Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-26
British Troops
InUade Bulgaria

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on. with material has fallen into our
hauds.,
An enemy battery which attempted
to take up a position in order to come
into action was attacked by our ma
chine guns The men were killed ana
the guns were captured. a complete
German machine gun section also was
made prisoner.
There Germans complained that the
Bulgarians had abandoned them in
tentionally and said that the Ger
macs had continually compelled the
Bulgarans by threats CT opening hre
on them to return to the fighting line.
At Troyatsi the Bulgarians burned
their depots and the fires spread to
a hospital, with the result that mere
Than 100 Bulgarian wounded per-
ished horse hospital also was de-
s,royed in the fire.
We have liberated more than fifty
Greeks and the ltallan solulerS VINO
had been captured.
1t il confirmed that the Bulgarians
continue to commit atrocities on our
soldiers when they fall into their
hands. one of our patrols OF four
men was found near the village OF
NeputChana horribly done to death.
Our sviatCrs have used their ma
chine guns very effectively against the
retreating enemy troops
The German Government according to
advices to the HaVas Agency from Hu-
rich is very uneasy over the pacitist
demonstrations in Bulgaria, and the
German minister has conferred with
King Ferdinand.
In some Bulgarian political circles 1t
is believed that Crown Prince Boris
will become regent in the present crisis.
The position Of the First Bulgarian
army on the Allied left in Macedonia is
dangerous. according to reports reach
ing here but it is not believed that the
army is faced with immediate disaster
The Italians, who are advancing against
the First Army from the south, must
pass over much extremely rough country
before they can get in contact with It.
1t is believed that the First Army
which is commanded by General Geshof
will be forced to attempt retreat west
ward into the mountains on the Serbo
Albanian frontier. The country IL very
rough and 1t would be impossible tt
handle artillery. The matter of fooC
supplies also would be difficult.
The reports Indicate that the Serbian:
who have cut the Germano Bulgarian
communiCa tions are joining in the Allied
race for Uskub
London, sept. -b.-tBN L. y. 81
Another advance of fifteen miles wa
made by the Serbians yesterday in thei
big Balkan drive. it was learned from
an authoritative source here this after
/ noon.
| Thirty more guns have been capture
| from the Bulgarians the most of then
| being "heavies." Five hundred add
! tional prisoners have been taken also.
The Allies are advancing on bot
| nanks, as well as in the center.
On the Allied left wing the Serbs
after overcoming strong resistance i
the Babuna Mountains, captured Popa
dige in a storm attack, and are now ap
preaching lzvor.
| Machine guns were turned on tn
! fleeing Bulgarian soldiers by Germans
| German officers are now directing tn
work of preparing new defensive works
which are hastily being constructed i
the rear of the Bulgar positions.
An entire series of new defensive line
are being made between Ortichepolj
and Tegerpolje.
The Serbs are now within fifty mile
of Tskub, the most important railwa
junction in southern Serbia.