THE BALKAN FRONT

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 26 April 1918, Page 8

THE BALKAN FRONT

SOME LIVELY FIGHTING

FRANCO-BRITISH SUCCESSES

REPORTED

(Australian-N.Z. C.A. and Reuter.) (Received April 26, 9.45 a.m.)

LONDON, April 25. A French Eastern communique states: Fighting activity continues of the liveliest character in different sectors, and we scored a series of successes. A British detachment at Doiran penetrated tho Bulgarian trenches on a wide front, destroyed dug-outs, and inflicted heavy losses. Reconnoitring columns operating north of Devorli 'drove the enemy from a line of heights dominating the right of the Urba valley, captured two village| beyond, and took a number of prisoners. Several enemy attacks were repulsed at the Cerna bend.