The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-25
Allies Drive in Macedonia
Now One of Major Opera
tiOns of the War.
SERBS SINK in WEDGE
Effort to Separate North
and South Armies Goes
On Successfully.
HEADED TOWARD SOFIA
Allenby's Feat in Palestine Is
in Fair Way TO BE
Duplicated.
Il HE.ADED TOWARD SOFIA

PARIS, Sept. 2i.--The Allies drive
in Macedonia Is fast developing into
major operation of The first class;
already 1t gives promise of results
most disastrous TO the enemy and Of
far reaching consequence for the Al
lies. Along the whole front Of about
100 miles from north OF Monastir to
Doiran the Bugarlans and Turks,
with their German officers, are in II
fight which Is almost panic, while
the Allies are pressing steadily and
rapidly forward.
The Greco-British and Franco.
Greek forces have effected junction,
the important town of Prilep has
been occupied and the GrccoBritish
troops have reached SmOkvltsa. n
total advance of ten miles up the
Nardar River. and are Mt Baznrl'
three miles north of Lake Doirau. on
the Bulgarian border. Strumitza.
which has been called The Gibraltar
Of Bulgaria, Is seriously menaced.
About Prilep the Sesbfans have
reached the Drenska Mountains, to
the southeast, and are on the Grad
skO-Prilep road 10 the northeast. Prl-
lep was taken by French cavalry.
Its capture opens up Serbia TO the
Allies operation. removing perma-
nently the conditions which dead.
locked the armies on this front Tor
some years, and places Veles aud
Uskub. 10 the north. in immediate
| peril. uskub Is the natural point Of
departure for the invasion of Bul.
! garia, and particularly for opera ions
against Sofia, the Bulgarian capital.
May Duplicate An-nby's Feat.
! or even greater Importance are tie
| Serbian operations in The centre,
where they are driving n wedge be-
| tween the eastern and western Bul-
garian armies and forcing Il deeper
and deeper. Unless the Bulgariany
! move faster than they have been
doing there IS strong probability
/ liiV -hltl'N VIII ne
able 10 duplicate here the fine opera.
ton now being completed in Palestine
| by Gen. Allenby. TO cut off and en-
yelop whole army. The Serbian
| operations in the centre and those
| of the British on the east indicate
! that such movement is in progress.
The retreat OF the Bulgarians il be-
coming d.sorderly and many OF their
troops are deserving. A report received
here states that $50 men from one resl-
ment have been executed on the orders
! OF their German officers; this naturally
does not improve the morale OF those
! who survive. The Bulgars are burn
Ing the villages as they flee in the
most approved German way, and also
huge quantities OF stores, but the
| Serbians have captured great quanti-
! ties OF the latter. so far 1900 pris-
oners and 40 guns have been couDted.
! bat 1t is believed the actual number
! aiken IL much larger.
British Push beyond Doiran.
/ The latest reports received here say
the British, after the capture ot
Doiran. are advancing 20 the north
and already have passed Karaghlular,
on the east side OF Lake Doiran Tho
! Serbians in strength have occupied
/ positions on the eastern side OF the
! Nardar, between Demirkapu Pass and
I KrivOlak and are covering the passage
! tnF
| is operating over the plain toward
! Lira and kaliyan.
/ The capture OF the Drenska massif
| by the Serbians MAKES the position ct
Trilep very solid. Italian troops have
! taken the important height OF Lio-
/ bishte. on the Monastir front, giving
! them fine observ alton as far as the
Cerns River. Greek and French
, troops on the British left have reached
GurinChet. a few miles west Of the
! Nardsr.
! British forces are now operating
, along the northern shore OF Lake Doiran
| and their cavalry is pursuing the re-
| treating Bulgarians along the road
toward Strumnitza. This is the only
available lire OF communication re-
naming TO the enemy, according 10 ad
| vices received here.
Further west and northwest the stua-
| tion Of the enemy is becoming daily
more difficult. The Bulgarians are re-
| firing along the road from Neles TO Ish-
! tib. There IL railroad running as far
! as IshGb, but beyond that point they
| win be dependent or wagon roads.
against which the Serbans are advance
ing.
On the western side of the battle
zone some OF the retreating Bulgarians
may escape to Albania, where they will