New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
Terrific Assaults Against
KaimakcaIan Ridge Fail
at Heavy Cost.
ARTILLERY HERALDS
NEW STRUMA ATTACK
Hammer and Anvil" Of
fensive from Rumania and
Greece to Start Soon.

Iondon, Sept. 2s.-Alarmed at the
Advance Of the Serbians toward
Monastir, the Bulgarians began
series Of terrific counter attacks
against the left wing of the Allied
forces in Macedonia to-day.
-Four times Car Ferdinand's troops
hurled attacks at the new Serbian
nositions on the Kaimakcalan ridge
and each time they suffered heavy
losses. They succeeded in winning a
hold on some trenches. but this VIII
no, interfere greatly with q Serbian
advance.
The battle is described in dispatch
from Serbian headquarters 70
Reuters. dated Wednesday. The dis
patch says;
"The Bulcarians, after receiving re-
Endorsements of more than regl-
mont Yesterday attacked the Serbian
ina AZ Kaimakcalan. In the darkness
.bev were able to get into the hrst-
line trenches, but at heavy sacrl-
Gee. An officer who was taken pris-
oner said that crossing the space be-
tween the opposing lines was Ike
walking over a field Of corpses.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
"Desnorate hand-to-hand fighting
occurred in the trenches. The Bull
garians attacked four times, but were
driven out. and finally retired beaten
The Serbian losses were heavy the
Bolqarians' fearful. Fifty prisoners
were taken"
Meanwhile the French, operating
north of Florina, are making ready Tor
another swing northward. Wlth the
Rulparian counter drive checked, II
becomes possible for both Aliled ar
mics TO move forward. This JOINT al
vance aims 90 flank Monastlr and 80
force its evacuation.
ON the ability Of the Bulgars TO
mass efficient reserves the outcome OF
Tho battle depends in large part. In
this connection the renewal o. the
British attack along the Struma front
is important. IL Sarrail resumes the
battering Of the Teuton line there me
Bulrars must draw troops from the
western end Of the line.
OF the lighting in the DobruGJa there
has come no word IN the last Few days
Apparently both armies are ured oy
The heavy effort Of the last week. But
il seems highly probable that the ku-
manians. backed by a still greater
force Of Russians. will renew the pat
tie before long.
Double Drive Expected.
Observers here assumed that a sa-
lient feature of the Allied campaign IN
me Balkans would be a hammer-and-
anvil offensive, with the Russians ana
Rumanians moving down from the
north into Bulgaria. while Sarraii
forces advanced from the south
Nackensen's advance into the DO
brudia halted this operation for a time.
But with this thrown back definitely
The Russians and the Rumanians gain
cred their strength for new blow
The time for that stroke seems 10 nave
arrived Word of renewed battling Ia
the Dobrudia should come soon.
There is hint that the British oper-
atinr along the Struma line will begin
a new attack before long. Heavy pom
bardment Of the Teuton positions mere
is reported both by Paris and by Lon
don The British warships took part
in the heavy Smelling.
The situation in iransylVahi" II, Is
cloudcd with bit of mystery. Inc
Pnmanians are attacking heavily in
the south. in an effort to advance from
but they have not sue
ceeded yet in making appreciable prog
ress.
In the north the resumption OF the
Rumanian drive apparently IS waiting
on the Russian campaign in the Car
pathians. Once the Cars forces win
the Rodns pass cooperation between
the Rumanians and the Russians Will
have been made easy and then the con-
certed offensive can be set into notion