In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 70, 19 October 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

■ \ ■ ' ■■ ■ ' osd/wwm HELP FOR ROUMANIA. v ■ . r Ir ";'ii ■i. >. .eiJchu r It ■({.] 0 RUSSIANS TO TJiE fRESCUE. DEFENCE OF THE PASSES. PT2 ss Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Berne, October 18. Budapest reports ' state that there are formidable bodies of Russians at various ( points on the Ronmqno-Hun-garian frontier, helping to defend the passes. STUBBORN FICIHTINC CONTINUES. ENEMY THROUGH CYRUS PASS. Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Service.. ’„.. A (Received li.lv aim.)"' London, ..October 18. A Roumanian communique mentions that the enemy .have reached ten miles on the Roumanian side of the Gyrus-Pass, and that fighting was proceeding. The rest of the line was firm. Meanwhile the Russians are heavily engaged repulsing attacks on Dornawatra. RESUMPTION OF THE OFFENSIVE. ENEMY ATTACKS ALONG WHOLE CARPATHIANS FRONT. MILITARY NEWS RE-ASSURING-Press Association—Copyright, Reuter’s Service. (Received 12.50 p.m.) Loudon, October 18. A Bucharest communique states. We are resuming the offensive in the Preseal region and are pursuing the enemy. On the Transylvanian slopes, most stubborn fighting is progressing. Th© enemy is attacking violently hitherto unsuccessfully, along the whole Carpathians front. All,the military news is re-assuring. SALONIKA OPERATIONS. HEAVY ARTILLERY AT WORK. Press Association— Copyright, Austin lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.50 a.m.) London, October 18. Tlie War Office,, in its report on the operations at Salonika, states;— Our heavy guns successfully shelled Barakli and D/.uma on the Struma front. THE ATTACK ON MONASTIR. ALLIES BEGAN ON SATURDAY(Received 11.10 a.m.) London, October 18. A telegram from Serbian heaclqnaiters states that the Russo-F renchSerbian general attack on the Bulgarian line defending Monastir began on Saturday.