THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

Ihi, no run.; tki, ko i:a i" k —(.or v uuiirr. j Zealand v'ablc Service;. IN THE BALKANS. Athens, August 27. Tiie Serbiau* continue to progress sunt), of the Stanbino and Kii*< iv >il slopes. lietween tile Aloglm.) aii'l : i.t. Ost'ovo they boat Bulgarian patn.i.s. ■South of the west bank ol the o>tr >v" a big battle is proccedng in l,he K>.' i ,|ova range against thru 1 lli'garian divisions. M agnilicelit .Serbian liglitiug spoiled the Bulgar.'ap chance.- of reaching tin 1 .Salonika Gulf. Amsterdam. August 26. A Uitlgaria communique states: We captured a vilPage southward of Oeh lida, taking prisoner an English detachment including the commander. In the Vardar valley our left wing is debouching on Rarnardogh. We have ocupied the Aegean littoral. London, August '28. The Berlinor Tageblatt asserts that the Bulgarian* have occupied Kavala. ■Salonika, August 28. The lsulgars entered Kavala on August- 25th. All the forts except one wore transferred to them. The armament and munitions were left int'act. Paris, August 2-i An official Salonika message states: Two British monitors and one cruiser bombarded the Kavala lorts on August s?7>th whe.il tli.ve were occupied by the Bulgarians. The cannonade on the Struma and Lake' Doii'an fronts routines. I'"ire fierce Bulgaria attacks against Yetrenik. north-west of Kukuruz wore shattered by the Serbian artilleiy. Desperate lighting continues in the region or Lake Qstrovo, wliere several Bulgarian attacks were repulsed by Serbian counter-attacks. IX FRANCE. London. August -' .Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Bad weather has hampered operations. We gained ground west of Cincliy. There is artillery activity on both sides. We blew up some bomb stores and exploded mines between Neuve Chapcllo and Armentieres. Paris, August 2S. A coininunique reports-There is bad weather and nothing important to report. A LONG WAR. London. August 27. The newspapers are discussing the likelihood of the prolongation of the war pointing out that all official indication*. including Kitchener's. have urged preparations for a long innd tedious struggle. The latest ministerial pronouncements contain no more optimistic hint*. Military preparations continue on a large scale, and there are no signs of a diminution or stoppage. Everywhere the ;indioatious arc th-r the authorities are steadily increasing tho supplies of men 'and munitions.

Tin- Witr Office has taken over 217 volunteer battalions. thus freeing men lit bei ini to the front. It invites nil 111011 physically Jit and not engaged in w:ii' %vorlc to join the volunteers. Tt is noteworthy that the military are calling up all moil classed for sedentary work. Nevertheless there is a largo volume of betting 'at .short prices predicting peace before June.