Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-13
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GaIIanty Of Three Irish
Regiments; Lose 500 Men
and Eight Guns.
FRENCH BEAT OFF
BULGARIAN PURSUERS
Germans Are Falling Back in
Russia and Strongly Forti-
flying Positions, as in West
Zone,

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London Dec. i2 G0:0O p. m)--
Tho Anglo-French troops who last
week began their retirement IRON
their advanced position In southern
Serbia are now approaching. if they
have not crossed the Greek frontier.
ana the attitude Greece will adopt
becomes more and more important
Dispatches from Athens and news
available in London indicate that ,he
matter. which was loft TO the Greek
ana allied military authorities at
Salunh la being dmioably arranged
and that the allies will be allowed
to retire 20 that city without any In
tcrruption ON the part OF the Greeks
and Will bee permitted 70 remain
there.
Fear for Railroads,
questions which are seriously Oc-
cupyng the Greek government have
to do with the use Of the railways,
which are needed fer the Greek
troops. and The damage that might
be- done 60 them with the object OF
impeding Bulglrian purault should
the Sofia government decide that the
British and French are 10 be- follow
ed iute Greek territory. The Greek
government has good evidence of thc
effective manner in which the lerencl
engineers destroy railways, IN the
work done along the line north of the
Greek frontier SO we'll was this ac-
complished that the Hulgarians were
greatly delayed. having TO use roads
covered with snow with the result
that the French escaped almost un-
scathed.
British nctrcat Difficult.
The British, who have advanced
further from the railway TO the
northeast of Lake Dolran, had
much moro difficult feat 70 acc0n
plish when retirement was decided cn
and suffered more heavily. They
were faced by greatly superior fore
and according to an official report
issued tonight their successful with
draWal To- % position extending from
Lake DoIran 10 the Nardar valley was
largely due to the gallantry of three
irish regiments, the Munster FuS-
licrs. the Dublin Fusilers and the
Comaught Rangers
The British casualties were esti-
mated al 500 while they were
forced TO leave behind eight field
gums which had been placed in posi-
iIbU 10 AUNNI Aili l'AlN 'i'Nl'f fAi'Nf
could not be removed
NcNt Move Unknown,
What the next move will be is
known only TO the allied atatfs, but
il is generally believed that the An
glo- French forces win tall back to
sainniki. whore endorsements ara
arriving. which viii be fortified.
There arc also reports that the allies
have landed division az kavala.
ninety miles along the coast from
saloniN and near the bulgarian from
tier. hut there Is no confirmation OF
this If il iq true the object doubt
less is To secure the railway and pre-
vent the Bulgnriuns from sending
troops westward into Greece
The AuStrO-Hungariaus continue
their attacks on tho Serbians In the
Albanian mountains and on the Mon
teuegrins iu their hills, but apparent
ly their advance Is much slower than
II was i'm Serbia, the positions being
easier 10 defend.
Germans lortify IN Russia.
Dispatches from Petrograd indi-
cate that the Germans are withdraw
ing their center 10 what is known as
the Bug river line, which, however,
at many places is considerably north
east of thlt river. ms WltndIdNhl
is due to their Inability to secure
complete control of the Lida-Rovn1
railway. which was necessary for the
holding Of the advance po-
stiuns which they reached after the
great drive OF last summer. They
have evacuated Slonim, living TO the
west, and Baranovitch and kobrin,
just To the east ot Brest-Litoysk.
which they are making the center OF
their new lines. These are being
very strongly fortified
To create StaieWHtc.
This suggests that the Germans
hope 10 create stalemate in the
east as they did in the west and that,
III thoy cannot break through, they
win mako ID just as difficult for tho
Russians to DO 50.
There has heeu increased artillery
activity on the Western front and the
arrival of colder weather may fore
shadow ATTACKS from one side or the
other II a generally believed that
the Germans viii make the attempt
this time. as they have brought mp
n larec amount of artillery
pTegpIIt A1TE FIGHTING.