THE BALKANS.

Mataura Ensign, 24 October 1916, Page 4

THE BALKANS.

BULCA'R ATTACKS FAIL. i 1 SERBS’ COMPLETE SUCCESS. ) 1 (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Received October 21, 11.20 a.m. 1 LONDON, Oct. 2d. A French official report from Salonika says;— • Largo forces of Bulgars violently ’ counter-attacked the Serbs on October t 19. Desperate lighting all day ended t in the complete suecesis of the Serbs, *' who drove back the enemy everywhere with the heaviest losses. I THE SERB OFFENSIVE. ‘ .TEMPORARY STANDSTILL. , Reuter’s Telegrams.) . .Received October 21. 11.20 a.m. , LONDON, Oct. 23. A correspondent at Serb Headquar- , tors slate,, that tile Serbs’ offensive lias been temporarily brought to a p standstill by tiie weather and large Bulgar reinforcements. A BULGAR REPORT. ' BROKEN ENEMY’S RESISTANCE. , 'Reuter’s Telegrams.) Received October 24, 11.20 a.m. } AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23. A Bulgar communique states: Wo have completely broken the p enemy’s resistance in the Dobrudja, [ A BULGARIAN VICTORY. j REPORT EROiM AMERICA. Received October 24..10.0 a.m. 1 NEW YORK. Oct. 23. 1 The Bulgarians have captured Constanza. Constanza tor Kustendji) is on the , Rumanian coast. It is connected with the main line of railways running through to Varna in Bulgaria. RUMANIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE FORCE ENEMY TO RETIRE. Received October 24, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 23. A Russian communique otates : The Rumanians forced the otiem- to . retire in the Trot us, Outuzni and Slanio 1 Valleys. ’ Rumanian successes continue on the west, front of Moldavia. The Rumso-R umanians are stubbornly resisting in (be Dobrudja. THE ALLIES' OFFENSIVE. RAIDING OF .ENEMY' TRENCHES. 1 Received October 24, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 23. The War Office reports; — The Franco-Britisli raided the trenches at. Beilibmah. on the Struma front, taking prisoners. \A e raided the enemy trenches near Dautti, on the Doiran front.