BULGARIA

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 23 September 1915, Page 5

BULGARIA

THE BALKANS. EXCITEMENT IN ATHENS. KING AND PREMIER CONNER. CABINET SUBSEQUENTLY MEETS. BULGARIA RESERVISTS CALLED UP. (Reed 8.50 a.m.) ATHENS, Sept. 21 The new s causes considerable "zcite. ment in, Athens that the King coi.'erred with Premier and tiat Cabinet subsequently met. All Bulgarian reseivylsjs N Macedonia and Thrace, iiU'nberin? 45,(90 have been summoned i.o the Calono BULGARIA'S ATT\ ,*UDE. (Reed 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 22. The Bulgarian Minlst >r in Loudon states that Bulgaria, in view of -ontingencies is seeking to maintain avned neutralitjy. BULGARIAN MOBILISATION. ORDERED TO-DAY. (P>"ess Assn. —Extraordinary). (Reed 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. Officjial: General mobilisation of Bulgarian forces was ordered to-day. BULGARIA MEANS WAR. APPARENTLY WHTH GERMANY. THE ARMY MOBILISED. NEWS COMES FROM BERLIN. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22.

The Bulgarian Legation at Berlin announces that general mobilisation was ordered yesterday. AH Bulgarians of military age in Germany are instructed to immediately return. Similar instructions have Keen is- ! sued to Bulgarians in Austria and Rouj mania, also to Bulgarian officers in j France. 'CAVALRY ALREADY DESPATCHED, (Reed 11.55 a.m.) ATHENS, Sept. 22. Soflal advices state that 100,000 troops have been mobilised, am? that several cavalry regiments left Sofia for an unknown destination. British. French and Russian Ministers collectively had a conference with Premier Venezelos, of Greece. GREECE’S ATTITUDE. KING AND PREMIER IN CONFERENCE, LONDON, Sept. 22. 1 The “Times” correspondent at Athens says that Premier Venezelos had a long audience with King Constantine, It appears certain that they discussed the attitude of Greece in view of the threatened Austro-oGrman invasion of Servia. Ministerial! journals declare that there was absolutely no divergence of opinion between the King and the Premier. DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED. (Rec.d 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. The Dutch steamer Koningon Emma Vuh mined, 4 'Hie passengers ami cww were saved

GENERAL MOBILISATION ORDERED Ml I OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED RESERVISTS GALLED FROM. OTHER COUNTRIES e» . ..- . < CAVALRY ALREADY MOVING :» i ii ' j i KING AND PREMIER CONFER HURRIED MEETING OF CABINET

EASTERN BATTLEFIELD MISSED AGAIN. RUSSKY SLOWS UP THE ENEMY.GERMAN INFANTRY PLAYED OUT. (Ree. 1.30 a.m.) Yon Hindonberg's trap is closing, but is too late. The enemy forced his way thirty miles down the Vilna-Lida railway to Biniakoni, but the Russians by driving back the invaders from Malodctchno broadened the passage, thereby effecting the retirement., A fierce battle'for the crossing.of the Vilna is proceeding. The bulk of You Eiehhorn’s artillery and infantry after terrible losses halted at Yilna. The German infantry were a pitiable spectacle—bearded, round-shouldered, and hardly able to move , under their equipment, but the number of artillery and machine-guns was impressive. Even cavalry and mo-tor-cyclists were supplied with mach-ine-guns. General Russky, by a systematic scheme of rearguard action, slowed up the Germans, and the advance on the Dvina has now been reduced to a costly series of attacks upon the trenches. There is every sign of an early winter. The country is already swept by cold, raw winds. RETREAT FROM VILNA. SITUATION NOW GOOD. PARIS, Sept. 22. M. Madand, a military correspondent, says that the Russians at Yilna escaped encirclement. The situation was momentarily disquieting, but is now good, owing to the desperate rearguard fighting on the retreat via the Lida railway route, thence to the Minsk line. The retreat is being carried out under favourable conditions.

HEAVY .BAYONET FIGHTING. A communique says: — PETROGEAD, Sept. 22. Heavy bayonet fighting occurred to the east of Luzk. The enemy at Beresovka and Rostoki reached our trenches but were expelled with great loss. We counter-attacked on the enemy’s flank. The Austrians were unable to withstand the charge, and all were bayoneted or made prisoners. ATTACK ON SERVIA. ENEMY ADMIT BIG TASK. • (- . COPENHAGEN, Sept. 22. Private messages from Berlin state that military .circles declare that tire new offensive against Serbia is being carried out. The Central Powers admit that the Serbian army is strong and motor-cars, and they do not underrate Serbia’s resisting powers, SEVERAL RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. NUMEROUS PRISONERS CAP-. TURED. ‘ 1;' (Reed 10.50 a.m.) PETROGRAD," Sept. 22. J A communique states: We captured the forest south-eastwards of Lutsk, and dislodged the enemy from the bridgehead neajr Svanie, on the Ikwa. We captured two villages westward of Grenenetz, with numerous prisoners. GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. PETROGEAD* Sept. 22. ; The Russians have sunk a Turco- , German submarine in the Black Soa.