BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1915, Page 5

BALKANS.

BULGARIAN FRONT MENACED. A TICKLISH SITUATION. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received August 10, 9 p.m. London, August 10. Geneva reports an important movement of Austro-German troops on the Austro-Serbian and Austro-Roumanian frontiers. It is believed that action against Serbia is imminent. The proximity of troops to the Roumanian frontier has given rise to fear of AustroHeraan action against Roumania, who has called ten classes to the flag, raised four divisions of reserves, and generally taken very serious measures. Amsterdam declares that 40,000 Germans have been transferred from Warsaw to the Serho-ißulgarian front. PRESSING BULGARIA. HER LOAN NOT SUBSCRIBED. Received August 10, 9.35 p.m. Paris, August 10. The Echo de Paris, in an inspired note, says that the Turco-Bulgarian pourparlers are intended to render Bulgaria immobile by saising hopes of cession. Mustapha Pasha, at Adrianople, Bays that the Dedeagateb railway negotitions are broken ofl'. Moreover, the realisation of the Bulgarian loan, which German hanks declared subscribed, is meeting'with serious' difficulties. ACTIVITY IN ROUMANIA. SPEEDING UP PRODUCTION. Bucharest, August 13. The .Minister of War lias instructed factories working for the military authorities to prepare a list of moKlisable workers, with a view to expedition in the execution of orders. OPERATIONS AGAINST SERVIA. BELGRADE AGAIN' BOMBARDED. Nisli, August 15, Official: The eneniy : on the 12th began to bombard Belgrade with large calibre howitzers. Private houses were damaged, but no one was killed. We thereupon bombarded Semlin and Pantchero, A few shells caused the enemy to cease the bombardment. We ignited several houses in Semlin, and the inhabitants of Pantchero were panicstricken and fled. RELATIONS FRIENDLY. BETWEEN GREECE AND SERBIA(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received August 10, 9 p.m. London, August 10. The Greek Foreign Minister and the Serbian Legation deny the rumors of Serbian-Grecian differences, and state that relations are cordial. It is believed that the rumors have been instigated in German sources to make people believe that the cession of territory Serbia is lisposcd to make to Bulgaria would upset a Gracco-Serbian alliance. Germany mdently hoped that the rumors would perhaps precipitate a quarrel with the Allies. INTIMIDATING ' ROUMANIA. London, August IS. Newspapers interpret the attempt to cross the Danube at Golubatz as a demonstration to intimidate Roumania or the beginning of the carrying out of the advance from Orsova, where it is said that 100.000 men are concentrated. GERMANY AND GREECE. London, August 15. Renter's Athens correspondent says the statements as to the difl'erences between M. Ycnczelos and the King are pure inventions from the German sources. M. Venezelos will only expose his views when the King summons him.