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Show FAIL TO ROUT FRENCH TROOPS Bulgarians Caught by Cross Fire of Artillery, Charged With Bayonet and Driven Into River. Saloniki, Greece, 'Oct. 31. via Paris-Oct. Paris-Oct. 31, 6:45 p. m. (Delayed in transmission.) trans-mission.) An attempt made yesterday yester-day by tho Bulgarians with tho aid of artillery, to dislodge French troops from their northernmost position In Serbia met with failure. A few advance posts scouting In the direction of Yeles retired before a Bulgarian attack to their base at Krivolak. where a division of French troops were strongly entrenched The Bulgars then attacked this position three times. The Bulgarians were caught in a cross fire of tho French artillery and slopped when they were mot by a fusillade from the Infantry. Bulgars Driven Into River. Filially the French charged with the bayonet and the Bulgars were driven into tho Vardar river, which is swollen by recont rains, and many-were many-were drowned. It is asserted that Kotchanlc Pass has been reconquered by the French and that the Veles district has been treed of the Bulgarians although, the town and railroad still remain in Bulgarian Bul-garian hands. |