SERVIA’S DEFENCE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5258, 18 October 1915, Page 5

SERVIA’S DEFENCE.

UNEXPECTED RESISTANCE HAS UPSET GERMAN PLANS.

ENEMY ATTACKS DEFEATED AND HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED.

ROUMANIA AGAIN DECLARES FOR “ STRICT NEUTRALITY.”

GREECE EVADING THE TREATY WITH SERVIA. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

ALLIES WIN POSITIONS.

MORE DESPERATE ATTACKS. \ IMPORTANT GAIN BY BRITISH. London, Last Night. General Sir John French reports; In reference to the German commun-, ique the only change in the situation south of La Bassee canal is that wo have further improved our position in Hohenzollern Redoubt and hold all the ground we gained on the 13th. Paris, Last Night.

A communique says: After violent bombardment the enemy gained a footing on part of his former trenches east of Auberive. We re-captured the trenches which the enemy held since the 9th north of Reillon. The enemy in the Vosges delivered a violent attack on a five kilometres front at Rehfensin and Hartman’s-Wei 11 erkopf, a uni used burning petrol, and succeeded in re-occupying trenches on the .summit of Hartman’s, hut were repulsed elsewhere. A communique says: We completely repulsed German attacks at Boesenhache. Arthos and on the northern slope of South ex Valley. Trench fighting continues south of Somme, Libore and Guesnoy San Terre. The enemv are using “tear” shells, socalled because of the effect of the gases upon the eyes in the Champagne. Bomb and grenade fighting is proceeding in the Argonne north of Lahougette and Yarquois. A vigorous counter-attack enabled ns to recapture aD positions on the summit of Hartmann’s. Weillerkoff, also to capture a fort.

A squadron of aeroplanes on Saturday bombed Sabions station in Metz. Numerous hits were oltserved on the station and moving trains. i

There was an importan t British success between Ypres and Loos on Wednesday night. After the bloodiest temporary check through the German attack, the British, aided by excellent artillery preparation, attacked north-east of Yermelles, capturing several trendies. Amsterdam. Last Night. There is growing resentment at Zeppelins persist ing in Hying over Holland regardless of protests. The Belgian-Duteh frontier has been closed, and reinforcements are arriving on the Ypres-Arras front. A Berlin communique says: Again we have driven the English out of positions north-east and east of Yermelles. They only retain a small portion of the trenches on the western fringe of the gravel quarry. The Saxons east of Auberive captured the French place d’armes when an attack could he made on our positions. We pri'onered 300 and took several machine guns.

RAID BY BELGIAN AVIATORS

Havre, Last Night

Belgian aviators raided Zeebruge and Antwerp and dropped Belgian Hags and newspapers announcing the successes on the west front.

POSITION ON GALLIPOLI

London. Last Night

The a vciiing na-wspa jiers are commenting freely on the situation in the Dardanelles. The Westminster Gazette eon.siders the Government should not lie pressed respecting the situation and if the Commons refrains from pursuing the line of inquiry it w ill -Ixiw itself more prudent than the Dints. The 'Westminster Gazette suggests that equipping a new ex|>edition for Salonika must not lie allowed to dissipate or weaken the forces in the west which is the decisive theatre of the war. The Kveiiing News draws attention to the discrepancy lietween Mr Churchill's and Lord CeciPs optimistic statements afxmt the Dardanelles and the illusions of the Cords.

THE CASUALTIES

London, Last Night

In the Commons Mr Tennant gave details of the casualties in the Dardanelles: —Killed, 118 b officers and 1 7.772 others; wottiialeal, 2R32 officers and 00.220 others; mi-sing, 383 officers and 8707 others. The Australians and New Zealanders killed were: 33b officer- and bOO4 others; wounded. 81 4officers and 20.(80 others; missing. b2 officers and 2070 others. The total casualties were 00,800. If I SSI A N SUCCESSES. THROWING THK ENEMY HACK. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED, IVtrograd, East Night. A communique says: An artillery duel is di'tcloping with great intensity of Dvinsk. We carried, the village ot Gavaranrzy, west of lake (Ilsile. \\ c threw the enemy across the I’ripet. near Mobil, by ii flank' attack. Wast of Tarnojiol wc throw the Germans hack towards the Strypa with heavy lossa's. We repulsed a strong attack at Kuivorouka, the enamy retreating from their trenches in disorder. I n the Caucasus the Turks sustained heavy lossa-s, and fled Gopalward. The enemy uerp driven out of Wiistanpux. south «») Fake Van. A communique says : The Genimns at Dvinsk made saxcral attacks along Illnxt road and south of Lake Meiliiq Wc captured a farm between Lakes lleminen and Drisviuty after a desiderata- fight. I hero are good reports of the i ill-nit s very heavy losses in the re-eiit fighting at Dvinsk. 'Hite enemy ili-soa-rate attacks at Hivoronka. wi-st of Tratnlmuilia. following a hurrcaix- of artillerv Fire, were repulsed.

