THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1917, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

DEFENCE OF DOBRUDJA ENDED. London, Jan. 4. The capture of Marin virtually ends the defence of the Dobrudja. the Rus-, siens having evacuated all but a narrow ,ielt between the marshes and the Danube The Bulgar-Germans are thus enabled to bring their guns within eight miles of the eastern part of Braila, but the advance of the enemy has been so retared that it is safe to assume that the granaries have been removed. RUSSIANS CAPTURE A HEIGHT. (A. and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuetr). (Admiralty per Wireless Press). London, Jan. 4 Russian official report states:—We attacked a height on the Roumanian front southwards of Mount Botyli and took fiOO prisoners, besides capturing three cannon and sixteen machine-guns. SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN ATTACK. (Admiralty per Wireless Press). London, Jan. 4. A Russian official dispatch states that after an artillery preparation we attackde Bottoeh and broke through a stubhorn resistance. We repulsed six persistent attacks :n the Tatroeh Valley and surprised and annihilated a Bulgarian field post. In the Dobrudja attacks at Macin pressed back our deI tachments, which have commenced to withdraw towards Bral:.-..

THE GERMAN REPORT* (Admiralty per Wireless ?refs), London, Jan. 4. A German official dispatch states that fic-neral von Mackonsen conquered the sector north-west of Focsani and repulsed strong Russian cavalry attarks westward and Ruiith of Buzaul. Tin. Gcrmiiiio-Bulgars stormed and captured the stubbornly defended) villages 01 Machin and .Tijila and took 1(100 prisoi» or*. This clears the Dobrudja except a narrow strip in the direction of Galatz, where the Russian rear-guard is holding its ground. BATTLE OF SEKETH BEGUN. London, Jan. 4. French military experts are of opinion that a battle of the Sereth lint, ~ow begun, which will determine the issue of the whole campaign. Almost everything depends on the resistance of the F.ussoRoumanian right wing. r A SUCCESSFUL RAID Received Jan. n. 7 p.m. Salonika, Jan. 4. British, Official.—We successfully raided the village of Keupri. The Navy bombarded the positions at Semultoei, Lai;e Ovikia.