CORDONNIER'S BLOW.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6395, 23 September 1916, Page 4

CORDONNIER'S BLOW.

ON SAHRAIL'S LEFT. BULGAR RETREAT A ROUT. Athens, September IH. (»en era I < 'ordonnier. who captured Fiorina. had secretly boon preparing lor thro*' days, and l"n motor cars nightly brought troops to tho ( -otii'o.Vi'Htion points, completely dc,oe<ving the enemy, despite thoir innumerable spies. The attacks quickly drove in th• ■ Bulgarian resistance, and the Allies' light artillorv following created disoidor. A night pursuit executed with t h" litmus! ' spood provontod the Bulgarians from digging in anywhere, and thoir roi»'»'at dogvnoratod into a rout. Tho pro-Bulgarian and Turkish pop:i- : lation fled with tho troops, iurreasii.;; tho torriblo confusion. Bojadiufu. wilh- ' out result. adopted tho Herman trick <>!' 1 tiring his cannon at tin- fugitives. Fiorina is undamag'el. The Bulg irinu prisoners coinphiin of tho (lerh-:in officers' brutality. ' I