Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-04


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iSSimo of the Turkish forces, was In
command there and fled from Naza'
rcth just in time to avoih capture
General Allenby deserves the greater
credit for his success because he hhd
10 send many of his troops to the
west front In Europe during the sum
mcr and was compelled to reorganlze
his expedition. The end OF his drive
Is not yet in sight.
How the leaders Of the Young Turks
the tools of Germany, will weather tins
storm of defeat is a question. Already
II is reported they are depositlng their
wealth in Swiss banks.
In Serbia, where another German
general, Won Stcuben, is in supreme
command of the forces of the central
powers, the successes OF the allies
We're no less than those In Palestine
llNl IfElllUlfN w EI'Ul'I ~
portancc. Having driven their great
spearhead northwnrd In the center OF
the line along the Nnrdar river, they
crossed that river and by Tuesday the
SprbinnS had reached the outskirts OF
lShtip. An important Bulgarian base.
Then the allies turned to both the east
and west IN great thanking move
ment. On the west the Serblans, rout-
Ing German garrison, took Gradsko,
capturing an enormous quantity of sup
plies including u number of guns. They
and the French operating with them
passed far beyond Prilep toward kru-
ShevO and kiChey0. which are in the
foothills of the mountains separating
Serbia aud Albania. They occupied
NelcS, north Of Prilep. Thursday.
Thus The allies gained control OF the
entire Mona>tirt;radSko road, cutting
the bulgarian army into number Of
groups. Still further west the Italians
took n hand in the joyful proceedings,
pursuing the fleeing Bulgarians rclent-
lcSsly.
East Of The Nardar the Bulgars and
Germans were steadily forced back to-
ward the frontier ard on Thursday
came the news that British and Greek
forces had actually invaded Bulgaria
At KosturinO. about six miles south of
| StrumntzA, the TeutOnic base Of that
region. In the Lake Dorian region the
resistance of the enemy has been
stronger. but there too the British and
Greeks We're making daily gains As
soon as they shall have driven the
BulgarS from II billy triangle in that
stctur, II is pointed out they will
be able 10 put into commission again
vey plentiful supplies to the troops.
As the allies advanced they were
Joined by the peasants, and among the
prisoners taken We're many Serhians
who had been forced TO serve In the
| Bulgarian army. II Is noteworthy that
among the allies fighting In this region
l. big contingent Of Jugo Slavs. In
| the advance of the allies the tanks cut
n considerable figure. These engines
Of war never before had been on such
IL rough, mountainous terrain.
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# was the general opinion that Bull
gnrin. as bellgerent, was doomed by
4 the disastrous defeat In Macedonia
| Already She was sore at Germany and
Turkey and great part Of the nation
lea by the queen was really in sym.
pnihy with the allies. The recent ter.
rifle blows to German military prestige
will make the Bulgarians more than
ever anxious TO break with the kaiser
on whose promises Of Balkan hegem-
ony they had relied. According ia
information from Switzerland. King
Ferdinand appealed 10 Field Marshal
vnn MnCkpnSen who was In Bucharest
10 take command Of the Bulgarian arm.
les and save his country from invasion
A ministerial crisis with an entire
change of foreign policy Is imminent
aid owing to pncitst demonstrations
in Sniir that city was placed under
mnItiaI law. Some authorities believe
Crown Prince Boris will be made re
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Progress by the allirs in Plcardy was
slow but sure during the week. The
Huns were desperately trying to save
1t. Quentin, but despite their repeated
cGmter-attacks, which We're especially
licrc" IN the region of Epehy, the Brit
iSh continued To close down on that
city frcm the west and north, while tn,
French completed its investment on tn,
south. The reactions Of the German,
we're powerful and they sacrificed great
numbers of men. At times the British
were compelled TO give ground, but II
almost every Instance this was imme
dlatply recovered Gric0urt and Pom
t.plct both virtually on the Hindenbur,
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ceive go grains OF neat per person
ms against 200 grains prescribed 70,