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Show BUlfiABlfiSlT INVAOEDJjREECE THREE FORTS TAKEN IN AN ENDEAVOR TO SECURE LEFT WING AGAINST ATTACK. Rejuvenated Serbian Army of Eighty Thousand Men Transported to Allied Base From Corfu. Battle Bat-tle Raging at Verdun. London From the French headquarters head-quarters in the Balkans comes the news that the Bulgars have occupied the Greek forts of Ruple, Dragotin and Spotovo, and were advancing from Demir-Hissar toward Kaxalla. The correspondent at Athens of the Exchange Telegraph company says he learns from Saloniki that the Bulgarians Bulgar-ians gave the Greeks two hours to surrender Rupel fort, which is six miles from the Demir-Hissar bridge, recently blown up by the French in anticipation of this attack. Athens newspapers say that the deputation de-putation of German and Bulgarian officers of-ficers in determining the surrender of Fort Rupel explained that its occupation occu-pation was necessary to secure the Bulgarian left wing against an eventual event-ual entente allied attack. Coincidental with the Bulgarian Invasion In-vasion comes a report that the rejuvenated reju-venated Serbian army, the ancient enemy of the Bulgars, has landed at Saloniki to reinforce the British and French troops already there. This force has been estimated at 80,000 to 100,000 officers and men. It was reorganized re-organized on the island of Corfu. Occupation by the French of portions por-tions of three craters formed by the explosion of German mines lu the Ar-gonne Ar-gonne is announced in the official statement issued by the F'rench war department Sunday afternoon. Regarding Re-garding the battle for Verdun, it reports re-ports a lively artillery duel to the west of the meuse, in the vicinity of Dead Man hill, and intermittent cannonading cannonad-ing on the right bank of the river. In upper Alsace, the French checked two attempts of the Germans to advance ad-vance near Altkirch. |