Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Retrbution Writ
Large in Macedonia.


piete victors and masters.
The Eulgarians gave way before I'M
petuous assaults Of French and Serbian
vetrenik, Dobro Pole and Mount Sokol,
three Of the strongest defensive posi-
tons on the whole Macedonian line:
When the allied armies gained these
loints which formed strong obstacles
10 advances to the north and east Of
ifonastir, the Bulgarian retreat over
fifteen-mile front became precipitous.
Ihe allies advanced to a depth Of fifteen
miles I'M four days.. which, considering
the general Typographical conditions, is
an extremely striking gain.
7 While the French and Serbians were
striking; 10 the east oi the Ierna and
the complete custer OF the Bulg2rians
from the Scnleck range to the north u
the river, the Green's UShefed III an
offensive movement lar tiief 60 st OH the
me DetW eel me ksruAr and Lake
Eoiran, where, on nineteen-mlie front,
they advanced to q depth OF several
miles. While these two major offensive
movements got under way the allies at
all other points on the front gave evil
dence of moving forward. As a result
OF this the Bulgars showed still further
anxiety.
Just where the Bulgarians and Ger
mans will stop Is II question, but that
Germany realizes the extreme danger
front to the general cause Of the quad
luple alliance Is evidenced and she is
expected to do everything within her
power to stifren Bulsaria's military
backbone.
The military situation may be ex-
pected to develop in the Macedonian
arena in the immediate future and it
would not be at all surprising il tha
flames of battle soon ingulf the whole
region from the AdriaLic to points
east Of Saioniki on the Struma.
The purpose Of the present allied
drive. IT might be said, Is the imme-
diate equalization OF the opinion
prevailing in Bulgaria that the war is
lost and there is little use in further
struggle with consequent complete
Losses. But if continued. the present
effort will have even more far reach
ing characteristics and results.
The Serbians. fighting on their own
SOIL, are bent upon its reclamation and
the infection Of just vengeance upon
those minions of the kaiser who dared
to violate their homeland. Serbians
desire before the end of the war shall
have come to inatct the punishment
that is due to those yho without
COINCIDENCE, sought toNgxterminate
them. They believe that. they will
! succeed with. allied aid and at the
! same time go down through future
decades with the Thrilling realize
dion that they had accomplished all
the terrible fury of Serbian attacks,
for It must be recognized and remem-
bered at all times, that the old ma
tionalistic ideals are as dear to the
hearts Of all true Serbs as before the
day the little kingdom was pared oy
the ruthless hard of greedy land
| thieves in Vienna. To Serbia OF today,
there can be no greater glory than
participation In any offensive en-
deavor destined to reunite all Serbs
ago. and the complete breaking Of the
gfasping Austrian grip. With these
things in mind, it,readily may be up-
derstood. why the Serbians are re-
joicing In glorious victory today.
Continued defeat at the hands OF
Serbfans would do more than. any
thing toward bringing to a head the
constantly increasing view In Bull
gariA, that to get ont OF the war
would be- the best course. Victory for
the Serbs, COUPLED with the fact that
in no quarter, " ou1d explode the pre-
! war dreams. Of the Bqlgar looking to-
| ward the grabbing Of the majority Of
| old Observation-Disclosures.
IS
:; Should. the allies continue their
successes in the regions to. the cas-.
I :. and north of
| Further Retreat Monas.ir there
Seems in Prospect. SON &c to pe, Isvs
fhsy.svin sbs able. to cut tho railroad
lines and other, eomnnunications be-
tween Prelep and saioniki. thereby
| forcing continued Withdrawals in ths
Var1a, Lake Dorian and Struma re-
gions. The allies have two courses
to follow = toward :Uskub, which :unt
doabtedly is the:nain in1inediate OBJ
| isctive, inasmdcll as it is the foun.
tain head Of communications through
the whole Balkan region. They must
"a aH-exxsesaely treacherous courss
| tf the enemy 10, permitted to hoad the
I range of mountaiHs to the east, or
they may progress up the Vard19
! which, fuftheE, north; Offers excellen nj
going for coInna ting armies. But
these, hfll positions generally, speak:
must be-; overcome. f., allied tactics
! and. strategy ,afe. carried out 20 the
fullest. And Overcoming them the
| GILES now arr. J. "a. -. - -
Through successful advance through
| these regions looRing toward the
| north, coupled swtth the capture OF
| Uskuh, >the allies then would b in
excellent position ito strike: toward
| Sofia; the fall Of. which Undoubtedly
would put Bulgaria out of tho war.
While other. allies are moving UP
| either the Yardar or the wales north
/ Of Mona stir the British possibly will
| strike eastward over the sSfrunlA for
Sores, where they would obtain an
! excellent line OF railway running to-
twnrd -the~~east, which would bring
| them eventually, to the Berlin BaEdad
! line which connects Berlin and Con-
ystantfnople., But the cutting Of thia
line at any point, Turkey might be
| isolated from Germany. and such iso.
lation might BRING ON chain OF
events looking toward Turkey,
abandonment Of hef agreements witt
| the .kaisers government in Berlin.
The elimination OF Turkey from tbs
struggle b less important than ths
crushing Of Bulgaria, however.
The. complete reclamation of Serbia
| and Montenegro. by the allies will
give concrete illustration that 1t II
| within the power Of the nations ar.
rayed against the central powers to
accomplish all military ends and that
it also us within their power to pro.
tecth Balkan nations against agEres.
sion Of Berlin or Vienna. This close
L at. home. Illustration would.. dostmucf
! toward undermining such influence
las the k9i1er misht otherwise have