The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-06
Heavy Drive From SalOniki
Now Under Way.
Nearby Goal Is Base of Bulgar
Troops.
FOUR NATIONS IN OFFENSIVE
French, Russians, British and
Serbs Advance.
Entire Rumania Force of $4,000
Out of Bulgaria.

London, Oct. 6.-Two allied armies.
fighting their way toward Monastir.
the Bulgarian base in southwestern
Serbia. have defeated the Bulgars in
pitched battles, driving them back in
disorder. Southwest of Monastir
French and Russian detachments
having occupied the villages of Buf
and Popli. are pushing their advance
toward the Serbo-Greek frontier with
the greatest vigor.
Allied and Bulgar troops are bat
Ting for possession of the hills lead
ing down to Monastir, about eleven
miles away.
A Serbian army that crossed the
Greek frontier more than a fortnight
ago has fought its way to a plateau
northwest of Kaimakchalan. The
Serbs are now driving northward in an
attempt to flank the Bulgars out OF
Monastir.
On the allies extreme right in the
Struma valley, the British have re-
pulsed successive Bulgarian counter
attacks.
Official dispatches from Bucharest
today admitted that the Rumanians
have retired across the Danube after
making successful raid on Bulgarian
soil, but brought no confirmation of
the Bulgarian official report that
about $4,000 Rumanian troops were
wiped out or captured.
British Capture NevoIen.
The capture of Nevolen was an
nounced here at about the same time
an official report was received from
! General Serial, commanding the Bal
4 kan operations. that the Bulgars were
retreating under British attacks. A
fl11 Tlrf1c
had announced the repulse of British
attacks at Nexolen.
The war office reported the capture
of 342 prisoners in recent operations
on the Struma- Not only on the right
wing, but south of Monastir the allies
are vigorously on the offensive. Cen
eral Sarrail announced violent fighting
on the entire Medzili-K Kenali- Grades
nika front.
| Chased Out of Bulgaria.
Sofia, Oct 6.-Not a single Ruman-
ian soldier of the 5000 who crossed
the Danube and were encircled and
cut to pieces by the Bulgarians now
remains on Bulgarian soil, it was
| officially announced today. In
Macedonia Bulgarian troors have re-
pulsed British attacks against Nevolen.
British Drive Back Bulgars.
Saloniki, Oct. 6.-Bulgarian troops
are retreating before the British on
| the Struma front. SAID an Official
statement issued by General Sarraii
today.
! At the same lime violent fighting
has broken out on the allies right
wing General Sarrail reported. The
battle is raging with great intensity
on the entire Medzili- Kenali- Grade
snika line.
Breaks Out on Nert.un Front
Paris, Oct. "a violent bombard-
| nent broke out on the northeastern
| front of Verdun last night after sew
| eral weeks of inactivity. the war Of
flee announced today. The artillery
ing, evidently a prelude to severe
fighting, was heaviest on the Cote
Poivre and the Laufee wood sectors.
Artillery on both sides was very ac-
tive on the Somme front. Near Quen-
nevieres a French patrol cleaned up a
German supporting trench with gren-
ades.
Russ Attacks Most Violent.
London, Der. 6.-The Russian at
tacks on the EASTERN front are more
violent than at any time since the
start of the war, according to q Copen-
hagen dispatch. The dispatch says
that near Karylruca and Zubilno.
Russian infantry have attacked Ger
man lines for the last thirty-six hours
without cessation. This assault was
on a front of fifty kilometres and the
cannonade continued all night.
German officers who participated
in the battle on the western front arss
quoted as saying that the Russia n
| bombardment was not nearly as Vic-
lent as that on the Somme. The Rus
slams are using thousands of cannon.
In a few days the Germans fired CO.,
600 shells on very small front.