THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14407, 18 May 1917, Page 5

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OFFENSIVE.

TRENCHES CAPTURED

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

Received May 17, 5.50 p.m.)

London, May 16. A British - official report says : We advanced our line south-west of Erastali on a front of 5000 to a depth of 500 yards, and consolidated the positions. We occupied the village of Yjupri. On the Struma front we captured advanced trenches south-west of Eriiekoj, for a length of 3000 yards. Our casr-fllties were slight.