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Show FRENCH CAPTURE FLORIN A BY STORM; BULGARS IN ROUT PARIS', Sept. IS. via London. H C3 p. m. Klorina, an Important town in north-westt'-n Macedonia, was carried by assault as-sault oy French rocs today, according to an official statement issued here tonight. to-night. The Bulgarians are retiring in dis-, order in t lie direction of Monastir. the statement adds. Serbian troops also have sained successes in the region of Lake Ostrovo. The styi cement follows: West of the Oma Serbian troops have reached the approaches to Mount Vetrinik and repulsed violent Bulgarian Bul-garian attacks. Taken under barrase and machine .mm fire, enemy contin- i gents suffered heavy losses. ' Farther west Serbian detachments continue to advance despite the difficulty dif-ficulty of the ground, and have, with a single rush, carried along the crest of Kaimakcalan the fii-st Bulgarian line, which was strongly organized and defended by numerous wire entanglements. en-tanglements. Enemy counter-attacks -launched during the night were repulsed re-pulsed completely. Northwest of lake Ostrovo Serbian infantry continues the crossing of the rher Broda. while the artillery energetically ener-getically bonihaids Bulgarian posi-tionw posi-tionw on the right bank. On our left wing Franco-Russ Inn troops engaged strong Bulgarian forr-es on the Rosna- Fiorina front. After a desperate struggle lasting through the whole, day of the 17th and all of the following night, and, despite the desperate tesistance of the Bulgarians, who delivered a series of counter-attacks and cawtlry charges, our troops gained a brilliant victory. The town of Fiorina was carried by assault at 10 o'clock this morning by French troops. The enemy Is retiring retir-ing In disorder in the direction of Monastir. |