TRIUMPHANT SERBIAN ENTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1916, Page 5

TRIUMPHANT SERBIAN ENTRY.

TIIE BOOTY LARGE. Received Nov. 21, 1 a.m. Salonika, Nov. 20. The examination of two German officers recently captured showed that the capture of their battery was due to the stampede of the Bulgarian infantry. The officers state that the Serbs rushed the battery so suddenly that there was no time to destroy the breechblocks of the guns. The Bulgarians did not wait for orders and it was impossible for the Germans to place further reliance oil the Bulgarians. Prince Alexander entered Monastir in triumph at the lisead of his army. It is believed the booty is large, owing to the Bulgurs' liasty retirement towards Prilep. The pursuit of the enemy continues. GREAT SERBIAN TRIUMPH. SEIZURE OF IMPORTANT HEIGHTS. COMMAND ENEMY'S COMMUNICA- \ TIONS, , '■— l i J received Nov. 20, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 10. The Daily Chronicle's Paris correspon' dent states that the capture of Monastir was a great triumph for the Serbians, and indicates that General von Mackensen is so engaged, in the Dobtudja that he is unable to aid the BuL garians. Experts attach more importance to the seizure of the heights east of Moyastir, commanding the enemy communications between Monastir and Prilep, which ii (he essential aim of the Allies in this region. Regarding Roumania, only the Walla c-hian front causes disquietude. General von Falkenhayn's advance has now been arrested south of Brasso, but continues in the Alt and Jiul Valleys. General Cherfiali opines that below tlie mountains, ■wlure the. Roumanians are constantly in danger of being turned, they will be able to make a more effective resistance.

A CRUSHINC IMPRESSION. PRODUCED IN BERLIN. Received Nor. 20, 11.45 p.m. Amsterdam, Nov. 20. Tha capture of Monastir has produced a crushing impression at Berlin, where special editions of the newspapers were published. Diplomatic circles blauie the Bulgarian commanders, ROUMANIAN POSITION CRAVE. LARGE PART OF LINE COMPELLED TO RETREAT. ROUMANIANS HEROICALLY FACING ENEMY ARTILLERY. Received Nov. 20, 10.15 p.m. London, Nov. 11. The! Roumanian situation is very grave. The enemy on the OrsovaGraiova railway compromises the Roumanians facing the Jiul Pass, and compels the retreat of a large part of the line. The Germans claim to have broken through the Roumanians at Taiga,jui. This does not mean the latter's resistance is overcome, as they are able to operate from lateral valleys in the mountainous regions upon the enemy's lengthening communications at the worst time of the year. M. Marcel Hutin, the French critic, states that Russia's reinforcements are sufficiently largo to restore the whole Roumanian situation, but the railway facilities restrict, The Roumanians are still heroically bearing the brunt of the German heavy artillery.

ENEMY ATTACKING HARD. ROUMANIANS PUSHED BACK SLIGHTLY. London, Nov. Ifl. A Russian communique says:—The enemy attacked with considerable forces in the tliul and Alt valleys and pushed back the Roumanians slightly southward. The Roumanians have assumed the oP.'ensivc in the Tirguluj Valley and carried a series of heights. A Roumanian communique says: — Enemy attacks on the Moldavian and northern frontier have been repulsed. Wo continued to advance at Dragoslavele. Fighting in the Alt, Jiul and Oilont valleys continues. Firing has slackened on the Danube and the Dobrudja fronts. Athens, Nov. 19. Admiral du Eournet lias demanded that the Greeks shall hand over the war materials which the troops undo)' arms are not using.