ALLIES' TROOPS LANDED AT ENOS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2597, 20 October 1915, Page 5

ALLIES' TROOPS LANDED AT ENOS

TOWN AND RAILWAY SEIZED BULGARS REPULSED BY THE SERBIANS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' . T New York, OctoEer 18. A Renter message from London states: "A Press dispatch says that the Allies' troops have seized the railroad near Enos, Turkey, near the Bulgarian border." , „ , London, October 18. The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Rome learns that the Allies landed at Enos, seizing. the town and railway. 'flie Bulgarians did not resist. Twenty thousand additional British and French troops left Salonika on Sunday for Macedonia, and further transports are arriving. The Bulgarians have evacuated Str umn it za district, and the Tailway is therefore no longer menaced. According to a message from. Athens, official advices from Salonika state that the Allies also occupied various posts dominating the railway. ■ Tho protection' of the latter is assured. LANDING AT ENOS NOT YET CONFIRMED. (Rec. October 19, 10.55 p.m.) London, October 19. The landing at Enos has not' been confirmed, but if a footing has been established it will be ono of, the'most'dramatic and decisive strokes of our sea power in the course of the presehtwar. ALLIES' COMMANDER LEAVES FOR THE FRONT. London, October 18. j General Sarrail left for Serbia yesterday. CIVILIANS EVACUATING DEDEAGATCH. - London, October 18. Tho Bulgarians have ordered civilians to evacuate Dedeagatch, fearing a bombardment by tho Allies. Only the military forces will remain. ' SEVERE FIGHTING SOUTHWARD OF NISH BULGARS REPORTED TO HAVE OUT THE RAILWAY. Athens, October 18. It is rumoured that the Bulgarians have reached Vrania (almost due south of Nisli), and have cut tho Nish-Salonika railway. Severe fightiug is in progress at Vrania. , . The Serbians repulsed the Bulgarians at Zibeftche. German officers are commanding on the entire Bulgarian front. • SERBIAN ATTACK ON BULGARIAN FORTRESS. Bucharest, October 18. Tho Serbians'ara attempting to occupy tho fortress of Widin (a fortified town on the Danube, in the north-western corner of Bulgaria), to prevent the Bulgarians receiving munitions from Austria. SERIOUS GERMAN REVERSE REPORTED HEAVY LOSSES ON THE SERBIAN FRONT. (Rec. October 19, 10.55 'p.m.) London, Ootober 19. Bucharest telegrams report a serious German reverse in the Timok Valley (noi'Mi-east of Nish, near.tho Bulgarian border). The Germans also failed to break the Serbian line in the Gornaeco sector, after an eight hours' battle. The Serbians took prisoners two thousand, chiefly Germans. The latter abandoned four guns. 'l'liero was an enormous number of dead before the Serbian front. AUSTJRO-GERM AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. Amsterdam, October 18. Aiislrn-German communiques state the Serbian positions at Avala (a billy area, about four miles south of Belgrade) were stormed. Tho whole of the hilly district southward of Belgrade is in Austro-Germau hands. • "111 Illf! JliiCVi dlnUii'f, ivnftl.ffiu.'fl of IMgl'iidSt tlie nne'itiv iri llttgl|ll\i|lf! to retreat, The Bulgarians have occupied the iieiehts of Muslmpercin B&luisub."-

(Rec. October 19, 10.35 p.m.) .... „ . , . Amsterdam, Ootober 18. i f i i ' , an official communique states that the Serbian divisions were ' neleatea at Avala, and aro retreating south. "We are attaolcing detachments north of Ralja. llio German divisions aro gaining ground on both sides of the Lower Morava. llio Bulgarian!; have, occupied the heights at Muslin, Pepcin, andßadinzub, and are advancing over Kgri Palanka." [bgri Palanka in Serbia, is just oyer tho Bulgarian frontier, south-east rom bo ha, from which city there Js direct railway communication by rail as tar as the frontier.] IMPORTANT MEETING OF ITALIAN CABINET Tf-r,i; An ""Pni'tant Cabinet held on Sunday, R when Barorfgoiihio, Italia" loieign Minister, explained the international situation and outlined Italy's programme in view of the Balkan complications. POLICY OUTLINED: NO TROOPS, BUT MATERIAL ASSISTANCE (Rec. October 19, 10.55 p.m.) mli , no ,' f the Cabinet Council, outlined ItSW^h"tho Balkans. Ho stated that Italy at present would not send troops' to Sirbk but was giving assistance to the Allies in tho form of transports and W " ■»» -' ■« '.s BULGARS JEALOUS OP FOREIGN ELEMENTS AN AWKWARD OFFER OF. TURKISH GARRISONS. Turkey, says the "Daily Telegraph's'? Rome correspondent, recently offered Bulgaria troops t 0 garrison Burgas and Varna in the Black Sea, and Dedeagatch m the Aegean Sea. M. Radoslavof, who was formerlv desirous of Turkish co-operation, now hesitates to accept, as the Bulgarians'are likely to hotly resent the intrusion of fore.ign elements into their army. y THE PRECARIOUS OUTINGS OF KING FERDINAND. m , -n j r.i «itn London, October 18.The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that Kill" ]?w. dinand of Bulgaria announced his intention of proceeding to the SerWfront. but abandoned the journey at tho eleventh hour in consequence of numerous anonymous threats on his life. ■ \ GREAT DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY IN RUMANIA | RUSSIAN SUCCESSES TELLING ON THE SITUATION. n , , ~ .. .. ~ . .. , Bucharest, October 18. Great diplomatic activity is being displayed. The Entente Ministers have conferred with the Premier, M. Bratiar.o. In spite of Rumania's declaration of neutrality, the newspapers believe that an important decision will soon be announced as tho result of the fresh. Russian victories. Recent Russian advices indicate that the Russians are Teinvading Bukovma, and are threatening to mvnde Transylvania. Tlio Russian army of the left is now reinforced by six new army corps. GREEK SHUFFLING IN THE CRISIS •st-antinn Maastricht and Marseilles have sent messages to King Conbeliven to Serbfa Tamils (tho I remier), urging that assistance should I BULGARIAN OPINION "OF GREEK AND RUMANIAN VACILLATION. thitTvppcfi I 'wfll'n'V *j or ? lgn as informed a'German correspondent T7 ' the Central Powers "re successful. >K 1 i V C ' '-i, 1 * 0 weaken, Greece will attack us immestronger.' ial -' a C and Sl ' !)porfc the side which proves the TURKISH MORALE THROUGH GERMAN EYES ' " t FOOD SUPPLIES FRQM BULGARIA/ ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) A German wireless message from Constantinnnln reriArf , equinoctial gales have begun with the u tmos t violence on Ga'llipoli. lAhevcontinue tho landing of troops will bo impossible m; Mus'uhnfnrhi'lX™ 011 C ° UqlleSt ° f Esypt atld tlle reawakening of tho