BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1915, Page 5

BALKANS.

SERBIANS ENTER BULGARIA. STEAKTA NOT CAPTURED. GREAT ADSSBO-GEEMAN LOSSKs. Received Oct. 24, 3.55 p.m. Atffins, Oct. 23. General Pa&bitch's despatches state that the . Anstro-German casualties in the battles of Semendria, Sambatz, and Qbrenovsrtx were sixty thousand, and some battalions lost nine-tenths of their strength in twenty minutes while traversing the marshes at Semendria. Tie British and French military attaches at Nish confirm the above report, and add that the Bulgarians do not occupy Stranya. They only attempted a cavalry raid, which was thrown back. The attaches say that Serbian troops have advanced into Bulgaria, and the enemy's successes hitherto have been doe to heavy artillery.

BOMBARDMENT OF BULGARIAN COAST. ITALY- CO-OPERATING. Keceived Oct. 24, 3.5 p.m. Athens, Oct. 23. Official: Tie Allies are bombarding the Bulgarian coast from Dede-Agateh lo Porolago. Paris, Oct. 23. The Italian squadron is participating in the bombardment of the Bulgarian j coast.

THE ENTERPRISE SUCCESSFUL. MUCH DAMAGE DONE. Received Oct. 25, 1.30 ajn. London, Oct. 24, The Admiralty reports that a squadron of British, French, and Russian ships carried out a bombardment of the Bulgarian eoaßt on the afternoon of October shelled a number of military positions, and inflicted serious damage on harbor works, the railway station, and shipping at Dede-Aga&h. Great care was exercisetf to avoid firing at any points except those of military importance. CREEK KING A PRO-GERMAN. THE OBSTACLES AT COURT. Received Oct. 24, 3.55 p.m. London, Oct. 23. Correspondents of the Chronicle and Daily Telegraph at Rome assert that Germany's influence in the Greek Court remains the most Beriouß obstacle to an understanding with the Entente. King strongly opposes intervention, especially the idea of Greek troops nghtiag tlie Germans, and foresees ,no eventuality that will be sufficient to justify the abandonment of neutrality.

ROUMANIA READY. ' REASON OF HEE DALAY. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Oct. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct, 22. The Novoe Vremya publishes an interview with a Roumanian envoy, who is a near relative of M. Bratiano. The envoy arrived at Petrograd on a special mission on behalf of the Roumanian Foreign Office. He states emphatically that the army and navy are wholly on the side of the Allies, and all are convinced that Roumania will shortly abandon her neutrality. The delay has been due to the abs&tiee of an adequate supply of munitions, ihere is almost ready an army of six hundred thousand, increasible to eleven hundred thousand, and the War Office has already concentrated 320,000 troops in the Carpathians. ROUMANIA PREPARES TO ATTACK. ALLIES ASSENT TO HER CONDITIONS. 400,000 MEN TO BE SENT. (Times and Sydney Sun Special.) Reeeived Oct. 23, 7.20 p.m. n , London, Oct. 23. Uuchare&t messages state that Roumania stipulates as a condition of intervention that the Allies should send to the Balkans four hundred thousand men thus enabling Roumania to concentrate the whole of her forces at the Carpath Jans. England and France said they accepted the conditions, and Eoumania is preparing to attack Bulgaria. ITALY'S AID. AVAILABLE, IF REQUIRED. Received Oct. 23, 8.40 pan. „ ~ London, Oct. 23. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent says that the newspapers are actively discussing Italy's aid. There are widely divergent views, but undoubtedly generosity is not lacking. In the event of the Allies asking for more men, Italy will willingly make a sacrifice. Troops are easily available, if required, to strengthen the Allies' expedition in Serbia. GREECE WANTS TROOPS LANDED.

THEN COME IN. Received Oct. 23, 8.40 p.m. T , „ . „ Rome, Oct. 23. I! Cornere Delia Sera's Athens correspondent says that all Greek parties ff' eo A *. hat Greece cannot move unless the Allies have three hundred thousand troops in Macedonia. Once these are landed the Greeks, of their own accord, Entente! th&t eountr y sUII J oio the

THE BULGAR ADVANCE. BIG BATTLE RAGING. Received Oct: 23, 8.40 p.m. London, Oct. 23. The Germans claim that General Kovess has reached the Arnajeivo-Slatina front, and that General Gallwitz has further advanced on Savanovac. General Bojadoeff has further advanced northwards of Kniasnevatz, while other Bulgarians have occupied Kumanavo and captured Veles, and driven the enemy across the Vardar, southward of Stnimnitza. Salonika reports that the Bulgarians after occupying Pirot, are advancing in the direction of Nish. A big battle is in progress between the Serbians and Bulgarians at Veles, Turkish cavalry participating. The Bulgarians are fortifying the Bkodopa Mountains. RIOTS AT BUCHAREST. THE GERMANS DISLIKED. Eeceived Oct. 23, 5.S p.m. Bucharest, Oct. 22. Interventionists caused a riot outside the German Embassy, and many of them were arrested. BULGARS USE DUM-DUMS. Received Oct. 23, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct, 22. Reuter's Agency reports that information from Msh states that the Bui-, garians are using dum-dums. VELES FALLEN, ! ADMITTED BY SERBIA. [ Received Oct. 25,12.30 a.m. i London, Oct. 24. A Nish communique admits the fall of Veles. THE INSIGNIA OF SERFDOM. GAINED BY BUiLGAR KING. Received Oct. 25, 12.20 a.m. ' Amsterdam, Oct, 24. i A German wireless messages states j that the Kaiser has given King Ferdi-| nand an Iron Cross. . I