THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 February 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

iJfiLKOX'Uit. I'ULUUIIAI'a —CUrittiUUT., tI'KK i'KEEUJ ASSOCIATION."! POSITION Ol'' ROIiMAMA London, Feb. 0. The outlook 111 iioumunia hay taken sudden importance. Tiie Milan Seooio's correspondent su.y.s:--A Roumanian representative telegraphed on H odnesday that AusLiia and Germany hadi formally notified Rou mania that tiliey regard tho oventiid 1 ejection of two Transy lvanian irridentist Parliamentary candidates at Ualatz and Oaraciil and secondly the sale to England of 80,000 waggon loads of grain as acts of hostility to the Contrail Which take measures accordingly. 1{ on lima nia lini'iiuxFuaiteily replied itjiia.t |her constitution did not permit the Government to thwart the election ot irredentists, and it was only possible tor Parliament to nullify the election l>v declaring it illegal. Secondly the suite of gram was purely an economic question.- The Government must necessarily safeguard its economic interests hs tlie country could not be deprived ot its sources of gain. The latest message states that the Builgnrs nnd Turks are movine towards Hie Roumanian frontier

A message from a German source alleges that Roumania offereil a compromise by supplying Austria end Gerwith an extra consifxnmellt 01 ''('.(1,000 thousand loads of cereals. Confirmation of the presentation of an ultimatum is lacking, but n correspondent of the 'Chicago Daily Newn on the Roumanian frontier doelaires that Germany's latest demands from Roumania include the most complete written guarantees of neutrality favourable to the Central Powers and the demobilisation of the army which is entrenched on tilie Transylvarilan frontier, wuouo. lifty yards distant from the Austrian Umdsttrraii. The fact that new Russian guns arc churning the Aus>tro-German trenches Ims fortified M. Bratiano. Premier of Roumania, in rejecting the demands. The German Minister is "besieging M. Bratiano with propositions and. menaces regarding the sale of grain to England wlio.se cheque of ten millions has profoundly impressed the Roumanians. The Russian successes are also a source of gratification. The proGerman clique in Roumania seems to be permanently discredited. German election intrigues aroused the most violent resentment. The mighty destinies or civilization are revolving round the fighting at Czemovi tz. which for the moment is the caipital of llnroipc. Here may shortly be decided the right to dominate the Halkans. The Russians are steadily advancing daily nearer Czernovitz. The enemy arc receiving reinforcements from every available source, including two Bavarian army co't-pjj from the west front and also Mackensen's Serbia army. SALONIKA FRONT. Salonika, Fob. 7. The first encounter since tho Allies retirement occurred) oil the Doirau front on Sunday. when French patrols' encountered the Bulgarians. There were a few casualties. THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE. Pkria, Feb. 7. A communique states: —Franeo-Brit-ish artillery biMribnirded the trenches at Boo.tnghc and silenced tivo batteries. Our bombardment of the Navarin plateau s on Saturday produced excellent results. Trenches were wrecked and several ammunition depots were blown up. Reservoirs of asphyxiating gas were dembol'shed, the wind driving the ps into tlie enemy's lines. . London. Feb. 7. Stir Douglas ILi.ig reportst—There were twenty-eight air combats on February sth. We brought down six machines. One of our .machines did not return. I FIGHTING IN ALBANIA. Athens, February 6. Sharp fighting with superior Austrian and Bulgarian forces in the vicinity of Alessio compelled the Serbians and Italians to fall back. It is reported that t lie Bulgarians have occupied El Bassan. It is stated that French detachments have commenced fighting the Bulgarians, but it is not known whether this prefaces an offensive, or is merely ft reconnaissance.