THE BULGARIAN OFFENSIVE.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13658, 29 August 1916, Page 3

THE BULGARIAN OFFENSIVE.

• BULGARIANS OCCUPY KAVALIA, CAPTURE PORTS AND MUNITIONS FIERCE ; FIGHTING IN PROGRESS ("The Times" Service.) 'RtiJeivetl August 28,9.50 p.m. .. LONDON, August 28. . The Berliner.'Tageblatt asserts that the' Bulgarians havo occupied liavnlla ■ ( .. ("Reuter's Telegrams,") •jtseelved 'August 28,10,55 p.m. . SALONIKA, August 28. ' Bulgars entered Kavalla on the sothj:.'iill; the forts except one.have /b^n,transferred.to. them., The arma-went-and; munitions are intact. .Received August'2B,lo.ss p.m. v ' ..j • ATHENS, August 28. Y 'Unconfirmed'.reports state that the . 'Bu]gars);(jpera.ting.;in the Kavalla re- : - aro i 75)000 strong and ar.c treating •the; Greek; population, shamefully. They •v are'installing Bulgarians into positions of-authority. No.Germans are with the ;■ Bulgars.' , , EWfefved ! August'2B,lo.sft' p.m. '• PARIS, August 28. ;' An - official report' from; Salonika tliat 'two ■ British monitors and 'onoVcruiser bombarded Kavalla forts on the 25th.' The- Bulgarians cannonaded the-Struma,'and'Lake Doiran fronts. Five 1 fierce Bulgarian attacks against • Vetrenik, north-west of Kukuruz, were shattered by Serbian artillery.; Desper- ....'' ate'fighting continues in the region of. ;. . UakojsOa troyto;whbre several' Bulgarian attacks were repulsed; by the-Serbian counter-attacks. ■' ( , .'(Australian and N.Z, Coble Association). Received August 28, 9;5 p.m. . ; August 28. mm ' reports ' that the Serbians being rciuforced, have taken the. offensive and ; liave' captured Sorovitz. . ' ■ BULGARIANS OCCUPY. DEMIR- ,\' HISSAR. "" POPULAR ANGER RISING. • (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ATHENS,'August 27. • (Official). The Bulgarians have occupied Demirhissar. ■ The occupation of Demirhissar has increased popular in Greece. 1 The-patriotic movement is spreading. Received,August.2B, 8.5 p.m. ATHENS, August 28. Demonstrations against the Bulgar-ian-invasion arc reported from Mitylene and .Verria. , ENTENTE QUESTION TO GREECE. • : DlsfecE OF THESSALY UN- ' .WARRANTED... 'V , ... . , ("Reutor's Telegrams.") Received August 28,5.15, p.m. 4', 1 ATHENS, August 28. The/British, Trench, and Russian Ministers visited the Premier and inquired how long Greece would passively countenance tho Bulgarian advance. The Ministers added: The Entente has no military interest to defend Central Thessaly against the invaders. There is no risk of cutting off Salonika, which is supplied from the sea. PRO-GERMANS IN GREEK ARMY. ■ PROMINENT GENERALS RETIRED, '•V. ("Reuter's-Telegrams!") ATHENS, August 27, ' r General Moschopoulos has been -appointed, Chief of the General Staff,'re-placing-General Dousmams, Who has been grantedieavc. Colonel Metaxas has been relieved-of his post as Assistant Chief of the General Staff. These changes are highly, important. V. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association), " Received August.2B,7.s p.m. LONDON, August 27. -.Mr W. J. Jeffries, the Athens correspondent of the Daily Mail, reports that General Doushiams and Colonel Mataxas are leading pro-Germans.. PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. ALLIES HOLD POSITION . . ; SECURELY. (Australian and-N.Z. Cable Association,) '' LONDON, August 27. ' A German communique'says: The Bulgarians are advancing on the east bank of the Struma and are approaching tho mouth of the. river. .ATHENS, August 27. A Tegiment of Bulgarian cavalry • mutinied at Uskub. - Two German officers were found in barracks assassinated. ' mi -n August 27. Hie British repelled ali Bulgarian counter-attacks against the recentlycaptured positions at Doiraii. ( Tho Times" Service.) , r _ ■! LONDON, August 27. ift lri L?" C0 ' AtlleiJa corresponds of The 1 Times says: The French - arttllery js battering open the door to JJoiran.and outposts are already within a kilometre : of- tho place. The Allied ' 18 i'ot to hurry. Austrian .'minors man tllo enemy's batteries. The Bulgarian staff apparently feels s^e, -atrieast for some weeks, against tho attacks of Rumanians/ They havfe brought'back the division recently sent to the' Rumanian frontier. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received August 2S, 8.5 n m ■™« is, s ia.. ■ A ..UnJgarian communique reports tho rapture of a. village southwarda of Ochnda. We./captured an English detachment, including the commander, in tne Vardar Valley. Our leftwin/dr;. bouching from Parnardogh, occupied the iEgean littoral. Russian seaplanes bombarded Varna. Ours twice successtully attacked a Kussiun cruising stiuadron. , . 0 1 . • RUMANIA'S ATTITUDE. CONFERENCE OF .POLITICAL i LEADERS. THE KING'S STATEMENT. ("Reuter's TeleßraniE.") Beceived August 28,5.15 p.m. BUCHAREST, August 27, iHs' authoritatively announced that fh* King has summoned representative statesmen to discuss the situation, A semi-official statement, which has been issued, refers 'to " the excitement aiHl uneasiness owing to which l!ie ling;has summoned a conference, including former Prime Ministers, political leaders, M;' Filipescu, M, Jonescu, H. Marchiloman,- and the present and former Presidents of the Council and speaker*.' The King deprecates the newspapers inicrprcting the conference as a pretext forfresh agitation and unwarranted comments. ■ RUMANIAN. RESERVISTS MOBILISED. . CABINET ASKS FOR WAR CREDIT. iAustralian and N.Z. Cablo, Association.) ' Received August 89,12,50 a.m. '. PARIS, August 28. It is reported f that the Rumanian, reservists have been mobilised. The Cabinet is asking for a credit- of £24,000,000!

SERBIANS MAGNIFICENT FIGHTING. BULGARIAN PLANS DEFEATED. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association,) Received August 28, 8.45 p.m. -■ ATHENS, August 28. • The Serbians continue to make.pro3. gress south of Slanbino and Kukuyoff slopes, and. between Mogliuo and Ostrovo,.where they fought an important action and beat the Bulgarian patrols on the south-west tyuik of the Ostrovo. A it big battle is'proceeding, on the Karad- !• .jova range against three Bulgarian divisiona. Magnificent Serbian fighting • spoiled the Bulgarian chances of reaching Salonika Gulf, e e GREEK LOSSES IN MACEDONIA. PATRIOTIC COMMANDERS CASHIERED. • ' B . , (Australian, anii N.Z. Cable Association.) ' Received August 20,12.50 a,m, ' ' ROME, August 28. Athens reports that the Greeks lost s about one hundred in the Macedonia ' lighting. The King has authorised the cashiering of the Greek Commander'disobeying the orders to retreat. t ..