Evening star., 1915-12-14
FRENCH CUT Off
FROM BRITISH IN
SERBIAN RETREAT
Heavy Losses inflicted by Bull
garians Before Allies
Reach Greece.
GERMANY TO PROTEST
TO KING CONSTANTINE
Berlin Wants to Know if Entente
Powers Are to Get
Further Aid.
IRISH MAKE BRAVE STAND
Two Companies of Fusiliers Sacrifice
Themselves to Cover Falling
a.. Back of Their Com
rades.
GERMANY TO PROTEST
TO KING CONSTANTINE
IRISH MAKE BRAVE STANI

-. LONDON, December I4.-Not
only have the Anglo-French
armies been driven out of Serbia
by the Bulgarians. as Berlin re-
ported yesterday, but previously
their front was broken through
and the French forces cut off
from the British. according to an
official statement from Sofia.
Heavy losses were suffered by the
retreating troops. the Bulgarian re-
port declares. At one point French
battalion was routed and it's COM
mander captured. A Macedonian divi-
sion was the Bulgarian army unit
which broke through the allied line
and divided it. In the operations on
the right bank of the vardar a long
section of the French front was taken
by storm.
Protests against any further conces-
sions by Greece to the entente allies
viii be made by Germany. Athens ad-
vices declare. Germany, il is said, al
ready has asked Greece whether Greek
neutrality has been compromised in any
way by the new facilities accorded the
entente.
The city of GTevgeIi. in southwestern
Serbia, near the Greek border, is re-
ported to be in flames.
Bulgars Continue Pursuit.
The Sofia statement describing the
division Of the Ffanco-British forces
says:
The Bulgarians continued pursuit of
the Angio-French troops on both
banks of the vardar, in the direction
Of Gieveelia, and Doiran.
''On the right bank of the vardar the
Bulgarians stormed the whole French
front between Milektovo and Smoka-
vita. southwest Of Kovanetz. French
regiments Nos. 45. 81. 145 and eS4 suf-
fered heavily. Near Neportzi our cav
airy routed a French battalion and
captured its comma ander.
Enemy Is Elected.
.on the left bank of the vardar we
elected the French and British from
fortified positions on Raba mountain
The defeated British withdrew to the
southeast. toward Karauglarlar, and
the French to the southwest, towar rd
Bogdantzi. A Macedonian division
broke through the 'front.' captured Bog
dantzi and cut of the French from the
British.
Inc r TeHCn kliie0 or captured be-
longed for the most part to Gen. Bail
Ioud's division composed of regiments
No ls5 and 17S, and the I'd Regi-
ment of Zouaves. The pursuit contin-
ues.'
Force of $4,000 Concentrated.
: forge of forty thousand Bulgaria ms
and an equal number of Austro-ier-
iGans is being concentrated between
s1OnaSItr he
eording to dispatch to the Times
from its Saioniki correspondent. This
force is said to include a considerable
number of cavalry troops Heavy fight
ing. the dispatch said was still in
progress Sunday in the neishborhooG
of Lake Doiran.
Irish Sacrifice Selves.
How two companies Of the Royal In
installing Fusiliers. another of the
insn regiments forming the British
aN .s'oh wnicn IL making a fighting
retirement. from Serbia SACRIFICED
themselves to cover the retreat of their
comrades. is told by the wounded tba,
save reached British headquarters In
Macedonia The British, accordins IN
ne correspondent Of Reuters Telegram
Company IN a dispatch from the Brit
. ri
Ten 10 one by the Bulga Hans who were
We" supplied with guns ana machine
guns Last Monday morning they were
awakened by a heavy bomba rdnen. nv
the Bulgarians. who poured hail Of
shot and shell on them. Splintertne
rocks intensified the effect Of their
hre.
Positions Lost by British.
The Bulgarian infantry then ad.
yanced to the attack in massed forna
Ion. and were punished severely. bu,
'he scarcity OF British guns did no,
permit them to take proper toll of tho
advancing Bulgars- The British emptied
tneir rifles rapidly into the crush and
'rted 10 stem the tide with bayonetS
But we're overborne by. sheer weight OF
nunIbcrs- and the position was los,
Similarly. the a.cond line was lost ana
me British fell back on the third line
OF defenxes.
40 companies of Inniskiliings. how.
eye.. held on TO the ridge known as
k>vis Crest. and kept back the Bul.
GaT:a1s tit whole morning, although
ihey we're supported only by a rife nre
Hardly man escaped, but their stand
impressed and delayed the Bulgars, thu
iising the British much needed time tc
oc4e,iSisS oispositlons IN ths
third line. where the Bulgars wer.
finally held up for four days
Tie Eulgarians, the correspondent,
adds, having suffered heavily, have
since then attempted no strong Of
feasiye Up to Sunday.
LONDON, December i4-German,
apparently has no intention of permit
|. ;.ng Greece to grant any further con.
cessions to the allies without a We.
hemenk protest. Reuters correspondent
at Athens says German diplomats al
ready have taken steps which are like
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