HOW VON MACKENSEN WAS TRAPPED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2896, 7 October 1916, Page 9

HOW VON MACKENSEN WAS TRAPPED

. DOBRUJA AND ;THE"BALKANS CAMPAIGNS REVIEWED. , Australian-New Zealand Cabin Association. (Rec. October 6, 9.5 p.m.) i . London) October 6. Mr. Hilaire Belloc points out that the Rumanians surprised von Mackensen by'unexpectedly crossing the Danube marshes and utilising a belt of. 'sandbanks amid the meres and sandbanks which form'a natural causoway uniting the villages of Tomigil aiid Kloranda. "The magazines at Bucharest are only one hour's railway journey from this point, and the Rumanians were able, secretly to pile up'munition stores.. It was a hazardous experiment, but the approach to the Danube was masked by a belt of marshy woodland.' Thus von Mackensen was ignorant of this concentration until, the Rumanians got across the Danube by means of tho islands.'. They now hold the bridge- , head near Rahovo. . The Bulgarians, realising the effect of the news of von Mackensen's:danger upon Greece and other neutrals, published a lying , communique claiming ■ that they- had', dispersed fifteen Rumanian battalions at Rahovo. .. . . .. .. 1 . ■ . . ... "Meanwhile there is .excellent, news of "Sarrail's offensivo to reconquer' Serbia.' The British .are .threatening .the enemy's railway communications between Rupel. and Seres. Tho Serbians'on the right, the French in 1 the centre, and the Russians on; the left., continue, to .advance, within five miles .of Mona--sthybeforo which'the. Bulgarians occupy a- line of defences. After the Bulgar counter-attacks were broken, the Serbian advance assumed the character of a ■pursuit., We havo already regained 250 square kilometres (150 square miles) of Serbian territory." ' Hbw RUMANIA HAS HIT GERMANY'S PETfi-OL STOCK. . (Router's Telegram.) Amsterdam, October 5. The "Berliner Tageblatt" dwells on the growing difficulties arising from shortage of petrol since the warVith Rumania began. The Government has restricted supplies for lighting purposes, and considering utilising mors daylight by the abolition of the workers' midday .intervals. __— | AUSTRIAN PUBLIC PREPARED FOR DISAPPOINTMENTS Australian-New Zealand Cabin Association. (Rec. October 6, 11.25 p.m.) Berne, October 6. The war correspondent of the Vienna "Zeib" telegraphs from Austrian Headquarters;—" The impossible must not be_ expected on the Rumanian front. General Brusiloff's latest offensivo ties down large forces of our troops, and it may become necesasry to postpono the chastisement of Rumania. Rather nmst wo be satisfied to stem the tido of the Rumanian onslaught against Hungary." ' I . THE ADVANCE IN TRANSYLVANIA. ' ("The Times.") •\ /'■■■ London, October o. The Rumanians.have'penetrated fifty miles into Northern- Transylvania. GERMANS INCREASING BULGARIA'S CROPS: : Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. October 6, 11.25 p.m.) London, October 6. The "Morning. Post's" Budapest correspondent states that Germany is sending an.immense number of agricultural machines to Bulgaria in-an endeavour to increase tho fertility and yield of the soil. Thousands of scientific men arc advising and urging the primitive Bulgarians to adopt modern mothods. Germany greatly fears the - prospect of tho cutting of the Constantinople > railway, and is concentrating heavy forces, with the object of preventing this. ITALIAN OPERATIONS IN THE BALKANS (Rec. October 6, 10 p.m.) Rome, October C. An Italian official conimunique states: "Our cavalry in the Argyrocastro region occupied three points at Dryossally." CONSTANTINE AND THE CABINET (Ree. October 6, 2.40 p.m.) Athens, October 5. The Greek newspaper "Hcstia" states that King Clonstantine dismissed the Cabinet bccauso the majority favoured war. King Constantine showed great reserve in discussing the question of intervention, declaring that tho reconstitution of the army was essential beforfe war could be declared. He called tho Cabinet's proposal "audacious." ■ ' ■ ; •(.-■■ GREEK GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS PAYMENT ■ ■ • • 1 (Rec. October 6, 9.15 p.m.) , • . , - ... ~ Athens, October 5. , Owing to the. shortage ot money th 0 Greek has suspended . payments. ~...■ ■■ ,r .- . . ... . : GREEK SOLDIERS AND THE REVOLUTION NATIONAL ARMY NOW 16,000 STRONG. - _ ~ • . , , ~ , London, October 5. ! lhe "Daily Chronicle's" .correspondent at Athens states that'two hundred officers and two'thousand, soldiers have left Piraeus for Salonika, where the National Army now totals 16,000. GREEK GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CR'ETE (Renter's TcloEraro.) (Rec. October 6, 2.40 p.m.) Athens, October 5. The Provisional Government has appointed M. Thirikokos, an ex-Minister in the Venizelos Cabinet, Governor-General of Crete.