IN THE BALKANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS.

" •./ALLIES' POSITION IN THE '',»■"■'.', BALKANS. " "CONFIDENTLY AWAITING * •■ " ' ' '.DEVELOPMENTS. '■"' ("Tlie Times" Service,) ; ' ' ' . VAfITS, August 24. The Paris correspondent of The Times say's:' Tuesday's operations were entirely favourable to the Allies. In the centre, the Franco-British troops main- •' 'tamed and consolidated all the posi- '■ tious between the Yeles Mountains, east of Lake Doiran, and the M'oglena ' river,'parallel to and west of the \;ar■dar. Further to the left Ihe Serbians ■ increased their progress on the wooded •slopes of- Knktirol), north of Btrtibino, thus nearing one of the rare passes crossing the Moglemt, mountain chain, Finally on.our extreme wing.*, the Bulgarian double offensive towards Lalie Ostravp to the. westward and on the , Struma, river, to the eastward is now V. .completely mastered. We can therefore ' confidently await further operations, AMSTERDAM, August 24. A' Bulgarian communique says: We have captured several positions south of ' Fldrihr. and completely cleared the. .".euein'y from the left bank of the .' Struma. We buried 500 of the enemy on the 24th. .

BULGARIA'S FALSE STEP. MACEDONIAN OFFENSIVE FIZZLES' OUT. ATTACK AT A STANDSTILL. ; (Australian and N,Z. Cabin Association). PARTS, August 24. The Bulgarian offensive is at a standstill, and..the only result to the advance , hitherto has., been the occupation of Greek territory, where there were no Allied troops. Artillery activity. . , bulgarians held back. "(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SALONIKA, August 24. It is oflieially announced that the British commander report's that there is artillery activity on the Doiran front, but there has been no infantry action. Oiir artillery ""'on the Struma' front dispersed the Bulgarians, who entrenched on the left bank. The enemy shelled Orlnk bridge. . ALL REPORTS FALSE. . GERMANY'S USUAL CLAIMS. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association), LONDON, August 21 A German communique says:' West of' the Ostrovo the Serbian's are still resisting the Bulgarians. All the enemy reports of Serbian, French, and British successes at tbc Decniantjero, Vardnr, and Struma are false. THE VOICE OF GREECE, ; RTSE AGAINST HEREDITARY ENEMY. . GREAT MEETING IN ATHENS. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) . ATHENS, August "4. As the outcome of the lighting at Seres, a great meeting held in Athens passed' a resolution declaring that the Greek people should rise in arms against their hereditary enemy.

RUMANIA'S ATTITUDE DEFINED. » ... J;NFAVOUR OF THE ENTENTE. A .'((Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) ' ;< AMSTERDAM, August 21, According to a well-informed Bucharest correspondent of the Berliner Tngeblatt, the tranquility of .Rumania does not signify thai Ihe country is not thinking of intervention, The Premier will cerlainly intervene on the side of the Entente, but it appears that the various Governments have not reached an understanding whether Rumania in ::übnequenl peace negotiations will have a en-decisive, or only advisory, voice. SEPARATE PEACE POR BULGARIA. AN UNLIKELY STORY. 1 CONSERVING BUI.GAR POOD :■-■■ SUPPLIES. .' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). PARTS, August L' 4. Wireless reports from Petrograd state that Bulgaria is about to sue for a separate pence, if the request has not been sent already, The Bulgarian newspapers are unanimous in the decision that the export of foodstuffs- to Germany ought to bo stopped, otherwise. Bulgaria will be

REPORTED BETRAYAL OF BULGARIANS. ' ■\lUNl>n!\F.l) RV AI.iHTKOGERMANS. (Australian ami N.K. Gable Association.) ' THE HAGUE, August 24, A Salonika correspondent says it is authoritatively stated that tlie only AustroGenuans with the Bulgarians are those in charge of motor transport, machine guns, air-craft and some artillery, RUMANIA'S INCREASING CONFIDENCE. IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY PREMIER, ("Tlifi Times" Service,) PARIS, August 24, The press refers to Rumania with increasin {{confidence. M, Bratiano, Premier of Rumania, declares that the Government has decided to grasp the opportunity to gain nationaranibitions, v, The attitude of Rumania is making the German situation grave. THE KAISER REBUFPED. RUMANIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. ("The Times" Service,) BERNE, August 24, The story is circulated that the Kaiser wrote to the King of Rumania announeing that he was sending his son Prince Albrecht, as an envoy. The King of Rumania replied refusing to receive Prince Albrecht. Being a constitutional- monarch, the King said he must be guided by his Ministers. GRECIAN ELECTIONS. M. YENEZELOS'S STATEMENT. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association,) LONDON, August 24. The Atheifs correspondent of The Times states that M. Yenezelos, in an interview, stated that he -thinks the elections will be impossible in the districts occupied by Bnlgars, who are apparently disposed to advance as far ns Larissa,

