THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144826, 2 November 1915, Page 3

THE BALKANS.

THE SERBIAN EXTREMITY. A CHANCE FOR THE ALLIES. LONDON, Oct. 31. Dr. Dillon, from. Rome, writes that now a junction has been effected of the Austro-Gennans, Bulgarians and Turks, the utmost the Allies can hope to achieve is the preservation of the Serbian Army and its maintenance on Serbians soil. If it is driven into Albania, the consequences will be extremely grave. Greece’s real interests in Albania have recently , become greater. ' The Serbians cannot possibly resist an enemy fivo times superior numerically, and the Anglo-French troops, owing to lack of time, cannot dispatch sufficient numbers to reinforce them. Greece and King Constantine, without the slightest doubt, are in league with our enemies, and Kftig Constantine will redeem his promise to the Kaiser. If neutrality is untenable he will side with the Austro-Gennans, unless constrained by the Entente, but if the Entente bestir themselves they may transform the enemies’ advantage into a source of weakness. REPORTS FROM VARICES SOURCES. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1 An Austrian communique says;—We stormed several strong Serbian positions at Tilanovac, capturing four guns. Germans co-operated and entered the town. Our troops are progressing everywhere north-west of Kragnievatz, and the Germans captured the heights south-west of Lapovo. A Bulgarian communique says:— Since the capture of Pirot on Thursday we defeated and are pursuing the Serbian*. The Anglo-French fleets have resumed the bombardment of the Aegean coast. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. A message from tho Austrian front savs that it is expected tho final battle between the Austro-Germans and tho Serbians will occur in three weeks’ time, at Kragnievatz. PARIS. Nov. 1. Tho Serbian Minister stalls that the Serbians are now assured of effective Allied co-operation and will fight to tho last man. ATHENS, Nov. 1. The Gounarist press is endeavouring to provoke M. Venezelos to outvote Cabinet, thereby offering a pretext for dissolution. M. Kiimis opposes dissolution. . The Bulgarians are pouring reinforcements into Krivolak, in view of the critical position at TJskub. LONDON, Nov. 1. The Frankfort Gazette says that Bulgaria is ready to c»do all Eastern Macedonia to Greece, and Turkey will recognise Greek rights in the islands annexed in the Aegean Sea. - ROME. Nov. 1.

II Comoro della Sera’s Bucharest correspondent reports that a council of high Roumanian officers, by a twothirds majority, favoured joining the Entente. BUCHAREST, Nov. 1. The bombardment of Varna was extremely violent on Thursday. Tho Bulgarians are returning the fire. King Constantino has arrived at Salonika.

A TURKISH REVOLT

AGAINST GERMAN DOMINATION.

TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received Nov, 2, 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. The Salonika correspondent of tho Echo do Paris reports that the Committee of Union and Progress held a grand council and excluded Germans. It debated tho desirability of the German Army coming to Constantinople, and expressed great apprehension at the. Gorman domination of the Empire.

A semi-official organ subsequently announced that Turkey had no need of German aid. Turkey could guard the Dardanelles and reconquer Egypt herself. Hakki Pasha told a German editor that the Allies had forgotten that the Bulgars did not stand alone. The Allies hoped to starve Turkey as regards ammunition. but had not succeeded. Turkey had already secured the railways everywhere, and land communications would follow when Nish was captured. The attack on Egypt would depend on the duration of tho war.

SERBIAN ARSENAL CAPTURED. NISH FORTS UNDER FIRE. (Received Nov. 2, 12.30 p.m.) BERLIN, Nov. 1. Official.—The Austro-German forces have captured Kraguiovatz, containing the Serbian arsenal. An unofficial dispatch from Sofia states that the exterior forts of Nish are under tho fire of the Bulgarian artillery. BULGARIAN REPORTS. OF FURTHER SUCCESSES, BT ELECTRIC TELEOKAPH. OOPTKIGHI. (Received Nov. 2, 11.30 a-m.) I AMSTERDAM, Nov, 1. / A Bulgarian communique claims to havo captured tho Trzibata Ridge, irpn which roads load to Nish and Bela Palanka. They also claim to hawo <|aptpred the town of Greefjica, at j the junction of tho Vrania-Loskovatz Jood. and the road through the Vlassna valley. We found 19,000 rifles, 950 cajsifcs of powder, and 15,008 cases of cirtridges at Uskub. /