THE BALKAN STATES

Southland Times, Issue 17787, 17 July 1916, Page 5

THE BALKAN STATES

HUNGARIAN ACTIVITY HURRIEDLY FORTIFYING LINES . POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS. PEACE DEMANDED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 15. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. The Times correspondent at Bucharest states that the Hungarian authorities are hurriedly fortifying the interior lines in Transylvania with Russian prisoners. They ore withdrawing numbers of Ausirh.ii troops from Serbia and sending them to Galicia. All Die heavy Damibian artillery has been sent to Przcmysl. An immense crowd demonstrated at Tv.i.svar, proceeded to the town hall and demanded peace. Bread ami troop (rains are daily arriving at Seghcdien directed tor the Italian and Galician fronts. The troops' morale is low and they appear to lie exhausted. THE PEELING IN GREECE. ALLIES’ VICTORIES CHEERED. ATHENS, July J5. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. Three officers, including the chief of the ICing's bodyguard, and thirty soldiers were killed at the Taloi (ire. Ten thousand Greeks celebrated July 1 Ith, and demonstrated before the Erem-h Embassy. The Legation Secretary read Sir Don.ghts Haig’s bulletin arnld great cheering. A MACEDONIAN RISING. LONDON, July 15. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. Serbians in Macedonia, and Macedonian inhabitants between Kmsbevo ate] Nibra, have taken to the mountains, armed with rides and grenades stolen from Bulgarian arsenals. They have formed themselves into Kinds ami are attacking the Bulgarian gendarmerie. A SUGGESTIVE CONFERENCE. BUCHAREST, July 15. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. King Ferdinand conferred with the Russian Minister, and later received other 15nten.lf> Ministers.