ROUMANIANS INVADE BULGARIA

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 204, 4 October 1916, Page 5

ROUMANIANS INVADE BULGARIA

MACKENSEN DANGEROUSLY OUTFLANKED * GREAT ANXIETYJN GERMANY. AifbONTiNUED ZEPPELIN DISASTERS. BULCARS ROUTED AT SALONIKA. THE SERVIANS RAPIDLY PROGRESSING SIGNIFICANT CANNONADING AT RANCOIM GERMANS EXPECTING AN OFFENSIVE ELSEWHERE

NEW ATTACK ' FRONT OF 112 MILES TURKISH FORCE SCATTERED 'ROOPS RECALLED FROM TRANSYLVANIA ROME, Oct 2. Petrograd -wires report a fresh and iolent Russian offensive on a front 1112 miles. The Turks in the Lemberg area were everely checked, the front being drivn in and dispersed in disorder. The engagement continues, the ghting being now intense. Von Hindenburg has recalled the rOops sent to Transylvania. SPIES IN HOLLAND TWO GERMANS ARRESTED GIVING NEWS OF WARSHIPS. ROTTERDAM,. Oct 2. An ex-captain of a Hamburg-Amer-:a liner,and his-clerk have been arssted on suspicion of espoignage, hUe four Dutchmen are charged wita implicity. it is .alleged that they supplied inforlaitipftias to cargoes going to Enguad,, and the whereabouts of Entente arships THE "SUNKEN" ZEP. CAPTAIN PICKED UP ALIVE. ANOTHER RAIDER CRIPPLED. LONDON, Oct. 2 The captain of the destroyed Zepelin was found alive, but terribly mlred. He died shortly after. Thirteen bodies were taken out or ie wreck, which is still burning A Zeppelin passed over an East oast town, flying very low, &3 it rippled. LONDON INVULNERABLE. FROM AIR ATTACKS (Received 9.20) LONDON, Oct. S The "Manchester Guardian" says, lanks to airmen and magnificent gun afences, Lundon is now invulnerable. THE WEST FRONT. BRITISH RAIDS AT LOOS ;V (Received 9.55) LONDON, Oct 3. General Haig reports that the night as quiet, southward of the Ancre. Te successfully raided German trenics southward of Loos. RUSSIANS PUSHING AHEAD. EVERELY PUNISHING THE HUNS OVER 5,000 PRISONERS TAKEN ' (Received 9.35)* P » LONDON, Oct. 3 A Russian communique states, our re drove back dense columns of Gerans that were attempting to advance syond their entanglements eastward "Novo Alexandrovitz. We frustratl a midnight attack at Krinks, m te Ostashin sector. During stubborn fighting at Zaturey, olasadovskai, and Shelvon we eapired some positions against strong re stance. /: SJtubborn battles continued on the ' lota Lipa. Our fire stopped a counr attack on the river Ceniuvka. The lemy brought up reserves, which tffered, severely. Fierce fighting is •oceea^g. risoners taken in twk. region on Mon ly numbered 1000. The total for three ittles here since the 30th is over 00, whereof 600; were Germans.

AUSTRALIA'S LOSSES. TOTAL NEARLY 70,000 14,000 KILLED. MELBOURNE, This day. The total Australian casualties In the war are: Dead, 14,037; wo untied. 29,106, missing, 3560; sick 21,895; prisoners of war 304; casualty unknown 297. THE BULGARS ROUTEDBRITISH TROOPS ADVANCING. STRUMA ROAD TO SOFIA (Received 9.35) LONDON, Oct. 3. The War Office, reporting on Salonika, states, the Bulgarians on Monday counter attacked with three battalions against our new positions on the east bank of the Struma. Our fire broke the attack, and one of our battalions then charged with the bayonet anc completely routed the enemy. The Royal Flying Corps successfully bombed troops and transport on the Prosenik railway, the train being between Prosenik and Seres.