BULGARIANS ATTACK SERBIANS, HEAVY FIGHTING ENSUES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,) Received August 2G, 12,20 a.m. LONDON, August 2y. The Athens correspondent of the Daily Mail says: Ten thousand Bulgarians attacked the Serbians between Lakes Petrisko and Ostrovo, in an effort to capture the Vodena railway, There was desperate lighting at Sotir. The Serbians, on being reinforced, recaptured Sotir and Patelc.

GREEKS ENLIST WITH ALLIES. REPORTED CAPTURE OP GREEK RKGJMENT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received August 2;1, (WO p.m. ATHENS, August, 24, As the outcome of a' demonstration at Salonika six hundred Greeks have enlisted with Hie Allies. It is reported that the Bulgars captured on the- IHth, a Greek infantry regiment at Demirhissar.,

GREEKS TO THE RESCUE. VOLUNTEERS OFF TO MACEDONIA (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association), Received August 2;". 0.20 p.m. ATHENS, August 23. A Greek volunteer corps left for Salonika yesterday, Colonel (.'hristodoulos hopes, in a few davs, to command 25,000 Greeks.

FEARS OF RUMANIAN INTER- ' VKNTION. INVASION OF BULGARIA HINTED. (Australian anil N.Z, Cable Association,) Received Angus! 2;1, al S.IIO p.m. LONDON, August 'l'i. The Budapest correspondent of the Morning Post qnoles Hie newspaper A zest 's Bucharest correspondent staling that it is rumoured that Hie Russians have concentrated on Hie Bessarrtbiaii and the Rumanian frontier on I he banks of the Russian Danube for the purpose of entering Bulgaria by the Dolinnlja, and Hungary across Moldavia. It is slated that-in .Rumania, the War parly is stronger than the Premier, who is credited with having made 'a definite agreement with Russia, governing the conditions of intervention. Budapest newspapers say: "Hilherfo we have fought, as a chivalrous partner, anclher nation, but if Rumania enters the war, we shall supplement our chivalry with hatred, ami light for a blood-soaked country agajnst a pirate

GREECE'S ONLY SAFETY. ].\ Till': ARMS W Till': KXTKXTK. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) Received August 25, !).21l p.m. I'ARIS, August 25. One hundred and lifty presidents ami members of worknicns' eopor.itions •headed a deputation to M. Ycni/.elos to-day asking what ought to lie done in the present emergency. M. Venizelos replied: "I am unable to draw up a jirogramiiu' at present-, but our safetly lips in taking refuge in the Entente's amis. Let us organise :i manifestation to prove that the nation still liyes." A committee was appointed to arrange the manifestation. BULGARIA TIRED OF THE WAR HEAVY HAND OF THK HL'X, ; (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association). Received August '25, .11,25 p.m. NBW YORK, August 2:,. A correspondent at Sofia, in an niicensored message-says: "'lTsually nothing, except a despatch approved by Germany, is allowed to be sent from Soli'a, The Bulgars are very dissatisfied as the German General Staff treat them like a vassal nation, The Germans control the post arid telegraph, telephones, 'ami' even the.press'censorship. The Gerinans-al-tcmpted totakctwo-thirds of the crop, but the Sobraiije protested, and the Herman, officers did not persist in the scheme. The finances are going .from bad to worse.. Austro-Gennany loaned Bulgaria, ten million dollars of ■"money," but half-was sent; in the fomr of products and the balance in paper money, of which nearly l-111.H00,-000 dollars are in circulation as against a circulation of 17,000,0011.in gold, Food .is scar'ce.and costly>and t.wo d'ays weekly are'meatless. Bulgaria has nearly 350,000 men on the southern frontier and the German troops number 'h'o,ooo. The Bulgarian people are utterly tired of tlie-war.