TO MEET THE NEW MENACE IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2591, 13 October 1915, Page 5

TO MEET THE NEW MENACE IN THE BALKANS

TROOPS POURING INTO SALONIKA

REPORTED CO-OPERATION OF ITALY

By Telo?rapli—Press Association-'-Copyright Rome, October 11. The landing of the Allies' troops at Salonika continues. Amsterdam, October 11. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" states that the Allies are preparing to land at Dedeagatch, and that Russia is also preparing to attack Bulgaria. Salonika telegrams state that 30,000 Allied troops have landed, and are being used to assure tiie communications between Salonika and Servm. Italy is now operating in the transport _ and landing troops, and is likely to take an active part in the Balkan expedition.

FLEEING. CIVILIANS PERISH ON FIRE-SWEPT ROADS,

(Rec. October 12, 9 p.m.) Nish, Ootober 11

Considerable forces are operating at Obrenovatz, where an entire enemy regiment was annihilated with tho bayonet after the Serbian artillery had destroyed a bridge of boats. . . , The main enemy forces are engaged at Belgrade. Tho inhabitants, talien by surprise, hurriedly fled. The enemy's artillery swept the roads loading out of the city, and many civilians, mostly women and children, perished. Refugees speak of the hell-fire and terrible sufferings of the inhabitants. The Serbian commander states that the ground where the Germans landed at Ram was so covered with corpses that they could not advanco without marching over them. Stubborn fighting was continued on Saturday in the suburbs south of Belgrade.

SERBIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE

ENORMOUS LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES,

The High Commissioner reports:—

London, October 12, 1.10 a.m

A Serbian official message states: "Our troops are vigorously resisting tho onslaught of the Austro-Germans, whose heavy artillery lias caused formidable and sanguinary combats. The losses were enormous ou both sides. "Near Denniknpti," Bulgarian bands dynamited the railway bridgo on the Salonika-Uskub line."

By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrigln

(Rec. October 12, 11.30 p.m.) Nish, Octobor 12.

\ Serbian official comnvuniquo states: —"We repulsed four attacks in the, Zabregie-Obrenobatz scctor. There were great enemy losses during the Belgrado fi B enem:f gunboat and badly damaged another which had been beached near Scmlin. . . . . "All'attacks on our positions on too Druia before isadovmtzi were repulsed with heavy losses."

ASPHYXIATING FIENDS AT WORK,

(Rec. October 12, 2.30 p.m.)

London, October 17,

Telegrams from Bucharest 6tate that the Gcumans have brought to Serbia many of their heaviest guns, including 12-inch armament. They used asphyxiasing gases at Stabatz.

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE,

(Rec. October 12, 3.30 p.m.)

London, October 11. 'A German offioial communique states: "Further battles have developed in the Drina region. _ ' mi,/ ,i "Tho crossing of the Danube lias been completed between Shabatz (on the Save) and Gradiste (east of Belgrade). i "The Austro-Germans have captured the heights l.etween Zarkovo and Mirijevo. south of Belgrade, and stormed the Anatem position, near Ram. "Altogether the Germans took- prisoner 1556 men, and captured seventeen guns,"AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, October 12. Tho Serbians south-east and south-west of Belgrade have nine naval guns and twenty-six field guns. , . A largo quantity of material and six hundred prisoners were captured by the Austro-Germans at Belgrado. SERBIANS RETIRE TO THEIR SECOND LINE

ALLIES TO ATTEND TO THE BULGARIANS

London,' October 11

An Athens telegram states that the Serbians have retreated to their second lino, in the mountains, where the Germane' heavy artillery is of littlo seivios,

("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

London, Ootobsr 11

Interviewed by tlis "Pall Mali Gazette," M. Boschkovit-ch, Sorbian > Minister in London, 6ai"d: —"We hope and expect Rumania, and Greece to join • us. The Serbian army, owing to the liberal assistance sent by England, is in Srst rate condition." f SERBIANS CONFIDENT THEY CAN. HOLD THE INVADERS. Paris, October 11. The Serbian Minister deolares: "If the army we expect from tho Allies allows us to devote ourselves to our _ assailants from t-lio north, we will fifht without uneasiness, and oppose tho invaders again victoriously.- ° A Serbian officer says: "If the Allies look after the Bulgarians wo will go into battle singing." THE AUSTRO-GERMAN PASSAGE OF THE SAVE London, October 11. Paris learns that over an army corps has crossed tho Save at Seraendria, iuoluding Bavarians and Prussians, with strong artillery. ZEPPELIN ARRIVES 'AT SOFIA'. Athena, Ootobor 11. : A Zeppelin baa arrived at Sofia. COMMUNICATION OUT BETWEEN BELGRADE 1 AND NISH. Athens, October 11. It is learnt that in tho Austro-Ger.man bombardmont 6000 shells ruined several quarters in Belgrade. Communication betwoon Belgrade and Nish has been cut. ' BULGARIAN GENERAL STAFF. ' Sofia, October 11. General Hajoenoff will sueoeed Genoral Jokoff (appointed to the command iu tho field) at the Ministry of War.

