The sun., 1916-11-30
SERBIAN PEAKS ARE
STORMED BY ALLIES
Sarrail's Troops Make Progress
Against Furious Teuton
Resistance.
WHOLE LINE IS ACTIVE
British Make Surprise Attack
on Bulgar Trench in
Vardar Sector.

PARIS, Nov. 2S.-Gen. Sarrail reports
to-day that his army in southern Serbia
h still cutting into the German-Bulgar
mountain positions north Of Monastir.
The Serbs, the French souaves and the
italians made progress In fierce ishting
with a s%tubbornly resisting foe. he re-
ports. md two more mountain strong
holds have been stormed.
Berlin and Sofa say that a violent at.
tack made yesterday by the Entente
troops In the hope OF relieving other
forces" presumably the R~umanians,
failed, and that attacks delivered to-day
. were merely local. According to the
Bulgar statement an attack was made
In the centre, near Lake Dorian. but II
failed. The statement Of the French
War once follows:
serbs Take Height.
On tho left bank Of the Vardar
British troops were successful In a
surprise attack upon a trench OF the
enemy to the northeast Of Macukovo.
Eas, OF the Cerna Serbian troops. af-
ter L brilliant advance. occupied a
height to the northwest OF Grunishte
and retained this position In spite Of
furious Germano-Bulgarian counter
attacks. The enemy suffered heavy
losses without accomplishing anything.
In the region to tho northeast OF
Monastir French Zouaves, continuing
their successes, occupied a height to the
east OF Height 1850.
To the northwest of Monastir there
has been violent nghting. in the course
Of which our troops made progress In
the direction Of Height 124s. which the
enemy defended with great ferocity.
Italian forces also have made prog
ress in III mountainous region OF
Tsrvena Stera.
Attack Failed. Berlin says.
To-day's German statement regarding
the Macedonian front says:
The Entente offensive from the
south, launched to relieve other
forces, having failed the enemy yes
terday carried out only local attacks
northwest Of Monastir and near Grun-
ishte. East Of the Cerna. In these like
wise they were unable to gain any
advantage.
The Bulgarian statement. dated yes
terday. says:
After violent artillery nre the
enemy attacked several times on the
front running from Trnova. north
" VI a. NHIOu<u EtclRHt
l24s. north of Monastir: Height 1850.
In the bend OF the Cerna, and the
height near the village Of Grunishte.
Repeated attacks along this whole
front were sa~nguinarily repulsed by
the Bulgarian and German troops. as
sisted by powerful artillery. The
enemy losses were enormous, hundreds
OF bodies lying before our positions.
In front Of the sector OF one battalion
OF the Pifty-hrst Infantry Regiment
We counted monkihan 800 bodies.
Fighting In vardar valley.
No less furious ", re the enemy at
tacks n artillery fire In the vardar
Valley. Here the enemy attacked
with desperation our advanced position
near Krchtek!. near Lake Dorian, but
was sanguinarily repulsed. leaving a
| great number OF dead on the battle
field. We captured six machine guns,
numerous rifles n other material.
On the Be~laschitsa and Struma
fronts there was lively artillery fire.
Here we counted 1875 enemy bodies.
In a word. this day was the day Of
the most violent fighting on the Mace
DOMAIN front.