In the Balkans.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 5, 4 August 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans.

- —-•-! ROUMANIA'S POSITJOM. INTERVENTIONISTS ACTIVE.

Press Association— Copyright, Austra

lian and N.Z. Cable Association. Bucharest, August 2

Enthusiasm over the Russian victories is causing the interventionists to hold a campaign of colossal proportions. A number of Romanians have gone to Bulgaria to communicate the Russian bulletins to the people, as the Bulgarian Government prohibits even Austro-German communiques which mention retreats. One hundred thousand paraded the streets of Bucharest in favor of intervention. Similar demonstrations were made in other towns.

BULGARIANS FAIL TO EJECT SERBIANS. Rome, August 3. A message from Salonika states that the Bulgarians have abandoned their attempts to drive the Serbians out of their new positions, and have withdrawn to a new line.

THE GREEK ELECTIQMS FAVOR VENIZELOS. Press Association— Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.5 a.m.) Rome, August 3. A wireless message states that M. Venizelos has so far won seven electorates, excluding Athens, Patras, and Salonika.

ALBANIANS IN REVOLT.

ATTACK ON AUSTRO-BULCARS.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable, Association. (Received 10.5 a.m.) Athens. 'August !5. Twenty thousand Albanians revolted at Elbassan, Kirana, and Durazzo. The.v burned the barracks and attacked the Austro-Bulgarians.