BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1918, Page 5

BALKANS.

SERBIANS GATHER '] MOMENTUM. Bulgars Retreating to the vardar Railway Communications Threatened. Received Sept. 22, 6.5 p.m. f? London, Sept. .!». 'i The Serbian advance gathers mo-. $ mentum. The Bulgars are retreating to •'jii the Vardar, which is twenty-five mflea iistant. The Serbian advance threatens the enemy main railway communicaidoua '-> ilong the Vardar. '-J' The Crown Prince Alexander com- * mands the Serbian*, with the veteran ; kl ' Marshal Michitch as chief of staff. / Michitch commanded the Serbians bi ' " j their great victory over the Austriaos at Rudney in 1914--Aus. Cable *««y, A Serbian comnumique states: Ouif afl. vance continues. 'We passed the lmf> \ Blate, Tchemeske, Belashnitza. The f snemy has evacuated the Cerna river, we .'•< jrossing to the left bank. The Bulgari- ' 5 ins are burning stores in camps, Our ■ • prisoners' exceed 5000, and an additional, *, ten guns have been captured, mostly aeavies, also quantities of material and ■ several villages.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Aaaoe< ' vnd Reuter. , 1 i aJ PROGRESS OF THE FRENCH 'AND SERBIANS.. \'l FURTHER 90 GUNS CAPTDKam • | Received Sept. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 20, 11 pja ?> A French Eastern communique states, * 1 "5! Despite lively resistance, our offensive ' Jetween the Cerna and Vardar hn« projressed. On the 19th Allied cavalry, ' •eaehed the region of Polosko. The 'i Serbians reached the left bank of the Cerna in the region of Dange, and pro-r ; pressed towards Konopista across most lifficult ground, separating Bel&shiiitzft > from Beshava. , ■ , Franco-Greeks carried the village* ol 4 Cussino and Monte, at the foot of Ozena,. ■ uid captured a total of 90 guns. ! jj The Anglo-Greek offensive in the ' •egion of Doiran is progressing, despite riolent counter-attacks.—Aus, N.Z. Cablel ; > issoc. and Reuter. • ! t.« I . I | ANGLO-GREEK ATTACK. J LINE ADVANCED 2000 YARDS, ;f! Received Sept. 22, 5.5 p.m. • "t London. Sept. 20, A Britisli Salonika official messaga states: British and Greeks, at 5 a.m. oa the 18th, attacked westward and eastward of lake Doiran. They made cap- , ,! fcures westward of Lake Trenchauattom, wd southward of Doiran town, advanC"-'; ~y ing our line about 2000 yards. Heavy Sulgarian counter-attacks regained parti »f the ground captured on the left, but •*' 3ur positions in the centre and on. the, f right were maintained. Eastward of the lake, after a nighi idvance, we carried the enemy's outpoal A.i. line, and upwards of 700 prisoners hav< ; been counted. Tlie Greeks fought witt ?reat gallantry.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoa and Reuter. " ■''s - <j TEN VILLAGE LIBERATED. i D&ISONERS JOIN THE SERBIANS, * '1 , Received Sept. 22, 5.5 p.m. . c'| London, Sept. 21. ;?j Serbian official: On August 30 our aa J .;,tj pance north on one day was more i Sfteen kilometres. The infantry passed • ;jj tho line Krievo, Fratogve, DragojeJ/ Polochko. The cavalry is north of line. More than ten villages were libeifated on that day. At the bend of thd t ,U Cerna we have taken the village of Godi\.'""s| yak. _ , 1 jj| Aviators never cease bombing the ra< > s treating enemy. , 'O A great number of the prisoners ar« 1/ $ soldiers of New Serbia who had been, ,rf ij forced to enlist in the Bulgarian army. $ rhey are discarding their arms ansty transferring to our side.—Aus. NiljH 3able Assoc. and Reuter. ,:S kt