THE SALONIKA FRONT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3280, 24 January 1917, Page 21

THE SALONIKA FRONT.

Pad weather in Macedonia has caused numerous floods, and there aro heavy snowstorms in'the Lake Prosba region. The Italians repulsed an enemy attack on a munition depot to tho north of Armatus. Engagements occurred to tho south of

Lako Ochrida, particularly at Veliterna, where an Indo-Chinese detachment fought. Another detachment slightly progressed beyond Sveti. It is reported that Hindonburg's refusal of Bulgaria's repeated appeals to commence a great offensive in Macedonia is causing ill-feeling in Sulla. The n fusal is regarded as an indication that Austria and Germany cannot detach troops from their Russoivumani'in fronts. M. Marcel Ilutin points out that the Austro-Hungarian communiques for the first time for six months refer to lighting south of Lake Ochrida. lie suggests that there has been a .transference of troops under von Falkenhayn from the Rumanian front. Mr Ward Price, writing from Salonika, and answering the question, "What are wo doing at Salonika?" says: "Our object is first to cut the Berlin-Bagdad i-ailway and sever German connection with her Eastern Allies, and also to refashion the Balkans and thwart German schemes. If the Germans had reached Salonika they would have built a Mediterranean Kiel. Egypt would havo been threatened by a fleet as strong as that in the North Sea. By re-establishing- Serbia wo fulfil our duty to our Ally, and build a Slav dam across the tideway of German ambition.