Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Autitraliti-New Zealand Cable Service.) [t'Elt I'KKBS ASSOCIATION.j THE RUMANIANS. London, September 22. A Rumanian communique says.:— Our retirement has erased -sontli ot Pcttro.seny, where wo are fortifying positions. Ruaso-Rumaniau« sanguinarily repulsed attacks on the whole of Dobrud.ga front, and delivered several lounLer-attacks. At Danaroe to Bucharest the Allies' guuliro frustrated the Bulgarians attempts to dig in. At Dobrudga the enemy, disheartened by the recent failures, did not make any fresh infantry assaults. GERMAN AIR.SH ll'.S. London, September 22. Zurich reports that the Germans are feverishly constructing airships; four new super-Zeppelins have left Friedrichshaveu, on trial trips; / THK OH KICK CABINET. Athens, September 22. The Director-General of the Foreign Office visited Sir IC. Elliott and assured him that Cabinet would do only . the" business of Cabinet-, not political. Jt was reatlv, if recognised! by the Kntante, to .sacrifice the Germatiophile ministers who before assuming their portfolios indulged in an attack on tile Entente*. FLOBINA I'll! ED. The liulgars fired part- of Fiorina before evacuating it. FREE CHURCH CONFERENCE. % London, September 22. The Evangelical Erie Church Conference decided that it be essential ill every federation of free churches that communicants be eligible lor admission to the communion of any federated ciilirchcs: that the federal council consist of members appointed by the as-

seniblies; superior courts to have general advisory powers, and such executive administrative powers as federating churches may confer. Tho conference reassembles in the spring ,to receive reports from various committees. NEW YORK LA DOR TROUBLES. New York. Sept. 22. Militia is being held in readiness to cope with strike troubles. The mayor declared he was prepared to uise the military to suppress violence. UNHAPPY GREECE. (Times Service). London, Sept. 22. ! A well-informed correspondent at Athens ascribes the reninrkable position to occult influences governing Greece —consisting of the Strcit-Gounais-Dons-nainis clique surrounding King Constantine. 'Die King hais nppointedi a new Ministry whose position daily becomes more absurd. When the Royal nominees were appointed, patriotic Greeks fomented movements, for they realized it was hopeless to expect a new Cabinet of pfippets and intriguers to attack Mulgarlan invaders. The Government, belitcdly realising die,growing strength of feeling against Bulgaria, audi alarmed at the number of officers and men smuggling themselves toward* Salonika, issued an authoritative report asserting the King's intention to declare war on Hulgaria. At the same time the Government issued another authoritative repoit'for pro-Germans, stating there would be lio intervention before two month's. .The Government issued the latter because the Government be.lievec I '. Germany would destroy Rumania ' before that date. and. then send a sufficient force to the Dardanelles to render intervention impossible. A TRANSPORT SUNK. (Main Service). \ New York. Sept. 22. Berlin reports that % German submarine sank- a transport tilled wl.tih troop-, in the. Mediterranean on .September 17 th. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. London. Sept. 22. Sir Douglas Haig reports: — Between Kleins and Martinpuich we advanced on a mile front and captured two lines of trenches. The advanrc carries our front in a direct line with Flers and Martinpuich. A FRENCH REPOHIT. - A French commonique states,— The Germans made a strong attack on our new positions between Lepriez Farm and lianco'irt. The attack broke diMvn with heavy losses. Between Yal'll a r and tenia, the Bulgarian attacks en Zborsko failed. The Serbians advan ceil to the outskirts of VerUeni. In the Brod reg : on the. Krench progressed to height dominating Klorina and, Popli road. FROM THE OTfrKR SIDE. A Bulgarian official communique reports. — Feeble isolated are being fought in the Dohrudja. German aeroplanes greatly dam-aged the railway near C'zernavoda.