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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 87, 11 October 1915, Page 8

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THE BALKAN CRISIS ALLIES MUST WORK TOGETHER QUICK ACTION ESSENTIAL. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received October 11, 1.20 p.m.) PARIS, 10th October. The newspapers, discussing the Balkans, says the Entente nations are united regarding the effort required to avert peril. Each must take its share. Military critics declare the nations must solidly impede the German advance, then the Allies will rush in from all sides." * The Gaulois says it is necessary to act quickly. While we are discussing, the Austro-Germans are advancing. THE GERMAN OBJECT A ROUTE ACROSS SERVIA FIRST. i l (Received October 11, 1.20 p.m.) . AMSTERDAM, 10th October. The Frankfurter Zeitung says : "Our campaign in Servia must first give us free communication across- the northeastern corner of Servia ; and ' Servia must be crushed. That is the aim of the elaborate operations now begun." FRENCH DUKE'S ANGER TSAR FERDINAND DISAVOWED LEFT TO HIS APOSTASY, HIS REMORSE, HIS TURKS, AND HIS BOCHES. (Received October 11, 1.20 p.m.) PARIS, 10th October. . The Due de Montpensier has telegraphed reproaching his uncle, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is a Prince of the French race, for having thrown himself into the arms of the Turks, his enemies of yesterday, and against France, who is defending the liberties of the peoples. The Due concludes : " Your degenerate heart is leading you towards bands of assassins, robbers, and traitors. I disavow you. To-day I know you better. I leave you to your apostasy, your remorse, your Turks, your boches !" t CAPTURE OF BELGRADE ' THE GERMAN REPORT ' ENEMY STILL PROGRESSING. (Received October 11, 3 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, 10th October. , A German communique states : — * We have captured "the entire town of Belgrade, and also the heights to the south-westward and south-eastward. We repulsed the enemy further eastward, and our troops are further progressing. FERDINAND'S AMBITION TO RULE ANOTHER PRUSSIA FOOLING THE ENTENTE. . (Received October 11, 3.10 p.m.) ' LONDON, 10th October. Mr. Robert Blatchford, writing in the Weekly Despatch, says: "Tsar Ferdinand's ambition in^the Balkans resembles that of the Kaiser in Europe. He wishes to dominate and finally to rule * new empire in "which Greece, Servia, and Albania shall be subordinated, with his capital in Constantinople. Ferdinand has been fooling the Entente with negotiations, while his masters in Ber/in have been getting ready "Britain is not ready to back her Balkan diplomatists, because she has been hypnotised in recent years by pacifists and others who thought, the German menace a joke, and talked of militarism" and armament rings. Men like Lord Roberts, who tried to warn the nation, received no help from statesmen in either party." GERMAN WAR NEWS IN FRANCE AND RUSSIA. (Received October 11 3 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, 10th October. A German communique states : We counter-attacked and recaptured several hundred yards of the lost trenches at Tahure. The Russians attempted to recapture positions at Garbunowka, west of Dvinsk. We repulsed them after severe fighting at close quarters . General yon Linsingen captured the village of Sinozyczy, south-westward of Pinsk. The cavalry is fighting at Kuchockawola and Jezieroy. We repulsed several attacks between the KovelRovno railway and Rafalovka. General yon Bothmer's army repulsed strong attacks north-westward of Tarnopol. ATTEMPTED TRAINWRECKING TWO GERMANS IMPRISONED. (Received October 11, 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, Tuis Day. Two Germans,. Thomas Daniel Weir and Francis Edward Stahlhut, have been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for an attempt to wreck a mail train at ( Marrar by placing an iron fish-plate on the rails. | ARRIVALS AND SAILINGS EIGHT VESSELS LOST DURING THE WEEK. (Received October 11, 10 a.m.) LONDONj 10th October. There were 1366 arrivals and sailings during the week. Eight vessels were sunk, aggregating 25,027 tons. MENINGITIS IN WEST AUSTRALIA. (Received October 11, 9 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. Two cases of meningitis are reported, one in the, military camp. THE EMDEN TO BE SALVAGED. (Received October 11, 9aa.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The Navy Department has decided to undertake the re-floating of the Emden, and is despatching a, franboat equipped for ,ibo purpose.