Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
Berlin Admits Continued Prog
ress for Allies Above
Monastir.
new LINE II MILES
TO THE NORTH OF CITY
Fresh German Forces Being En-
ployed to Check Enemy-Engage-
ments on Struma Plain.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 21.-Troops of the
allies are pressing the Germano-Bul-
garian rear guard detachments to the
north of Monastir, according to the
official announcement on the progress
OF hostilities in the orient given out
by the French war Office this afternoon.
The new line is indicated by press
dispatches to lie about seventeen miles
northward of Monastir and is reported
10 be strongly intrenched and defend
ed in part by fresh German forces.
The dispatch. which was filed at
Saloniki yesterday. says the Serbians
have captured the villages of Makovo,
orahovo. Franovtsi. Ribartsi, Bilyanik.
Novak and Suhodol. all in the sector
east and northeast of Monastir. In ad-
dition to many prisoners. the Serbians
considerable number of machine
guns and a great quantity of other war
materials.
Italian forces have repulsed a counter
attack to the west of Monastir. French
troops have occupied the village of
kroni. west of Monastir on Lake Pres
ba
Berlin Admits Enemy Advance.
Attempts of Serbian troops to ad-
vance in the Moglenica region of the
Macedonian front yesterday were de-
feated, it is announced officially in Ber-
lin. In the Monastir district the en-
tente troops are still advancing, Berlin
admits. On the inundated Struma plain
there have been engagements between
reconnoitering detachments.
Tells Of Monastir's Fall.
The allied troons entared Mooas+ir on
the heels of the retreating Bulgarians,
according to a description OF the fall
of the city telegraphed the Petit Jour-
front The dispatch, which is dated
Sunday, says:
The last Bulgarian patrol of seven
teen troopers left the city at $50 am,
tered. Women showered flowers on the
victorious troops as they marched
through the streets. The night before
the enemy. after defiiing thrice through
and toward midnight set fire to the am
balances, barracks. forage depots, and
all buildings Of a military nature.
The retreat began about am. The
fore, and nearly 5000 Bulgarian fami-
lies left two days ago. The infantry
was not clear of the outskirts until s
a m The enemy is being closely pressed
both pursuit and retreat difficult.
The enemy's new line, seventeen
miles to the north, was prepared two
months ago. and which passes approxi-
qnately along the Topolchani heights.
by the villages Of klepao. kahartlachi
and hill 1906 of the Nisoko range.
During the last two days he has bean
obliged to abandon an enormous guam
tity of material. We found. anoIg
other things at Monasti-, number OF
locomotives, which will be precious
to us
Sees Fall of Prilep.
NICE. France. November 21.-The old
Serbian field marshal. Radomir Putnik
who was minister Of war and chief of
the general staff and now is ill here
expressed to the correspondent of the
Associated Press his joy over the win
nIng OF .iorastir.
NOW. SAID he. "Prilep must fall into
our hands IL is Il strong natural no.
sition, formidably fortified by the Ger
mans and i'ulgarians. But I hope IL
VIII soon be ours The Germans now
must certainly send more troc.,s II,
Macedonia, because the Rt!yarisus
alone are unable to support the shock
of the allies. Thcs+ troops, Drobai,Iy
viii have to be taken from the Danube
front The situation in Runauia must
IN consr'tus nee ne improved"
Field Marshal Putnik took part in the
Se' bIan ret eat into Albania, and. not
whist. nd rG his broken heath, fol-
lows closely all the details of the cam
p paish lie has telegre phed his con-
Sfatulations to the crown PRINCE