MACEDONIAN FRONT

Nelson Evening Mail, 14 November 1916, Page 5

MACEDONIAN FRONT

BRILLIANT SERVIAN ADVANCE STRONG BULGA-R POSITIONS TAKEN. ~: (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (R?c. Nov. 14,--9:35 a.m.) " ■ LONDON. Nov. 13. j The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent details the brilliant/Servian: £<{.. vance since 30th September. The Bulgars had ample time to fortify the network of precipitous mountains northwards of the Macedonian armies. At dawn on Friday Franco-Servian artillery Ibeganshelling' the front, leading the enemy to expect, an attack on the \vliole sector. Instead, the. Servians' obiect was to drive the Bulgars from the formidable Ch.uk e heights. It was a difficult /undertaking, but was completely successful. Batteries were concentrated on the. heights, and the Servians commenced a. converging attack, advancing on a .two-mile front from the south, and on a two-mile, front from the east.' The Bulgars put up a stout and prolonged resistance, beating back the first asaults, but the "Servians ■*fc seven in the evening captured' the last and topmost lieight of 1400 .. feet. They inflicted, sanguinary losses,and the survivors fled'in- disorder. VICTORIOUS ADVANCE CONTINUES, (Rec. Nov.. 14, 1i.20-a.rn.) LONDON, Nov. 13. A Serbian communique says: We not only broke counter-attacks against Ouke, but continued the victorious advance northwai'd, pursuing the beaten enemy. Polog is entirely in our hands. We captured fifty-six guns exclusive of trench. I FIVE ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS I REPULSED. (Rec, Nov/ i 4. 11.20 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 13. A French- communique says:—Supported 'by the intense fire of French ar 7 jtillery, the Serbians in the loops of j Cema, - after a sanguinary fight, coml pelled the Germano-Bulgarians to abanj don the village of Iven, and fall back too miles northward. Five pnemr counter-attacks were repulsed in disorder with considerable loss. ' ' The Serbians, assisted by the French, also reprogressed north of Veligelo. More thin a thousand prisoners were counted. The Allies have taken -prisoner 6€R}o, and can lured 72 guns and. £0 machines gnus since ihe offensive began. TIULOAIvS- WITHOUT REINFORCEMENTS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Rec. Nov. 14. 12.50 p.m.). 'LONDON', Nov. 13. The Daily CHironicle's 'Salonika correspondent says that twice on Friday nieht the Bui ears unsuccessfully attempted to regain ground on Palocr slopes. An Order found on a dead officer signed oy (General Von Winckler, commanding the Germano-IBulgars, "warns the Bulgars not to expect reinforcements. He declares that the French will riot push 'the attack with infantry. Therefore, if the Bulgars dug in deeply, there wouK bo no tear of defeat. ITe adds that upon the 'Serbian sector, the Bulgarians are numerically equal/to their opponents and ought to bo able to maintain the detersive without assistance. RAILWAY BRIDGE DESTROYED. (Rec. Nov. 14, 12.50 p.m.) SALONIKA, Nov. 13. Two Greek and two Allied aeroplanes destroyed a bridge over the Augusta near Boya. A train load; of soWiers, unable to pull up. were hurled into the river and entirely destroyed. VILLAGES DESTROYED BY THE •BULGARS. ■Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ' " ATHENS, Nov. 13. * During 'the evacuation of the left •bank of the Struma the Bulgarians burned six villages, and deported"l2,ooo Greeks'*© tho interior.