The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-19
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
ON MACEDONIA FRONT

PARIS, Sept. ls.-Alled forces OF
. tho Macedonia front hAvo penetrated
to depth Of nearly four and hall
miles on = front of l5l2 miles AND
have captured 4.oco prisoners, according
. to an official statement issued ton3gh,
by the war office.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lat has becr
limited in military circles for some
months thGt thia autumn would SEQ {
major operation on the Macedonia front
and from the news Of tho past few
days 1t appears that that operation has
begun. Wni,e It IS not possible for mill.
taiy reasons to give tho number Of mer
intended to participate In this move.
1aert, ita object Is clear; To cut OF
Turkey from tho contral powers, tc
crush Bulgaria and to FREQ Serbia, hu-
mania and the Jugo-SlnVs OF Southern
Austria.
PARIS, Sept. 17.-NEAR EAST, Sept
l6.-our operations undertaken on Sep
tc1aber Is, on tho Macedonian front
were pursued today with every succoxs
Tho breach made In the enemy's Lines
on September is. on the frcnt Of Sofol-
Dobropol;c ;c-vet;euix, was wtlcned to tho
west and to the east for distance OF
more than 25 ki1ometers and to depth
Of sevea kloIneters.
"West Of Sokol, Serbian divisions cap
tured tho enemy'S fortified como bo'
tween Grahe5EntrSa arl Sckol, and
crossing the Gradc shnitEa river, drove
the enemy hack In disorder to the Ha-
zhn Bay rid~o, where the enemy units
wo-c bombartlcd Ey allied atrplanes.
East of Vctrenik this aItod forces
captured the Ciucin and Colo Bio mas
sifs and the dc{cn:eS of zbor5ko.
"A Jugo-Slav division. taking adran-
taEc Of their initial success. today
stOrmrd tho XnZak mas*ii,' the second
enemy defensive positions i'll this re-
gion.
The num:,cr uf prisoners taken in the
first two days OF the operations totalled
more than 1000. including n colonel with
his staff. and more than thirty Ger
mans. numerous min. thr"wcrs and ma
chine guns and Il considerable quantity
of material remained in our hands.
The offensive. continues.
The Serbian Troops arc fighting with
splendid morale.
They have cquallrd the endurance.
courage. spirit and sacrifice Of French
units in rrpulSinE bulgarian counter at
tackS. Fighting stubborniy III the facc
of very cnrrSctic resistance, they storm
I'd positions which III" enemy had pre-
pared for three years on ground 1T al
average height OF 1900 meters. .includ-
ing several wooded heights which ap-
peared to br imprrsunble.' '.'-
WASHINGTON. Sept. lS.-Gclmar
troops sent IL the MaCeaonan front to
aid the hard pressed Bulgarian forces
have been put to flight along with the
BuIgurianS, says i Serbian official state
ncut on lrhay'S opera TONS received to-
night ut III. SERBIAN legation.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-Thc state
mrnt which was sent from Saloniktk by
Colonel lcshiich. assistant chief Of the
Serbian general staff. follows:
I'VE have rcpulsed number OF rio-
:cnt center attacks in the koziak region
The German troops which were sent 10
the mid Of tho liulSnranS have been
pat L. flight wit hthc latter.
we continue Ia advance along the
whole front. Tlr village of Gradcsh-
nitza is in our hands. The. allied troops
have taken the village. Of Starnvina.
The number ut prisoners exceeds
4.nUn. The number of captured guns eX-
cecds fifty. The enemy hal also ahan-
doncd enormous quantities Of war ma
tcrial."