SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER IN DEFIANCE OF ORDERS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2858, 24 August 1916, Page 5

SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER IN DEFIANCE OF ORDERS

RUSSIANS AND ITALIANS AT SALONIKA

BULGAR ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA

GERMAN BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED

LULL IN THE. MAIN WAR THEATRES

There is a lull on the main war fronts, which' means to say that the usual local actions and artillery duels aro in progress as a matter ) of the day's fighting routine, but no new development on a grand scale is in ovidfenco. In tho Balkans, however, thcroTs no lack of interest, action, speculation, and puzzlomont. A small thing by comparison with the larger issue on tho Salonika: front,.'-but important as showing the temper of the people, is a sanguinary conflict between Greeks ; and Bulgars at Seree. Tlio Greek commander at Seres, taking the law into his own hands," has summoned to his assistanco all tho reservists in his district. At Salonika tho Greeks made a big demonstration, and decided to act, the G overnmont's policy nofowithstand- '>'. ing. All of -which must be highly disturbing to King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.-, The whole situation is instiriot with the imminence of ' big events, not the least indication of which is the arrival of Italian and Russian contingents. Meanwhile tho battle continues to develop. The Bulgarians are advancing in Eastern Macedonia, while sharp fighting is proceeding on the Serbo-FTanco-British front. Further light is'thrown on the sua fight that almost was by the \ testimony of Dutch sea captains, anent the precipitate haste with which the German High Sea Fleet returned to port. A' British submarine has twice torpedoed a German battleship, which is believed to have been sunk.