The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-23
Disaster Threatens Armies

Disaster Threatens Armies
Disaster threatens the armies OF
Bulgaria and Turkey on the battle
fields of Macedonia and Palestine. Al
lied forces are pressing with yigor
their successful campaign against the
two lesser members OF the central
powers.
In Palestine General Allenby vir-
tually has wiped out the enemy forces
opposing him. He has captured more
than $4,000 prisoners and $50 guns
and continues to push forward be-
tween the Jordan and the Mediter-
ranean coast
Allied successes in Macedonia have
resulted in the driving of a breach be-
tween the eastern and western flank
Of the German Bulgaria forces whose
main lines of communication have
been cut. The Bulgarians are in full
retreat between Monastir and the
Nardar.
The Italian troops in Macedonia
have advanced an average Of more
than miles in pursuit of the Ger
mans and Bulgarians and have taken
16 villages. says the report from the
war office today.
The Serbians have captured be-
tween 5000 and 10000 prisoners and
12O guns the Evening Standard says
II learns.
Sokol Base Widened.
The salient driven into the Bulga-
rian lines at Sokol has been widened
until now the allies are advancing on
a front of nearly so miles stretching
from east of Monistir to the Vardar.
When they reached the Vardar the
Serbians are able to cut the railway
running south to Salonika and the on
ly communication line Of the Bulgaria
in the region of Lake Doiran. On the
western flank the Serbs have pushed
to the highest points of the mountain
region In the upper part of the Car
man bend and cut the railway from
Gradsko southwest Of Uskub to Prilet,
the base of the German army operat-
ing north and northeast OF Monastir
BY cutting the railway lines. the
Serbs have placed two large enemy
forces In great peril. The Bulgarians
around Doiran might retire northeast
ward over the mountains in Bulgaria
or north along the Vardar. British
and Greek troops are opposing them
on the south. The Serbs could, how
ever by crossing in force to the east
OF tue NaTudT cut OIL tue ueSt IieduS
Of retreat.
Apparently the Germans around
Prilet are in worse position than
the Bulsarians at Doiran. To return
nortward will be to move over virtual
cowpaths toward Uskub, the best
roads lead east and west. To the east
the retreat has been cut off, while
TO the west the roads run to the
border of Albania.
French Capture Two Towns.
About ST. Quentin the operations
are centcred on the towns of Veneuil
and Vendhuile. The French after cap
turing the town and fort of Vendeuil, !
pushed on to the Disc river and as a
result have driven sharp salient into
the German defenses between st.
Quentin Laon Vendeuil is one of the |
more distant outposts of Laon, and is
the most important point on the Hin !
denburg line between ST. Quentin and
Lafere. It's capture places the French !
on the west baks Of the Disc and In !
position to cross the Oise canal and |
carry out the encircleing Of St Quen- !
tin from the south and east
Vendhuile is nine miles north-north- |
west of st. Quentin and on the Scheldt
canal, two miles west Of LIE Catelet |
Northwest and southwest Of the towns
the British have captured German ,
strong points and rapidly are closing ,
in on IL from three directions.
Farther north Field Marshal Haig's