In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 78, 30 October 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

'■ ■■ ' .: ROUMANIA. SATJSFACTORY OPERAfiOH^. 1 " Prsss./Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. • •'■ Bucharest, October 28. A communique states : We re-took Pisoul, in the Trotus Valley. The enemy fled in* disorder. We also drove back the enemy at Uzul Valley, taking 900 prisoneds. and capturing a great quantity of h'ooty; We commenced an attack oil Buzic Valley, where fighting still continues. Three hundred prisoner have been captured in the Dragoslav'ele vigorously attacked jthengßs?Jhy,an the Jiul Valley,,.-.and. .iopm,plejt«slj<i -xVanquished hinj,[ t ,Th,ej,p.ff':-nSiiye(n cpntinues. Wo guns,. and 16 m i a : ch ) ffie T gim8 l . I'ho enemy left a thousand.? dead on the field.■...' ':, , ~,' ;. ' ■ FIGHTING MID SNOW AND ICE. ENEMY'S STRENUOUS EFFORTS. RUSSIANS LEND ASSISTANCE. Press Association—Copyright, Auacra. Han and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, October 29. j The Telegraph's Milan correspondentl states: General Falkenhayn is pressing hard. in the Prapova Valley", in the. neighourhood of Predeal, but the.valley is. well suited to defence, .. and the Russians are supporting the Roumanians in a vigorous ic•yistance. 'I The forcing of the Toms pass by the enemy, preceding the occupation of Predeal, meant the loss of the rail- 1 way. ;..,';.,. ! The Germans aro . exerting their utmost to reach the Royal summer residence which is immediately in the Roumanian rear. . . The Bavarians advanced six miles at Cainini, southward of Bother- r thurm Pass after severe fighting in which they suffered considerable' losses. Some of the defiles here arc twenty kilometres in, extent. . The second phase of the battle beginning on the 19th was preceded by three days' rain, followed by cold clear weather. The summits of the mountains are covered with snow and ice.' ■• . j RETREATING IN DOBRUDJA. THE BULGARIAN REPORT. Press Association^Copyright, Austra-' lian and N.Z. Cable Association. .(Received 12.50 p.m.) Paris, October 29. A Bulgarian communique states: — File enemy in Dobrudji is everywhere precipitately retreating towards Pontoon bridges at Harsoa, Braila, Isakteha, andvTulcha. We destroyed the Harsova 'bridge on the 26th. Our advanced detachments reached the Ostovoa lin,e south of Bahadagh, and captured in two days eight hundred men and sevoii guns*. We occupied an island east of Silistria. ROUMANIA'S BIG LIST OF PRISONERS. Press ASsociatian —Copyright. ..Published in "The Times." (Received 12.50 p.m.) Loudon, October 29. The Roumanians made prisoners of 20,000 in their campaign. The Ger-

mans, especially, are dejected, being mostly young lads and men over fifty, ill-clothed and hungry, and in a bad hygienic condition. All the Austrian* made prisoners belong to a detachment from the Isonzo. ft ANOTI! r R ALLIED-DEMAND. VENEZELIST VOLUNTEERS. Press Association-Copyright, Austn. Uan and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.50 p.m.) . V Lond no,rbotOce shrdl London, October 29. The Times' correspondent ,at ; Athens states' that King Constanttn'e struck off the.naval and military ..cadets and all the officers who joined M. Venizelos, and the Allies requested that the names be restored, and that those detained .should be releasd. A Greek General has gone to Cyprus and Egypt to collect Venizelist volunteers.