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Show SERBIANS STILL HOLDING PASS Desperate Battles Between Serbs and Bulgars Reinforcements Rein-forcements Are Arriving. RUSHING ALLIED TROOPS French Victoriously Repel All Attacks and Bulgarians Lose Heavily in Cernia River Section. London, Nov. 17, 10:55 a. m A dispatch dis-patch from Reuter's correspondent at Athens says that, according to information infor-mation received from Saloniki, the Serbians are still holding Babuna pass. The time at which tho message from Saloniki p Athens was filed, however, is not given. "Desperate battles continue between be-tween the Serbians and Bulgarians in the Tetovo district" the correspondent telegraphs. Reinforcements are continually con-tinually arriving on both sides which shows" the capital importance attached at-tached to this point by both stnffs. The Bulgarians are still carrying on the movement intended to turn the Serbian positions at Babuna pass and reach Perlepe. If the muvement succeeds suc-ceeds the Serbians will bo forced to abandon Babuna, but the operation is considered hazardous for the Bulgarians Bul-garians in consequence of the lack of practicable roads. "Allied troops arc leaving Saloniki dailv for the Serbian front. "In the Cernia river region tho Fr.ench victoriously repelled all Bulgarian Bul-garian attacks and the Bulgarians lost heavily." Saloniki, Nov. 10, via Paris, Nov. 17, 3:45 a. m. In addition to the Bulgarian columns which turned the Serbian position at Rabuna pass, a second Bulgar forco is advancing on Kostovo from Kalkcndelcn. Tho Bulgarians are reported to be withdrawing from the Ccrna river sec- tion which Is held by the French. ,Tho French report many desertions : from the Bulgar army. |
