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Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 October 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day fcf.lo a.iu.) G Kim AN IN V AS [OX OF SERVIA. Berlin. October i. Official.—Large Teutonic f'wee.s li'ave crossed tlie Drina, Save ami Danube into Servia. GERMAN ATTACKS IN FH AX CMC FAIL. J'aris, October 7. A communique says that four coun-ter-attacks against positions ue recently eaptured in the woods westward ot iho Soiiehez-Angres road were completely repulsed. The Germans in the evening .resumed a furious offensive against the positions tliev lost" northward of Tahure; the attacks jailed everywhere with very heavy losses to flic enemy. (Received Thin Day !'.20 a.m.) DUTCH STEAAnin SUNK. London. October 7. The .Dutch steamer Tekelstron has been sunk; twenty-nine of the crew woro saved. TEE LANDING AT SALONIKA. Athens, October 7. Tin; Allies' detachments arc landing near Salonika and arc encamped on the territory ceded to Servia after the 1913 treaty as a site for stores. They will proceed as quickly as possible to Gcvghelli. AFFAIRS IN BULGARIA The Bulgarians have bad all the houses on the shore at Dedeagatch evacuated, and are arming tlie forts. but powerful guns are Jacking. There is

a doublo row of. mines off the port and Dedeagatoh is full of troops stiffened "'y Gorman officers. A noii-ooimnissionud officer stated that there are 5000 of them in the Bulgarian army. The .Bulgarian mobilisation is actively ' proceeding. Germany gave a formal assurance that Bulgaria would not attack Greece nor attack Sorvia until the 1 after 'was crushed by Germany. BULGARIA'S .RBPIA Sofia, October 7. A communique slates that Bulgaria, replying to the ultimatum and Notes by the Entente again ox-plains the essence. of her neutrality and emphasises tho possible dangers from the fresh encouragement given to t'ho Servians. Bulgaria . categorically rejects the accusa-. tion concerning the presence of German and Austrian officers in the Bulgarian army, declaring that 'she cannot send away people who do not exist