THE BULGARS BATTERED.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5539, 20 September 1916, Page 5

THE BULGARS BATTERED.

SERBS RE-ENTER FLORINA

AIONASTIR -MUST FALL

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) London, Last Night.

The Serbians secured a most brilliant success in the Fiorina valley. The victorious army re-entered Serbia after the occupation of defiles north of Borov itch. The. Bulgarians were unable to dufend themselves, the rapidity of the attack not pein.itting them to re-form or reinforce tlieir broken line dominating the heigh to leading to Fiorina. These offered such advantages oiwng to the turning movement of the Serbian left that the Hulgars preferred to abandon their own positions and tied towards Mouastir. The tall of the town is only a question of a day or two. The Serbian advance-guards are nine miles distant.

General Cordon nier was in cluirge of the turning movement, which reached Fiorina. He urged his troops not to give the Bulgars a moment to re-form on the line, of trenches prepared in the plain of Mona.stir. The arrival of the Serbians at Brod threatens to turn those entrenchments. Bulgar prisoners are downcast and exhausted and blame the German officers for the disaster.

The “Daily Telegraphs” Athens correspondent says: The first regiment of Greek Salonika volunteers under the Greek colonel, Grovani, participated in the turning movement and Hie fighting at Exsisu, south of Fiorina. They roceivtd the French commander’s praise.

SERBS PURSUE THE ENEMY. EXODUS FROM MON A STIR London, Last Night. A French official Salonika message suites; The Serbian curtain of machine gun fire at Vetrenik subjected tiro counter-attacking Bulgarians to heavy losses. The Serbians are pursuing the advance further west. Despite the difficulties of the ground they dashingly <opturid the powerfully organised Bulgarian first, fine on the Kajmackalan crest. A counterattack was repulsed. The battle of Kosaa, on the Fiorina, front, was fierce throughout the whole of Sunday night Targe Bulgarian forces, after desperate and futile resistance vainly multiplied counter-at-tacks and cavalry charges. The French carried Fiorina at 10 in the morning.

The “Daily Chronicle’s” Athena correspondent says: “The Serbs are I closely pursuing the Bulgarians toward < Mona,stir, There is a great exodua of Bulgarian families from Afonastir. The Bulgarians are waiding their archives to Usknb.” I ROUMANIAN RETREAT. London. Last Night. A German communique states: The Russo Roumanian-, after n three days’ retreat, have taken up a |W>sition on the line Rasova-Oopndinn-Tnzla, where they had been reinforced.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE. *. Rome, Last Night. King Constantine lias telegraphed to the commander of the Army Corps which went over to the Gerans congratulating him upon h/s patriotism. Further groups of Greek soldiers have applied to the Bulgarians for transfer to Germany. The Greek Cabinet has resolved on an immediate general election. Athens, Last Night.

The new Foreign Minister has received congratulatory visits from all the diplomatic representatives except those of the Entente.