GERMANY CANNOT DECIDE ABOUT SUBMARINE RUTHLESSNESS. t FACTION INDICATIONS GROWING (Recevcd 10.15) NEW YORK, October 3. ' A United Press message from Berlin states that it. is believed that efforts by Von Tirpitzites to force a resumption of ruthless submarining against Great Britain will be defeated. As a result of secret conferences of the Reichstag in committee, now being held, Tirpitzites hope to compel public discussion when the Reichstag reconvenes on Thursday, despite noticeable caution among former advocates of ruthlessness. The National Liberal leader Bassermann says th e question of renewal of submarining must be decided by the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Marine and the General Staff. We wish to live at peace and friendship with America, but there is bitter feeling because America supplies ammunition which permits our enemies to continue the war. Bassermann declares that England is Germany's chief enemy, and h e hypocritically urges the United States to move to restore freedom of the seas for the purpose of favourably influencing German-American relations. NAIVE BULGAR ADMISSION RETIRED TO AVOID LOSS ROUMANIANS INVADE BULGARIA Receifed 11.5 AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3 A Bulgarian communique states that between.>Rustchuk and Turtukai the enemy'sboats confoyed several battalions to our bank of the Danube; measures were taken to drive them off. In consequence of violent bombardment of Kajmaeklan Hill, 2378 of our< troops were ordered to retire to main positions in the Moglenitza Valley, the purpose being to avoid loss. THE SERVIANS PROGRESS MORE IMPORTANT CAPTURES. WEATHER HAMPERS FIGHTING f , , Received 11.5 , . LONDON, October 3 On the left bank of the Struma we repulsed two further counter-attacks, inflicting heavy losses. Servians in the Cernar region continue to progress on the slopes westward of Kajmacklan. captured front enemy trenches on the heights of Starkovgrob. Bad weather feoatiaues. ~ .. u. k -ri-.-tyi ••>*;<

. NEW ZEALANDERS' EXPLOITS SOME ACTS OF BRAVERY. (Received 9.20) LONDON, Oct 3. A Headquarters correspondent states that a New Zealand officer leading the Otagoites at Piers on the 15th was wounded, a sergeant assumed command and the party carried a trencn and consolidated'it. During the same fight an Auckland sergeant led a bombing party to » German sap, and despite losses, most of the party and himself being off thenfeet, they ultimately won the trench. An Auckland private, seeing his comrades hard pressed, took up reinforcements himself, though wounded, to the trench, and ran along deliberately bombing the Germans, thus permitting the Canterbury's to press home their counter attack.

AMERICAN COTTON SOARING. HIGHEST SINCE CIVIL WAR. (Received 9.20) NEW YORK, Oct 3. Storms and insects have ravaged the cotton crops. This season shows a decline of three million bales. It is now selling at sixteen cents, the highest since the Civil War. GERMAN MAN SCARCITY. LADS ARE NOW FIGHTING. BOYS OF SEVENTEEN CALLED. ARE NOW IN DEPOTS (Received 9.20) PARIS, Oct. 3. The French General Staff assert that Germans move 24 divisions weekly. Germany's 1917 class received only three months training. T.hey have been identified on western battlefields. The 1918 class, averaging 17 years, began entering depots in June; they are evidently destined for next summer's battles. THE GREEK REVOLUTION. B'EING HUGELY AUGMENTED. ALL WEST MACEDONIA IN. rt (Received 9.20) SALONIKA, Oct 3. The wKole of Western Macedonia has joined the National Defence movement. Colonel Joannu, commanding the Bth Corps at Corfu, with his staff and •numerous officers and all non-coms, •have reached Salonika and joined the revolutionaries. EXHAUSTED GERMAN TROOPS. SUFFER WITH INFECTIOUS : : DISEASE (Received 9.20) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3 The "Teleg'raaf declares that typhus and cholera are general amongst the exhausted troops arriving from the Somme. A large number have been isolated. PENALISING WAR. JAMAICA TAKES STEPS. \ ' (Received 9.20) KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Oct. 3. The Legislature has resolutiohed not to permit alien enemies to conduct business in Jamaica for twenty years after the war. SIGNIFICANT BOMBARDMENT VIOLENT ARTILLERY AT RAr*COURT. ON BAPAUME-PERONNE ROAD.

