WITH THE ALLIES IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2913, 27 October 1916, Page 5

WITH THE ALLIES IN THE BALKANS

ENEMY'S COUNTER-ATTACKS BROKEN UP. London, October 25. A French official communique states:—"We broke up tho German coun-ter-attacks at Macukovo. The Salonika cavalry forces have joined up with the Italian cavalry from Valona." SERBIAN GAINS HELD PAST London, October 25. Mr. Ward Price writes from the Balkan front:—"ln spite of the German reinforcements, the enemy is unable to reduce ,the Serbian gains on tho Cerna salient. According to a prisoner's statement, the Bulgars have small hope of defending Monastir owing ti> the flat and marshy ground. Tho Germans havo lost many men from malaria. In order to reassure the Bulgars, who fear bad treatment by the Serbians, tho latter have photographed prisoners drawing rations, and permitted prisoners to write messages on them. Aeroplanes dropped these as post-cards in the Bulgarian lines. Since then there have been more surrenders. Two Turkish divisions are reported to be on the Anghista. River." THE SITUATION IN GREECE . . TRENCH TROOPS,POSTED IN ATHENS. Athens, October 25. French troops have occupied the the hill of Lycabetas, dominating the southern portion of Athens. THE TWO GOVERNMENTS OF GREECE. feleeram.) (Rec. October 27, 0.10 a.m.) London, Oct-obor 20. Reuter's correspondent lcarna that the Entento Powers aro recognising both the Governments of Greccu. KING CONSTANTINE MORE REASONABLE (Rec. Octobei 27, 0.35 a.m.) Athens, October 26. As a proof of the improved relations between King Constantino and tho Entente Powers, the King has signed a decree demobilising sixty thousand troops and reducing the.army to thirty thousand.

GUNS FOR EXHAUSTED MAN-POWER (Ret-. October 26, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, October 25. It is semiofficially stated that tho Austrian General Staff is making efforts to compensate for the loss of men by greatly developed armaments. Tho number of medium heavy guns has been doubled, and the light artillery increased by one-fourth. Machine-gnus and trench artillery have also been greatly increased. Revolver-guns, drawn by dogs, are largely used in the front trenches, especially in the mountains. It is estimated that AustriaHungary is employing half a million militarised worltmen, in addition to others, "in the arsenals.