A GREAT VICTORY

Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1918, Page 5

A GREAT VICTORY

Enemy Fleeing in indescribable Disorder. Advance Continues on Whole Front. Received Sept. 25, 1.30 a.m. London, Sept. 24. A French Eastern communique staes: The Allied successes in Macedonia are attaining the character of a great victory. The Franco-Serb advance towards the Middle Vardar compelled the enemy along tho whole front of 160 kilometres between Monastir sad Doiran to retreat precipitately, the Allies closely pursuing, of Monastir we reached tho line Mogill-Kantalartis Kal.vam, while the Serbians, marching on Pnlep and Babuna Pass, reached the Uraar from Demir Kapu to Gradsko. some detachments have already crossed the river on the right hank. In the Vardar valley the Allies are ; beyond the line Koynskete-Urineet. On the left bank they carried Ghevcheli j also the whole of the nr»t Ifue as far as Lake Doiran. The rearguards are endeavoring to stem the pursuit. The enemy columns on the roads in the redon of Monastir, Krushevo, and Prilep are fleeing in indeacriliaMe disorder tain >ne freessanf; air-eraftertf foomftng and machine-gun-ning. Numerous Tillages and dumps are burning. Some prisoners, guns, ind enormous booty have beeh captured, including two long-range guns. Some demoralised Bulgarian elements flung down their arms and fled. Our advanco continues on the whole front of the attack.—Aiis.-X.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter.