BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 October 1918, Page 5

BALKANS.

ALLIES STILL ADVANCING. ASCENDING STRUMNITZA VALLEY. London, Sept. 29. A French Eastern communique reports general progress on the whole front on the 27tli, with important captures of prisoners and material. The Allies' left wing is breaking down resistance. The enemy is still holding out between Lakes Prcsba and Ochrida and northwest of Monastir. They passed Brussevo on one side, and the front is advancing on Kicevol.

In the centre the Serbians, who entered Veles at noon, advanced on the front Karabnniste-Nuduik to 23 miles from Uskub. They also reached the region Koto'haim and Radovista and pushed forward their cavalry in the Le* hovo region to within six miles of the Bulgarian frontier.

The Allies' right wing occupies the Strumnitza region, and is ascending the Strumnitza valley eastwards. Over 300 guns have been captured since the beginning of the offensive. 1

BIG FIRES ROUND USKUB. SERBIANS CAPTURE 180 GUNS. Received Sept. 30, 5.5 p.m. 1 London, Sept. 29. A Serbian communique reports: We have taken Mount PlachkaviCha and are approaching Caravifelo and St. Nicholas. We are now northward of Veles. Big fires are to be seen round'Uskub. The Serbians have captured 160 guns.— Aus. N.Z. Cale Assoc. and Reutyr.

AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMY. TO KEEP BULGARIANS IN ORDER. . ' ■ Vi jV' Rome, Sept. 20.! According to information from Switzerland, Austro-German reinforcements were intended not so much to assist as to domineer over Bulgaria in the event of the latter quitting the struggle.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ,/• Amsterdam, Sept, 29. Herr von Hintze, Foreign Minister, in ! the Reichstag, said that Germany and Austria were throwing all their available reserves into Bulgaria. The Situation, however, remained critical. He endeavored to convince the Reiohs.tag that the armistice had caused /great indignation in ' Bulgaria.—Reuter. , 5

ITALIAN ADVANCE CONTINUED.

STRONG RESISTANCE OVERCOME. Received Sept. 30, 8.15 pjn. • London, Sept. 29. Italian official: We advanced across the rugged massif of Mt. Baba and broke the strong resistance of the enemy rearguards in the region westward of Krusevo. We continued our forward march astride the Krusevocer road and occupied Priblichi and Kecista.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.