IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

RUSSIAN CONCENTRATIONS. ON ROUMANIAN FRONTIER, » TO ENTER BULGARIA AND . HUNGARY. Received August 25, 8.25 p.m. , London August 2>L I The Morning Poat's Budapest correspondent quotes the newspaper Azest's Bucharest correspondent's statement that it is rumored the Russians have concen : trated on'the Bessarabian-Roumanian frontier, and on the banks oi the Russian Danube, for the purpose of entering Bulgaria by Dobrudja, and Hungary across Moldavia, It is stated the Roumanian war party is the stronger body in politics. Tie Premier is credited with having made a definite agreement ■with , Russia regarding the conditions of intervention. A Budapest newspaper says: "Hitherto we have fought as a chivalrous partner of another nation; but if Roumania enters this war we supplant chivalry with hatred, nnd will fight for a blood- . aoaked country against a private enemy."

RUSSIAN, ATTACK. ! V ■» -SVILOPING ALONG GALICIAN FRONT. Received August 21, 5.5 p.nv London, August 24.. The Lokal Anzeiger's correspondent at Eastern headquarters telegraphs that the Russian* resumed the offensive on both sides of the Sereth. and are also violently attacking Generals von Bothmer's and Mollis's army. The offensive is developing along the whole Galiciaa front. ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED. iPBOGRESS OF LAKE VAN OFFENSIVE BUSY COUNTING BOOTYPetrograd, August 24. ':. Russian communique states: The enemy yesterday fiercely bombarded our positions at Xoboly. An attack followed, but our machine-gun and rifle fire drove it back. Prisoners disclose the piesence of Turkish troops on the Zlota Lipa. Our offensive is developing westward oi Lake Van. We occupied the region north-eastward of Mush and defeated 'few Turkish divisions. In the direction oi Mosul we surrounded and took prisoner two regimbents. We are now "hunting the booty, « APOLOGY ACCEPTED, BULABZEL WITHDRAWS ACCUSATIONS. iPetrograd, August 24. M. Bulabzel went to the British Embassy and' formally apologised for the scurrilous article he had written and withdrew all .the. allegations against Britain.. Sir G. W. Buchanan accepted the apology,

THE DEFENCE OF KOVEL GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS Received August 25, 6.35 p.m. Amsterdam, August 24. The Germans have sent two hundred /una and 70,000 men to reinforce the Defenders of thit portion of the ; KovelBarny railway' 'still in their possession.