Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-24
FRENCH and SERBS
REACH FOE COUNTRY
London (5:52p. n.y., Sept 24-The allies on
the Balkan front are invading Bulgaria, accord
ing to information from Saloniki this afternoon.

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sh cavalry heading for
otrumnitza in Bulgaria.
Anslo-Greek forces have reached
he line Of PazarIi-Furka.Sm Smokviea,
where they are joining up with ad
ancing French and Greek troops.
More Turk Prisoners.
London Q:26 p. m.), Sept. 24.--The
withdrawal of the defeated Turks
ontinues east of the River Jordan
n the direction of Amman, while
British forces are pursuing them and
lave succeeded in taking Essats with
large number Of prisoners and guns
he war office announced today.
The War Summary.
Overwhelming successes by the
allied armies in Mace eionia and
Palestine overshadOwed activities
elsewhere today.
Serbians, French, British, Ital-
ian and Greek troops today con.
tlnued to smash the demoralized
rear guard of the Bulgarian army
and the German re-enforcements
on front of nearly hundred
miles.
Serbian troops are reported to
have advanced twenty miles in
the past forty eight hours, max
ing a total progress of sixty
miles since Sept. Is.
Sweeping down on the Vardar
plains with French troops they
have taken several railway trains
and have crossed the Vardar
River, capturing Dronska and
Planina Mountain
The cutting of the railway lines
on the Vardar plains between
Uskub and Salonika threaten the
heeing enemy with the utmost
peril. But an even greater peril
is indicated by the latest Serbian
oitfcial statement, which an
nounces that the Serbs have taken
number of points on the
Grassko-Prilep road. This has
been the main line of commune
cation for the enemy above Mon.
istar
Apparently the only chance for
the Bulgar-German forces to make
stand Is TO retreat to Veles, the
next base on the Vardar, or con
tinue their fight to Uskub, even
farther away.
Ii the former point is selected
by the Bulgar.German forces they
will have to run the serious risks
OF being cut off by Franco-Serbian
armies, which are pressing for
ward on their left.
Both Monistar and Ghevgeli
have been liberated from the ar
tillery fire Of the enemy through
The fight Of the enemy's forces,
which have abandoned their guns.
On the left wing Of the Serbian
front the Italians have liberated
twenty villages in an advance Of
more than ten miles.
The Greeks also have pressed
forward more than ten miles
along the valley of the Vardar.
British forces have captured
Doiran and, pressing onward for
three mics. were last reported in
the region northwest of Lake
Doiran. In Palestine Gen. Allen.
by's forces and the Arabian allies
are striking continuously.
The latest official report issued
by the British war Office an.
nounces that the prisoners Of
Gen Allenby's army now greatly
exceed the $4,000 originally men.
toned. u
The Turks are fleeing in the di.
rection Of Amman but are closely
pursued by the British, who have
taken Essats and Haifa.
The Arabian regulars ani the
Beduin leyies are rendering val.
liable assistance by harassing the
Turkish troops in addition to &C.
cupying Mann. British forces are
hammering against the enemy in
the Vermands sector, threaten.
ing st. Quentin. While the French
reported no infantry activity 10
the south of st Quentin. the
French guns were booming stead.
lily.
Patrol work occupied the atten
ton of the Americans on the Lor
raine front and in Alsace.
Poole Safe in Finlsn.
Washington, Sept 24.-Consul G.
eral Poole, for whose safety the
has been considerable concern as
result of the reign of terror conduct
by the Bolshevik in Moscow and
cinity, kJsafely out of Russia and n,