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BULGARIANS ATTACK ALLIES

ENORMOUS ENEMY LOSSES ALLIED LINE READJUSTED. OPEN HOSTILITY OF GREECE The British have been heavily engaged against the BuiMarians tor three days in the neighbourhood of Doiran, in the southeast corner of Servia. Many attacks were repulsed, and the British successfully retired to new positions. The Bulgarian attack on the British has now ended. The British loss is unofficially given at under SOO. The enemy's losses were enormous. The French left wing, flung out to a great length in an effort to effect a junction with the Servians, has been successfully withdrawn to better winter quarters and has established » closer Junction with the British on carefully-chosen positions. The withdrawal occupied ten days, and only the slightest losses were incurred. This movement accounts for the bombastic Bulgarian communiques, which speak of the "pursuit" of the F/ench. German forces are joining in the attempt to throw the allies back into Greek territory. An uncensored despatch which has reached London states that there was an acute crisis at Salonika last month owing to Greek military activity. Veiled hostility gave way to threatening action, and the Greek artillery was trained on the allied camps. The position was so critical on November 21 that the allied fleet cleared for action. Nothing happened and negotiations were resumed by Greece. Another report states that Greece is preparing military resistance to the allies and taking precautions against a commercial blockade. King Con* stantine is temporising until it is safe for Greece to declare herself on the side of Gernu ny. It is reported that preliminary steps have been taken for the suspension of exportation from France to Greece. The Bulgarians claim to bare occupied Ochrida, west of Monastic, and near the Albanian border. The British and French have commenced to revictuai and re*eqirip the Servians by way of Albanian ports. It is officially stated that there are 200,000 Servian troops in Albania. There is an anti*allied movement in Albania, and a number of chiefs have gone to meet William of Wied, the German prince who for a short period ruled over the kingdom, with a view to opposing Essad Pasha, the present de facto ruler, who is favourable to the allies. Austrian warships attacked Durazzo, the capital of Albania.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16098, 11 December 1915, Page 7

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BULGARIANS ATTACK ALLIES New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16098, 11 December 1915, Page 7

BULGARIANS ATTACK ALLIES New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16098, 11 December 1915, Page 7