New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-15


thing valuable 70 the enemy. An IN
usual sight that was witnessed was
herds OF cattle and sheep being driven
ahead By Allied soldiers, who greatly
enjoyed this novel fatigue duty. On
Saturday the rear guard OF the Allies
was only TWO miles from the Greek
frontier. and the town OF Doiran had
been completely stripped. The British
recognized numerous German uniforms
among the Bulgarian troops.
Meanwhile reinforcements continue
to pour into Salonica, including sew
eral Scottish regiments, and on thu
semicircle Of hills surrounding the
town the fortifcations are rapidly
nearing completion. The soldiers ara
confident and many Of them express
the hope that they will soon be able
20 test the strength Of these works
against the enemy"
The Bulgarian Sobranje will meet OF
December rs. when the government
will ask a credit OF 150.000000 francs,
and will be supported by all the
parties except the Socialist, according
to advices from Sofa to-day.
At the meeting Of the ministry a.
which 10 was decided 70 convene the
Sobranje II was announced that Bull
garia had enlarged her territory By
10000 kilometres over $1,000 miles,
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL.
December II will remain for the
Bulgarian army and nation day OF
great historical Importance. says an
official communication issued from
General Headquarters. On that day
the army occupied the last three
Macedonian towns still in the hands
Of the enemy Dorian, Gieygell and
Struga. ..
The last fights against the British,
French and Serbians took place near
Dorian and the Ochrida Lakes. Inc
enemy everywhere is beaten. Mace
donna q freed. Not a single hostile
soldier is TO be found on Macedonian
soil. After yesterdays defeat OF the
British and French on the right DanS
Of the Vardar River they retired
upon neutral Greek territory. Our
troops pursued them to the Greek
frontier.
The town Of Dorian was captured
at noon. The population received
our troops with cheers and decorated
them with flowers. They also cheered
King Ferdinand. ,,
The prisoners and dead ana wouno
cd belong chiefly to the 10th and I'd
british divisions, composed or the
Doth. Goth. Slst, Goth, Goth and 6fth
infantry brigades. which were den
nitelv beaten and in their retreat
abandoned guns and rifles. Inc
whole field was covered with equip
ment. Up to the present zoo british
prisoners have been counted.
The mobilization OF the bulgarian
army was announced on September
%. Concentration began six days
later. Fighting against the Ser6lans
began October IA. Forty days later
on November %, the Serbian army
was definitely beaten near Pristinia
and Mtrovitza and thrown upon
Albanian territory. On November %,
near Prisrend and Kulaluma, the
last remnants Of the Serbian army
were captured.
On December fighting on the Var
dar and Karassu began against the
british and French. In the course OF
ten days General. SarraiPs eXpedl-
tionary force was beaten and thrown
back on neutral territory. On Deem
Der 70 the whole of Macedonia was
freed
Not a single hostile soldier is on
Macedonian soil. This was the day
Of Liberation. The pursuit OF the
enemy was Immediately stopped.
A column, pursuing the French on
the right bank of the Vardar, drove
them, after a courageous attack, from
their positions toward the Greek
frontier.
At $3.50 in the afternoon we occu-
pied Gievgeii The French, before
retreating, set fire to the barracks
and the town, together with two hos
pitfalls. and blew up the railway bridge
across the Vardar. south Of Gievgeli.
The number Of prisoners and trophies
is not yet ascertained.
General Sarrails army CFrench)
was thrown back from the Dorian
Gievgeli line upon the Greek frontier.
It must he stated that the French
troops fought much more brayely
than the Pritish.
In the ten days operations, which
history will call the operations on
the Nardar and Karassu. our troops
were opposed by $1,000 French and
$4,000 British, with 800 field guns,
100 mountain guns and eighty heavy
howitzers.
The remnant Of the Serbian army.
which retired from Bitolia by way OF
Ochrida and Struga toward Albania
after their defeat near Ochrida, re
treated upon the left bank ~ the
Drina. destroying all the bridges on
the river. Early to-day our troops
crossed the Drina near Struga. South
Of Struga they attacked the Serbians
vigorously and took 400 prisoners and
number Of guns. The pursuit con-
tinues toward Elbasan.