THE BALKANS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15501, 31 January 1916, Page 8

THE BALKANS.

r WITH THE ALLIES. a ANOTHER AIR RAID. • FRENCH BOMB ENEMY CAMP. i The High Commissioner reports:— j LONDON. January 30 (1.35 a.m.). [ To-night's French official communique says:— '.'On January 28th a fleet of 11 i aircraft dropped numerous projectiles i on enemy cantonments, north of Lake Doirau." (By Cable.—Pre33 Association. —Copyright.) (Received January 30th, 5.5 p.m.) SALONICA, January 29. French aeroplanes raided a GermanBulgarian camp at Pazarli, north-west of Lake Doiran. A panic was caused amongst the enemy's troops, and considerable damage was done. THE SERBIAN RETREAT. CONDITIONS IX ALBANIA. The High Commissioner reports:— LOXDON, January 29 (2.'25 a.m.). The Serbian retreat in Albania is favoured by the weather, and assisted by the bridges constructed over the principal rivers by a British mission. GREEK PORT OCCUPIED. ACTION BY THE ALLIES. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received January 30th, 5.5 p.m.) SALONICA, January 29. A detachment of the Allies' marines occupied a Greek port on Karacura (? Kassandra) Peninsula. The Greek commander evacuated the placc after lodging a protest. THE SALONICA LINES,

STRONG DEFENCES. MILAN. January 28. Signor Luigi Magrini, the Italian Avar correspondent, says the defences of Salonica are extraordinarily strong. The Bulgarian Army is pervaded with malcontents, who are -wearied with strife, and always see I;eforc them the spectre of another Balkan war. WITH THE ENEMY. A PERILOUS JOURNEY. A CORRESPOXDENT'S ADVENTURES. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) (Received Jauuary 39th, 6.35 a.m.) LOXDOX, January 28. The "Daily Mail's" spy, who dined with the Kaiser at Xish, relates that he was closely watched at Constantinople. German secret service agents searched his papers at his hotel. He determined to leave as quickly as

posible, when the newspapers publisher the news that the Kaiser was coming t< Belgrade. The spy describes how he managed t< secure an invitation to the banquet a Nish. He saw Halil Bey, and explainet •that he desired the great honour o seeing the "All-Highest." Halil. wh< was in high spirits over the evacuatioi of Gallipoli Peninsula, gave him { letter to the Prefect of Police at Starn boul. The Prefect told him that th( only way to travel to Belgrade was bj the German military train. "I mentioned interview witl Enver Pasha, and asked him to facilitate my movements. The Prefect re plied that he would see if it was possible to grant me a passport, and tolc me to call again in the morning. Witl much trepidation I went back, and wa: given a passport permitting me t< travel by the military train. As t-hf train approached Nish, a German non commissioned officer looked out of the window, and, seeing the decorations exclaimed. 'Our Kaiser is here.' ; 'I was markedly uncomfortable a 1 the banquet—even more so than the Kaiser with his awful cough. If the secret service officers surrounding' the Kaiser had recognised me as having been in the East before, there would have been a short and simple ceremonv at> tho Town Sail, I playing the principal part. "During the journey in the military train I noticed the wonderful German work done in repairing the broken railway bridges in Serbia, enabling the speediest transport to Constantinople tc ba carried out. Evidences of the Serbian retreat were visible in the destroyed and blown-up tunnels and bridges., now completely restored, and tho remains of dead horses —the careful Germans were skinning the carcases and taking the hides. '*1 frequently heard it said that the Germans intend3d to disguise the Bulgarians in German uniforms in the event of an invasion of Greece, .and I saw immense quantities of uniforms at Nish. But I am not convinced fhat the Germans will attack Salpnica. They heartily respect General Sarrail, whose wonderful work at Verdun kept them off. The Turks do not want an attack oa Salonica. They are heavily entlcached .south .of Adrianoplo > fearing

an Allied attack north-west of Constantinople." TURKEY'S AMBITIONS. ATTITUDE OF ROUMANIA. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) LONDON, January 28. The "Echo do Paris" states that Chukry Bey, President of the Committee of Union and Progress, when interviewed, declared that Roumania had neglected two opportunities to enter the war advantageously, a nd was now not likely to enter the war until the enemy was defenceless. Greece is paralysed hv fear of the Central Powers. Turkey is truculently claiming all the Gcrmanic successes, .and intends, to clear out the Germans soon. "i.f we aro the conquerors," said Chukry Bey. "wo expect a now and regenerate Turkey."