The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-16
ALLIES LAUNCH
new ATTACK
AGAINST FOE
IN MACEDONIA
Three Important Hill Posi-
tions Taken by French and
Serbian Forces in Offensive
Against Bulgarian Positions
FURTHER GAINS IN WEST
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
Allied troops are on the offensive
on the Macedonian front. Reorgan-
lied Serbian forces, aided by French
units are attacking the Bulgarian pos
itions in the mountain on the Serbo-
Greek border east of Monastir.
Three important hill positions which
had withstood allied efforts through
years already have fallen to the Serbs
and the French. The captured posi-
tions are about midway between the
Cerna and Vardar rivers and command
the upper course of the Cerna after
it makes a wide curve southeast of
Monastir Several hundred prisoners
have been taken in the advance which
continues.
Meanwhile the French and British
troops on the main battle front in
France continue their progress.
Allies Advance Lines.
Between the Pise and the Aisne the
French are pressing on North of the
Aisne. They have taken TIE town of
Vailly and near the Chemin Des
Danes have stormed Mt. Des Singees,
an important hill position.
Astride the Scarpe the British have
pushed forward new posts while along
the Ypres-Comines canal, southeast of
Ypres, they have advanced on a front
of two miles. West of Cambria and
around st. Quenetin the activity has
died down after the British capture of
Maissemy.
AMERICANS REPULsE RAIDS
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
ORRAINE-Activity of the German
artillery increased somewhat during
the forenoon today No infantry at
tacks, however were made.
Intense aerial activity marked the
operations early today.
The Germans have not resisted min
or movements calculated to consoli-
date the American line which now has
become firmly fixed Allied high
bombing airplane Sunday night drop
ped more than II tons of bombs on
Courcelles, Ehrange, Searbrucken,
Boulay, Buhl, Conflans and other
points. The bombs dropped on Con-
flans were directed against the rail
way yards the center of the German
communication in this region. The
roads crossing the Moselle also were
attacked by the airmen. Many direct
hits were observed An enemy train
was hit at Longuyon
Pursuit groups protected by bar
rage carried out numerous raids and
scored victories in several engage
ments.
AvIators Fail In Attack.
Attempts of German aviators to
cross the American lines were unsuc-
cessful generally.
Enemy airplanes last night attacked
points within the American lines
Bombs were dropped on St. Mihiel and
the Germans used their machine guns
against that town but with little ef-
feet points along the line show that
the number of guns and the general
material captured by the Americans
is increasing. An entirely artillery
park was captured at Jaulny.
BRITISH TAKE MAIssEMv.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday, Sept 15.-Maisse-
! my, village five miles northwest of
ST. Quentin has been captured by the
British The place was taken dur
ing a local attack directed against
the high ground upon which this ham,
let is situated. This adds another
important position to these recently
taken along the ridges west of ST.
Quentin.
A little below this place and to the
southeast of Holnon wood the British
also improved their lines slightly
Fighting of local nature continues
on the northern battle front near La
Bassee, where the enemy has been
forced to give ground steadily. Be-
yond this, no important infantry ac-
ton has been reported, but heavy ar
tillery duels have been fought at nu-
merous points.
British gunners bombarded the Hin.
denburg line fiercely for hours yester
day and heavy enemy losses were in
flicted. The German gunners have
been maintaining an intense fire in
the Gouzeaucourt sector and deluged
Havrincourt with explosives yester
day.
Toway brought the first fair wealth
er the British front has seen for q
week. The sun came out bright and
warm this morning and has been rap
idly drying out the water-logged
ground over which it was becoming
increasingly difficult for troops to op
crate.
Along the battle line. American at
tention is directed chiefly at the front
in Lorraine, where the Americans ars
under fire from the fortress of Metz
and are apparently making ready fol
a drive against the "Kriemhild" line
to which the Germans withdrew theii
shattered columns from the st Mihie
salient Along this front Amaricax