The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-25
BULcARIANS ARE /
STILL IN FLIGHT
HOTLY PURSUED
1 Teutonic Forces in Macedonia
Retreat Toward Uskub.
apparently, Bulgarian Army Is
Completely Split.
ALLIES WILL PUSH ON NORTH
Probably VIII Swing East After
Reaching Uskub.
Such a Movement Would Out
flank Strumitsa.
PUSH CLOSER TO ST. QUENTIN
British Take 1000 Prisoners In
Sharp Local Attack.
Germans Admit Losses in That
NeighbOrhOOd.
Probably VIII Swing East After
Reaching Uskub.
Such a Movement Would Out
flank Strumitsa.
PUSH CLOSER TO ST. QUENTIN
British Take 1000 Prisoners In
Sharp Local Attack.
Germans Admit Losses in That
NeighbOrhOOd.

London. Sept 25:-East of the Vars
dar river in Macedonia the Germans
and Bulgarians are falling back on
veles. twenty-five miles southeast OF
Uskub, according to Serbian official
statement received here.
Along the Prilep-Gradsko road the
Serbians have captured thirteen guns
and great number of ammunition
wagons and other materials.
Teutonic Forces Split.
(By the Associated PressJ
Apparently the allies in Macedonia
have completed the splitting apart, of
the German Bulgarian forces east ard
west of the Vardar. The Serbians are
pressing northwestward along the riv-
er toward Veles, which the enemy ap-
parently will not be abb, to hold, as
other allied forces are marching north
ward in that direction from Prilep.
| Standing on the heights along the Bulls
garian frontier east of the Vardar and
south of Demirkapu PISS, the Bulgar-
| ians are offering stiff resistance to
allied attempts to advance. North OF
the pass the enemy is retiring on
VeIes and it would appear that this
column has been cut off from its COM
rades further south, thus splitting the
enemy force in two. The Bulgarians
fighting on the frontier west of Var
dar probably are those who fled before
the French, Greek and British around
| Lake Roiran. -,sHrss'
Allies VIII Push on to Uslkub.
| It is believed in Paris the allies will
press on up the Vardar to Uskub and.
| then swing eastward and outflank the
BuIgarians west Of Strunlitsa rather
than attempt to get over hills on the
southern frontier. In the region OF
Prilep the enemy is being forced to-
ward the Albanian frontier.
| Aerial and artillery activity has in
creased markedly on the American
sector southwest of Metz but no.in-
fantry engagement has resulted. Both
| the American and German airmen and
! gunners are busy, the artillery paying
| special attention to crossroads and
troop formations within range.
| In the encircling of st. Quentin the
allied armies are making further
progress against increased enemy re-
sistance.
Push Closer to st. Quentin.
/ Northwest of st. Quentin the Britiah
have followed ir the allied success of
yesterday, in which British and
| French made further gains toward
tine town from the west and are push
ing forward in the direction Of the
northwestern suburbs. Heavy fight
hing is taking place in the region of
Gricourt, less than three miles north
half miles northwest. The British arc
advancing despite counter attacks by
the Germans, who were repulsed 61th
severe losses.
On the French sector to the south
jonly the artillery has been active Be-
tween the Ailette and the Aisne the
French have repulsed German attacks
in the important territory about Noisy
farm at the western end of the Chen1in
des Danes.
British Make Progress.
London, Sept 25.-The process Of
closing in on st. Quentin was contfn-
ued by the British who made progress
in the Gricourt neighborhood and also
in the Selency region west of st. Quen.
tin.
In Flanders last night a successful
raid was carried out by the British In
neighborhood of Wulverghem. In this
and in other encounters prisoners were
taken, Field Marshal Haig's official re-
port today announces.
1000 Prisoners Yesterday.
One thousand prisoners were cap-
tured in yesterdays operations par.
ticularly around st. Quentin.
German troops last night counter
attacked the British lines above Grt-
court northwest of st. Quentin where
advances have recently been scored
by Field Marshal Haig's troops. The
British commander, in his official re-
port today announced that these at-
tacks were repuIsed.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans who delivered the several
. attacks.
British posts in the regions to the
|, east of Arras, near Sauchy-Cauchy.
also were attacked and here likewise
the enemy was driven IF.
, Berlin Admits Loss at St Quentin
!, Berlin, Sept. 25.-After fighting yes
, terday In the region west of st. Quen-
tin the town of Francilly-Seiency res
. manned in the hands of the enemy
. (tine French). says todays army head
lquarters report.
II Italian Troops Take Part.
:, Rome, Sept. 25.-Italian troops IN
western Macedonia are pressing north
e ward vigorously and have occupied the
c heights north of Topolchani. midway
e between Monastir and Priiep. accord
e ing to an official statment from thu
: war office today.
4 rBy tte Associated Press.D
: Allied armies which have smashed
s the center of the enemy lines in Mace
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