GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2877, 15 September 1916, Page 5

GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE BALKANS

VIOLENT FIGHTING ON THE ALLIES' LINE GREEK CABINET CRISIS OVER Australian-New Zealand Cablo Association. London, Soptomber 13. ' Official. —"There is a lively cannon ado on the Struma front. Tho Italians were engaged in tlio region of Montsboles. The Allied artillery is bombarding tho Bulgarians northward of Macukovo and Majadac. Tlio Serbians, northward of Kovil, occupied an important position. The advance guards, progressing north-west and west of Lake Ostrovo, wero engaged in violent combats. We have made a substantial advance south-west of tSio lake. Our artillery caused many fires in tho Bulgarians' positions." Tho War Office reports that at Sal onika there has boon only patrol encounters east of tho Struma, with' dual artillery activity at tho Doiran front. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" correspon dent at Athens states that tho French havo captured Sorovitch. An Italian official communique states: "West of Lake Butkova. wo drove tho Bulgarians beyond the Demirliissar- Doiran railway." , SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY THE BRITISH (Rcc. September 14, 5.55 p.m.) London, September 14. Mr Ward Prico, telegraphing from Salonika, says: "The British made three successful raids on the Lower St ruma, and captured villages—collections of ramshackle houses, garrisoned by two hundred Bulgarians apiece. The Bulgarian lino on this sector i 6 a series of similar fortified villages like blockhouses. As it was not intended to hold the captured positions permanently, our troops, after reconnoitring, the position, returned to tho British lines;" . BULGARIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rcc. September. 14, 5.50 p.m.) London, September 14.. ,V Bulgarian official communique mentions heavy fighting in tho Struma Valley,-arid claims the capturo of British prisoners. "Our hydroplanes are successfully bombing the fleet in Kavala harbour. HHE BULGAR CHECK ON RUMANIAN FRONT ' ENEMY PREPARING FOR RETREAT. ' Amsterdam, September ,13. Tho Bulgarians have ordered tho civil evacuation of Lom Palanka (on t'he Danube, in the north-west part of Bulgaria) and Bjelo. Tho inhabitants of the latter town are leaving for Constanza (Kustendje), oil tho Black Sea. The Hague, September 13. Following their failure at Dohritch, in the. Dobruja, tho Bulgarians are retiring towards Baltchik. '

RUMANIAN'OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE., . (Rec. September 14, 7.35 p.m.) - Copenhagen, September 14. ' A Rumanian official communique states: "North-west and north of our front on the Plateau of Mares Aluta the enemy is retreating. We captured Slimbon and Sbhellernberg, and repulsed attacks in the Streici Valley, west of Merisa." A NEW RUMANIAN COMMANDER. (Houter'B Telccram.l (Rec. Septembei 14,7.50 p.m.) ; Bucharest, September 14. General Cirailiceanu, former War Mintater, will succeed General Ancrescu in the command the second army m Transylvania. GERMAN SEAPLANES-ATTACK CONSTANZA. Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. (Rec. .September 14, 7.35 p.m.) Amsterdam, September' 14. A German official communique states: "Our seaplanes on Monday attacked the Russian warships at Constanza, and hit a battlesliip, a destroyer, and a submarine. On Tuesday we bombed and sank a destroyer in the Gulf of Riga." ' CABINET RECONSTRUCTION IN GREECE M. ZAIMIS WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION. Athens, September 13. m'. Zaimis has withdrawn his resignation, and will reconstruct the CabKing Coiistantine instructed M. Streitf who was a member of the Venizelist Ministry, to approach M. Dimitrakopoulos, Leader of the Progressives with the view to the formation of a] Cabinet. M. Dimitrakopoulos was formerly,a member of the Venizelist Cabinet, but resinned in 1911, owing to differing with M. Vemzelos on the Cretan problem. He has declared himself a Neutralist, and is apparently a supporter of the Skouloudi's policy, notably I over the Fort Ruppel incident, when the Bulgars were allowed to occupy the fort. . _____ YENIZELOS'S POLICY CAN ALONE SERVE. Paris, Soptember 13. The "journal's" correspondent at Athens interviewed M. Dimitrakopoulos, who declared M.'Vonizelos's policy was alone adapted to the interests of Greece. 'GREEK OFFICERS VOLUNTEER TO NATIONAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE. (Center's Telegram.) Athens, September 13. It is reported that Colonel Ohristadoulos and Major Caudalis, the defenders/of Seres and Fort Pheapetra, have arrived at Salonika, and have placed themselves at the disposal of the Vcni zelisfc National Defence Committee. A HINT OF A COMING EVENT Australian-Now Zealand Cable Association. ' Washington, Soptember 13. The Serbian Government has deeided to sond a Minister to the United States, where Serbia has not been hitherto represented diplomatically. This decision is interpreted to mean that the Serbians expcct to regain possession of their country shortly.