IN THE BALKANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13662, 2 September 1916, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS.

BULGAR. RETREAT BEGINS. SUCCESS OF SERBIAN CAVALRY. Received September 1, "10.-15 p.m. LONDON. September 1. Mr J. N. Jeffries, writing from Salonika, says: The Bulgars have apparently commenced their retreat from Greece, Serbian nivalry have arrived at Sorovecevo. Tho enemy has been forced to evacuate E'evis, Caldzilar, and Patcli, The Bulgars attempted to re-fake Car-iiii-cvo, north-cast of Banica, but were, driven back. They are now reported to be cit route to Monastic.

THE LONG-EXPECTED OFFENSIVE. SIGNIFICANT REPORT FROM SALONIKA. ("Renter's Telegrams.") PARIS, August 31, A general advance of the Allies from Salonika, who, it is reliably stated, are numerically superior to Um. Bulgmians, is regarded as uiHiiijit/ii. BULGARIAN OBJECTIVE, CONSOLIDATING CONQUERED POSITION!;. 'Australian ami N./i. (Jnlile Association.) AMSTERDAM; August 31. A Bulgarian comuuiniipie says: There is no essential change, in Macedonia. Our troops have reached the positions assigned them and are now consolidating them.

SALONIKA. August 31

The Bulgarians on Ihe 281 It again assaulted Dip' Serbian left, wing at' Ostrava. The battle lasted until nightfall, by which-the Bulgars had been crushingly defeated and thrown liaek in disorder. Tlie Bulgarians are now master of the greater part of Macedonia east, of the (Struma, and have ordered the recruiting of all men of military age among the Bulgarian-speaking Turkish population, ALONG ALLIED FRONTS. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY REPORTED, (Australian ami X.X. Cabin Assacialinii). I-OXBON, Augusl ;j|. The War Office reports that there liar, been only artillery activity on the Doiran and Struma fronts. BULGARIA'S PRICE. ASKS FOR TI , I?KI,S||-m-;i.\]''OJtC£-MEXTS. (Australian anil X.Z. Cable Association). ROME, August 111. r\. wireless messajjs says: Bulgaria asked the- assislancMif SlitlJHi Turkish troops as a condition of declaring war upon Rumania.