PROGRESS IN MONASTIR REGION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9515, 24 November 1916, Page 7

PROGRESS IN MONASTIR REGION

ENEMY’S STRONG RESISTANCE ON LINE OF HEIGHTS ALLIES ON LATTE. PRESBA CONTINUE TO AriVANOB. By Telegraph'—Press Association—Coypright. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, November 22. A French communique states: —A thick fog in the region of Monastic hindered operations. The enemy is strongly resisting on a lino of heights from Snegovo, two and a-half miles north of Monastic, to FUll 1050, southwest of Makovo. Wo took five hundred more prisoners. Our troops on tho west bank of Lake Presba are continuing to advance northward. RETREAT OF THE BULGARIANS CREATES CONSTERNATION AT THE CAPITAL. ENEMY MEN LOST. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. i LONDON, November 22. The “Daily Chronicle’s” correspondent at Milan states that Sofia reports that tho retreat from Monastic caused consternation there. It i s admitted that the Germans and Bulgars lost 33,000 dead, wounded, and missing, many cannon, and huge supplies of ammunition. The newspapers blame the Germans for the defeat, in consequence of the withdrawal of troops for the Roumanian area, and esnress the fear that tho Allies’ domination of Monastir, together with the linking up of the Italian Army in Albania will render the Allies’ left wine invincible, and enable the centre and right wing to seize the Balkan railways and push forwards towards Sofia j SERBS CAPTURE VILLAGE & SURROUNDING HEIGHTS HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED UPON ENEMY. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. (Received November 23, 3.5 n.m.) LONDON, November 22. A Serbian communique states:—Yesterday w;e successfully pursued our attacks along the whole line, and captured the village of Budiniras and surrounding heights, inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy. The Allies also progressed. GERMAN FORCES AT MONASTIR FRONT Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. (Received November 23, 7.20 p.m.) PARIS, November 22. At least twenty-four fresh German battalions reached the Monastir front before the 15th inst. Others have since arrived.