RUSSIA AND ITALY JOIN IN BALKAN FRAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10199, 12 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIA AND ITALY JOIN IN BALKAN FRAY.

I PROJECTED LANDINGS AT DEDEAGATCH AND VARNA. ALLIES WILL REQUIRE 300,000 MEN TO CRUSH BULCARIA. GERMANY'S TREMENDOUS LOSSES AT LOOS. 8000 DEAD IN FRONT OF BRITISH TRENCHES. Big Russian Successes on Bukowina Front. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.—Per Press Association.)

BULGARIA'S GATHERING STORM.

RUSSIA PREPARING HER BLOW. ITALY JOINS~FRANCE AND ENGLAND. Received October .12, 11.50 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 11. The Frankfurter Zeitung states that the Allies are preparing to land at Dcdcagatch. Russia is also preparing to attack Bulgaria. Salonika telegrams state that 30,000 Allied troops have landed and are being used to assure communications from Salonika to Serbia. Italy is now co-operating in the transport and landing of troops. She is likely to tako an active part in the Balkan expedition. ATHENS, Oct. 11. Anti-war demonstrations have broken out at Varna and Rustchuk. Received October 12, 10.20 a.m. ROME, Oct. 11. Tho landing of the Allies at Salonika continues.

ALLIES MUST SETTLE BULGARIA.

SERBS WILL DEAL WITH MACKENSEN, Received October 12, 10.30 a.m. PARIS. Oct. 11. 'I he Serbian Minister declares: If the army wo expect, from the Allies allows us to devote ourselves against our assailant fiom the north, we will light without uneasiness and oppose the invaders again victoriously. A Serbian officer says: "If the Allies loo!.: after the; Bulgarians we will go into battle singing.'"

MUST SEND 300,000 MEN. Received Octol>er 11. 9.50 a.m PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. M. Nadcau, interviewed an officer formerly in Bulgaria, who said : "The Allies mu?t come in overwhelming force from Salonika, and he prepared to meet 400,000 Bulgarians, who arc as good fighters a: the Germans. Many of thorn were born in Macedonia, which they are determined to reconquer." He estimates that the Allies must s.end 300,000 men. A small army would undergo the peril of being swamped. He recommend-, the Allies to sicken the Bulgarians at first by a plentiful shower of shells.

SERBIAN ARMY IN FIRST-RATE CONDITION.

(Times and Sydnev Sun Services.) Received October 12, 9.0 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 11. Interviewed by the Pall Mall Gazette, M. Boshkovitz, Serbian Minister in London, said: "Wo hope and expect Roumania and Greece will join us. The Serbian army, owing to the liberal assistance sent by England, is m a first rate condition."

THE ENEMY'S GREAT ADVANTAGE.

HOW IT MUST BE COUNTERACTED. MILAN. Oct. 10. The Corriorc Delia Sera urges new methods of dealing with the Balkans. It advocates an executive committee in one of the Allies' capitals to facilitate diplomatic agitation and co-ordinate military efforts, even to the renunciation of separate commands in the collective interests. Only thus will they be able to counteract Austro-Gcrmany's greatest advantage of central position and organisation.

SERIOUSNESS CANNOT BE EXAGGERATED.

(Times ami Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, Oct. 11. Mr Amery, Commoner, in an address to the Services Club, said the Balkan situation could not possibly be exaggerated. If Germany, through Bulgaria, gained contact with Turkey, the latter would obtain unlimited munitions for the Dardanelles, where our position would be far more difficult than the censorship and the smooth words of the Government allowed the people to believe. It, would enable the Turks to send reinforcements to Macedonia and make a second attack on Egypt. This means that when the German resources of men are beginning to fail, new Turkish armies will be l.eady to take the field. This i s more serious to us than our Allies. Egypt, Macedonia, and oven India might, bo opened to the unlimited passage of German guns and Turkish troops. Bulgaria believed Germany was going to win. Tho advance in Russia, coupled with our failure to force the Dardanelles, greatly influenced Bulgaria. Mr Amen- believed the crisis in Greece was temporary. Iler army stood on our side. He was confident England would win the war if she only used, her full strength.

HARMSWORTH ATTACK ON SIR EDWARD GREY.

