ALLIED POSITION.

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1916, Page 6

ALLIED POSITION.

EXTENDED AND STRENGTHENED. RUSSIAN ADVANCE. MILITARY PROBLEM COMPLETELY CHANGED. LONDON March 12The “Daily Chronicle’s” correspondent states:— The Allied positions continue to be extended and strengthened Almost evciybody is convinced that the enemy will not attack Salonika. News from Bulgaria indicates that the dismay as to the future is becoming direct opposition to the war, * Bulgarian and German relations are' .hot'improving. ■ The Bulgarians regarding their own part of the war as wholly victorious, are tired of waiting for •he German victory which will enable, tin* Bulgarians to regard 1 h«‘ir- victory as final. ' Disputes among the Staff resit )led in. all the Bulgarians being withdrawn .from the front line. The invasion of Egypt is no longer regarded as possible. M is admitted that the Russian advance has changed - the whole face,, of the military problem *n ! in* Near East. ■; ■ 4 y ‘

RQUMANIA INVOLVED. CONFLICT WITH BULGARIANS. many: casualties, agreement with russia, london; March 13. The "Daily Mail's" Odessa correspondent states that the Bulgarians attacked a Roumanian vessel north-eastward of Rustchuk. An Austrian gun-boat fired machine-guns on Roumanian troops, who replied. There were numerous casual ties on both sides. BUCHAREST, March 13. The Exchange Telegraph says that Russia has signed an agreement allowing the passage of war materials to Roumania, eventually supplying her with these. She has also agreed to give Roumania a port in Bessarabia. TURKISH MISRULE. LIBERATION OF ARMENIANS. PETROGRAD, March 12. It is authoratively stated that Russia intends to liberate Armenia from Turkish misrule. BAGHDAD. CUT OFF FROM EMPIRE. PETROGRAD, March 12. A strike on the Baghdad railway at Rasclain has cut off Baghdad from the rest of the Empire. RETURNING SOLDIERS. ARRIVE TO-NIGHT. DUNEDIN, March 12. A troopship with about 150 wounded and invalided soldiers is expected at Port Chalmers tomorrow evening. The men will be tendered the civic reception on Wednesday, and those for Canterbury and the North Island will leave by special train at about nOoh, while the Southern men will leave by the clients if necessary.