COMPLETE RUPTURE

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 89, 13 October 1915, Page 7

COMPLETE RUPTURE

BULGARIA AND THE ALLIES RUSSIA TO PARTICIPATE THE FIGHTING AT BELGRADE ENEMY THROWN BACK ACROSS DANUBE MACKENSEN'S ARMY SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES RUMANIA CERTAIN TO SIDE WITH THE ENTENTE

The breach between Bulgaria and the Allies is complete, and the Bulgar armies have been disposed for immediate operations. They attacked Servia on Monday, and a band of irregulars blew up a bridge on the Salonika-northwards railway. Servia is making a magnificent stand on her northern river frontier, and the enemy have in places been thrown back across the rivers. The Germans have been driven into the suburbs of Belgrade, where fighting is in progress. The Austrians report a capture of heavy guns^ at Belgrade, including a number of naval guns, which were possibly British. General yon Mackensen's army is reported to have suffered very heavy losses in the fighting, which was verysanguinary on both sides. Russia is about to participate against Bulgaria. The French Premier has announced that her troops will make an advance to-morrow. ' Romania, according to the Premier, will co-operate with the Allies, but must be allowed to choose her own time. ■ , Further heavy fighting has taken place in Artois and the Champagne, resulting in useful progress ; and in the s east the Russians have repulsed many attacks. RUSSIA TO TAKE A HAND HER FORCES TO ATTACK BULGARIA AMPLE TROOPS AVAILABLE (By Telegraph. — Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received October 13, 10.30 a.m.) PARIS, 12th October. M. Viviani, in the Chamber of Deputies, stated: — "To-morrow Russia will throw troops against Bulgaria." NEW YORK, 12th October. A Reuter message from Paris states : The Premier M. Viviani announces that Russian participation in the Balkan defence' is imminent. Britain, France, and Rusßia are in complete accord. Ample troops are available. UNWISE TO OPEN A GREAT CAMPAIGN DECISION OF WAR RESTS ON EAST AND WEST FRONTS GERMAN DANGER LIES FURTHER EAST (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received October 13, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 12th October. Colonel Repington, The Times' military correspondent, says: — "Judging from reports, General yon Mackensen's Danube group of armies, entirely composed of Austro-Germa-ns, withdrawn from the Russian front, and totalling nearly 300,000 men, hope to aid the Bulgarian army to finish Servia before the Allies intervene. Servia's chances of successful resistance are not great unless 300,000 Allied troops speedily come to her aid. If Greece and Rumania side with us the failure of the attack on Servia is assured ; otherwise, Germany will have the best of the deal. "Perhaps it would be unwise to submit to the dictation of German initia; tive, and to open a great campaign in the Balkans. The decision of the war rests on the French and Russian frontiers. Even if Germany was installed at Constantinople with th/i Balkan States under her heel, it would not profit her if we are victorious in the main theatre. Should Germany's ambitions tempt her further east, under the treaty with Japan, she will have to face a fresh enemy." RUPTURE WITH BULGARIA COMPLETE. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received October 13, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 12th October. The Paris Journal states that the rupture between Bulgaria and the Allies is complete. (Press Association.) (Received October 13, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, 12th October. A Reuter message from London states that Great Britain has dismissed the Bulgarian Minister, M. Hadji-Micheff. RUMANIA IS WITH THE ENTENTE. (Received October 13, B' a.m.) NEW YORK, 12th October. A Reuter message from Rome states : The Rumanian Premier, M. Bratiano has given Italy to understand that Rumanian co-operation with the Entente is certain, but Rumania will choose her own time in which to take the field. WATCHING RUMANIA LARGE FORCES ON THE FRONTIER ROME, 12th ' October. The Corriere Delia Sera states that large masses of Austro-Gennan and Bulgarian troops are close to the Rumanian frontier, with lieavy gum, which dominate the railway toward* Boehareet.