BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1918, Page 5

BALKANS.

PURSUIT OF THE BULGARIANS. AIRMEN INDEFATIGABLY ASSISTING. ITALIANS Jim IN ATTACK. Received Sept. 23, 9.56 p.m. London, Sept. 22. A French Eastern commuuiquo states; The pursuit of the defeated Bulgarians continues, despite the increasing resistance of the enemy's rearguards. The Serbian forces have reached ife middlo of Vatasha, on the left. The Allied troops hiu-e crossed the Cerna, m the region oi Cebren, on the left, and have captured the high summits of Poraa and Dzena. The Bulgara are setting fire to the abandoned villages. One of their field batteries was captured intact. Airmen are iiulefatigably 'bombing and machine-gunning tha retreating columns. -.4u5.-N.Z. Cable Asoe. and Reuter Received Sept. 23, 9.55 p.m. London, Sept- 22. A Serbian communique states:—We advanced over 20 kilometres northward on the 20th September.. We are now several kilometres north of Kavarda. We captured 12 wore guns. GermanoBulgar forces aro continually arriving. An Italian report from the Macedonian front states that in the Cerna bend, m conjunction with the general Allied offensive, the Italians began a vigorous advance on Saturday, capturing the enemy's front positions. ENEMY STILL RETREATING. MATERIAL, ETC, DESTROYED WHOLESALE. IMPORTANT ALLIES' GAINS. Received Sept. 24, 1.20 a.m. London, Sept. 23. French Eastern communique:—The Franco-Serbian armies on the Drachevico massif broke the serious resistance of .the Bulgarians, who were reinforced by German troops. Pursuing their •successes, the Allies northwards passed Vozartzi and Kavadar, in the direction of Negotin and Demir Kapu. The enemy is destroying material 1 wholesale m lh? direction of Cradsko and the region of the Vardar and Lake Doiran, where he is burning stntions, munition depots and aviation parks. The number of prisoners and guns' captured in inoreasinff. The Serbians captured a complete group of mountain -runs and a batterv of 10,1 millimetre nins. Tim aviators continue to harass the retrenivne enemv. Tn the eastern nart of the Oefn* berifl the enemr have hpmin a . retreat. The AlUps hnvn car.tured Olianiito and Orle. The Franco-Greeks north and northfnit of the 'Dzena massif continue to nrorress in eoninnctinn with the b'ans— Aiis.-N.j;. Cabin Assoc, and R'eutor.