GERMAN EFFORT TO CRUSH ROMANIA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2902, 14 October 1916, Page 9

GERMAN EFFORT TO CRUSH ROMANIA

. WHAT VICTORY WOULD MEAN VIEWS OF A MEMBER OF THE RUMANIAN PARLIAMENT ("The Times.,") . London, October 12. M. Basilesco, a member of the Rumanian Parliament, writing to the "Times," says he believes that the following arc the motives for the attempt to crush Rumania:—Victory, would mean tile consolidation of German mastery from the North Sea to the Persian Gulf, the invasion of Russia from the south, via Bessarabia, the control of the Black Sea, perhaps a decisive victory in the East. Also, the securing of vast Rumanian stores of corn,petroleum, benzine," mineral oil, salt, timber, a good railway system, the Danube, tntfiilport, besides the crops. ■, ' The writer exhorts the Allies to do their utmost to protect Rumania, thereby 1 shortening the war and saving millions of lives and hundreds of millions of money. THE NEED FOR RESCUING RUMANIA FROM DANGER. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. , (Rec. October 13, 5.15 p.m.) London, October 12. Dr. Dillon hopes tbat an assurance will bo forthcoming that the utmost resources of Britain will bo used to rescue Rumania from danger by a strong counter-offensive in Macedonia. If Rumania was , overrun Germany might never bo defeated. RUMANIANS FALLING BACK-IN TRANSYLVANIA.'", London, October 12. A German communique says: "The enemy in Transylvania was unable Ho resist,our .encircling-attack in the Maros Valley, and are also retreating on the eastern; and ffont. _ Eneni£. advances on both sides of the Vulcan' Pass• were "repulsed... .. . , . ;'"AttacliS'ron , r.the 'Cerha,. , ,^'6st.ancl least of the Va'rdar, failed;"• •• • •• 1 POISONED SWEETS AND GARLIC WITH CHOLERA BACILLI. (Router's Telesram.) Petrograd, October 12. .• A communique states: "There have been only minor operations.' Austrian and German airmen dropped bombs containing poisoned sweets and garlic infected with cholera bacilli on Constanza." ENEMY BEGINS THE EVACUATION OF MONASTIR ' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association, (Rec. October 13, 10.25 p.m.) London, October lE. The oft-reported evacuation of Monastir has at'last begun. French airmen report tbat the German hangars have been removed, and that columns of wagons are proceeding Prilep. A Serbian message from Cerna reports breaches of the principal Bulgar defences of tho Monastir Valley. Heavy Serbian artillery is bombarding the positions, where the rearguard will probably mnko the last stand to facilitate .the withdrawal from the .town. Though the Bulgarians still bave the Babuna heights, the rear of Babuna is exposed to the new danger of envelopment. The Bulgarians have constructed two good roads along Cerna, which the Serbians will probably bo able to use to circumvent Babuna. ■It is significant that some Bulgarian columns from Monastir have reinforced the Moglena section. ' SERBIANS GAIN A FOOTHOLD AT BROD(Rec. October 13, 10.25 p.m.) Paris, October 12.' .A French communique says:. "The Serbians hare rained a foothold at Brod. Aeroplanes bombarded Prilep and Philippopolis." SERES •FOUND TO BE- STRONGLY OCCUPIED. ... ■. The High Commissioner reports:—. « , ... . . London, October 12, 1.45 p.m. A British official report'from Salonika states that ori-thfi Struipa our mounted.brigade cleared the country towards Seres and found the ■ town strongly occupied. FURTHER' RUSSIAN. CONTINGENTS LAND 'AT SALONIKA. (Heuter's Tclesram.) Salonika, October 12. Further important contingents of Russians have landed.