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Show SERBIANS OPEN STRONG ATTACK ON BULGARIANS Part of the Fortress System Guarding the Road to Monastir Brought Un-j Un-j der Heavy Fire. Spehil Table by Arrangement with London Daily Telegraph and Internal tor. a! Newt Service. LONDON', Sept. :!4. The Serbians have opened a strong attack on one of the two key positions which block their progress prog-ress toward Monastir. Starkovgrob. part of the Tzonka fortress for-tress system guarding; one side of the valley leading from Fiorina to Monastir, has been brought under heavy fire from the Serbian batteries, says an Exchange Telegram dispatch from Athens. Starkov-grob Starkov-grob is a height in the range forming a prolongation of the Kaimakcalan chain In Macedonia. On the Kaimakcalan plateau itself the Serbians were able to push forward to a depth of from 200 to COO meters, according accord-ing to another dispatch from Salonikl. Their advAflee was in the face of strong Bulgarian resistance. The Bulgarians had just received fresh reinforcements at this point. More Obstacles. The other positions which block the Serbs' progress are located in the Baba mountain range on the opposite side of , the valley. These Positions also must be reduced before Bulgarian resistance may be eliminated. The British, operating on the right of the Macedonian front, have again crossed the Struma river. Passage has been forced at three separate points. Bulgarian forces have captured by assaults as-saults a mountain crest to the south of Popla, according to an official repot t from Sofia. Northwest of Fiorina French forces advanced ad-vanced and repulsed a Bulgarian attack on hill 1550. British Report. A British official communication from Salonlki Issued tonight says: On the Struma front, having crossed the river at three places, our troops occupied Jenmita, driving the enemy before them, and attacked Kara Dzkovbala, where they met with strong opposition. Our artillery entirely en-tirely dispersed a counter-attack from Navel-Jen. East of Nemhorl naval and field artillery ar-tillery successfully bombarded enemy trenches. On the Doiran front our patrols haye shown great activity! but mist has hindered the artillery work. p Bulgars Take Crest. , The official Sofia statement today says: On the heights of Ctaranereke 1 Planina we captured a mountain crest south of Popla. The enemy retired in disorder, leaving hehind a great number num-ber of wounded. In the Fiorina region calm prevails. In the Moglenlca valley our artillery artil-lery dispersed numerous bodies of enemy en-emy troops. Tn the Vardar regions and on the Struma front there was an artillery duel. In Dobrudja the situation waa more quiet. An enemy attempt to advance upon Moustafraze was checked. On the remainder of this front there were weak engagements at advanced posts, which resulted to our advantage. |