THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1917, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

ROUMANIAN RESISTANCE. DUE TO SUPPLIES OF' ARTILLERY AND MUNITIONS. Received Jan. 1", 0.45 p.m. ltome, .Tan. 10. Berlin reports that the Roumanians have received large supplies of artillery and mttnitions, hence the present resistance ' OBJECT OF THE ALLIES. London, Jan. lfi. Mr. Ward Price, writing from Salonika and answering the question "What are we doing at Salonikka?" says that our object is first to cut the BerlinBagdad railway and sever the German connection with her Eastern allies, also to refashion the Balkan States and thwart the German schemes. If the Germans had reached Salonika they would have built a Mediterranean fleet, and Egypt would have been threatened by a fleet as strong as that in the North Sea. By re-establishing Serbia we shall fulfil a duty to ou! ally and build a Slav dam across the tideway of German ambitions GALATZ BOMBARDED. London, Jan. 10. A Bulgarian official message says:— From the right bank of the L,.nubc v.e bombarded the railway establishments round Galatz. / RUSSO-ROUMANIAN SUCCESS. London, .Tf.n.Vfi. A Russian official message states: Southwards of Praedoa the Russo-Rou-manians advanced two vorsts. The Roumanians beat back two night attacks southwards of Lkosa, on the Sussiika. Wo bombed vessels in the Danube region at Brailov. One of our submarines san'c t'. o ships near the Bosphorus. | . GERMAN REPORT. London, J;,-.. 10. A German official report says. Hostile attacks between the Kasu;o and Susita valleys were unsuccessful. Oui counterthrust drove back the Roumanians who had penetrated our lines at one poin f . Our curtain of fire broke strong Russian masses, who repeatedly attacked on both side? of Fundcni. The enemy's losses were great.