BIG MOVE PENDING IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2855, 21 August 1916, Page 5

BIG MOVE PENDING IN THE BALKANS

BULGAR ATTACK ON FLORINA REPULSED SERBIANS DEPLOYED FOR THE OFFENSIVE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Eec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 19. Reports from Salonika state that an attack of the Bulgarians on Fiorina (on tho Greek frontier) was checked four milos from the railway station. The Allies broke tho Bulgarian attack in the Modjeska .Valley, inflicting heavy losses. BULGARIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Eec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 19. A Bulgarian official communique claims: "On August 17 we repulsed and pursued the Serbians, who wero occupying Fiorina, and drove the cnemj in disorder west and south of Doiran and Dolzoli." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (llec. August 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 18. A German official communique states: "We captured Fiorina, after fighting the Serbians." (Rec. August 20, 11 p.m.) • , London, August 20. A German communique 6tates: "Our counter-attaoks oast and south of Fiorina continuo with success.' There is spasmodio fighting at the Bulgarian advanced positions Isouth-west of Lake Doiran." CLEARING GREEK NON-COMBATANTS FROM THE FIGHTING ZONE. (Rec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, August 20. Greece has authorised the evacuation of eighteen villages in Macedonia, occupied by the Serbian armies, where military operations have commenced. The Serbian front has been extended over six miles, penetrating the territory' occupied by tho Bulgars. GERMAN AEROPLANES ATTACK RUSSIAN DESTROYERS. (Rec. August 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 18. A German official communique states: "Our Danube division of aeroplanes successfully attacked Russian destroyers and a submarine north-east of Kara Burna." FRONTIER BRUSH BETWEEN BULGARS AND RUMANIANS. London, August 18. Advices from Odessa state that Bulgarians have taken part in some fighting through a guard firing upon Rumanians. Much war material has reached Orsova. THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR FIERCE BATTLES IN THE REGION OF DIARBEKIR, (Rec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, August 19. A Russian official communique states: "Fierce battles are proceeding in the direction of Diarbckir." FIGHTING IN PERSIA. (Rec. August 19, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, August 18. A Russian communique states: "We engaged considerable Turkish forces in Persia, in the region of Kalagasova." BRITISH RAID IN MESOPOTAMIA MARAUDING IRREGULARS PUNISHED. (Rec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 19. The War Office states: "Early in August Turkish irregulars interfered with our reconnoitring steamers on the Euphrates. With friendly tribesmen, and two gunboats, we raided the marauders. Sixty of the enemy were killed, and a number wounded." TURKISH VERSION OF .THE AFFAIR. (Eec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 19. A Turkish official communique claims that tho British raid on the Euphrates was unsuccessful, and that after four hours they withdrew, abandoning forty killed or wounded. BRITISH COMMANDER IN MESOPOTAMIA RECALLED (United Service.) (Rec. August 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 18. Sir Percy Lako and General Gorringe have been recalled from Mesopotamia,

BRITISH CAPTURES AT EL ROMANI \ I GREAT HAUL OF PRISONERS AND BOOTY. ' ! Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. I (Rec. August 19, 7.5 p.m.) ' 4 . London, August 18. Jhe War Ofiice announces in connection with the operations at Kalia, that the enemy numbered some 18,000, of whom 4 ( J officers and 3871 men were : taken prisoner, 1251 were killed, and 4000 were wounded. The following ma- I tenal has been brought in:—One Krupp 75 mm. battery of four-guns, 4000 rounds of ammunition, 2300 rifles,_ 1,000,000 cartridges, 9 German machine-guns with 30 boxes of belts and ammunition, quantities of wire, olothing, swords, entrenching tools, 500 camels, and 100 horses and mules.- The Turks, when i retreating, burned a quantity of stores at Bir-el-Abd, and abandoned two. j field hospitals. •■!