J4ULUAK 'ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION,

Athens, October 11, Knti'ffar 'demonstrations have broken out at Varna and Rustchuk.

(Reo. October 12, 10.15 p.m.)

Milan, October 12. Refugees state that eighty Bulgarians were shot on the Black Sea Coast for refusing to enlist against Russia.

ENEMY MASSING ON RUMANIAN FRONTIER

(Reo. October 12, 10.15 p.m.)

Rome, October 12. The "Corriere della Sera" says that large masses of Austro-German and Bulgarian troops are closo to tho Rumanian frontier. Their heavy guns dominate tho railway to Bucharest.

RIVER RAIDERS ON THE DANUBE

(Rec. Octobcr 12, 11.30 p.m.)

Bucharest, October 12. The Bulgarians have captured a rivor steamer laden with munitions, bound for Serbia. Three other munition ships took refuge at a Rumanian port.

GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS REPORTED IN SUPREME

COMMAND

(Rec. October 12, 3.30 p.m.)

London) October 11. H U toiioftd tbttl' the GraM Nlgliflk® in ygias to Nieh to .AkßfMKi WJaaani uf ilw Arsues w

BULGARIA TO ATTACK SERBIA IN REAR

AS BOUND BY TREATY WITH GERMANY,

(Rec. Pctober 13, 1.25 a.m.), London, October 12. The treaty with Germany bound Bulgaria, once Serbia was invaded 1 , to attack Serbia in the rear with 100,000 troops.

BULGAR ATTACK' BEGINS,

(R«c. October .13, 1.25 a.m.) am. w »■» n- ■> London, Ootob'er 12. Xhe limes Athens correspondent reports that the Bulgarians at noon, yesterday began the attack on Serbia at Gariboghay, towards Eniazehvatz, thirty miles north-cast of Nish.

EFFECT ON THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN

CHANGE OF: POLICY STRONGLY URGED,

x , London, October 11. In© Orlobe, in an outspokeni article, advocates an immediate cliaugo in tho Gallipoli operations in order to put <in overwhelming force into Macedonia and make Serbia's position impregnable. To continue the half-hearted attack on Gallipoli, while sending an inudequate force to Macedonia, is plainly suioidal. If we leave Serbia to battle alone while Sir lan Hamilton pushes on on Gallipoli with all speed, Germany may bo able to link up her armies with Turkey. Wo will then risk the loss of India, and permit a fatal wodgo to ,ba driven between Britain and Australia and New Zealand.

ALLIES MUST COME IN OVERWHELMING NUMBERS,

„ „ , Petrograd, October 11. M. Nadeau, a French correspondent, interviewed an officer formerly in Bulgaria, who said that the Allies must come in overwhelming numbers from Salonika and bo prepared to meet four hundred thousand Bulgarians, as good fighters as the Germans. Many of these wore born in Macedonia, and they aro determined to Tcconquer it. He estimates that the Allies must send three hundred thousand men, a small army would undergo tho peril of being swamped. Ho rcoommends that the Allies should sicken the Bulgarians at the first blow by a plentiful shower of shells.

GREEK POLICY ENUNCIATED

ARMED NEUTRALITY AND VIGILANCE.

(Rec. October 13, 1.25 a.m.)

' Athens, October 12. The Greek Premier (M. Zaimis), speaking in the Chamber, said that his policy was to observo an attitude of armed neutrality and vigilance. M. Venizelos (ex-Premier) said that the House would support M., Znimis while his policy adhered' to these principles. His only question was as to when they would enter the war, since Bulgaria wished to aggrandise herself at the expense of Greece. Hellenism was doomed should 1 Bulgaria conquer.

MINOR FIGHTING AT THE DARDANELLES

i (Rec. October 12, 9.45 p.m.)

Amsterdam, October 12. Tho Turkish communiques of the last few days spoak only of minor fighting, at the Dardanelles.

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE BLACK SEA

NINETEEN TURKISH SHIPS DESTROYED,

Petrograd, October 11. A oommuniquo states: "Two of our torpedo boate on tlie Black Sea coast of Asia Minor destroyed nineteen Turkish sailing boats, with cargoes dostined for Turkish tioops. (Rec. October 12, 9.45 p.m.) Petrograd, October 11. The ships whioh were destroyed off t'he Anatolian Coast were mostly laden with ammunition. The crews of fifteen of them were saved. One blew up.