THE SALONIKA ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1916, Page 5

THE SALONIKA ATTACK.

FRICTION AMONG THE ENEMY, BULGARS PROTESTING^ Received Feb. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 0, Router's Salonika correspondent states that there is friction between the Bulgars and Germans, in consequence of the hitter's attempts lo dominate the Bulgars, as they have similarly dominated the Austro-Turks. The most a eute discord prevails concerning the proposed attack on Salonika, wherein the Bulgars would be compelled to bear the lion's share of the heavy losses. Even if successful, they would seriously compromise the Bulgarians' military strength as compared with their neighbors.

The immediate, terrible French reprisal in practically laying waste Patrick is calculated to discourage a repetition of Zeppelin attacks on Salonika.

ON THE DORIAN FRONT. ANOTHER SKIRMISH. Received Feb. 7, 11.35 p.m. Salonika, Feb. 7. The first encounter since the Allies' retirement occurred on the Doiran front on Sunday, when French patrols encountered some Bulgarians. There were few casualties.

THE SERBIAN RETREAT. WHOLESALE MUDDLING ALLEGED. A CORRESPONDENT'S YARN Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Feb. 7, 5,5 p.m. London, Feb. 6. Mr. Crawford Price says that despite a week's incessant warfare, and fatigue, famine, and exposure in the retreat through snow-dad Albania, the Serb army succeeded in bringing half its effectives to the Adriatic. The Serbian story indicates that incoherent Allied direction divided the responsibility. The Serbs battled against overwhelming odda, buoyed up by hopes from the Allied army. Their eyes were ever turned southward, and when they realised the awful truth that they wore abandoned they lost their morale and retreated to the. Adriatic, insuflieiently clad and only hull' fed. There was repeated disappointment on the journey, hoping for Allied stores, the eleventh hour activity somewhat ameliorating the situation. There was plenty of food at Brindisi, but not enough hospital ships at Durazzo. "When 1 left Corfu there were 134,000 Serbs at Duvazzo awaiting transport, but the Adriatic was still open to Austrian warships. The whole muddle was due to the fact that there was no directing head and no \mity of control. Wc were wasting veteran soldiers while plastering English cities with appeals for recruits. Fortun-

stoiv there is reason to believe that the task te nm" properly taken in hand, and an effort wilt be ...,,.,'le to remove the Scros from Albania before the AustroBulgar hordes descend.