Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
FRENCH CAPTURE LONG
.. LINE OF FOES POSITIONS
British Also Register Important
Gains to West of the
.-.a - Vardar.
RUMANIANs CHECK ENEMY
Retain Hold on Lipnitza in ALL
Night Fighting-Sofia Reports
Seizure of 10000 Square
Kilometers in Dobrudja.

: LONDON, September I5.-
Heavy strokes are being delivered
BY Gen. Sarrails forces against
the Bulgarians on the Macedonian
front, with marked success, ac-
cording to Paris today Vic
tories have been won by the Ser
bians, French and British.
The official statement indicates
that the most serious defeat was
administered by the Serbians,
who drove the Bulgarians back
twelve miles after several days
fighting west of Lake Ostrovo.
capturing many prisoners and
twenty-five cannon.
The French and British drove
at the Bulgarian center on both
sides of the Nardar, the French
taking positions mile long and
half a mile deep east of the river,
and the British carrying impor-
tant positions west of the stream.
British Take Salient.
British troops moved forward after
artillery preparation through Mucu-
kove (eight miles southwest of Doiran)
and in the face of stubborn opposition
captured a salient in the enemy's line
to the north of the village. Consider
able ground was gained. and although
the enemy counter attacked. British
gains were fully maintained.
The Serbians took the Bulgarian po-
sitions at Malkanidze, northwest, OF
Lake Ostrovo. whereupon the Bull
garians retired in the direction OF Flo
rinda The Bulgarians also are said to
be retreating from positions further
south. The Serbian official statement
says:
Our offensive continued yesterday
on the entire front, with complete sue
cess, Prisoners say the intensity ana
precision of our artillery nre lnnieted
heavy losses. At many points the Bull
gars are retiring under the pressure
OF our infantry, which is successfully
occupying enemy positions. Our action
continues enerRetlcdliy
Bulgarian Official Report.
In regard to Macedonian operations
the latest Bulgarian official statement
says:
Macedonian front-There was strong
reciprocal artillery and infantry firing
Yesterday near lake Ostrovo. In the
Moelenica region there was increased
artillery and infantry firing, as wen as
mining activity. The enemy attempted
70 advance at some points and was re-
pulsed by our fire.
Two Italian battalions, one squad
ron of cavalry and one battery au
vanced in the direction of Butkova ana
Dzuma. our attachments attacked them
.nerretically and put them to night
The enemy retired and was pursued py
our troops We captured one ofhcer ana
eighty-seven men i.,Iians TINS was OUT s''''u
"Jn the Struma valley there was scat
"The hostile fleet continues to cruise
off the Aegean coast as usual
Rumanians Repulse Enemy.
The Times Rumanian headquarters
says:
"The Bulgarians Tuesday attacked
the Ruma nian positions at Lipnitza, but
were repulsed after a fight lasting all
night. They lost eight guns.
In the first ten days of campaigning
in Dobrudja the Bulgarians captured
more than 10000 square kilometers OF
ground. or more than the territory ioss
to Rumania after the second Balkan
war saws a dispatch from Sofia. The
fighting started on front of $50 kilo-
,neters 1lO miles,. The front has now
been reduced to 100 kilometers' IL Ia
claimed.
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