THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

KL.KUTIUC TELKGUAPtt— CorXRWHX.j !PKU I'UKSS ASKiGUUUN r THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN. London, Nov. 30. Martin Donohoo, the correspondou at Athens, announces the fall of Moa astir, the Serbs withdrawing witho i lighting to avoid useless bloodshed. 'Lb Ureek and Roumanian Consuls, tin Greek patriarch and the Bulgarian ex arch have been appointed! to negotiati the surrender and have gone to th< Bulgarian headquarters. The French on Sunday were fighting at Gradsko and East Krivolak. The Serbs are retreating in good or der in two bodies, one heading foi Albania and the other for Montenegro Heavy snowstorms continue. Fiorina is crowded with refugees m a pitiabk state, mothers carrying infants who have died of coldt and hunger. The Greeks have sent urgent appeals to Salonika for food and clothing for destitute refugees. . A leading Athenian politician, interviewed, stated' that King Constantino and General Duswahfs consider' that Italy is even more dangerous than Bulgaria. He contends that Italy wants lipirus, and says it is better that Turkey should hold Constantinople than Russia. If the Franco-British (are diriven back and interned tlioro will bo plenty of highly-placed personages in the army capablo of being used as hostages. If the Allies bombard' the coasts of Greece the Greeks can shoot so many British and French officers and execute a certain number ot soldiers tor every Greek ship sunk. Enough Britishers can be captured to save Greece from bombardment. All the European oapitals are preoccupied with the Balkan tangle. Anxiety lias been intensified by the publication of the Greek reply to the Entente. It thereby declares it will maitain a benevolent neutrality so long us its sovereign rights are not infringed and." no restrictions of a military character are not imposed. It contends that with Salonika and its railways in the hand of the Allies the Greek forces are deprived of their only provisioned base. The German newspapers are publishing extravagant articles showing that the attitde of the Greeks 's pro-German. IN THE WEST. Fans, Nov. 30. A communique bays:—Our artillery overthrew enemy trenches north ox Mulbach, iu the Fecht Valley. ITALY AND. AUSTRIA. Amsterdam, Nov. 30. An Austrian communique says:— We repulsed attacks at various points but withdrew slightly on a small front near Oslavia. We repulsed eight severe attacks at Montesanmichele. We drove the Montenegrins in the direction ot Wlevlje. Rome, Nov. 30. An Italian communique says:—ln- 1 creased bitter fighting gave us some advantage near Sail Fiorina, on the Goroad. BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED. Amsterdam. Nov. SO. A British squadron ol forty vessels bombarcfetl a German fortress between Dstend and Zeebrugge for two hours.