THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14877, 27 September 1918, Page 5

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

ENEMY STILL RETREATING NORTH.

DESPERATE RESISTANCE NEAR

MONASTIR

SERBIAN GAINS.

ALLIED ADVANCE GXIAKDS^ ACROSS THE VABDAR.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Renter.)

(Received September 27 3 0.20 a.m.) London, September 26. A French Eastern communique states:— ; ■ ... ;.■■■•.' Despite reinforcements of German troops the enemy have boon obliged tccontinue the retreat /northwards. Strong rearguards are still, desperately resisting north-east of ,Monastir. "

The Allies have advanced "beyond Prilep, and are. progressing towards the Krushevo, Kichevo, and Veles roads.

The Serbian^ in the centre carried Popndija massif, oast of Babuna, and gained ground west of. the lower Cerna. They also enlarged tho bridgehead north of the Vardar . and captured heights between the Vardar and Krivalaknvitza Valley, where the enemy are hastily entrenching.

On'the right wing the British, French, and Greeks have thrown advance guards across the Vardar at Gradetz and Hudpvo, and captured the Bnrabaft massif, north of Lake Doiran.

The ]>ooty is increasing. T'>ii Ly guns were captured on Septcmboi- '23rd, and also railway material.