THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

ROUMANIANS EULOGISED. TWO WEEKS' HEROIC FIGHTING. ENEMY SUFFER DREADFUL LOSSES. Received Nov. 7, (1.40 p.m. London, Nov. fi. Mi'. Washburne, writing from the Roumanian headquarters, eulogises the Roumanians' heroism in their late retreat. The fighting raged at the Ghemi Puss and in the Trotus Valley for a fortnight. After many critical days the Roumanians took the eneinv on their flanks, and repulsed them with dreadful losses, the dead being piled eight deep in the passes. He regards the northern situation as , satisfactory, for providential rains retard the enemy's transport of heavy artillery, and the rivers are raging torrents. Russia is sending all possible men. The enemy has lost invaluable time, and reduced his already narrow margin for campaigning, as the weather threatens to make his gains a wasted effort, for what cannot be accomplished this, year will probably not be possible next, when the army is reorganised. ON THE DOBRUDJA. ENEMY FORCED BACK. Received Nov. 7, 10 p.rr:. Bucharest, Nov. i. A communique states: —We repulsed attacks in the Prahova Valley. The enemy was reinforced in the Vulcan Pass. We stopped in our pursuit. There was artillerying all along the Danube. Advanced detachments forced the enemy to fall back in the Dobrudja. In the course of his retreat he fired four villages. SUPPLYING ENEMY SUBMARINES. PROMINENT GREEK ARRESTED.' SIGNIFICANT DISCLOSURES, Received Nov. 7. 10 p.m. London, Nov. 7. The Daily Telegraph's Athens correspondent states that Anglo-Frer.cii secret agents raided the roider.es of M. Kalamasiotis, Deputy for the Piraeus, on suspicion of being the supply agent for German submarines. The Government prepared a strong protest, but the newspaper Patvis publishes the. ssizad documents, disproving the Gr?r]:'s oftrepeated assurances, that Greece was not supplying submarines. In one letter Kalainasiolis assured Tlock, the German Consul, that the former did not deserve Plock's reproaches. "I am not Wiimewoithy for the failure to revictual. Our enemies placed considerable difficulties in my Cretan representatives' way." In other case.; Nakmasiotis's letters informed ■Plook where supplies were secreted. Finally n letter mentions a submarine commander's visit, adding: ''The submarine lies in a safe place. Plock congratulated us upon our devotion." Tlic Athens Government'* refusal to hand over the. lifrht warships apparently is merely for the sake of appearances. It is wiiling to surrender, but hopes to obtain payment for the lo.;n of the vessels, especially in view of the depleted condition of the Treasury Athens, Nov. 6. The French flag has been hoisted on, and French crews drafted to, the surrendered Greek torpedoers. TRENCH WAR MINISTER AT SALONIKA. Reuter Service. Received Nov. 7, 6.30 p.m. ■Paris, Nov. (1. General Roquers, French Minister of War, has arrived at Salonika.