The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-09
ALLIED FORCES
IN SERBIA ARE
FALLING BACK
Bulgars Make Desperate At
tacks Upon Three Sec.
tiOns of Line.
ADVANCE ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE VARDAR
German Cavalry in West
Threatens Flanking
Movement.
ENTENTE TROOPS
POUR INTO SALONICA
Are Being Rushed to Front
-TeutOns Take 1000
Montenegrins.
ENTENTE TROOPS
POUR INTO SALONICA
Special cable DessaseA to TINS scs

loHpoN, Dec. S.--The allied expedi-
tonary force in the southeast corner Of
Serbia 10 to-day In an extremely peri
livering heavy attacks on three points
of the Franco British positions along
the railway line between Guevgheli and
Krivolak.
Authoritative reports from the Balkan
front Indicate that the French forces
In the vardar Valley have been forced.
since the close Of the Serbian campaign.
to Yield considerable ground before ths
Bulgartans. and that they are under
an extremely violent attack at their po-
sit'ons in the pernir Kapu uron Gate)
ravine. This ravine is about eighty
eight mics north OF Salonca, the Al
lies base.
To-days official Bulgarian statement
contains the following passage.
On both sides of the Vardar River
our troops have continued tho pursuit
Of the French. who are retreating.
A despatch passed by the censor and
received late tonight from Athens say,;
"The Withdrawal Of the Anglo. French
troops toward the Greek frontier con-
tinues."
The Demr kapu- -Salonica sector OF
the single line railway from Nish -
the Greek seaport is the only avenus
OF retreat left to the allied troops. II 70
feared here that the expedition will
have 20 fail back still further In fac.
OF the Increasing Bulgaro-tierman reen-
forcements.
The majority of the German strength
in the Balkans Is now being thrown
against the Allies In aal effort TO drv.
them from Serbian soil. The entire army
of Gen Won Gallwitz il reported. IN u
despatch 10 the Temps of Paris. to have
reached the southern front Bu'sariau
| forces, estimated at more than two d!vi-
| SONS, are concentrating IN the Do.rai.
| region, east OF the Nish-Salonca railroad
| line.
FIankina Movement Feared.
| German cavalry has entered kenai.
! due south of Monast!r, near the Greek
| frontier an Athens despatch says, Ap-
pearancc uf German forces as far south
| as this point adds omnously to the Al
| lies plight, because it presents the men,
ace of a Ranking movement TO cut OF
| the French retreat.
The French are believed To have he
gun. under screen of stubborn rear
guard fighting aided by their superior
artillery, to withdraw from the triangle
/ IN which they have heen hitherto strongly
intrenched. This triangle H. bounded ON
the west and east by the Ierna and
Nardar rivers, II the Bulgarians sue
ceed In crossing the Cerna, the French
'intrenchcd camp OF kavadar' may be
! come untenable,
| At last accounts the French stiil hold
! Krlvolak on the Salonica-Ni-h railway.
where their advance guards firmly ss-
tahlshed themselves when tho allied
| campaign began. Al this point and At
Denr Kapu violent fighting is now
| I'm progress and its outcome s awaited
| with fev,rlsh expectation here. as II
will go - long way toward determining
! the fate of the expedition.
The British forces are intreuChed a.
Strunitza station on the railway RE
cnforCcmutS continu" To pour IN AT "a
lo'hca and the hope hat they will arrive
I'm time on the front somewhat counter
balances the pessimism arising from ths
allied plight.
bulgarian Attack Rcpuisrd.
| the ffpncn WAR t'1lfF issued lhls
statement to-day
During the afternoon OF December
! : Hulgarian forces delivered Il violent
attack against our hrdgehcad At
pemir kapu. on the Nardar River
This attack was completely repulsed.
The morning of December was quiet
along this entire front.
| Additional light on the situation in this
region IL given by the following despatch
received here to-day from Salonica
| weather conditions having improved.
the Bulgarlans on Monday hombarded
the entire British line at Strumltza sta T.
tion for the whole day. Then they
launched an infantry attack, which was
repulsed. although the fghting on this
front continues. Whether the Bulgar'
ans intend to press the attack to see
what our strength IL Is difficult to es-
tahlish at present. The British casual.
/, ! ties thus far are reported a. slight.
AT Krivolak there was an unim
portaut local engagement between
French and Bulgarian artillery on Mon
day"
The despatch adds that complications
ARE threa tened between Turkey and Bul-
gara as result Of increasing distrust
, on both sides.
Tho Salonica correspondent ~ The
her &, says
Part of the Serbian sr,nye's said
, 10 have reached the Eprus I'm Greece>
The main body has reached Albania.
/. THE British and French War Offices
early took a hand In the reyictualline
and reequIpping OF the Serbians and the
work is energeticaliy continuing, Thl