THE BALKANS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 9 October 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

ALLIED GAINS ON ALL FRONTS

ROUMANIAN REPORTS SATIS-

FACTORY

SALONIKA, Oct. 8. Official—On the Struma front we occupied six villages. ■ '■■-■■ BUCHAREST/ Oct. 7. I Messages' state that General Mackensen has delivered a series of coun-ter-attacks to prevent his flanks being turned. - PARIS, Oct. 7. The British repulsed a violent Bulgarian offensive on the Struma and occupied Neyoljen. The Italians at- , tacked at Lake Butkova. The Ser-j bian offensive is developing. Advance ! guards reached Belavoda valley.: The* French.are operating on.the shores of' Lake Presoa. • . "■ PETROGIIAD, Oct. 7. A communique states: Our offensive continues at the Dohrudja. We occupied Karabaka and Besaul, and repelled counter-attacks. .-..■' ■ i

. SALONIKA, Oct. 7. The British had hardly settled down at Yenikuei when across the plain from Toplova 3QOO Bulgarians advanced in .a counter-attack. -When within reach of our guns and shrapnel the Bulgarians fell in scores, and the remainder fled back. Later they tried again, but a shell fell among a group of forty and wiped out .the lot. Finally the enemy retired to'Toplova. The Bulgarians also lost 3000 during the fighting at Balazia. • , ■ "

LONDON, Oct.: 7. I A Bucharest communique states:' There have been violent engagements in the Upper Liarnavan and Tirrnava valleys. The enemy in the Fosgaras and Vpademr region*.; attacked with superior forces,'and we withdrew somewhat. BUCHAREST, Oct. 7. A communique states: During three days' stubborn fighting in the Paraue region we captured enemy positions. Violent fighting continues on the Dobrudja. . . -A communique states: We have resumed the offensive in the Caveni and Juil defiles. Our troops on the right flank of the Ddbrudja occupied several 1 trenches. An attack on the Roumanians' centre was repulsed. Salonika reports state that the Serbians havj occupied the station atKerhali. \ PETROGRAD, Oct. 7. A German aviator, when, dropping I bombs on Bucharest, killed an American subject. The Minister has communicated with the American Government. ' AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7. A Bulgarian communique'states: Our counter-attack crushed the Serbian attempt to cross the Cerna hear Ckotohivir. The .enemy fleet bombarded Dedeagatch, but with unimportant damage. Our aeroplanes caused the fleet to retire.