ALLIED STROKES.

Northern Advocate, 28 September 1918, Page 3

ALLIED STROKES.

EVERYWHERE SUCCESSFUL.

BULGARS BOWLED OUT.

OFFER AN ARMISTICE.

WESTERN CONQUESTS.

CONSPICUOUS PROGRESS.

An outstanding development of the Near East situation is the reported request of an armistice made by Bulgaria and properly refused by the French Commander-in-Chief, who has, however, agreed to receive a peace delegation. The Bulgarian Minister of Finance and General Loukoff, backed by the assent or King Ferainand, will vist French Headquarters as the peace envoys. The penetration of Bulgaria by the British is d««vedly described as a magnificent feat of arms. It invo ved the forcing of a pass at a height of 2000 feet constituting a break between the mountain ranges of Plaush and Belashissa. _h» the Strumnitza Plain, and the Invading forces have captured Strum nitza itself. Splendid sequels may be Sof£ the heart of Bulgaria lies apparently open, and the cap,ta„ boha which is situated well south, will be amongst the earliest objectives. A splendid opening characterises the new Foch offensive on the West front, the Americans in the north-west-Verdun portion of L Simile battkfront having penetrated an avcra«• depth of even miles into the enemy's defence system and captured 12 and 5000 prisoners. Malancourt and Monttancon are amongst the places which have changed hands whilst the great subterranean system of Vauquois has been overwhelmed. The opposition of the Germans i. now said to be stiffening Conspicuous success has £_ attended the French, who have taken several ormidab!e positions and added 7000 to the captive tally. l lost tecent a.(vices says that tne total of prisoners iv the Arjonnc-Champagne off.nsive is now 16,000. A new offensive along the Sensee River has been opened by the Rn».'«h who are reported to have made very good progress. They f r ronlV three mite P s from Cambrai and have taken 6000 Germans prisoner. In Northern Russia excellent progress is being madefy General Poole's forces along the River Dwina route. For a distance of 50 Poole s forces aio g cleared of Bolsheviks, who were severely ™* Czecho-Slovaks' position on she Volga front is described as very precarious.