ALLIED MARCH ON CONSTANTINOPLE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 10, 7 October 1918, Page 5

ALLIED MARCH ON CONSTANTINOPLE

NEXT BLOW SERBIANS ENTER NISH ON THE ENEMY'S MAIN RAILWAY LINE Now York, October 4. / General d'Esperey (the Allied. Com- i mander in tho Balkans} amipunoes thai the Allies' next blow'will'be towards . Constantinople—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ASTRIDE THE (MSTANTINOPLE-BERUN ■•■ • ■ - MAW : IINE'' Vancouver, October 3. • The United Press' Agency at Parid learns that tho Serbians, have entered Nish, Leskovatz, and Vrnait, on the Salonika-Belgrade railway. (Nish, 126 miles'from Belgrade and § 180, front Salonika, stands at tho junotion of the Salonika railway with tho main rail-'. way from Berlin to Vienna, Belgrade,' Sofia, and Constantinople, which itl the Germans' main lino of communication with Constantinople). REPULSED BS I THE SERBIANS. \, . , (Rec.-October 6,11.25,, p.m.) London, Ootober 5, ' A Serbian communique states: "Wo repulsed Austro-Gorman reinforcements on October 4 and pursued them towards the old Serbian-Turkish frontier, taking one hundred prisoners."—Aus.-N.Z* Cable'Assn. ITALIAN ADVANCE~IN ALBANIA , . London, dotober. 9. An Italian official message from Al- J bania states: "Wo began on October 1' an energetic advance between the sea and the Osum, river, and occupied Fieri and the line of the Senieni from Ster- ; basi to the Metal and also the '. ■' heights hetweon Jaaica, Buvalica, Ziton. On the left bank of tho Osum" '-,'.-■ we are approaching Berati The retreating onomy is setting fire to depots. '■; We. captured prisoners and much ';'. material." .. Later.' . "The Italian right wing, continuing '',-; its advance astride the Osum, occupied ~ and passed beyond Berat. Wo continue , ■ the pursuit." ... HOW'THE AUSTRIANS PUT IT. ' . London, October 4: ; An Austrian', official message states: "Wo have withdrawn our divisions ia.v■ -,',. Albania owing to tho events on the Bui- : garian front. Thus Berat fell Mo the '.": enemy's hands uncontested."—Aua> N.Z. Cable-Assn.■■:.'■ '.'.'v. - ,'. BULGARIANS SURRENDER TO THE ' H ITALIANS . (Rec. October 7.. 1.5 *.m,) ' . > London, October 5. An Italian communique states:—"ln' Albania we have passed Ljusua. In Macedonia the Bulgarians facing our surrendered at the."sap on-the' -. Monastir-Kleevo road.- ,The surrender: began on Thursday.; A. total cf„ 191 .' ~ officers, of whom- two were ■ hrigado "■,'■ commahdera, and'72R> other ranks have already been counted, with eight ■: guns, 70 'maohuic-guns, and other - material."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable; Assn.- . lteuter.. ';• •'••'■- ■'-■ ■ ' N ''■■

THE NAVAL ATTACK ON DURAZZO J SURPRISE DASH IN BROAD : DAYLIGHT, (Rec. October 6, 5.5 p.m.) ■•■■'... Rome, October 4. .'. :■ | In the Italian Chamber, Orlando*>''. ■;} announced that .-J British cruisers at Durazzo, protected.'". 1 by Allied torpedo boatß and American ' ' j submarine chasers, succeeded in pass- ! ing ,the minefields;' and, eluding sub- . .—'j marine attacks,'approached close to the ; i-\ harbour works and fiercely bombarded il them, completely-destroying the base ~ j and the Austrian ships which::.twere moored there. In-'apito-of-the'enemy's .j fire the Allied ships : audaoiously'dashed ■■'-.). to the attack. British'"an'd Italian air- .''.•] men co-operated with the- 'attackers.. ; The. Allies suffered no loss or damage ,' : V j exoept for slight damageto a 'British , •;'. cruiser by a torpedo. This vessel continued to participate in the fight aaay ■;■•:! returned to her base under. -her"'owa , : steam.—-Router. "> '~ ;i

THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. "(Roc. October 6, 5.5 p.m.) , London, October i. A wireless Austrian offioial report states: "About thirty of the unlt«3 enemy naval forces and'numerous air- ; men on October 2 bombarded the town i and harbour of Durazzo for'two hours, j lie material damage done was not im- i portant. The '.enemj's attempt to ] penetrate the, harbour -with - ■ boats? and gliding" boats failed. OneL \J of the enemy's, gliding boats wan . sunk."- j Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan.-Reuter. 1 VALUABLE STRATEGIC MOVE OH | HIGHEST IMPORTANCE. (Reo. October- 6, 5.5 p.m.) ■ j Washington, Ootober 4. . | The attaok on Durazzo in its results ] will be of tho highest importanoo in connection with theAlliea r strategy .- Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HEAVY DESERTIONS FROM TURKISH ARMY . . '.. . i (Reo. October 6, 6.5 p.m.)' i London, Ootober 5. j > The "Daily News" Zurioh oorros. pondent states that' Berlin is sending j alternate streams of lavish promises and 'violent threats to Constantinople. | The Entente diplomacy is Ten i thousand deserters from Constantinople sent an -ultimatum to Talaat Pasha and p 3 Enver Pasha to resign. The Ministers ', sent troops to disperse the deserters, | and a pitched battle followed. The re. J suit is not known. It has been reported that the deserters in Asm Minor have captured soveral 'N.Z. Cable Assn. . t

COMMENT IN ENEMY'S TRESS October 6, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, October 5. Tiio "Munchener Nouesto Nachriob* ten" states that the Kaiser has sent to Sofia a military mission which already has caused the" principal railways to bo occupied bv the Austro-Germans. Tho "Neue Froio Presse" .sayß that the Central Powers continuo to taka most serious (measures to organise tliei new front on Northern Serbia and ilulgaria in order to preserve Nish and Sofia. The paper, admits the impossibility of maintaining a continuous front, but there may probably bo a war oF movement.—Aus.-N.Z. Oa-ble Assu, ABDICATION OF FERDINAND , (Rec. October 6, 5.5.p.m.); '. Amstordam, October 5. An official message from Sofia 'states! "King Ferdinand has abdicated ini favour' of rriuce Boris."—Aus.-N.Z« Cablo Assn. (Rec. October 6, 5.5 p.m.) New York, October 4. Tho United Press ■Zurich correspj),adent learns that Prince Boris ? ascended tho Bulgaiian.throne, following on King abdication, on Thursday.--* •Vus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.