The sun., 1918-09-20
BRITISH JOIN IN
BALKANS DRIVE
Allies Offensive in Macedonia
Spreads to Take DOiran
Flank.
SIGNS OF BIG BLOW
Bulgar ReenfOrcements Flee in
Vardar SectOr-LineS Now
Pierced 12 Miles.
SIGNS OF BIG BLOW

| LONDON, Sept. 1s.-With the Bull
garians. including the fresh troops SEM
to reinforce them. still in flight, the
fighting in Macedonia has been ex-
tended to the Lake Doiran front. the
right flank. where the British have gont
into action. An Official statement by the
| British have been repuleed IN theii
initial advance. but admits that the ar
tillery Is active oa-both sides.
News of the British Joining the
French and Serbian troops in the Mace
donian offensive comedies with the fore
, casts made here this weeo that the
Balkans will be the scene of a major
operation, perhaps during the fall and
winter during the lull on the western
front.
Six More Villages Taken.
In the belief of some military experts
the extension OF the fighting to the Lake
Doiran front is part OF the interalliet
plan to deal a death blow to the waver'
ing Bulgar,ans now at odds with the
other members of the Quadruple AL
| lance.
|
the French continue their pursuit of ths
retreating Bulgarians and have extended
| their penetration of the enemy lines &c
depth OF twelve miles. gain OF two
miles in day. and have captured six
more villages ana an important height
In their flight the BulgarIans are fol
/ lowing the true German code, burning
stores and villages So rapid has been
the advance of the tranco-Serb forces
that they have been unable to count the
number of prisoners taken and the
amount OF the supplies which have fallen
into their hands in their night and day
| pursuit Of the enemy.
| The towns reported taken in a Serbian
official statement received here to-day
are Topolets. Potshishta. Beshshta
Melynitsa, Vitolishta and Rasimbey
The height captured is Kuchkov Kamem
The OmcinI Statements.
The official statements on the Mace.
donian fighting follow:
BULGARIAN WEDNESDAY, -
Between the village of Gradeshnitza
and the Jojorik Heights violent in
fantry fighting lasting the entire day
| took place in front OF our new p4i-
| iNepeahSu WtIt
repulsed.
Near Lake Dolran Con the east
| ern section or the Macedonian 'front.'
there was heavy artillery firing by
both sides.
Advancing British troops were re-
| pulsed.
FRENCH WEDNESDAYl - on
September II and IS the allied armies
| In the east greatly extended the sue
cesses OF the two preceding days. The
! Bulgarian divisions engaged on the
| front OF the attack retreated In disor-
! der on the Cerna. Our troops in their
! pursuit have reached the Cerna on
one part of Its course and have occu-
| pied In the mountainous zone Gyurov,
Kamen and Chazerna, have crossed
the Belashnitsa River and gone beyond
the region OF Rojden, as we'll as the
! Bla tets massif.
The enemy left behind prisoners
and considerable material, which have
rot yet been enumerated.
! In the region of Lake Doiran the
| British and Greek troops likewise have
carried forward an attack and gained
| a foothold In the enemy first positions,
1 Notwithstanding stubborn resistance.
A great number of prisoners have al
ready fallen into their handL The at
! tack continues.