2 NOVEMBER 1918, Page 3

Serbia is 'now almost entirely freed from enemy control. The

Serbians, who have marched and fought like supermen, were on Wednesday within forty miles of Belgrade, and were also nearing their western frontier on the road to Sarajevo. Their cavalry were near Seroendria on the Danube. The Trench hold the Danube shore at the Iron Gates, and, besides stopping the river traffic by their gunfire, have sent patrols across the river into Austria and Rumania. The Italians, pursuing the Austrians in Northern Albania, captured San Giovanni di Medua on Tuesday, and were nearing Scutari. Montenegro has been evacuated by the Austrians, as the result of a rising among the hillmen. The Allies should soon be able to enter Austria and to liberate Rumania. The enemy's domination of the Balkans has crumbled like a house of cards.