ROUMANIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1916, Page 5

ROUMANIA.

A FOURTH OF TRANSYLVANIA EVACUATED. SERBIANS CO-OPERATE WITH RUSSIANS. INSPIRING THE TROOPS. Paris, September 1. It is reported tliat the. Austrians have evacuated nearly a quarter of Transylvania. The Roumanians going northwards have readied Yergyo, which is the terminus of all the railways, the Roumanians cutting these. Petrograd, September 1. Official:—Serbian troops have entered Roumania and are co-operating with tlie Russians. Bucharest, September 1. The King, in a message tc the soldiers 6tates: "Our brothers impatiently await you beyond the frontier with hearts full of hope. You have a desperate struggle, but with God's help, victory will be ours." The sale of alcohol in Roumania is prohibited under heavy penalties.

AUSTRIAN REPORT. RUTSCHUK OCCUPIED. London, September, 1. The Austrians are preparing to evacuate Bristritz (a town well i'rside the frontier in the north of Transylvania) before the advancing Russo-Rouman-ians. Amsterdam, Septembei 1. It is reported from Berlin that the Roumanians have occupied Butscliuk (a town on the Bulgarian bank of the Danube). ! PLAUSIBLE BUT UNCONVINCING. HUNGARY DESPERATE, New York, September 1. A Berlin message says that the Tagcblatt states- that the Austrian headquarters' plan provided for the systematic withdrawal of the Transylvania army, which is taking place in perfect order, despite the proximity of the Roumanians. In the Eastern Carpathians the Austrians have linked up with the Teuton Bukovina. army by falling back from the crests of the passes of tht GjwKyo range. Commenting on the withdrawal from the Kronstadt valley the Tageblatt says: "The loss of 'the city will be painfully felt in Hungary, but the loss is not final." Rome, September 1. A wireless message states that Hungary is arming all her citizens irrespective of age. A hundred thousand fugitives fiom Translyvania are invading Hungary, where there is general alarm at the rapidity of the Roumanian advance and the weakness of Hungary's defence, which has already lost all the principal Transylvanian towns and Alpine passes.

ROUMANIAN SWIFT INITIATIVE. ADVANCE CONTINUES. Bucharest. September 1. . A wireless states that the Roumanian Army, on the evening of the declaration, was ready to take up positions and crossed the Carpathian crests from the Bukovina to the Danube with a single bound. Attacks were made from Wallachia northwards and from Moldavia westwards. The principal operations were from Wallachia, whence three important attacks were made by the vallays of the Jir, Alt, and Prakova. They were momentarily held in check at Orsova, on the extreme left front, but in the past two days they have crossed the entire Orsova zone following the line of the Danube. The attack on the Moldavian side has been appreciably extended in the directions of Grimeshpalance and Oituz. In the extreme north of this line the Roumanians on the first day functioned with General Lctchitsky's troops. This general attack enabled an advance on Wednesday of 25 miles along almost the entire front. The greatest advance was in the direction of Hermanst.tdt. The rapidity of tho advance broke down numerous successive defenct lines, enabling the capture of ammunition depots. The Hungarians, since the war began, have powerully fortified this elevated zone. The advance continues^ THREE ARMIES OPERATING. a OFi'ENSIVIi ■Received Sept. 2, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Sept. 1. Two Roumanian armies are operating in Transylvania. The first is called the Moldavian army, under General Cottescu. It has crossed the Palanka Pass, and constitutes the right wing, which lias already functioned nith the Russians. The second, or Wallaehian army, is under General Coanda, a military speciallist, who undertook a lightning offensive against the Austrians. This army crossed the Piemleal said Redtopwer Passes, aiming at Brasso and Hermannstadt. There is a third army, under General Averescu which aims at the* Bamat. Tt is expected this army will march via Verciorovo and the Jionl Valley. Meanwhile the southern frontier h guarded in anticipation of the Bulgarian declaration of war. CIVILIANS BARRED FROM BALKANS RAILWAY. Router Service. .Eeceived Sept. 2, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 1. Germany is not allowing civilians to use the Balkans railway, unless on most urgent business. It has stopped the export of iron. RUSSIANS POURING INTO ROUMANIA. Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 2. The Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states that the Russians continue to pour into Roumania-

50,000 GERMANS IN HUNGARY, AUSTRIANS EVACUATE MAROS .VASARHELY. Eeceivecl Sept 3, 5.5 p.m. Athens, Sept. 2. Frankfurt reports that 50,000 Hermans have arived at Glausenburg. The Austrians have evacuated Maros Vasarholy. (Maros Vasarholy, is a town in Hungary, tlie capital of Maros Forda, 47 miles e.s.e. of Klausenherg. The population is 20,000.) HINDENBURG'S HKST EFFORT. SOUTHERN ROUMANIAN; FRONTIER. Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Sept. 2. It is believed that the Germans and Austrians are preparing to bring the full weight of their effort against the south•rn Roumanian frontiei, whither a heavy movement of troops- ba,s progressed. Field Marshal von Hindenlurg's first effort will be on the Danube, lit may in the meanwhile be content to hold the western front, if necessary withdrawing upon a shorter line. FIVE DAYS' FIGHTING. AUSTRIAN REVERSE ADMITTED. Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. ' London, Sept. 3. An Austrian communique states: After live days of fierce battles near Orsova we withdrew t> th.< western bank <-f the Cherna. New engagements have developed on the Gyergyo mountains. The Danubian flotilla sank a Roumanian patrol boat. (Orsova is on the Danube Iron Gates),

TERMS OF BULGARIAN NOTE A LIST OF GRIEVANCES. Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam. Sept. 2. The Bulgarian Note, accompanying Ine declaration of war against Roumania, asserts that Roumania lias provoked numerous frontier incidents, and alludes in bitter terms to Roumania's intervention in the Balkan war, when Roumania was profiting through the bloody ordeal which the Bulgarian people were passing. Roumania had >obbed them while they were struggling (or existence of a portion of their territory, and showed a hatred which nothing could justify. The note also lefers to Roumania closing the frontier against goods and travellers. BRATIANU'S POLICY, SECURE OP VICTORY TEN TIMES OVER, \VAR WILL NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS, Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 2. The Daily Telegraph's Athens corlespondent states that a year ago M. Eratianri said: "When you hear Roumania enters the war, if I am Premier, you may be sure I have made myself secure or victory ten times over before I plungt my '.ountry into the struggle. The duration of the war thereafter will not exceed six months. lam of opinion that the Balkan nations cannot sustain wars for a longer duration. BULGARIA'S DECLARATION OF WAR. Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.ra, Berlin, Sept. 2. Bulgaria ha? declared war on Roumania. The war manifesto has been posted in the .treets of Sofia,