HELGAIIS MAY REVOLT

THE COAST BLOCKADED

THE STIR IN THE BALTIC,

FIVE TRANSPORTS SUNK

London, Last Night. The Exchange Telegraph says Copenhagen official news reports that a naval action was fought threequarters of a mile from the land. Nothing certain is known. Fishermen declare that they saw some ships disappear after cannonading. Another Copenhagen message states that a British submarine was attacked in the sound. The submarine fired shells at ;i torpedo boat, which was sunk.

Copenhagen, Last Night. The evening papers report that another German torpedo boat was sunk on Thursday afternoon by El 9 near the Faroe Islands

l’he German wnieli was m action on Wednesday, was returning with reinforcements when a fisherman heard an explosion, and saw a great column of water rise and a. second torpedo boat disappeared. The flotilla then again hurried off. Petrograd, Last Night. British submarines in the Batlic sank five German transports and another ran ashore. SERVIANS HOLDING ON. GERMANS THROWN BACK. SUFFER TERRIBLE LOSSES. Paris, Last Night, the Pomps’ Nish correspondent says the Austro-Gernuliis have already lost on the Abrenovatz, Belgrade, Se-inendria-Gradislite front over 20,000 killed ami -30.000 wounded. A German wireless admits terrible losses, and urges the Bulgarians to ltegin an immediate attack. It also says the enemy were able to evacuate only the Moravia Plains, where we gained ten miles, and there are some tears that the Serbians will be cut in two at Pozerevatz. causing their right w ing to lie thrown hack to the Roumanian frontier London. Last Night. Ihe Serbians to the present have maintained the positions to which they retired when the Bulgarians’ attack necessitated rearrangement of their defence. The Serbians on Friday night repulsed two Bulgarian attacks on the Timok front, with heavy losses. Fierce fighting at Doiran also resulted in a Bulgarian set-hack.

The Temps correspondent at Nish states that the Serbian#! threw hack tiic G< ■rinan army who were attempting to turn their wing at Semendria. The enemy were driven to the G<Alomine marshes on the right hank \>f the Danube and a Bavarian battalion was hurled into the river.

Great movements of troops are reported from Turkey. The forces which weie defending Smyrna are lieing sent to Thrace. 'I roops quartered in Constantinople which has boon supplying Gallipoli are being de.spatrill'd to <!eiernl Varna, Burgas and Dedcagntch under German officers.

The splendid fight the Serbians are putting up against treenindous odds is arousing uiixiety in Britain ami Fiance as to whether the Allies’ assistance will arrive in time.

Official Kqiorts from Nish on Satin day state that the enemy’s fighting was ait tlic most, terrible character on the whole Austrp-Gennan and Hufgaiian fronts. HELP I ROM ITALY. London. Last- N iglit. ft. is rumoured in well-informed circles in I’aris, that Italy is sending LbO.(HX) to as-ist Serbia, and arranging lor intervention at a. spot where it may have a decisive result on the campaign. The Allies arc leaving Salonika on Sunday and going to Guengtteli. XJS.fi'' and aithcr towns, which are preparing a great reception for the. AngloFrench troops. Everyone is convinced that the arrival of a few regiments will -o raise the spirits of tin Serbians that they will prove invncibleV* THE EXCITING EVENTS. London. Last N.ight. I he Daily Telegraph's Salonika, correspondent .-a.'s : The town reflects the exciting events in tile Halknus. The street s are teeming with soldiers of many nations. Gravk soldiers rub shoulders w ith English shoulders ; Zonal* •- and Scncgalcsa- arc mixed with thepatrots Zouaves. Greeks anal English guard tin- taivvn. The Grcaik mobilisation is alailv pouring into taivvn tens ol thousands ot soblia-rs wha> are immediately despatched to (the frontier. Graphic' details a>f the v Auxt-ro-Ga'i'inan invasion ail Sa-rhia art- quickly known, and tin- heroic resistance ail the Serbians hits minla- :> I a vaiura hla< inipra-ssiain. Crowds gather where the Lit asst ua-ws from Nish is posted ha-fore it a ppa'al's in the now spapers. Every train as it li-aves Salonika is well escairtod. anil traun tin- moment'it reaches Glx'Vgheli. three arma-al a-ars life n(l----ah-al to protect ilia- train on the wav to Nish. King Peter has gaiiu> tai the front..

Loudon. Last Night Tie Daily Ta-la •graoh s llonte eonesIKinah'tit uiiota's Dr. Dillotr as saving: Dili la-nilings 111 11 In rare section of lli a - British peotile toward-. t-ha* Btllgar.s, and a Isa ► tlx- holies that- the Bulgarian armv anal nation will Htidalcnly alisavaiw King Ferdinand ara- dnngcrou* n 1 t La- present, .jnnoture. Tie report-s ol riait- anal nm tin ice are mostly iinlonndcal. The Bulgarians anal King I' a I (linalli! alone is responsible for

'nvini'iin- adopted, and will be aluly

disavowed by the people who in the event of failure will appeal to the Russians, their Slav brothers; otherwise they will be grateful to King Ferdinand, A message from New York states that the Allied squadron is blockading the Aegan coast of Bulgaria. Britain has declared war on Bul.garia.