NEAR EAST

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1917, Page 6

NEAR EAST

PERSISTENT BRITISH ATTACKS. TiiATKD. LOKDOX, Hay. 11. A Bulgarian communique g-iv* iiiy the latest account of the fight* ing west and north of Monastir, singles out the British attucka south of Doirnn, which are described as persistent, four being made between !) o'clock in the evening and 2 o'clock in the morning. The communique admits that the British twice penetrated the Bulgars' positions, but asserts that they were ejected by conn let'-a I tacksBRITISH REPULSED. A GKUMAN UEPOIiT. LONDON, May 12. German official—We completely repulsed the Jiritish attacks between (,'erna and the Vardar. ROUMANIAN PARLIAMENT. LAUGH PARTY KEEN FOR WAR. JASSY, May 12. The new Labor Party demands that the distribution of Stat,- laud bhall not only include peasants participating in the war, as the Government lias asked, but all who are working the land. This means a great increase in the original scheme. The party denia&lds. obligatory universal suffrage and asks for the energetic prosecution of the war until German militarism is destroyed for ever. TERRIFIC STRUGGLE. HAND TO HANI) FIGHTING. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.] Kereived this day at 11.10 n.m. LONDON, May 13. A Bulgarian communique of the 10th May gave a very lorjj description of the Macedonian fighting, which it describes as exceeding in extent and violence all previous battles on this front. It claims a complete repulse of the Allies' furious attacks everywhere. It says that on the positions near Doiran'the British, on the 9th May, after fighting with great violence during the night, began at 5 o'clock in the morning with a furious attack which was repulsed after bloody hand t<> hand fighting, The enemy suffered incredible losses, heaps of British dead lying in front of our positions,