ALLEGED DIPLOMATIC FAILURE. LONDON. Oct. 10. While the Daily Mail and the Times bitterly attack British diplomacy in the Balkan b Dr. Dillon says: "The only stricture that might be passed is that ignored or belittled circumstance that Bulgaria was bound Iwdy and soul to Austria and Germany before we moved in the matter. 1 am iirable to share the belief that Bulgaria had freedom of choice. The Entente diplomatists persevered and Serbia, heroic in her terrible martyrdom, finally agreed to j,'iv<- up Macedonia. Thereupon Bulgaria, instead of In inn: pleased, was profoundly troubled, and while the Entente were passing the ca»c King Ferdinand was compelled to act und signed the mobilisation order." The Observer says: "Those rabid newspapers which suggest Sir Edward Grey's fall could not make a proposal which would b?> more joyously accepted to the enemy if made b" Berlin. Nevertheless Ministers, irrespective of parties, allowed themselves to be ludicrously surprised in the Balkans. If Serbia was quidkly crushed the enemy would have a million army in the Near East, and the Turks with fresh munitions would soon be twice as formidable as before. But we may still retrieve the situation, if we fight at all costs for the mastery <.f the Balkan. o .. Meanwhile no statesman is necessary than Sir Edward Gr/v,, who commands vnarv respect than arlyßfrc oL»o."

ENEMY ADVANCE IN SERBIA.

HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED. PARIS. Oct, 11. Since Wednesday the garrison defended Belgrade heroically, the forts firing incessantly. The Austrians crossed the-Save near Zabrez, where sanguinary righting continues. The Serbians held up the Germans on the Danube near Ram, despite terrific artillery and repeated attacks, which involved exceedingly heavy German Josses. Twenty thousand Serbians are guarding the railway, ensuring the. safety cf the Sa-lonika-Nish communications. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 11. An Austrian communique says: Our troops on the Serbian front, arc successfully advancing northward of Obrcnovac. The German regiments cleared Belgrade of the enemy after violent street fighting. Our Allies lower down reached the south bank of the Danube and dislodged the enemy from several positions.

BELGRADE'S RAIN OF RUIN

Received October 12, 10.30 a.m. ATHENS. Oct. 11. It is learned that during the Austro-Ger-man bombardment 6000 shells ruined several quarters of Belgrade. Communication between Belgrade a nd Nish is cut. It. is stated that over an army corps crossed the Save at Semendria, including Bavarians and Prussians, with strong artillery.

HER ETERNAL IGNOMINY.

ONE HONEST BULGAR STATESMAN. Received October 12. 10.15 a m PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. M. Madjarioft", Bulgarian Minister, states that although not given his pas-sport lie is leaving Pctrograd forthwith. Ho adds: "The Bulgarian Government's adventure "ill remain her ignominy in history. Russia liberated Bulgaria, whose future is verydark because she has failed in lier moral obligations, which ; re indispensable to the foundation and existence of small States. [ am returning to Bulgaria and shall tell the whole truth regardless of personal danger. My only hopo is that Russia will not leave the Bulgarian for ever in the lurch making the country entirely responsible for the faults of the present Government."

FERDINAND'S DREAM

LONDON, Oct. 10. Mr Robert Blalchford, in the Weekly Despatch, says:— "Ferdinand's ambition in the Balkans resembles the Kaiser's in Europe. He wishes to dominate and finally rule a new empire, in which Greece, Serbia, and Albania will be subordinated to his capital at Constantinople. Ferdinand has l>een fooling the Entente- with negotiations while his masters in Berlin were getting ready. Britain is not ready to back her Balkan diplomatists because she has been hypnotised in recent years by pacificists and others who thought the German menace a joke and talked of militarism and armament rings. Men like Lord Roberts, who tried to warn the nation, received no help from the Statesmen of either party."

BULGARIA'S PRICE.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. A Bulgarian statement published by the Frankfurter Zeitung declares that * Germany deserves praise for giving Bulgaria financial aid. After the Bucharest treaty she gave her a loan without political conditions, and also maintained Bulgarian credit by means of a recent loan. The document proceeds: "Serbia is Bulgaria's greatest enemy. She is Russia's .spoiled darling. Russia will never agree to favour Bulgaria at Serbia's expense. The Entente demanded that Bulgaria should participate iu the war as soon as possible and place her army at the Entente's full disposal, also that Bulgaria must take Constantinople and give it to Russia. Bulgaria would receive the Enos-Midia frontier line and adequate compensation in Serbian Macedonia, for which Serbia would be compensated at Austria's ex pense, Germany offered Bulgaria, if she remained neutral, all Macedonia, also friendly mediation with Turkey for the cession of the Dedeagatch line and the right bank of the Maritza. Furthermore, if Bulgaria gave military assistance she would receive great additional territory at, Serbia's expense, including portions of old Serbia, also giving her a frontier on the Danube with Austria-Hungary." ATHENS, Oct. 11.

