Show SERBS RB MAKE MAK GAINS GAINS- AIN 8 l AR Entente Allies Assume Offensive on Western End of or Macedonian Front Athens ens Reports Report A ATHENS TH ENS Greece Sept 13 Via London London French French and Serbian troops have taken the theon offensive on the western end of the Macedonian front They have captured the town of I near Fbi Fiorina PARIS Sept 13 Notwithstanding 13 the stout resistance of the Teutonic allies the Serbian troops on the Macedonian Macedonian Mace race donian donlan front ha have hae e made Important progress at various points It is anI announced an nfl- I b by the tho war office Violent fighting is In progress in the vicinity of ot Lake Lalo where the Serbians I have gained considerable ground Italian troops are In action on this front in the tho region the official cial announcement discloses The statement follows On the front no change Inthe in inthe inthe the situation Is reported i Lively tan tan- cannonading continues In the region of the Beles mountains Italian troops are engaged in the direction of near the fifteen miles west of ot Demir and Dzuma On both sides shIes of ot the Yardar allied artillery art III en sharply bombarded bombard d Bulgarian organizations north of ot and andOn On our left wing the offensive operations operations operations oper oper- of ot the Serbian army are being actively pursued Northwest of ot Novel Kovel the Serbians e s sc occupied c an I important P po position position po- po I A rt se rs f 1 g o after e engagements e in I enemy suffered heavy losses In the In-the the direction of ot the Serbian advance guard fought Its way for for- I ward Northwest and west o of trovo tro-o sharp nape in e-in fog esa s Sout st ot tt the rb ops' ops made an Important advance and our artillery set on fire several l places occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc by the Bulgarians BUCHAREST Sept 12 Via Ia London Sept 13 The 13 The continued retreat of the tile Austrians in Transylvania Is re reported reported re- re ported in an official announcement Issued Issued is issued Is- Is sued by the war office today The text of ot the statement follows On the north and northwest front the enemy continues to retreat westward westward westward west west- ward in the valleys of ot the Upper Maros Mares and Aluta riversOn riversOn riversOn rivers On the south front the navigation of enemy merchant ships on the Danube Danube Danube Dan Dan- ube has been stopped stopped- On the Do- Do front operations are progress- progress Ing tag Enemy aeroplanes bombarded the town of ot and killing an anold anold anold old man and seriously wounding two Infants BERLIN Sept 13 By Wireless to Sayville According to reports from Sofia says an Overseas News agency announcement toda today General Bessara- Bessara commander of ot the recently captured Rumanian fortress of ot kai kal attempted to escape In a boat after the fall tall of the last fortification The boat was sunk by Bulgarian artillery and the general was drowned |