Evening star., 1916-09-12
FRENCH JOIN THE BRITISH
IN MACEDONIAN ATTACKS
Capture Enemy Positions on Front
Two Miles in Length and
800 Yards in Depth.
KAvALA FORTS ARE GIVEN UP
Arrival Of Entente Warships at the
Greek Port Had Destroyed
Their Military Value to
the Bulgarians.

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LONDON, September II, 3:44
p.m.-The new offensive of the
entente allies on the Macedonian
front has resulted in the defeat OF
the Bulgarians, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Athens.
The Bulgarians sustained enor-
nous losses in a battle of thirty
six hours, the dispatch says, and
are beating a retreat, pursued by
the allies.
French Get Into Fighting.
French troops. cooperating with the
British in the new offensive on the
Struma, have captured village from the
Bulgarians 1t was announced officially
today. The British forces which crossed
the river have seized Bulgarian trenches
on the east bank.
The announcement follows:
The detachments mentioned yesterday
as crossing the Struma at Neohore
| seized trenches on the eastern bank
"A French detachment cooperating
| with the British captured the village OF
Ycnimah and took thirty prisoners.
I'm these operations the enemy suffered
| heavily from rife and artillery IRE during
| his retirement. and also in his counter
attacks. Many ambulances were seen on
the Damir- Hissar roads.
"On the Doiran front our artillery car
ried out systematic bombardments of the
enemy trenches north Of Makukovo''
Bulgar Positions Captured.
PARIS. September IL. via London.
3:03 pm.-French troops on the Mace
donian front, taking the offensive
against the Bulgarians. have captured
all the positions C. sneir opponents on
a front Of two miles to a depth of
about 500 yards, it was announced off,
cially today.
The announcement follows:
"On the Struma front British troops
engaged in violent fighting. during
which the village of Nevolyen was
taken by assault.
In the region of Lake Doiran the
artillery duel continues sharply.
Our batteries effectively bombarded
Bulgarian organizations in the sector
Of Makukovo. west of the Vardar. A
vigorous offensive Of allied troops
north Of Majadag gave excellent re-
suits All Bulgarian trenches were
catured on a front of two miles and a
depth of about 800 yards. We took some
prisoners.
tillery displayed great activity in the
region of Banica. Southwest of the
lake partial engagements enabled us
to obtain some advantage. A Bull
garia attack which was repulsed by
our fire caused heavy losses to the en-
emy."
Evacuate Forts at Kavala.
The Petit Parisien says it learns
from a semi-official source that the
Bulgarians have evacuated all the forts
at the Greek seaport of Kavala. which
they occupied last month.
The forts are said to have been hand
ed over to the Greeks. They were of
no military value to the Bulgarians
after the arrival of warships of the
nate Kavala.
Austrian Retirement Admitted.
VIENNA, September IL, via London.
September 1o.-Austrian troops fight
ing in eastern Pennsylvania have been
withdrawn further in front of Ru
manian forces, says an official state
ment issued from Austro-Hungarian
headuuarters today Rumanian attacks
north of Orsova. on the Danube, were
repulsed by the Austrians.
The Austrian newspapers express ella
tion over the capture of the fortress OF
Silistria, IN the Dobrudja region Of Ru-
mama, by the Teutonic allies, assert
ing that they have secured favorable
sector on the Danube front for the
further development OF their campaign:
The newspapers add that the taking
of the fortress means severe setback
in the plans of the entene allies for ad-
yances in the direction of Sofia and
Constantinople.
oficial Rumanian Report.
BUCHAREST, September IL. via Lon
don. September 12.-Today's Rumanian
headquarters statement reads:
..On the northern and northwestern
fronts, west of the upper valleys of the
Maros and Toplitza rivers. the enemy
continued to retreat. We captured
three officers and 106 men.
south of Subiu we occupied the viii
age of Hebimbar. also named Schellet- :,
her9 1t has been established that the
.nen,v has used dum-dum bullets.
"In the Streitbar valley, west of Meri-
,or. we repulsed several enemy attacks.
Dur troops, taking the offensive, cap
.ured two guns, several machine guns.
.aissons and munitions. three officers
md 800 men.
"On the southern front there has been
life fire along the whole Danube. On
he Dobrudja front the fighting con-
.inues
Won Mackensen in Command.
BERLIN, September II. via London,
I:35 pm.-The Official German report Of