The British Legation has unimpeachable information of the existence of the secret Bulgar-Germau treaty in April last, as detailed yesterday. Received October 12. 9.10 a.m. PARIS, Oct. *l. Matin, commenting on the official German denial of the existence of a secret agreement with Bulgaria, states that the information emanated from M. Venizclot>, who discovered the agreement since his resignation. _ The British Legation at Athens considers the information unimpeachable, justifying communication with Greece.

GREEDY EYES ON INDIA,

WILD TEUTONIC SCHEMES OF CONQUEST. AMSTERDAM. Oct. 11. The German press are enthusiastic over the. fall of Belgrade, which they regard a.; the best base for the coming great opera tions and the beginning of the great Oriental campaign lnrliawards. The National Libera] Korrespondenz haa sensational article concerning the Go vornment's prohibition of the discussion of Germany's object ii l the war. [i warnGermany against being too hopeful, and sa\> Germany in discussing war's illusorv path-, and forgetting its reality, are likely to induce hopes, that may g oon be doomed to disappointment and bring the most in tens.' bitttrness on the people. The Korre-s----ponden?. formerly started an agitation for the immediate annexation of Belgium. Poland and ail occupied territory in Russia and France. BOMBAY. Oct. 11. Tho Raja of Rutlaru, who is fighting in France, is appealing to Indian noblemen and com mercers to present Britain with a Dreadnought.

HOW IT AFFECTS AUSTRALIA.

SYDNEY. Oct. 11. ..Speaker'' at the Town Mali merlin" stressed the gravity of the Balkan develop ments. {lon. W. M Hughes declared that

8000 GERMAN DEAD.

GRIM EVIDENCES OF BRITISH TENACITY. (High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON, Oct. 11. There has been a heavy bombardment of tlio north of Lascarpe, behind the front in the Champagne, and in the region of Souvain. Fresh news confirms that Ihe. recent violent counter-attacks at Loos and to the north resulted in the complete repulse of the Germans. The principal attack consisted of between three and four divisions. It was completely repulsed, and the dead in front of the Allies' lines arc estimated at between 7000 and 8000. THE COST. LONDON. Oct. 11. The British casualty list for eight days show: 711 officers, of whom 258 were killed. The week-end lists contain 4100 men killed, wounded or missing.

FURTHER ADVANCE IN CHAMPAGNE.

PARIS. Oct. 11. Official: Wc again progressed north-east of Tahure. A brilliant assault made us masters of a new trench south-east of the village. There was intense bombardment on both sides of the Argonne in the sector Courtes, Chousscs, and Lafillworte, also between the Meusc and tho Moselle, north of Flirey. Wo brought down a German aeroplane in our lines south, of Pont-a-inousson, both aviators being killed. Our air squadron dropped a hundred bombs on stations behind the Champagne front and on the enemy's troops. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 11. Ijiirge numbers of German troops are proceeding to the west front, including many naval men from Kiel and Heligoland.

HOW THE GERMANS SUFFERED

PARIS, Oct. 11. The French Eye-witness, describing the fighting in the Champagne on the 7th. says:—A German battalion at Navarin farm, which belonged to the Tenth Army Corps from the Eastern front, suffered severely from our artillery. The enemy were prevented from removing their wounded, were cut off from their rear and exposed to squalls of shells until only 500 remained, who surrendered. They had been foodjess and waterless for four days. The Germans southward of Tahure held a slope in Toothbrush wood. Our guns mowed down the trees, and then the Bretons and Vendeeans jumped the trenjhes. which were found choked with corpses. Prisoners state that pur artillery fire caused a panic and part, of the garrison in Tahure deserted.

ANOTHER GROWL AT THE CENSOR.

