PURSUIT OF SERBIANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1915, Page 5

PURSUIT OF SERBIANS.

iIELD UP BY SNOW. NEW SERBIAN TROOPS. Received Dec, 8, 5.;") p.m. London, Dec. 7. ilr. M. Donohoe wires from Athens that the enemy's pursuit of the Serbians is proving difficult owing to extreme cold and heavy snow, Many Germans died from exposure. It is believed that a hundred thousand Serbians survived without food and without shelter the hardships of n forced march and reached Albania, The Germans, he says, are in charge of Monastir. The Daily Tclegr-pli's Rome correspondent tells of pessimistic reports from Bucharest. The Enteiitists are silent and the Gennaiiophile? are bolder. It is reported that the Roumanian forces have removed from the Austrian to the Russian frontier. "

The Prime Minister's brother, in a speech, declared that Roumania would remain neutral. until one group was crushed, and would then offer its services to hasten the end.

Recording to the Paris Figaro the Serbian official quarters in Athens assert that when the 1010-17 classes anj called up Serbia will have a quarter of a million troops, and has surprises for the enemy, and the whole campaign will be brought tp nothing.

GERMANY DOMINATES BULGARIA. A REVOLT BREWING. Received Dec. 8, S p.m. Petrograd, Dee. 7, Advices from Bulgaria state that the Gerraai> are extending their domination of the country. They hold most of the frontier points and wield the civil control. German agents infest the quays, the customs and the police force at Sofia, where the feeling of depression deepens as the extent of the German mastery is realised. The existence of a spirit of revolt is proved by a leading army journal, which exhorts the Government to firmly suppress the sowers of discord, who are spreading consternation and painting Bulgaria's fortunes in dark colors.

MORE ALLIED FORCES. Reecived Dec. 8, 5.50 p.m. Rome, Dee. 7. The Tribuna's Athens correspondent says that. British transports on Sunday landed the remainder of five of the Allies' divisions; also artillery and armored cars from London. A BULGARIAN FAILURE. DUE TO BRITISH ARTILLERY, Received Dec. 0, I .-it) a.m. Rome, Dee. S. The Bulgarians repeated their efforts to bridge the Vardar, and were defeated with severe losses, mainly owing to the deadly accuracy of the British artillery.