KING CONSTANTINE'S INDECISION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16547, 22 November 1915, Page 5

KING CONSTANTINE'S INDECISION.

LORD KITCHENER AT ATHENS

AUDIENCE OF ONE HOUR

ALLIES MUST HAVE GUARANTEES

TE|DE PRESSURE TO BEAR

ECONOMIC BLOCKADE SAID TO BE ESTABLISHED

MONASTIR TAKEN BY ENEMY

NO TIME TO.-LOSE

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BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE. FREE RAILWAY COMMUNICATION. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) , LONDON, November 19The Tages Zeitung asserts. that free railway communication between Berlin and l Constantinople is now open. OLD SERBIA COMPLETELY OCCUPIED. BERNE, November 19. (Received Nov. 21, at 3.20 p.m.) German advices state that the AustroGermans have entered Rashka, completing, the invasion of old Serbia. The Serbian Government has .gone to Prizrend. MONASTIR OCCUPIED. SERBIANS IN FULL RETREAT. ROME, November 20. • (Received Nov. 21, at 4.45 p.m.) The Tribuna's correspondent at Athens states that the Bulgarians occupied Monastir and that the Serbians are in full retreat. ATTACK AT STRUMNITZA REPULSED. PARIS, November 20. (Received Nov. 21, at 4.45 p.m.) A communique states: We repulsed a Bulgarian attack at StTumnitza with appreciable enemy losses. . ADVANCE AT. PRISHTINA. AMSTERDAM, November 20. (Received Nov. 21, at 4.45 p.m.) An Austrian communique states: The Mohammedans in the Sanjak cheered the entry of our troops. The German-Bulgarian ■ advance at Prishtina is progressing. SAFE. ROME, November 19. (Received Nov. 21, at 3.30 p.m.) ( II Messagero states that Anglo-French marines who participated in the defence of Belgrade have reached Resna, on the Albanian frontier. I BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. TERRIBLE DETAILS. PARIS, November 19. (Received Nov. 21, at 3.30 p.m.) Official: Wireless advice states that the Serbian refugees at Salonika give most terrible details of the atrocities of the, Bulgarian soldiery,'. which surpass the' worst horrors of 1913. All the Serbians captured are massacred, regardless of sex or age, with the utmost refinement of torture and unnameable cruelties. At Nish- hundreds of women and children were burht alive in the churches where they sought refuge. Not a house was left standing in Macedonia after the Bulgars 'passed. KRITHIA. AMSTERDAM, November 19. (Received Nov. 21, at 3.30 p.m.) A Turkish communique claims that -by a flanking fire and counter-attack f at, Krithia they Tepulsed the enemy to their old positions. The enemy's losses were severe. ENEMY SUCCESSES. FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN. AMSTERDAM, November 19. (Received Nov. 21, at 3.30 p.m.) A German communique states: During yesterday's, successful pursuing battles 5000 Serbians were taken prisoners. POSITION SUMMED UP. LIABLE IftGREECE'S HOSTILITY. LONDON, November 21. (Received Nov. . 21,. at 11 p.m.) Military critics, summing un the position in Serbia, say that the Northern Serbian army is falling bacjk into Montenegro. The Southern Serbians iare divided, if not surrounded, at Ba- ' buna. They cannot get into effective touch . with the Allies, and may be compelled to retreat into Albania. If the Italian correspondents are right, we are liable to Greece's hostility wheji in difficulties. Within a fortnight heavy German reinforcements will reach Serbia, and the nearest Allies must act quickly. .Renter's Malta correspondent says it is understood that Greece's consent to allowing the withdrawal of the Anglo-French-Serbian troops into Greece if occasion arises does not satisfy the Allies without sufficient guarantees. There are indications that the Allies will demand the immediate intervention of or the immediate demobilisation of the Greek army. BULGARIAN MOVEMENTS. SALONIKA, November 21. (Received Nov. Si, at 11 p.m.) It is stated that the Bulgarians are manoeuvring in the Prilep region. They, have suspended their march to Monastir. AMSTERDAM, November 21. (Received Nov. 21, at 11 p.m.) A Bulgarian communique claims the capture of important points in the Babuna Pass, opening the gates to Prilep. Monastir has been captured, and it is claimed that 2QOO prisoners have been taken, and 18 guns: also 300 prisoners and four guns near the mountain, of Kopilck.

THE AUSTRIAN FORCES,

IN UNPLEASANT POSITION,

LONDON, November 21. (Received Nov. 21, at 11 p.m.) The newspapers at Vienna state that the Austrian force is encamped deep in snow in the Serbian mountains, and is suffering terribly from cold. The greatest difficulty is being experienced keeping the communications open, and bringing -up supplies.