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Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1916, Page 5

ATTACK ON SALONIKA. THE ENEMY FORCES. Rome, Jan. 14. The Tribuna states that the Germans are 1 forming a right wing resting on the \ ardar, with their centre at Monastir. The Bulgarians' headquarters are at Doiran. A hundred thousand Turks from Gallipoli form the left wing on tJiA line Xanthi-Guanmldjina (just inside Turkish territory). The BulgarGerman force is estimated at a quarter of a million. A violent bombardment of the Doiran zone has begun, and the Allies are replying vigorously. 3EADY FOR THEM, .1.-,0.1100 ALLIED TROOP?. l>ce:ved Jan ](!, 5.5 p.m. Athens. .Jan. 15. Kntente will have 350,000 in Macedonia within fortnight, and abo fifty *t*roiii«i;e«. IMPOSING DEFENCES. A NTT Jul! THE F.XEMY. Receive.! .Inn. Hi. 5.5 p.m. Rome, Jan. 15. 11 C.'ori'iovc delbi Sera's Salonika eorrespondeiil -tatrs that the Allies continue to stri-njiiiii'ii their line of base at Salonika. The Allies' fortifications give an impo-ing impression. Tin- •ririiwal opinion is that an enemy Mttu .-U is not imminent. The two hundiy.l likiu-and men at Doiran and Glievffpli in.-hi'le only a small detachment of (leniian-i, but Germany lias sent an abundance of guns to two Turkish divisions in the Xantlii district which are badly equipped. \