THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

RUSSO ROUMANIAN OFFENSIVE. A COMMENCEMENT AT DOBRUDJa. TURKS REPLACE GERMANS Received Oct. 19, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Oct. IS. The Russo-Roumanian offensive has commenced at Dobrudja. General Mackensen's army is composed entirely of Turks, the German divisions having been withdrawn.

ROUMANIAN OFFENSIVE RESUMED. ENEMY PLACED ON DEFENSIVE. ■BRUSILOFF'S GREAT WORF A CLIMAX APPROACHING Received Oct. 19, 8.35 p.m. London, Oct. 18. The latest Bucharest telegrams contain better news. The Roumanians are resuming the offensive at-the Predcal pass, and are pursuing the enemy over the Hungarian slopes. Even tlie German messages, via Switzerland, admit the desperate nature of the 'Roumanian resistance in the passes south of Brasso,

A Vienna telegram states that great Russo-Roumanian forces have arrived on all the Balkan fronts. Generals von Falkenhayn and von Mackensen have suspended operations awaiting reinforcements from other fronts and Turkey. For the moment the German commanders are placed on the defensive.

The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd correspondent states that a never-censing battle continues on the 'Piripet to the Roumanian frontier, and, that, apparently, it is reaching its climax. The official organ of the General Staff says that along the whole of General Brusiloff's front the shock of millions of men continues, the results whereof promise to be important.

R6UMANIANS get upper HAND. ENEMY. SANGUINARILY REPULSED. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. ■Received Oct. 19, 8.10 p.m. Bucharest, Oct. IS. A communique states: We repuked attacks westward of Tulges and Bugaz, taking prisoners. Fighting in the Trotus valley continues. All the enemy's •attacks in the Uzul valley were sanguinarily repulsed beyond the frontier. Violent attacks and counter-attacks continue in the Ostuza valley, with heavy enemy losses. There have been minor engagements in the Vrancca region, on the west frontier. The enemy was repulsed in the Buzev valley and compeil«i( to withdraw his lines a kilometre.

There was an intense artillery duel at Predeal, and violent engagements at Mateias. We repulsed an attack at Mt. Robul, in the Alt valley, taking prisoners and machine-guns.

FRENCH CARRY TRENCHES. SERBIA? 'PROGRESS. TURKS REACH LOWER STRUMA. Received Oct. 19, 10.35 p.m. Paris, Oct. If). A communique states: On the right bank of the Vardar we carried the trenches to a depth of 400 yards. The Serbians continue to progress on the north-western slopes of Dobropolje. Turkish contingents have reached the lower Struma.

RUSSIANS AID ROUMAXJA. Berne, Oct. 18. Budapest reports that formidable bodies of Russians are at various points on the Eumano-llungariau frontier helping to defend the passes.

SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON BULGARIAN

London, Oct. IS, A Serbian communique say«: We successfully attached the Bulgarians on Monday and Tuesday at Dubropolie and Hok'dl.

_ BOMBARDMENT ON THE STRUMA. London, Oct. 18. The War.Office says that a Salonika report states.:—Our heavy guns successfully shelled Barakli andDzuma, on the Struma front.

ROUMANIANS IN 'PURSUIT Bucharest, Oct. IS. • A communique says: AVe are resuming the offensive in the Predeal region and pursuing the enemy on the Transylvania »idc of the hills. The most stubborn fighting is progressing. The enemy is attacking violently, but hitherto unsuccessfully, on the whole Carpathian front. All the military news is reassuring.

GENERAL ATTACK AT MONASTIR. London, Oct. IS. A telegram from the Serbian headquarters states that a Russo-Frcnch-Ser-uian general attack on the Bulgarian lino defending Monastir began on Saturday. A ROUMANIAN REVERSE. Reuter Service. London, Oct. 18. A Roumanian communique mentions that the enemy has reached Agus, 10 miles on the Roumanian side of the Gyrius Pass, and fighting is proceeding. The rest of the line is Arm. Meanwhife the Russians are heavily engaged in re*»i).Bine attacks on Dorna Watr*»