RUSSO-RUMANIAN FRONT FIRMLY HELD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2871, 8 September 1916, Page 5

RUSSO-RUMANIAN FRONT FIRMLY HELD

THE BULGAR-GERMAN OFFENSIVE • ACTIVITY ON THE SERBO-GREEK FRONTIER Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, September 6. A Rumanian official communique states "We hold the whole of the Dobruia frontier. We repulsed an attack southward of Bazardjik (or Dobriteh). Th£ battlo continues on the remainder of tho frontier. The enemy bombarded Islaziii and Calafat, upon the Danube. Three hydroplanes dropped bombs on Constanza, and wounded several women »ud' children." RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. i London, September 6. A Russian official communique states: "The Germans and Bulgarians are attacking tho Rumanians in the region uf Turtukai, in the Dobruja." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE,. London, September 6. A German official communique states: "The Bulgarians'drove back the Russians and R/umaniiuis north of Dobritch." ZEPPELIN RAID ON RUMANIAN CAPITAL, Copenhagen, September 6. Roports from 'Berlin stato that thrso Zeppelins raided Bucharest, and claim that wheat stores were set on fire. AUSTRIAN EVACUATION OF TRA.NSYLVA.NIA. Rome, September S. The Austrians, have already evacuated outs-third of Transylvania, whore a few Turkish troops have arrived, but no Germans. THE SERBIAN LEAVEN IN RUMANIA. ("Tho Times.") 1 London, September 6. The Serbians who are fighting with the Russians and Rumanians are Southern Slav prisoners;of war, to the number of 100,000, who surrendered to the Russians early in the war. They have now been formed into volunteer regiments.

GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS IN THE BALKANS Auslra'i'nn-New Zealand Oablc Association. (Rec. September 7, 6.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, September 6. The German journal "Lokal Anzeigcr" states that the Grand Duke Nicholas (Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief in the Caucasus) will command the Russian Balkan army against the Bulgarians. WILD SCENE IN HUNGARIAN DIET % CReuter's Telegram.) ' , 1 London, September 6. A Budapest telegram relates stormy scenes in the Hungarian Diet, when the Premier (Count Tisza) was greeted with shouts of "Resign!" from M. Karoly's party, and repeatedly interrupted. The Premier urged the necessity for Hungarian unity in the fight for cxistonce. GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRANCO-BRITISH FRONT Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, September 6. A French official communique sta®s: "There is violent artillery action on the Struma and at Lake Doiran, and on. tho whole of the Serbian front."