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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Seize IL Towns and
HurI Bulgars Back
to Last Lines
DRIVE THROUGH
RAIN AND SNOW
Men Fight Up to Necks in
Mud and Water-Serbs E
Irresistible
By Cable 70 The Tribune


London, Nov. 16.-The Allied wise
is closing on Monastir. While the
Serbs have stormed ridge after ridge
and finally cleared the range but.
tressing the town on the east, the
French and Russian forces havs
swept forward on the Monastir plain
until they now are within four miles
of their objective. The battle is being
fought amid rain and snow. in SONS
places the men being up to their
necks in water and mud.
More than twelve villages were
captured by the Entente forces in
the last twenty-four hours. The Bull
gars, outfanked, have been forced To
fall back steadily, and now they are
making a final stand in front Of
Monastir itself.
Gar Ferdinsnd's troops evacuated
their main position on the right bank
Cf the Cerna River and retired tow
ard the city, say to-day's official
reports. The Bulgars had been for
tifying these positions for two
months.
Towns Fate in Balance
The battle that is expected to de-
eide the fate of the town is develop
ing. The Bulgars, military men say.
will not relinquish Monastir without
stern struggle. For Sofia looked
forward to it as part of her reward
when she threw in her lot with the
Teutonic allies.
Until the ridge to the east had
been cleared the advance on Monas-
tir from the south along the plain
was impossible, for such an attempt
would subject the Allied forces to
an enflading fire from the heights
on their flank.
With the loss of the heights, Of
which Iven is the pivotal position. a
Bulgar retreat seemed certain. The
Serbs pushed this advantage to-day.
drove the enemy westward, carried
the village Of Jaratok, on the edge OF
the ridge, and advanced into the
plain at Negocani.
Drive Along the Plain
Thus the menace from the east was
removed. Taking immediate advantage
of this, the French and Russians, aided
by Serbian detachments. moved up the
plain. They advanced on both sides
Of the Monastir-Florina railway
The column operating 10 the east OF
the railway is now in position to join
forces with the Serbs advancing from
the east. The western column pro-
gressed as far as the Virs River, four
miles south OF Monastir, clearing the
mountain positions on their left.
In this way Monastir is threatened
by double track-from the east and
the south.
With the new interest in the Mace
donian campaign, there is fresh specu-
lation as to when Ssrrail will launch
his drive up the vardar and StrumA'
valleys. The British to-day gave hin.
of larger activity when they captured
the village of Karaslasks. On the east
ern side of Lake Tahinos.
1t is noteworthy that since General
Roques. the French War Minister.
reached Salonics there has been greatly
increased activity on the Macedonian
front. Now there are prospects Of de-
velopments on a large scale, though
the season be late.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
EDICT IN POLAND
ADMITS JUDAISM

London. Nov. l6.-"A
Warsaw telegram announces
that an cdict has been pub
lished recognizing Judaism
as a religion in public law"
says a Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Yale Man Held for Auto Death

New Haven, Nov. l6.-Charles IL.
Whitney. Of Chicago. a freshman in
the Sheffield Scientific School. Yale.
whose automobile killed Antonio Nor
cha. in Orange, on November IL. was
held criminsliy responsible by Coroner
Mix to-day. The coroner finds that
whitney was driving "in careless,
reckless and negligent manner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
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