South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-24
War Summary
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German reinforcements on a front CT
nearly a hundred miles.
Serbian troops are reported 10
have advanced 20 miles in the past
IS hours, making the total depth OF
their progress so miles since Sept
Is. Sweeping down on the Nardar
plains with French troops they have
taken several railway trains and
have crossed the Vardar river. cap
turing the Drenska and Planina
masiffs.
Threatens Fleeing Foe.
The cutting of the railway line on
the Vardar plain between Uskub AMI
Salonika threatens the fleeing enemy
with the utmost peril. But an even
greater peril is indicated by the lat
est Serbian official statement which
announces that the Serbians have
taken a number of points on the
Gradsko-Prilep road. This has been
the main line Of communication for
the enemy above Monastir.
Apparently the only chance for
the Bulgar German forces TO make
i q
next base on he Vardar or TO con-
tinue their fight TO Cskub. even fur
! Their away. If the former point is Sc
4 lected the Bulgar- German forces
will have TO run the serious risk OF
| being cut off by the Frsnco-Serbian
armies which are pressing relent
/ lessly forward. on their left.
Both Monastir and Ghevgeli have
/ been liberated from the artillery fire
/ OF the enemy through the fight Of
/ the enemy forces, which have aban-
/ doned their guns in some instances.
/ on the left wing of the Servian
I front the Italians are meeting with
| continual triumphs. They are re-
ported to have liberated % villages
1 in an advance Of more than 10
/ miles The Greeks. also. have press
1 ed forward more than I 0 miles along
/ the valley OF the Vardar.
British Press Forward.
The British forces have captured
! Dorian. and pressing onward for
/ three miles, We're last reported in
the region northwest OF Lake Dol
ran.
Prilep, Bamnira and Gradsko are
among the goals directly ahead Of
the Serbian contingents.
In Palestine Gen. Allenby's forces
! and the Arabian allies are striking
as continuously against the demon
allied Turkish forces as the allied
armies in Macedonia are against the
I Rulgar-German armies.
The latest official report issued
by the British war office announces
that the prisoners Of Gen. Allenby's
army now greatly exceed the $4,000
previously announced.
The Turks are fleeing in the direc-
ton Of Amman but are closely pur-
sued by the British who have taken
Essats and Haifa.
The Arabian regulars and Bedouin
levies are rendering valuable assist
ance by harassing the Turkish troops
in addition TO occupying Maan.
Threaten st. Quentin.
While not so spectacular in their
activities the allied forces on the
western front were not to be en-
tirely disregarded.
British forces are hammering
against the enemy in the Vermand
sector. threatening st. Quentin.
While the French reported no infan-
try activity 10 the south of st. Quen
tin, the French guns were booking
steadily, cooperating with the Brit
ish movement TO the northward.
British forces gained some ground
west of Cambria. They also pressed
the enemy in Flanders, retaking
some old British positions near
Noorm ezeele to the south of Ypres.
Patrol work occupied the atten-
ton of the American forces on the
Lorraine front and In Alsace. The
gradual increase in the artillery fire
OF the enemy in this vicinity indi-
Gates that the Germans are emplac-
ing their big guns which they moved
backward in the face OF the recent