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received October 12. 9.0 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 11. The Times' Washington correspondent says, while the censor accounts for the absence of decent news, Berlin despatches and inspired articles are full of flashy and plausible optimism. Admiral ammunition is thereby being given to the German efforts to discount the German reverses in France and Russia, and hamper the public sale of the American loan to the Allies. The failure of tlie. loan is unthinkable, but, unless we are careful the effect of the recent success on neutral opinion will bo obliterated, especially since the most stirring accounts of rue fighting still come from German sources.

ADMIRALTY BUILDS MANY MONITORS.

HINT OF FUTURE HAPPENING. LONDON. Oct. 10. A. IT. Pollen, a naval writer, ;n Land and Water, hints that since the Admiralty proved the usefulness of monitors in August. 1914, on the Belgian coast it has built a large number, so constructed as to defy mines am l torpedoes. They carry gun's capable of coping with the German coastal batteries. During the recent, bombardment of the Belgian coast German reports placed the number of bombarding vessels at 30. principally monitors. Mr Pollen adds: "The Germans are much alive to the danger of a landing on a grand scaie following up these bombardments.

jl tin Germans reached Constantinople first it infant a serious menace to Australia, and if the Australians got there first it was the beginning of the end of the war. Mr Cook declared that, allowing for casualties, medical and other services, there are not more than 40,000 Australian fighters at the Dardanelles. The meeting resulted hi a good number of recruits. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received October 12. 9.0 a.m. LONDON. Oct. 11. Writing to the Sunday Herald. Sir Ed ward Rears describes Germany's determination and ambition to get through Serbia and Bulgaria, and Constantinople to Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Balkan campaign, therefore, has peculiar interest for Australia and New Zealand.

STRANGE SCENES IN JERUSALEM

m m- , PARIS, Oct. 11. Ihe lemps correspondent at Alexandria states that, all the convents in Jerusalem have been transformed into barracks. Thousands of recruits are drilling on the Plain of Samaria and at the Mount of Olives. Musketry butts have been erected on Golgotha, where German officers train Turkish troops. All roads in the Holy Land are full of caravans with munition's and supplies.

MACEDONIAN SERBIANS DETERMINED,

LONDON, Oct. 11. Th.; Daily lelegraph's Rome correspondent says the whole population of Macedonian Serbia, including men certified physically unfit, women and old men, are arriving, determined to give up their lives rather than see the Austro-Germano and Bulgarians conquer the country. The Tribuna says Buda Pest despatches report grave disscntions between Germany and Hungary respecting military operations i,i Serbia. The Hungarian Government protested against the provocative attitude of the German troops occupying Tamesvar, Verscez and the whole of Banat as conquered territories. JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 11. Two hundred Greek reservists refused to embark on learning of Vcnizelos's resignation. BUCHAREST. Oct. 11. Bulgaria has asked Roumania to facilitate the transit of 6000 Bulgarians from Germany, and Austria. Tho Quadruple Entente have requested Roumania to see that thev are not in reality German officers or specialists. SOFIA, Oct. 11. General Hajoff succeeds General Jckoff as Minister of War.

ALBANIA'S RUNAWAY RULER

HIS LATEST SCHEME. Received October 12. 10.20 a.m. ROME, Oct. ]l. An arrival from Albania reports that l'rinee William of VVied is fighting with the Germans against Serbia and is planning when Serbia is crushed to return to Albania, disperse tho Montenegrins, and re-establish himself at Diirazzo, constituting Albania a kingdom under Austrian protection. [William of Wied was appointed ruler of Albania by the Powers after the Balkan war, but he abdicated very hurriedly when Essad Pasha's revolt swept over the country.]

TURKISH SHIPPING DESTROYED,

Received October 12, 9.50 a.m. PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. Official: Two of our torpedo boats on the coasts of Anatolia destroyed nineteen Turkish sailing boats with cargoes destined for the troops.

RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON SOUTH FRONT.

BIG CAPTURES OF AUSTRIAN POSITIONS. PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at tho Russian south-western headquarters says the Russians opened a strong simultaneous attack on Thursday night, .and advanced three and a haif miles on their front between the river Styr and Garaimovku. everywhere capturing the first and second position Despite the resistance by large Austrc-German forces the Russians) pierced tho front at Karpelovka. Mochanitza, and Nosovitch. ZURICH. Oct. 11. Tho Lausanne Gazette states that the Russians, by ten hours' incessant bombardment, destroyed the Austrian first line of trenches on tho Bessarabian front. PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. Official: There was an extremely desperate all day fight at Prochiline and Garbunowka. The latter was re-taken several times and we finally abandoned it. Our scouts northward of Likhartoki made a night reconnaissance, penetrated the enemy trenches and bayoneted 200 and prisonered 456.