(Received 11.5) LONDON, Oct. 3. A French communique states there is violent artillerying in the region of Rancourt. Our fire immediately drove back the Germans to their trenches at St. Pierre and Vasst Wood. THE RAID ON ESSEN VALUABLE RESULTS ALLIES LEARN IMPORTANT FACT PARIS, October 2. Details of the air raid on Essen show that the aviators avoided large towns. They flew over Essen at 4000 metres. Krupps' works were a veritable world, chimneys bristling on an sides wiith sheds, factories and furnaces. A great cloud of smoke rose from a bombed factory. The aviators received not a single cannon-shot The official account concludes:—We now know that we can reach Germany in broad daylight when we choose to send numerouß squadrons* -,i .-J, j ■ •...Li -i:i ■**■:■<*,

MACKENSEN OUTFLANKED EVACUATES SILISTRIA AND TURj TUKAI. 1 A CLEVER ROUMANIAN MOVE | DRIVES MACKENSEN'S MURj DERERS BACK Received 11.5 PETROGRAD, October 3. A wireless states that following on ;;the Roumanians crossing the Danube at Rustchuk, and endangering the envelop- ! ment of the Genman-Bulgar army, Mackensen has ordered the evacuation of . Silistria an Turtukai. GERMANS DRIVEN FROM EAU- | COURT \ PARIS, October 3. The British infantry advanced with characteristic spirit to the capture of i Eaucourt I'Abbaye. Tanks greatly aided them. The objectives were attained in less than two hours. The j , hottest fighting took place at Eaucourt, j i where the Germans barricaded in the I ruins fought with desperate courage, but a British charge went full tilt at two Hanoverian battalions holding the ■ north-west corner of the village and drove them out. Our gunners did the rest, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy during their retreat. Two enemy companies were cut off and prisonered near their lines on Wanlencourt Hill, which was the last eminence hiding .Bapaume. THE RUSSIAN PUSH PETROGRAD, Oct. 3 There is reason to anticipate that Brussiloff 's new push will extend north and south of the Lemberg region, embracing the battlefields of Kovel and I i Vladimir-Volynsk, and a wide extent t ! of Galieia. j The Entente's military experts here regard th e success south of Brzezang and towards Kohatyn as an important stage towards separating the Lemberg and Halicz armies. They dwell on the ! similarity of the Russian and AngloFrench tactics. ANXIETY IN GERMANY CONTINUED ZEPPELIN DISASTERS (Received 11.5) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. Berlin admits, but minimises Ger- < man Zeppelin losses. There is a growing feeling of anxiety at the continued disasters. AIRCRAFT REPRISALS BRITISH MAYORS TAKE ACTION. - I (Received 11.5) I LONDON, Oct. 3 The Mayors of several Midland ! towns are arranging a meeting to discuss aircraft reprisals against Germany. ! BRITISH RAILWAY WORKERS. j : I WANT HIGHER WAGES ' (Received 11.5) LONDON, Oct. 3 .| One hundred thousand employees in j railway workshops are demanding los. ! weekly advance of wages. RAILROADS IN CHILI. UNITED STATES INVESTMENT, j (Received 10.55) ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. American interests have advanced by a sixty million dollars loan for rail- ' way construction in Chili. The Ameri- I can plan is to put a 1500 mile railway ' through the richest provinces, for j which material is to be purchased in j the United States. j IN THE DOBRUDJA. f EFFECTIVE AND DRAMATIC STROKE GERMAN PLANS AFFECTED MACKENSEN'S REAR THREATENED LONDON, Oct. 3. Roumania's crossing of the Danube is an effective and dramatic stroke, affecting the German plans and threat ening Mackensen's rear. ROUMANIANS' GREAT MOVE. ENEMY ATTACKED IN REAR AND FLANK i

I BUCHAREST, Oct. 3 I Official: On the southern front we !crossed the Danube between Rustchuk and Turtukai and attacked along the whole front of the Dobrudja. We repulsed the enemy centre and right flank. GERMANS' SIGNIFICANT SILENCE. LONDON, Oct. 3. The German silence regarding Hermannstadt is considered- most significant in view of Saturday's arrogant; claims.

GERMANS' LAST STROKE CANNOT ALTER RESULT. BUT MAY PROLONG THE WAR LONDON, Oct. 3. Colonel Repington declares that Hin denburg's Roumanian offensive is almost the last possible GermarnstroKe. It cannot alter the result, but may pro long the war unless adequately met SOMME ARMY'S GREAT WORK. VERDUN SAVED 25 VILLAGES RECAPTURED 35,000 PRISONERS AND 150 CANNON rPARIS/Oct. 3 General Joffre, in an order of the day, congratulating the Somme army, said it had dealt blows from which the enemy would find it hard to recover. Verdun had been cleared. 25 villages had been recovered, 35,000 prisoners taken, and 150 cannon captured . BIG DANISH DEFICIT OWING TO MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Received 11.5 COPENHAGEN, October 3 The Danish Budget shows a deficit of fortythree milion kroner, due to military expenditure of sixty millions. EYES ON BELGIUM CONTINUOUS B'OMBARDMENT GERMANS WATCHING THE COAST

