RUMANIA.

Evening Star, Issue 16236, 4 October 1916, Page 3

RUMANIA.

TURNING THE TABLES. BULGARIA INVADED. THREAT TO CUT OFF MACKENSEN. Reuter’s Telegrams, BUCHAREST, October 3. Official: On the southern front we crossed the Danube between Rustchuk and Turtukai. We attacked along the. whole front in the Dobrudja., ;md repulsed tho enemy’s centre and right flank. ‘The Times.’ LONDON, October 3. Tho Rumanian crossing of the Danube is an effective and dramatic stroke, affecting .the German plans and threatening Von Maeke-nsen in the rear. Colonel Repingtou declares that Von Hindenburg’s Rumanian offensive is almost the last possible German stroke. It cannot alter the results, but may prolong rise war. unless it is adequately met. 'The German silence regarding Hcrmanustadfc (Wallacbian front) is considered most significant, in view of .Saturday’s arrogant claims. THE BABY-KILLERS. ‘The Times.’ LONDON, Octoircr 3. (Mr Bourchier, correspondent of 1 The Times’ at Bucharest, reports that Gorman aeroplanes on Sunday dropped in Bucharest bundles of poisoned sweets and others containing germs of infectious diseases.

THE TENTH ZEPPELIN.

NEWEST TYPE. SM.U/L AXJ3 speedy. LONDON, Octo; er 2. A Dutch report ccaies that 14 Zeppelins participated in the last air raid. Spectators narrate that the Zeppelin at Potter’s Bar was doomed directly it was caught in a maze of searchlights. It sent Out douse clouds of smoko without avail, followed by a shower of bombs, as though seeking to lighten itself. In all, 39 bombs fell harmlessly in a small area. Then an aeroplane—some say two—was seen approaching. A brilliant light indicated the ignition of one of the Zeppelin’s gasbags, and the flames ran along the monster. The blaze was visible lor a rr.-"it of -60 miles. The airship fell and split into Uirce or four pieces. The searchlights never left the airship until it reached the earth. Some of the crew, realising their doom, jumped out of the gondolas. One lived long enough to ask for water. The other bodies were terribly mangled. Seventeen have already been found. The Zeppelin was of the newest typo, presenting a small target, and very fast, A ZEPPELIN DESTROYER. NEW YORK, October 3. A Curtiss tenplane, described as a Zeppelin destroyer, has been tested at Buffalo. It developed a maximum speed of 120 miles an hour, and rose ' I,oooft in a mimffe. SUBMARINES. CHRISTIANIA, October 3. The torpedoing of five Norwegian steamers tn-day has increased tho bitterness against Germany. The newspapers demand a more stringent closing of territorial waters against submarines. AMSTERDAM, October 5. Dr Dernberg, in an article in the ‘ Berliner Tageblatt,’ hints at the renewal of submarine fright-fulness. He hopes that America will take a reasonable view if Germany is compelled to renew torpedoing ruthlessly in order to force England to make peace. Dr Dernberg says it would largely please America if submarine warfare were renounced. GREECE’S NAVY, COMIC-OPERA SITUATION. LONDON, October 2. The ‘Morning Post’s’ Athens correspondent reports that the Government have ordered ali Greek destroyers and torpedo beats to he moored at tho Salamis arsenal quays, where they will bo guarded by the battleship Lemnos (of 13,000 tons, with four 12in guns, purchased in 1914 from tho United States Government, and formerly known as the Idaho) to prevent them from escaping to join the revolution. TURKS MAKE HAY. ROME, October 2. The Greek Legation reports that the Turks are massacring Greeks in Asia Minor, and are arresting Greek notables. AUSTRALIAN CONSCRIPTION. ENROLLING SMOOTHLY. SYDNEY, October 5. The enrolling officers throughout the Commonwealth had a busy day registeriu.-/ the first batches of men. * The ‘AAV’ and B’e ” between the ages of 21 and 35 have been called to join tho military forces under tho recent proclamation. There was everywhere an excellent response, and the proceedings were marked bv cheerful good I humor. Tho balance of eligible!? will be ! called up alphabetically to October 16, ; when the last batch will he enrolled. | QUEENSLAND MINISTER’S • STAND. I ) BRISBANE, October 5. I ... ?° resignation of Mr Adamson as Minister of Railways is officially an--1 uounced. j [-Hr Adamson was reported gomo weeks | ago to have had differences with his col- | leagues in the Pearce Labor Ministry over i their attitude to conscription, he being an j ardent supporter of it.] j MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS. A ministerial explanation. 1 With regard to tho appointment of the Military Sfervice Boards,” said tho Hon. J. Alien (Minister of Defence) at Wellington yesterday, “some people seem to have an idea, especially in Auckland, -that tho reason why no gentlemen of tho Labor party or suggested by the Labor party in Auckland were appointed, to the boards was because of the attitude of the Auckland Labor people themselves after they met mo up there. I want to disabuse theiV minds of any such notion. So far as the names submitted to u» were concerned, the attitude of those at that meeting made not the slightest difference. Wo considered those names, just as wo considered other names, and, as a matter of fact, it is almost certain that ono gentleman whose name was submitted to ns would have been appointed but for the fact that ho was under 45 years of ago,, and therefore did not comply with the rules laid down for our guidance—that no man of military age could bo a member of the Military Hoards. In fact, two Labor men—Mr Edward Phelan (secretary of the Timber Workenf Union) and Mr George Davies—who were highly recommended to us, were very favorably consider'd, but both were ineligible on that account.” [The cable news in this issue accredited to ‘ The Times ’ has appeared in that journal. but only where expressly stated is such, news the editorial opinion of ‘ The . limes.'J