THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1917, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

PRISONERS IN BULGARIA, SHORTAGE OP FOOD AND CLOTHING. I Received Jan. 10, 5.50 p.m. Rotterdam, Jan. IS. The Rotterdam'-ch Couiani ; K Balkans correspondent states that Uulgana holds 510.0011 prisoner?, including "11 of the Allie.. '-!o:