cerna lett •iH his enuionient, numerous machrae„i,„s and rides, as well as •enormous quantities of cartridges and stores. . Six enemy aeroplanes were downed on the left bank of the Struma. The British repulsed at Baracli a violent Bulgar counter-attack. East of the Cerna the Serbs captured trenches to a depth of eight, hundred metres on the bend of the river. The Serbs stormed a height north-east of Iven, the Bulgar-Germans losing heavily. On the Monastir plain we reached the approaches to Kaiuna.