The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-26

THE Serbian forces have taken
| Popadij and Hilisn and the ground
west Of the lower Cerna. They have
| enlarged the bridgehead north OF the
Nardar to the kriva river and control
the heights overlooking I.al.. Vitsa.
French. British and Greek troops
are in the karbani hills north OF Lake
Doiran.
Thirty more guns and additional
railway material have been captured.
Within Serb Frontier.
Uzevor. towards which the Serbians
are advancing, is over forty miles in
side OF the southern frontier OF Serbia.
II Is directly south Of uskub on the
main line railway running north and
south through Serbia, from Belgrade,
on the Danube. to Saloniki. The allies
ave made remarkable progress In re-
docming Serb soil since their drive
was started last weekly
Seize Enemy Officers.
In the region northeast of Prilep we
captured "A colonel commanding "A Bull
garian regiment and n considerable
number Of prisoners as well as fouf
howitzers. three mountain guns, 100
horse wagons with teams and other
material. Gradsko station. which was
defended by Germans, has fallen into
our hands with enormous quantities
OF supplies, including nineteen guns,
mostly heavy ones of 2lO milimeters.
To the number OF prisoners we already
had taken we added two German OIL
GERS and several soldiers. On the right
OF Prilep our troops have obtained very
fine results.
Whole Army Menaeed.
The whole bulgarian army of 100000
men, on the Balkan front. is menaced
with decisive defeat II the allies can
only reach uskub and cut the enemys
lines of communication.
West of Prilep the Bulgarians have
been cut off from the Nardar valley
and the remainder of the Bulgarians In
that region are put In grave danger
by the allied advance on Neles.
During the past ten days the allied
forces have not had any great supe-
riority in numbers over the Bulgarians
and in addition have been compelled
TO march and fight continuously
through difficult mountain country.
Turks Surrounded.
London, Sept. 26. - CA. P) - The
Fourth Turkish army on the Palestine
front Is virtually surrounded In the re-
gion east OF the Jordan and faces an
initiation by Gen. Allenby's forces'
today's advices show.
The total OF prlsonerS' aireuuy taneh
was increased today to $4,000.
The annihilation OF the Fourth army.
now hoped for, would complete the
cleaning ND of the Turkish forces in
Palestine, accounting for about 10000
men.
The precarious position of the Fourth
army may be seen from the fact that
Arab cavalry and infantry are nortn
II It, Arab and British forces east and
British troops to the south. All these
are pressing inward on the enemy
while the Jordan. with the crossings,
in the hands of the allies.
Serbian Town Captured.
London, Sept. 26.-(3:41 p.m,)-The
important Serbian town OF lshtip mas
been captured by the allies 1t was
learned this afternoon.
The Serbans are advancing on
Veles, n town Of great strategic I'M
portance on the Saloniki railway.
Ishtib lies east of this railway line
and is forty three miles inside or the
About Sea Of oaiiIes.
London, Sept. 26.-British troops
in the Palestine are extend
ing their occupation about the sea OF
They have occupied Tiberias
and Semakh, on the borders OF that
sea, and Els Samra, 1t was officially an
today.
Pushing on to the east of the Jordan |
the British have occupied the strategic
town of Amman on the Hedjas.
Greeks In Macedonia.
Athens, Wednesday. Sept. 25.-GreeK
troops are aiding in the allied advance
in Macedonia on three sectors or the
front, according to an official state
ment from the Greek war ctfic' today.
East of the Vardar the Bulgarians are
N flight toward Valandova with the
British and Greeks in pursuit.