THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

FALL OF BUCHAREST. delayed as long as possible. Roumanian army" seeks safe quarters; ~ rejoicings in athene Received Dee. 8, 0.30 pan Rome, Dec S. Petrograd reports tlmt t.lir ;ibnii(luu< .nent of Bucharest was delayed as long is possible in order to save the artillery" 'upplies, provisions, and munitions. The Roumanian nr;av is still considered, to ;e intact, and in retiring to prearranged jopitions, where tin- Russian? are cone'enmating. Alliens is decorated witli flags in eclemttion of the fall of Bucharest. All .''tench and English.residents, have left. A GERMAN REPORT WILD FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION. iNEMY GREETED WITH BOUQUETS f.o-uvcu Dec'.S, D.30 ;• «■ Renter Service. Amsterdam, Dec. 3. A Berlin semi-official message, describes the fall of Bucharest, states that 3ci)cral von Mackensen sent a parlcuentaire on Tuesday forenoon riomandng the surrender of the fortress within twenty-four hours, otherwise he would jpen tire on it. The parliamcntaire was blindfolded and conducted to flic com-mander-in-chief, who refused to accept lie letter on the grounds that Buehnn-at .vas in nowise a fortress, but an open .own. The p.irlemciituire .•,-,-.".•;'* asiti- the svasion, and returned on the following Horning to the Gorman lines. The account proceeds to describe the >ccupatiou of the forts on tik* north 'rent, where there was some, infantry •csistnnee, and resistance by Dannlw ;ioops on the south front. It declare! '.hut the iioops had an enthusiastic reception, boiny decorated with flowers, jpiieral von Mf.cknrfeen proceeded to Hie Revs! Castle, where he wns greeted V'th ijoiiquets. ' AMERICAN COMMENT. GERMANY WEAK Ell. ANOTHER YEAR OF WAR. Received Dec. S, 11.55 p.m. Vancouver, Dec. 7. Tiie New York Tribune's special war orrei-noniuni, in describing ihe fall of iuehurest, .-ays that Germany is vea.ksr in military strength than she vas before the invasion of Rouniania, nit the food problem is less acute, rhere will be no peace before a year, irobably longer. ALLIES' LONG FRONT. London, December 7. Mr. Ward 'Price says that we must •emember the Allies in the Balkans tre holding a front '£so miles long' more licult thau any other theatre ; of the wr, and that the Allied offensive is beng out with forcea much inferor to those of the enemy, A WISE RUSSIAN .MOVE. London, December 7. The' Russians have censed the offensive in the Dobrudja and arc ciilrumhng deeply. ROUMANIAN RETREAT EXPLAINED London, December 7. It is believed the' Roumanian retreat Tom Wallachia .vas due to the tranjjport ii Russians from Moldavia, to WaliWMa jeing impossible owing to the conges:ion clue to the evacuation of Bucharest. t is understood that successive Ronnanian lines of defence have been pvctarod between the rivers Biueu and lalomitza. The Russians arc attacking most vigirously in Moldavia and captured the •nemy's first line ten miles from the 3yimes Pass. ROUMANIAN A!RMY INTACT. 1 London, December 7. Paris reports that the Roumanian .rmy at Bucharest escaped intact. FALYENHAYN'S MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS London, December 7. The Times, in a leader, urging the lecd for; promptly dealing with the ireek danger, says that the disappcarince of Falkenhayn's name from the ■lcnnan official reports has a sinister .igniiicanee. The Serbian railway sysem is at his disposal and it is not lillicult to perceive where he will next merge. The Allies operating from Salinika are holding an extended and posibly valuable front. Our military inteligence appears faulty. We have been old that the Greek army is inefficient ,nd badly equipped. It is now revealed hat it is sufficiently numerous and fornidahle to exercise a serious influence n the position in Macedonia. An Athens report states t*iat during lie absence ,of Captain MacKenzie, lead of the British Intelligence Departnent, his house was sacked and manucripts and other articles stolen. SERBIANS DISPERSE ENEMY. London, Dec. 7. The Daily Telegraph's Salonika, corespondent states that, pursuing their dvantage north of Gvunista, (he Serlians crossed the Rivcv Grazcshnitza. hough the weather was most imfavor.ble. The Serbians did not cense active iperations for a single day, and, after itacks extending for six days and light, by a linal desperate assault arried a whole series of strongly fortiied heights, the Bulgarians and Geraans flying in disorder, and leaving even guns and many prisoners. The otal number •v- «<«<• wwtnud was.7B.

IN THE TRAIL OF THE HUlft ANARCHY, MURDER AND j>lLlAXas . Received Dee. S, 10.15 p.m. New York. Dec. 7jg| The United Press correspondent state) that anarchy and piuiie are" followinrai Iho Cierman advance in Houinunia. Mjn (!oi, pillage, and cvi'ry kind of lawles» lies* ii; committed In roving gipiiics, aniii there arc pitil'i'l scenes in the desoiatW liiiui-i's, while tin; Cierman I'.niiy vaarcbfll iiidilicrently through t!m dcvastaW areas, without making any attempt jfcl. stop the disorders or to relieve JJK misery. • '**^'