RUMANIA AND THE CENTRAL POWERS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2861, 28 August 1916, Page 5

RUMANIA AND THE CENTRAL POWERS

■■-.■■ A DESPAIRING NOTE NO LONGER ANYTHING TO HOPE FOR FROM RUMANIA I ■ ■ i .. ■ , - Anstrallan-New Zealand Oable Association. Amsterdam, Augustus. The "Cologne Gazette,'' discussing 'Rumania's attitude, says tho Central Powers were able to hope for Rumania's assistance when they were confident of victory. Now they have no longer anything to hope for from-Rumania. GERMAN GENERALS INSPECT THE RUMANIAN FRONTIER. London, August 25. The "Daiiv Mail's" correspondent from Odessa states that ammunition is daily arriving at Orsova, barges on tho Danube conveying it to Bulgarian ports. . 0 , . . Two German generals have arrived at Orsova, and are inspecting the defences on the Rumanian frontier. ■; Germany has urgently offered to purchase a portion of the new Rumanian harvest. THE LATEST REPORTS PROM RUMANIA (Beuter's Telesram.) (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 26. , The latest Rumanian reports state that the Army credit has liuen immensely increased, and a new Director of Munitions and a new Commander of the First Army appointed. ' SERBIANS BEGIN A COUNTER-OFFENSIVE. Australian-New Zealand Cablo Association. (Rec. August 26, 5.5 p.m.) Athens, August 25. The Serbians, who lhave begun a counter-offensive, arc now attacking Sorovitce. -French and Italian troops are co-operating. BULGARIANS ATTACKING NEAR FLORINA. (Reo August 27/5.5 p.m.) Salonika, August 26. The htest news from the front is meagre, but indicates that the position on the right wing is. practically stationary. The Serbians continue the Bulgarians in tho Moglena Mountains yielded everywhere but aro still attacking south-east of Fiorina, suftermg heavy losses. ' r BRITISH TROOPS DESTROY THREE BRIDGES. (Rco. August 9.6, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 25. Official—"Our Salonika forces on August 23 destroyed, three bridges northward of tho Nechori, between Pasakopmsu and Kuok, in spite of Bulgarian opposition." \ . THE NEWS IN A BULGARIAN COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.)' Amsterdam, August 26. A Bulgarian communions says: "The Serbians, "supported by other troons maoV eighteen attacks on August 21 to 23 in the Koukouroz-kovel (?) sector' They were driven bad: to their original positions with enormous losses "Our left wing continues to advanoe towards the Aegean weak British cavalry detachments retreated precipitately, we pursuing. '

GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE MADE PROGRESS. • (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 26. A German communique nays: "We made some progress in the Balkans north-west of the Ostrovo Lake. Enemy attacks in tho Mogleua were repulsed." ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT. (Rcc. August 27, 11.30 p.m.) London, August 27. /Official.—"There is only artillery activity by the British on tho StrmuaDoiran fronts. . / "Our aeroplanes bombed the'.camps at Rulatopolca and lroseimtc, southward of Demirhissar." GREEK GOVERNMENT NO LONGER MASTER OF THE SITUATION. Rome, August 25. Greece owing to refusal of tho Greek generals to evacuate tho forts in Eastern Macedonia, informed Germany that the Government was no longer master of the situation. , , Gormany has ordered tho Bulgaria us to ilisi.'ontinuo their advance and evacuate the territories occupied. TO CHECK SUBMARINE SIGNALLING. (Reiitfir'a Telrgrarn.l (Rcc. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 26. A Rome correspondent says that in ordor to check signalling to onomy submarines Italian troops have occupiod Porto Palerma, on Mount Kalarat, on the coast of Albanian Epiruß, which is within the Greek sphere of influence.