BULGARIANS 1 GREAT LOSS.
DANGEROUS SITUATION. RECOVERY IMPROBABLE. ! Australian and N-Z. Cable Association, CRecd. 1-30 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. 5& Before the Bulgarian liae gave way, the . fighting was very severe. The Bulgarians put up a determined resistance, sustaining | heavy losses. The present t-ituation of the Bulgarian Army is dangerous. If the I Allies reach Uskub, the effect will pro- ; bably be decisive, and mean the complete defeat of the Bulgarian Army. Our continuous ten days' marching and fighting in the mountains, however, makes the organisation of communications difficult, we therefore cannot depend on securing decisive results, but the enemy has sustained such heavy casualties .and losses of material that his recovery—failing effective 'support, from the Central Powers—is extremely doubtful, It is noteworthy that a great deal of thesfredit for the victory is due to the British, whose persistent attacks on Doiran, in the face of heavy opposition, prevented the enemy transferring his reserves to the west to meet the main attack. I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13967, 28 September 1918, Page 8
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