VICTORIOUS ADVANCE OF THE SERBS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14875, 25 September 1918, Page 5

VICTORIOUS ADVANCE OF THE SERBS.

VARDAR AND CERNA CROSSED

PHENOMENALLY RAPID PRO-

GRESS

THE ITALIAN ATTACK

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and lleutor's.)

London, Sept. 23. A Serbian communique issued on Sunday evening states: —

We liberated fifteen villages, forcing German and Bulgarian reinforcements to retreat.

We crossed to the left bank of tho Vardar and cut the me in rail line between. Uskub and Salonika, atid cri»ss?»l the Cerna.

■We cut the railway line - between Oargsko and' Prilep, which-is the German army's1 main lino of communication, and advanced 55 kilometres between September 15th and 21st.

Certain infantry units reached the highest points in the very mountainous region and advanced 40 kilometres in one day. ■ The booty and prisoners are constantly increasing.

An Italian official report says:—

In Macedonia on the night of September 22nd we continued to pursue the enemy.

After an advance, of twelve kilometres and the capture of sixteen villages, the left wing and centre reached by dawn the lino Calbri-Debunnovo-Musa-Oba.

Our right camel strong positions en Mount Bobisti. IS^meroufc prisoners were captured.