Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-27

| GTG6k ITOOpS are alQ1nS the salllSQ dQ-
vance in Macedonia on three sectors OF
/ the front, according to an official state
ment from the Greek war office today.
! East Of the Vardar the Bulgarians are
| in flight toward Valandova with the
1 British and Greeks in pursuit
NEW YORK, Sept. 2e.-CSummary of
War Cables to the Associated Press. y
| On the Macedonian front British troops
have invaded Bulgaria as the Serbian
and other allied armies pursue the hard
| pressed Germans and Bulgarians east
and west of the Vardar.
In Macedonia the allies are advancing
an along the 130-mile " shaped front
| between Monastir and Lake Dorian The
| Bulgarian first army on the allied left
has been placed IN a dangerous position
| by the cutting of the Prilep-Veles road
at Izvor, while the Serbians are in the
outskirts of Ishtib, eighteen miles east
OF Veles and one of the bases of the
Bulgarian second army. Apparently the
Veles-Ishtib line, the most formidable
for the enemy south of Uskub. viii
prove untenable.
Northeast of Lake Dorian British
troops have crossed the frontier into
Rulgarian Macedonia threatening the
| extrerne enemy left Hlank- Rneny ter-
| rftory was invaded AZ Kosturfne. few
| miles south Of StruInitsa, the Bulga-
rian base in the region north or Lake
! Dorian. Kosturine is at the headwa-
ters of the Trekanya river, which flows
through virtually level country TO
Strumitsa. Meanwhile the French and
Greeks are pushing eastward from tine
vardar river in the direction OF
| Strumitsa which is situated in a valley
between two high mountain ranges.
BULGARIA INVADED
BIZ ALLIED TROOPS
SALONIKI, Sept. 26.-Bulgar1a has
been invaded by allied troops. accord
ing to a British official statement issued
here today.
British troops entered Bulgarian ter
l,ritory opposite Kosturino, about s1x
miles south of Strumitsa, the enemy
base in this region.
(Kosturino is on the main Stroum1t-
za-Doiran highway, two miles within
Bulgarian territory, and four miles d.
.rectIy south of the important Bulga-
rian center of Stroumitza-)
EERBIANs TAKE GUMS
AND MUCH MATERIAL
LONDON, Sept. 26.-Serbian troops
reached the outskirts of Ishtib. an i'm
nortant Bulgarian base. Tuesday. says
Serbian official statement dated
Wednesday, Elsewhere east of the
Vardar the Serbians have made impor-
tant gains.
The serbs also have captured Grad
sko station southeast of Uskub. IL was
defended by German troops. An enor-
nous quantity of supplies, incfnoing
nineteen guns, were captured Oy Dhie
Serbians. .--
The official statement reads:
"On Seutember "a Serbian troops
achieved a very important success on
the left bank (east) Of the Vardar'
we reached Krivolak and the OUTSKIRTS
of Ishtib eighteen miles east OF Vetes
on the Vardar and thirty-efBht miles
northeast Of Pr1lep.D
North OF Prilep the Serbians are pur-
suing the Bulgartans, who are In com
nlAte retreat and are approaching Izvor
midOav between Priep and Veles. a
SIN this region we captured colonel
commanding a Bulgarian regiment and a
considerable number Of prisoners as well
az fcu- howitzers, three mountain guns,
101 horse wagons with teams and other
material.
"Gradsko station, which was defend
ed by Germans, has fallen into our
hands with enormous quantities OF svp-
niles. iIciuding nineteen guns, mostly
heavy ones of 20 millimeter. To the
number of prisoners we. already had
taken we added two German officers and
several soldiers.
T"Cin the right of Prilep our troops
have Obtained very fine results. Near
Izvor (fifteen miles north of Prilep) we
are pursuing the enemy, who is COM
,,iete1v routed and in retreat"
ENEMY CONTINUES HrS
KETREAT Nv THE EAST
PARIS. Sept 26.-Following is the
Paris official announcement on eastern
operations issued Wednesday night:
Eastern theater, September "a: In
snite of the arrival of new German
froops the enemy continues his retreat
toward the north. Strong rear guard
attachments are resisting strongly.
Northwest of Monastir, on the left
wing, of the allied forces we have pass
ed Prilep and advanced on the roads
toward Krushevo, Kichevo and Veles.
Tn the center Serbian forces have
taken the massif of Popadija to the
east of Babuna, and have gained ground
to the west of the Cerna river.
- I'VE have enlarged the bridgehead
north of the Vardar and are on the
heights between the Vardar and the
Kriva Lakavitsa, which the enemy is
hastily crossing.
ION the rightwing French, British
and Greek troops have launched strong
advance guards northward along the
Vardar toward Gradetz and Hudova
They have taken the massif of KarabsiL
north of Lake Dorian.
Booty captured is being augmented
necessarily. During Septenl Der % more
than thirty new cannon were captured
and also a large amount Of railway ma
terials."