MACEDONIAN OFFENSIVE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17428, 24 September 1918, Page 5

MACEDONIAN OFFENSIVE

SERBIANS STILL ADVANCING. MORE GUNS CAPTURED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. •LONDON, September 22. (Received Sept. 23, at 7.45 p.m.) A Serbian communique states : We advanced over 20 kilometres (about 12 miles) northward on Friday. We are now several kilometres north of Kavarna, We have captured 12 more guns. GermanBulgar reinforcements are continually arriving. ITALIANS TAXING PART. ENEMY FRONT POSITIONS CAPTURED. LONDON, September 22. (Received Sept. 23, at 7.45 p.m.) Italian communique : A report from the Macedonian front stated : In the Cerna bend, in conjunction with a general Allied offensive, the Italians began a vigorous advance on Saturday, capturing the enemy's front positions. PURSURING THE BULGARIANS. ADDITIONAL HEIGHTS CAPTURED. LONDON, September 22. (Received Sept. 23, at 9.55 p.m.) A 1' renoh. Eastern communique states: The pursuit of the defeated Bulgarians continues, despite increasing resistance by the enemy's rearguards. Serbia forces have reached the middle of the Vahasha Valley. On the left the Allied troops have crossed the Cerna, in the region of Cebren. They have captured the high summits of Poroa and Dzena. The Bulgars are setting fire to abandoned villages. One of their field batteries was captured intact. Our airmen are indefatigably bombing and machine-gunning the " retreating columns. ° BULGARS STILL IN FLIGHT. BURNING TOWNS AND MATERIAL. SERBIAN CAPTURE OF GUNS. LONDON, Sptember 23. (Received Sept. 24, at 0.50 a.ni.) A French .eastern communique says: The Franco-Serbian armies on Saturday, in the Dracheviso massif, broke the serious resistance of the Bulgarians, reinforced by German troops. Pursuing their successes, the Allies northwards passed Vozaroi-Kavadar, in the direction of Negotin and Demitkaou. The enemy is destroying material wholesale in the direction of Cradsko and the region of the Vardar and Doiran, where he is burning stations, munition depots, and aviation parks. The number of prisoners and guns captured is increasing. The Serbians cantured a complete group of mountain guns and a battery of 105 milimetre guns. Our aviators continue to harass the retreating enemy. In the eastern part of the Cerna bend the enemy has begun to retreat. The Allies have captured Chanisto Qrle (?). The Franco-Greeks north and north-east of the Dzena massif continue their progress in conjunction with the Serbians. I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE MOVING, ! AND I KNOW. —Yes, I have moved three i times, and, believo me, the New Zealand Express Company has served mo right well on each occasion. My things have always beon nicely packed and carefully moved, > and tho wife and I were Dleased immensely. You g-efc them for your moving. Yoc can't C do better.—Advt. ; i