THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

ALLIES' SUCCESSES. CONSTANZA EVACUATED HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES. London, Nov. 12. The Serbians are driving hack the Bulgars in the Cerna loop, and continue their victorious advance. The whole Cuki Range is now in their possession. We captured the village of Polok, and counter-attacks were repulsed with heavy loss. We also progressed further west and north of Vclesclo. A Roumanian communique says:--In the Trotus Valley we occupied Aiumis and Prectsele. In the Tjzuli Valley 'we repulsed eight attacks in the direction of the Cernica summit, and afterwards took the offensive on the whole front from Vrancea to Seatic. We occupied the Lupra and Atamcarti summits, in the Buzen Valley, and repulsed an attack or the right bank. In the Alta Valley we continue.!.! to progress. The Germans on the right bank attacked violently in the Jiul Valley The violent attack compelled us to Wito (Slightly southward. In the Dobrudja we advanced as far as lopalo, on the Irnana* Cisme-Cianasup front. Hoiri;, Nov. 12. A report states that Constanza has been destroyed and evaluated by the enemy, Rome, Nov. 12. The Messagero's Petrognul correspondent states that the Russians threw back enemy detachments which crossed the Danube at Parnadovn. Another report states that the enemy retired in the Dobrudja fifty kilometres southwards. Desperate fighting is proceeding on. the whole Transylvanian front, with heavy losses to the enemy, who continues to receive reinforcements, especially at the Predeal Pass. Rome, Nov. 12. General Sakharoff informed the Dobrudja army that the German casualties in the Juil sector were 100,000,.

THE CARPATHIAN OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY'S EFFORTS SLACKENING. ROUMANIANS RAPIDLY IMPROVING. Received Nov, 14, 1.30 a.m Bucharest Nov. 14. Military critics consider that the Austro-German efforts to force the Carpathians are gradually slackening, the troops being fatigued, and it is unlikely they will progress further unless they are strongly reinforced. Germau, failure to break the barrier is due, firstly, to stubborn resistance a (id capacity for mountain warfare, also to the enemy's inability to use heavy artillery in the passes. The Roumanians meanwhile are rapidly improving, and becoming first-elasa fighting machines. The German plans vith jcgard to which so badly miscarried, were .veil conceived, but weTe faultily executed. Tliey aimed at cutting off the First Roumanian Army, but the main body, advancing over-fast for its supporting column, was itself threatened with en° velopment, and compelled to back out of the way with heavy losses. ' iiNEMY REPULSED.

Paris, Nov. 11. A communique states: There is violent artillery work riorth of the Somme. The enemy, using flammenwerfer, attacked in the vicinity of Deniecourt, but were forced back with the bloodiest losses. At Guynemer we downed our twentieth and twenty-first machines, Three others were also downed. Wo dropped two tons of bombs on enemy positions on the Somme. A French aeroplane flew over the Rhine and bombed severely and damaged the station at Oflnburg. ROUMANIANS STRIKE HARD

, j-sndon, November 12. A Roumanian communique states that the enemy attacks at Slanie Valley. Moldavia, were repulsed. The enemy at Prahova, after a furious bombardment, attacked several -times, but were repulsed with janguinary loss, and the Roumanians maintained their positions. The Roumanians captured a trench at Dragoslavch. Fierce fighting continues on the left bank of the Alt. continues. On the left bank of the Alt tho Roumanians advanced northward# and captured a mountain. An enemy attack on the right bank of the Alt was stopped, and an attempt by the enemy to land at tre mouth of the Alt was repulsed.

BRILLIANT SERBIAN OPERATIONS. OOXSTANZA BOMBARDED. Renter Service. Bucharest reports that General i. on Backensen's retreat continues. Great fires are to be seen in the direction of Ccrnavoda and Constanza. The enemy possibly set fire .to the towns prior to evacuating them. The Bulgarian population is fleeing towards Bulgaria. A Serbian official communique states that the Serbians yesterday carried out brilliant operations at Cernareka, carrying strong positions and capturing -COO prisoners and a number of guns. iPetrograd, November 12. The Russian Black Sea fleet bombarded oCnstanza and ilangalia, inflicting heavy damage. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. ' ' Petrograd, November 11. A communique states:—Wo occupied two villages on the Danube front and advanced southward of the Dobrudja. By means of a sudden counter-attack, we recaptured a section of the trenches at Skrobowa. The eemy fiercely attacked east of Narajuwka, against the ridge heights, but war everywhere repulsed until the afternoon, when lie succeeded in .pushing back .portions of one of our regiments. The enemy was again driven out in the evening. The enemy'a offensives in the wodded Carpathians south of tfurnmtra were repelled. j

BULGARIANS BURN VILLAGES.

12,000 GREEKS DEPORTED. f b Received Nov. 14, 1.30 a.m. Athens, Nov. 13. During the evacuation of the left bank of the Struma, the Bulgarians burned six villages, and deported 12,000 Greeks into the interior. , v - FURTHER ROUMANIAN" , SUCCESSES! Received Nov. 14, 12.4,> a.m. London, Nov. 13. A Roumanian communique announces successes on the northern front. The Roumanians assumed the offensive on the Moldavia front, and advanced on the Dobrudja to the line, EopolcismeGranasuf.