The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-18
OPERATIONS In
MACEDONIA May
MARK BEGINNING
OF MAJOR DRIVE
Allies Have Advanced Az
Miles on Front of Fif-
teen Miles
WAS EXPECTED
IN WASHINGTON
Object Is to Crush Bull
garia and Cut Off Tur-
key From Her Allies
BULGARS MAY ASK
SEPARATE PEACE
Would Free Serbs, Ruman-
ians and Jugo-Slavs In
Southern Austria
BULGARs MAY ASK
SEPARATE PEACE
(By Associated Press.1

Paris. Tuesday. Sept. l7.-Allied
forces on the Macedonian. front have
penetrated to a depth OF nearly four
and a half miles on a front Of 15lz
miles and have captured 1000 pris-
oners, according to an official state
ment issued tonight by the war Of
fee.
The text Of the statement reads:
Operations on the Macedonia
front continued very successfully
The front through Sokola, Dobro-
ed to 25 kilometers and the allied
forces have penetrated to n depth OF
seven kilometers.
prisoners TO the number OF four
thousand. including staff colonel,
have been captured. Thirty guns,
numerous mine throwers and ma
chine guns and considerable booty
have been taken.
THE Serbian forces are vyinR
with the French in courage and
spirit"
MaioF Operation.
Washington, Sept. 1S.-It has
been hinted in military circles for
would see a major operation on the
Macedonian front and from the
news Of the past few days IL appears
that that operation has begun.
While IT is not possible for mifi-
tary reasons to give the number OF
men intended TO participate I'M this
movement its object is clear. to cut
on Turkey from tte other Central
Powers. to crush Bulgaria and TO
free Serbia, Rumania and the JugD-
Slavs Of Southern Austria.
1t iB no surprise TO the allies to
know that the Serbs are fighting
Enllantly, for they are at last near
their homes and are fighting for the
restoration Of their native land
The Bulgarians already are hav-
ing trouble among themselves and
with Germany, Turkey and Austria.
In some quarters IL is believed that
when they see the fortunes of war
moving against them they may de-
sert their allies and sue for, separate
peace: trying to save as much Of
their acquired territory az they can,
The Bulgarlaus have killed many
thousands OF Serbs and Rumanians.
but the forces of the entente are
assured Of the ardent support Of the
people who have survived the mas
sacres. Moreover the Jugo- -Siays IN
southern Austria are only waiting an
opportunity TO Join the allies and
free their homes from the yoke OF
Austria
Tho Macedonian Front.
With The British Armies In Mace
,donia, Aug. 27.-(Correspondence OF
the Associated Press.)--The right or
the British line in Macedonia is
formed by the Struma Valley. Brit
ish troops arrived here in June, 1916,
when the temperature was los In
the shade and they have been here
ever since.
It is an area Of varied fighting. A
few miles Of trench warfare, then q
vast patroIling area OF No Mans
land and No Mans sea, the latter be-
ing the lake with It's flotilla Of tiny
patrol boats. Most of the fighting
has taken place in the Sereg plain,
once the most fertile tobacco and grain
area in the world but now q jungle
of monstroug wild plants which tow
er high over mans head go that
the whole area is stifing, bewtl
dering, deserted wilderness.
The inhabitants have long since
disappeared with the unconscious