RENEWED ACTIVITY ON THE DOBRUDJA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2942, 30 November 1916, Page 5

RENEWED ACTIVITY ON THE DOBRUDJA

NO CHANGE IN GENERAL SITUATION GREEKS DECIDE TO HAND OVER THEIR ARMS Australian-Now Zoaland Cable Association. . U ■«£•','• , • Lomlon i November 28. A Kumaman official communique merely mentions hostile artillery fire especially in the Prahova Valley. • * ' RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. .._,,. ■ . , . London, November 28. .A. Russian official communique reports:—"There is no change in Transylvania, and nothing important lias oocurrcd on the Danube front." ' PROSPECTS BETTER. (Aubl.—N.K. Cable Attn.'and Eoukr.) I ... „ , London, November 28. . A wireless message from Bucharest stale's that the situation is improving. Maokensen is not materially progressing, and the Rumanian retreat is proceeding in. perfect order upon a, settled front. UNABATED CONFIDENCE IN RUMANIA. (Heater's Tclesram.) r, . . i. i i, . t. ■'■-,' London, November 28. Routers Agency learns that Rumania has unabated confidence, in spite of the German advance. &he is convinced that the effects of the Russian co-operation, which are already shown in the Dobrudja, will manifest Zn selves north of tho Danube, while tho munitions supp y 7 imtrovi,-" and growing through the unstinted efforts of the Allies ' "^proving GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Aust.—Jsf.Z. Cable Assn. and Beuter.) I Danube), 40 miles south of Bucharest." of the [Cnrtea de Argask is about 18 miles east of Rirnnik (on the Alt T>;™,-\ and stands on the Argash River, which flows south Bucharest ] VQN MACKENSEFS "FLYING BRIDGES." Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. n i -*.■ , , •.. Amsterdam, November 28 General von Maokensen hastily constructed four bridges over the Dan' übe. They were completed by Novembor 24. . an . BULGARIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Aust.—N.Z. Cable Assn. end Eeutsr.) ■D , . ». . , - ~ London, November 28 A Bu garian official communique indicates that there is renewed fiVhtini? irtsa s o a a an f r- and^- fc the GERMAN GENERALS ASK FOR REINFORCEMENTS. Australian-New Zealand Cabin Association (Rec. November 29, 5.35 p.m.) The Rumanians in Western Wallaoliia continue to-flfft'rtubboraSf 2 |ho German staff u asking for tho support of Bulgarian troops, to enable them to capture tho Rumanian army, but the Danube floods are breakin- the enemy's bridges, and this will prevent action. Both von Falkenhayn and von Maokensen are asking for large reinforcements in order to continue th« advance. ° WAS RUMANIA'S INTERVENTION WELL-TIMED? M. BRATIANO BLAMED FOR PRECIPITANCY. (United Service.) (Rcc. November 29, 5.35 p.m.) , r „ ~, •„ c , •,• , „ , ~ London, November 28. . JIJ. Hanidtou iyfe (writing from Bucharest) says:—"Rumania's plight is chiefly due to M. Bratiano'B (the Premier) sudden and surprising declaration of war, which prevented arrangements being made which might have saved tho country its present suffering. It is not right to blame the Mies' diplomats for pushing him into war. He had already resisted them for two years. ( _ But the Allies were blameworthy for allowing Rumanian to intervene without a concerted plan of aotion." -- LAYING WASTE THE LINE OF RETREAT. ' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. November 29, 8.40 p.m.) „ , . ' ~,,,., ■-. . Copenhagen, November 28. berman telegrams state that tho Rumanians have destroyed the Cerna-voda-Bucbarest railway, in order to hold up the enemy's advance on the capital. The Rumanians aro burning villages and stores of food durini? their retreat. s THE ROYALIST THREAT IN GREECE A MORE REASONABLE SPIRIT Australian-New Zealand Cablo Association. ~., . , ' Mlions, November 28. xne crisis continues to be acute. The Premier (M. Lambros) had a Ion" conference with the French and British Ministers on Monday. Kin* G'on° stantino gave an audience to Admiral Fournet on Tuesday. ° (Aust.—N.Z. Cable Assn. and Eeutcr.) \ , ~ ' ■„,■,, ' Athens, November 28. Greece will hand over her guns and munitions. King Constantino exhorts his officers to remain calm, assuring. them that the honour of Greece will bo safeguarded. GRAVE WARNING TO KING CONSTANTINE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Reo. November 29, 10.50 p.m.) mi „„ . -~,,„ , London, November 29. the "Morning Post's correspondent at Athens says that Admiral du Fournet drew the attention of King Constantino to tho violent of a section of the Greek .Press, and the preparation of tho Reservists to resist the .Allies' demands for war material. He warned the King of the grave consequences if such illegal organisations wore allowed to continue their activities, and assorted his inability to reduce or alter the terms of his latest Note. The Allies' Ministers have demandedthe punishment of the Greek officers engaged in organising a Greco-Albanian guerilla war against the Italians in Northern Epirus. THE ADVANCE IN THE BALKANS RAIDS ON THE ENEMY'S TRENCHES. (Aust—N.Z. Cablo Assn. and Kouter.) London, November 28. Tho British on tho Salonika front bombarded and successfully raided tho onerny trenches north-oast of Macukovu. Many of the enemy were killed, and a number were, taken prisoner. SERBIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Aust.—N.Z. Cablo Assu.. arvl Ueul«r.) (Reo.. November 29, 5.35 p.m.) London, November 28. A Serbian _ official communique slates:—"We have advanced hundreds 'of metres (yards is a near enough comparison, tho difference being only 3} inches) in the course of widespread local actions, 1 '