RUMANIA'S ENTRY.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13661, 1 September 1916, Page 3

RUMANIA'S ENTRY.

BULGARIA FOLLOWS GERMANY.

DECLARES WAR ON RUMANIA,

("Reuler's Telegrams.")

Received August 31,10.35 p.m. LONDON; August 31. Bulgaria has' declared war ou Rumania.

TURKS IN HUNGARY.

FIGHTING ON RUMANIAN FRONTIER.

(Australian ami K.Z. OaMo Association.) Received August 3.1, 10.35 p.m. THE HAGUE, August 31.

Turks are assisting the Austriaus on the Rumanian front.

RAPID PROGRESS.

RUMANIANS THROUGH THE CARPATHIANS.

(Australian and N.Z. Cubic Association,) Received August 81, 10.35 p.m. ' LONDON, August 31. Bucharest reports-Show that the Rumanians crossed the frontier on Sunday night. There was lively fighting iit many places, including Rcdtowci Pass, where the Rumanians are threatening llermaunstadt. ("The Times" Service.)

Received August 31, 10.35 p.m. LONDON, August 31. The Rumanians have occupied .Kroß. stadt.

CENTRAL POWERS SURPRISED.

RUMANIA HOTLY DENOUNCED

ENEMY FRONT SHOBTENJNG. (Australian and N,Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, August 30. Berlin correspondents at the Austrian Headquarters forecast the abandonment of a part of Transylvania by the Central Empire, owing to the necessity of shortening the front, which is very crooked, requiring a large force to defend it in its entirety.

"Wireless despatches from Berlin strongly indicate that Austria and Germany believed Rumania their ally ,to the last, and the shock received on Rumania's entrance into the war is shown by the wild accusations of bad faith by the King, and Government., The Teutons evidently thought that Ru-| mania stood oji their side. !

_ It is reported from Berlin that lighting' on the Bnniiiuian frontier was begun by Romanian attacks in the direction of Sturony Pass, Kronstadt, and llermanstai.lt. German somwa'veportcd that the Buiiianians were repulsed,

ANOTHER DECLARATION.

TURKEY'S CHALLENGE TO

RUMANIA.

(Australian and B.Z. Cable Association,) LONDON, August 30. Turkey has declared war against ltu mania.

FIGHTING IN THE PASSES.

BUSSO-BUMANIAX SUCCESSES.

WELL INTO ENEMY CUUNTBY.

'• RUSSIANS EN ROUTE TO

BULGARIA,

(Australian and N.Z, Cable- Association). BUCHAREST, August 3D. The Rumanians and Russians have captured the principal passes in the Carpathian!., and have marched twelve hours' journey into enemy territory, being weakly resisted. The Russians are traversing the Dobimlja.

TOO LATE,

ENEMY WAR COUNCIL.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ZURICH, August ,10. A War Council has been summoned ni Vienna lo consider Rumania's entry tn tile war. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will attend.

"GENERAL ADVANCE."

RUMANIA'S FIRST REPORT.

("The Times" Service.)

_ LONDON, August 30. A ftlinmnia communique reports a general advance. Seven hundred and ttfly prisoners have been captured.

BUCHAREST BOMBED,

LNT3MY ZEPPELIN OYER

RUMANIA

BUCHAREST, August 30. A communique says: A Zeppelin' and an aeroplane bombed Bucharest, but did no damage.

AUBTMANS OPENING DEFEATS.

IMPORTANT RETIREMENTS'

ANNOUNCED,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable- Association.) Received August 111, ;j,;isp,ui,

ROAIE, August ;iO. The Bucharest correspondent of 11 Mcsxigoros says: The Rumanians defeated the Austriaus along the whole lino. The lafter retired to the second line. leaving hundreds of prisoners.

AUSTRIAN VERSION OF THE

FIGHTING.

WITHDRAWN STEP BY STEP,

(AiiKtrnlinu and .\'.'/i. Ualiln Afsociuliuu.) lieceived August ::i, r>.",o p.m. LOXDOX, August :;(l.

An Austrian eommiiuiipie reports: On l-i» heights,' north-east of Orsova, we repulsed repeated Rumanian attacks, Otherwise the lighting has been confined to units on the frontiers. We have withdrawn stop by stop' in accordance with the plans pre-arranged ■, in the (■vent ol' war, The enemy will boasl. of the occupation of Protoseny, Brasso, C/.divasarhoby. The northernmost Rumanian troops are engaged in a battle in the (iyergyo mountains.

The Germans re-captured Kiikul Height in the Carpathians, Our Danube flotilla destroyed, near Turuu-Xagurolo, Rumanian tugs, harbour warehouse, and military establishments. We captured two loaded barges ami steamers. THE FIRST PRIZE.

HUNGARIAN TOWN OCCUPIED.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received August :'>!, (i.4,1 p.m. LONDON, August 311. The Rumanians have occupied Brasso,