I LONDON, Oct 3. The "Daily Telegraph's" Rottercam correspondent says: Continuous bombardment is no longer confined to the Somme. Enemy positions in Flanders are being subjected to gun fire, which has now been unbroken since Saturday. Westward the horizon is all night long stabbed with the beams of search lights along the Belgian coast, where the Germans are tensely expectant. The "Frankfurter Zeitung utters a warning against surprises in quiet places, especially when all eyes are directed to the centre of heavy fighti ing. BRITAIN'S SUPERIOR ARTILLERY LONDON, Oct 3. Mr Beach Thomas says: ontinually , during the advance we were putting | out of action many German batteries. Never previously have the enemy's gunners so suffered from direct hits; these repeatedly smashed batteries, which were frequently seen lying broken under twisted girders. The many instances of German fright rej ferred to in the Bavarian order of the j day mentioned above are now largely j multiplying. This is particularly so js | wild rifle fire and useless homb-throw- | ing. ! NEW ZEALANLEES' FINE DEEDS i I ! LONDON, October 3 j Mr Beach Thomas gives a continuous ! record of individual and corporate | deeds by New Zealanders., who were j particularly successful in the breaking 1 of old German trenches. The New Zealanders were officially complimented ! recently on -the quickness and smoothness of their chief advance. There are scores of stories of their daring. A sergeant sneaked his way to a machine gun emplacement and bayoneted every | member of the crew. He then used i the gun with the greatest effect against ! the enemy. | ! GALLANT PERFORMANCE. CHRISTIANTA, October 3 Renter's headquarters correspondent says a party of New Zealanders who were isolated on the night of the 21st were ordered to retire. A Canterbury private remained and covered the retreat, loading and firing incessantly, and killing numbers. He finally escaped . An Otago sniper, seeing the battalion suffering severely from shell fire and snipers while digging in the open, obtained permission to go out aud deal with the snipers. He crawled to successive craters until close to the snipers picking off several. BRITISH NAVAL AEROPLANES. RAID BRUXELLES (Received 2.20) LONDON, Oct 3. A further attack was carried out by the Admiralty with naval aeroplanes yesterday, on the airship sheds in the vicinity of Bruxelles. One machine has not returned. IN ASIA MINOR. ROME, Oct. 2. The Greek Legation reports that the Turks are massacring Greeks in Asia Minor, and arresting Greek notables. ,

RUTHLESS SUBMARINING. A GERMAN THREAT AND APPEAL BERLIN, Oct. 3. Herr Dernberg, in an article in the "Tageblatt," hints at a renewal of submarining, and hopes America will take a reasonable view if Germany is com Pelled tc renew ruthless submarining in order to force England to make peace. Herr Dernberg says: It was largely to please America that sunmarine warfare was renounced. A.J.C. RACES. SYDNEY, This day. The A.J.C Spring Meeting began today. Following is the result of the Trial Handicap:—Quinologist, S.O, first; Two Blues, 8.7, second; Court Jester, 7.5, third. ARGUMENT ENDS FATALLV. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE FOLLOWS. CHRISTCHURCH, This day At the adjourned inquest on the death of John Finlay, marine engineer, who died on Friday night, the evidence showed that in an argument in a bar, he was either struck or pushed by Charles Graham, a sporting journalist. A verdict that death was due to laceration of the brain, eiiner from a blow by Graham or by a fata. Graham was charged with manslaughter, and remanded till Friday. NEW. PLYMOUTH APPOINTMENT. NEW PLYMOUTH, This day. W. H Cook, of Hastings, has been appointed New Plymouth Borough Engineer . A FATAL FALL. ALIGHTING FROM A TRAM. AUCKLAND, This day. Emily Jane Mason, aged 38, wife of a* wharf labourer, fell when leaving a tram and seriously injured her head. She died in the hospital. THE PENSION LIST.. MONTHLY INCREASE OF £20,000. WELLINGTON, This day. The total pensioners under the War Pensions Act number 4807. The value of allowances is £199,745 annually, a monthly increase of £20,000.