THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 September 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

CELEOTHIO TKLKGUAL'H—C'OI'YIUGHT.] (Australia-New Zealand Cable Service.) A BULGARIAN' RUSE. London, Septembmer 12. The Daily Chronicle says: — "The Bulgarians with groat secrecy effected a concentration of importance which must not bo over-rated!, between Rußtchuk and Shumla, thus imitl 1 ting ft manoeuvre whereby they surprised the Turks at KirkiHssc in the Balkan IVfer. They unexpectedly attacked the Rumainian advance guard at Tutraid.! nd scored a. local success. (The Ifcussii a tie in the Dobruja can be trusted to right matters. The operations in the regions of the river Marcseh tnul Uyßtritza will probably prove mo.re important. RUMANIA'S OFFENSIVE. Bucharest, September 12. , A communique says: — The enemy continues to retreat in. the Olt Volley. The Rumanians have occupied Holentibar. Enemy attacks west of Meiisor were repuls-ed. Tlio Rumanians have assumed the offensive. A- Viemi'i communique says:— Our frciut -was compelled to withdraw westward of Gvergyo valley .find Osik, • BATTLK OF lIALICZ. I'etrograd, September 12. 1 Exports point out that the recent Itus&ilin communiques are remarkable for whlit they leave unsaid. 'Most important news is expected: daily. No' word will be sax! until success crowns > tlio effort. ' ' A my.story concerns the stern battle int Hali'cz, where the Germans are making desperate efforts to secure the retreat of their army, which once numbered 100,000. The German General I staff had designed it to cut Brusiloff's Centre, hut Bru.siloff -countered the scheme 1 . Now the question is whether there is any Brusiloff's nrnr'es 011 n three hundred mile front continue to advance with methodical stubbornness. indicative of n cle.nr plan and perfected orgnisation. AT SALONIKA. London, September 12. Official: The British have crowed the Struma cin-d occupied Neosore and 1 several places above Tahines hike. ' They met with consideifible opposition * but expo Mod the enemy from Oraroman, ' Gudeli and .Nevoljen. ( Strong counter-attack'-; were repulsed 1 with lo?s. c The number of prisoners taken has r not been ascertained. f 1