FURTHER SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14891, 14 October 1918, Page 5

FURTHER SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

ENEMY'S FLIGHT FROM TOPLITZA

'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

(Received Oct. 13, 5.5 p.m.)

London, Oct. 12

A Serbian.official report states: —

Despite strong resistance, we readied the right, bank of the Toplitza river and the massif of Selitchivitza. Our cavalry occupied Zitnitotok. We. took many prisoners and captured three field guns.

A French Eastern communique sta tes:—The Allies continued their progress northwards. The Serbians came into contact south of Nish with big German forces, including Alpine corps units. After.'teavy fighting the Serbians reached the river Toplitza, fifteen kilometres south of Nish, capturing tluve gims.

CABLE NEWS.

[Press Association.—Copxßiaai.J

Fleeing towai'ds .Mitrovetza, in Albania, the Austrians are retreating rapidly, and are closely followed.