IN THE BALKANS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1916, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS.

THJi ROUMANIAN REVERSE, THE LESSONS TO BE GAINED BUCHAREST, September 11. M. Take Joneseu, commenting on Turtukai, says: "It will remain a, but if we seek the origin of our mistakes and concentrate our energy on remedying them, then Turtukai will become a memory imposing a, sacred duty of avenging our heroes' blood, rendering kindly relations with Bulgaria impossible. A correspondent with the Roumanian headquarters reports that Bulgarians and Germans massacred prisoners and wounded at Tvrtukai. This has aroured the bitterest feeling in the army. TURTAKAI L&MBEHti, IMPORTANCE OF OPERAATIONS. LONDON, September 12. The '"Daily Chronicle" says: The Bulgarians, with great secrecy, effected a. concentration, the importance whereof must not be overrated, between Rustchuk and Shumla, -thus imitating the manoeuvres whereby they" surprised the Turks at Kirkilissa in the Balkan War. These unexpectedly attacked the Roumanian advance guard at Turtakai and scored a local success. The Russians at Dobrudja can be trusted to right matters however. The regions of the rivers Mareseh and Bystritza will probably prove more important. The German ,de-» deuce of Halicz is wavering and the Germans and Turks are vainly striving to keep oh the line of •batteries which are enveloping Halicz in a cloud of destruction and death. When Halicz falls only the ■■ Nikolaier position remains to dispute the Russian advance on Lemberg. The Roumanian mobilisation is now completed.

ANGLO-FRENCH REPORT. )PUNISEING THE ENEMY. (High Coramissioner's Cable.) SALONIKA, September 12. Official—The detachments mentioned yesterday as crossing tho Struma at Neosort seized trenches oh the east bank, A French detachment co-operating, with thr British captured the village of Zenimah and secured 30prisoners. The enemy suffered, heavily. On the Doiran front our artillery systematically bombarded enemy trenches north of Machukovo ' BERNE, September 12. It .is reported that the Austrian Staff has ordered the evacuation of Rovereto. The' Italians who have arrived in Macedonia have taken up their allotted front. ROME, September 12 A wireless says that the Allied oflenmve extends along the whole Salonika front. The bombardment is continuous. OULPARSAMS RETREATING. OPPOSITE SERBS AND ITALIANS. ROME, September' 12. The continue to retreat, /yipnsjto the Serbians aud Italians.