OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2594, 16 October 1915, Page 5

OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

BRITISH REOPEN THEIR "BIG PUSH" ATTACK ON THE HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT MAI TRENCH CAPTURED HUNTING THE . HUNS IN THE BALTIC SEA

Sir Edward Grey has made his promised statement, on the Balkan situation, but it contains little information. Tho Foreign Secretary disclaimed any intention of dealing with military problems, and stated that it was impossible to disclose the Entente plans. Cramped by these limitations his speech is somewhat colouriess, and it is reported that it was received by the House of Commons in silence, only broken by loud cheers when he paid a .tribute to the gallant Serbs. News of the Balkan campaign shows that tlie Germans are slowly pushing their way south from Belgrade, hut on the Eastern frontier the Bulgarians liave only penetrated a mile into Serbia. The Entente Expeditionary Force is moving north into Macedonia, and General Sarrail, lately in command of the French army at the Dardanelles, has arrived at Nish. On the Western front a series of British attacks is reported in the area south of La Bassee.One attack failed, but others succeeded, tho most important prizo of victory being the main trench of the Hohenzollern redoubt. The British attacking troops advanced under cover of smoke clouds and gas. A German report that the British made abortive attacks along the whole front from Ypres to Loos is denounced as untrue by Sir John French. News of the Eastern campaign indioates that the Kussians practically everywhere retain the upper hand. At some points they, have gained ground, and it is suggested that the state of affairs in the main Eastern theatre will have an early and very important influence Upon developments in the Balkans. "