Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-13
ALLIES FLEE TWO
TOWNS AHEAD OF
BULGARIAN FORCE
PurSuers Are Within Five Miles
of Greek Border; Crossing
May Be Disputed
LOSE 5000 IN FIGHT
Anglo = French Now Them
Down With Machine Guns;
in Bloody Fray
LOSE 5000 IN FIGHT

Bulgarian troops are now within five
miles of the Greek border in Serbia,
a Saloniki dispatch SAYS. Both Dorain
and Gievgeli close to the border, have
been evacuated by the Anglo French
forces, according to the message.
An Athens newspaper declares that
Greek troops are moving toward the
Serbian border at a point where Bull
Garian troops are preparing to cross
the boundary line and that the Greeks
apparently intend to dispute the cross
ing.
The Italian chamber of deputies has
voted confidence in the Salandria min
istry. The vote was 391 to 40. It was
taken during debate on the bill giving
full financial powers to the govern
ment for six months.
British losses in officers from the
beginning of the war TO November 20
totaled 2l,171, of which number 6,572
officers were killed.
Greek Situation Serious
The difficult effort of Greece to
maintain neutrality in the face of the
allied retreat on Saloniki and the pur-
suit of Bulgarians and Germans con-
tinues to be the chief matter of in
terest at the entente capitals. The
latest decision of Greece, according to
Athens dispatches, is to withdraw all
considerable bodies of her troops inn
partially from danger of contact with
entente troops in Saloniki and the Ger
manic allies on the northern front,
leaving only small groups of soldiers
for police purposes.
Whatever the future holds for
Greece, her effort to clear her position
toward the belligerents seemingly dis
poses of any idea that the allied forces
privileged position with anything in the
nature of open Greek support. The
Greek army at SalonilSi is to be re-
duced Immediately in numbers to as
sure liberty of action to the entente
troops there. At the same time Greek
soldiers along the railway will be with
drawn to avoid complications when
ever Germans, Austrians or Bulgarians
enter Greek territory
BuIgars Lose Heavily
So far as is known, the hard-fought
attacks on the British in Macedonia
thus far have been delivered entirely
by Bulgarians, without German assist
ance. A dispatch to the Times says
The Bulgarians left more than 5000
dead or wounded on the field after two
assaults on the British line.
ION the second attack" the dispatch
continues, our combined fire of artil-
lery rifles and rapid-firers was opened
on the advancing masses at a range of
about 500 yards. The Bulgarians faced
the murderous hail at a run for 500
yards, then broke into flight, which
quickly became helter-skelter rout."
The possibility of various thanking
movements through Greek territory is
opened by the Greek decision to per-
NIT the country to become a field for
the belligerents. 1t is rumored. for eX-
ample, that British troops already are
landing at Kavala, and that the first
detachments of Serbians have been
brought around from Durazzo, AL
bania, to Saloniki.
Discuss Food Problem
Allied squadrons continue to pay
close attention to the Greek coasts and
restrictions on Greek commerce are
unabated.
In the other fields of activity there
are few developments of large impor-
lance. Russian troops have defeated
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