BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14740, 20 October 1915, Page 5

BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

SERIOUS GERMAN REVERSES. Frees Association. —Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 19. Bucharest telegrams report a serious German reverse in the Timok Valley. The Germans also failed to break the Servian line in the Gornacco sector in an eight hours’ battle. The Servians took two thousand prisoners, chiefly Germans. The latter abandoned four guns.-- An enormous number of dead are before the Servian front. Timok Valley is situated about 30 miles west of Widin. which fortress the Servians are endeavouring to reach, to prevent munitions reaching Bulgaria' from Austria. LANDING AT ENOS HOT / CONFIRMED. LONDON, October 19. The landing at Enos is unconfirmed, but if a footing has been established it' will be one of the most dramatic and decisive strokes of sea power in the course of the war. MAOE-TO-ORDER REPORTS. VIENNA, October 19. A communique states; Servian division■> were defeated at Avala and are retreating south. We are attacking detachments north ot Eaija. , German divisions are gaining ground on both sides of the Lower Morava. ’Hie Bulgarians have occupied the heights at Muslin, Perciii and Badinzub, and are advancing over. Egripaiank. - BULGARIANS AT DEDEAOATCH. LONDON. October 19. Bulgarians have ordered... civilians t > evacuate Dedeagatclj, fearing an ..Allied , bombardment.' .Only, the’ military remain." Dedeagatcii Is a Bulgarian seaport on the Aegean Sea. T GENERAL SARRAIL SAILS. ■±/- ■ LONDON, October 19. • General Sarrail, Commander-in-Chie: in the Balkans) has left for Servia. ITALY’S POLICY IN THE BALKANS. NO TROOPS AT PRESENT. r . ROME,' October 19. M. Sonnid, at ; a Cabinet Council, outlined Itnlv’s policy in the Balkans. He stated Italy would not at present send troops to Servia; but was giving assistance to the Allies in the form of transports, hospital ships, and Italian .grins and munitions' jWhich had Men sent in largo quantities to Montenegro and Ser- ' via."’ .-■■w - ROUMANIA AND GREECE. AWAITINGx .DEVELOPMENTS. . 'Y 'j' -o a^&Ricpi. October,lß. The Bulgarian Foreign Minister has in-’ formed a:■ German correspondent that Greece will • not iddclare war while the central Powers aife successful, but if the Austro-Germans weaken, Greece will attack- ua immediately. -Houmania' wil' await events andtiaupport the side which proves the stronger. , : . ■ i ■ . ve': rSEfrtwiis 'in state EMPLOY. STATEMENT BY MR. HOLMAN. Received October 20, 9.55 a.m. SYDNEY. October 20. In the the Hon. W. A. Holman, tabled a list showing that sixtythree persons of German birth were in the Government service. The departmental chiefs reported that the conduct and loyalty of.-;the majority was pood. The Commonwealth Government had not attempted to, ascertain what Germans and Austrians., were in its employ, and no State had taken action against such employees; RECRUITING TH NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND’S FINE RECORD. (Per United Press Association.) ’ AUCKLAND, October 20. A record was established at the city recruiting office yesterday morning, when the enlistments totalled 150. Of 100 men examined,by, the doctors till lunch only five were rejected. The recruits included many prominent, athletes and several representative Rugby and soccer footballers. In the afternoon 400 men left as the second city quota of the reinforcements. When the roll was called in the morning only 30 failed to respond, and the shortage was made up from those who were waiting. Altogether Auckland has contributed 1550 men to date, and with the extra battalions now in the district there are nearly 900 men in hand towards its quota for the Tenth Reinforcements. QUESTION OF COMPULSION. VIEWS OF BISHOP JULIUS. CHRISTCHURCH, October 20, At the Diocesan Synod of Christchurch ! Bishop Julius, referring to the war, said ',/-“ While Lord Kitchener is silent it is certainly no business of mine to venture an opinion on the,question of compulsion. All of lis-could .wish that it were i possible to supply men and win the war I on the voluntary system, but the Emj piro is not doing its best, and until it I does there is little, hope of victory. We , cannot be too thankful for the spirit of j sacrifice manifest throughout the Emj pire, and least of all in New Zealand. I where the people have given their sons freelv and are not weary of giving what else they have to' give. Of course, them i are some both here and at- Home making *' money bv the wav. No taxation can 1 touch them more than it touches others. ■ Thov must be left to the Divine 'judgment of degradation.”