Tho enemy near Czartorysk crossed to the right bank of the Styr. The enemy's counter-attack south-eastward of Malach'off was repulsed. Our cavalry routed the enemy eastward of Bucozacz, in Bukowina. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 11. An Austrian communique says: The Russians continued fruitless attacks in East GalicK Some regiments lost 'naif their effectives during the last few days. The enemv were also repulsed on the Strypa front. A German communique states: The Russians attempted to recapture positions at Garbunowka, west of Dunaberg. We repulsed them after severe fighting at close quarters. General Linsingen captured the village of Sinozyozy, south-cast of Pinsk. There was cavalry fighting at Kuchockawola and Jezieroy. We repulsed several attacks between the Kovel-Rovno railway and Rafalowka. Von Bothmer's army repulsed strong attacks north-westward of Tarnopol.

OUR SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 11. Tho crow of the German steamer Lulet have landed at Falster and reported that the British submarine. El 9. torpedoed tho vessel oft' Gjedsor lighthouse, allowing sufficient time, for the crew to take to the boats. Received October 12. 10.15 a.m. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 11. El 9's exploit has caused a panic in tierman shipping- in the Baltic.

ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRIAN ATTACKS.

ROME, Oct. 10. Official: Considerable enemy forces attacked our positions in the Plezzo basin, at Mir/.li, in the Monte Nero region, at Dolje, in the Tolmino sector, also at Aplaxa ami Zagara. The enemy were everywhere repulsed with heavy losses.

WORST CRIME OF THE WAR.

GERMANY ACQUIESCES IN ARMENIAN MASSACRES. LONDON, Oct. 11. fit. Hon. A. J. Balfour, in a letter to Mr T. P. O'Connor, sav S :— "Amidst all the horrors of this war there is nothing more horrible than the treatment of the Armenians. The Germans could surely end this disgraceful condition of affairs. I suggest that German-Americans use theninfluence to check the barbarities."

The Daily Telegraph points out that Enver Pasha ached to avenge his defeats in the Caucasus. It recalls Count Reventlow's unscrupulous and callous judgment that German public opinion holds that this is a matter concerning Turkev alone. NEW YORK. Oct. 11. The newspapers publish denunciatory articles on the Armenian massacres, many declaring that the Turk is following in the Teuton's footsteps. The Tribune remarks that Americans have not yet fully grasped the truth that the Allies' are protecting not only themselves but the whole world from more Armenia- and other Belgiums.

AUSTRALIA'S RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

Received October 12. 10.35 a.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 12. Senator Pcarcc announces that a recruiting campaign will be undertaken in all the States in rotation. The next will probably be held in Queensland. He deprecated fixing a definite quota as the proportion required for any State. The numbers requested by the Imperial authorities are the irreducible minimum, and as many more as can be obtained will gladly be accepted. BRISBANE. Oct. 12. In (Queensland 666 men enlisted last week.

AN EFFECTIVE RETORT

Received October 13. 8.45 a.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 12. In the Town Hall recruiting meeting someone in the body of the ha!! asked v\h\ men with high salaries remained at home while working men were asked to go to Gallipoli. In the midst of expectant silence, n returned wounded soldier struggled forward and replied: "I will tell you why the\ don't go. It. is because they are wanted here. If we did not have men like Mr Holman we should not have the organisation to send the men who ought to go. We want men of Mr Holman's stamp here. We are willing to go back and fight for them."

WHERE LABOUR IS SANE

JOHANNESBURG. Oct. 31. The Council of the Labour Partv expelled the "War on War'' section from membership The expulsions include Andrews, president of the International Socialist League, also prominent members of the Transvaal Council.

SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS' FUND.

The Manawatu Patriotic Assembly's regular weekly dance will be held to-night in the Foresters' Hall, when another successful evening is fully anticipated. The committee has just handed over a further contribution of £lO to the above fund, in aid of winch these pleasant gatherings were inaugurated.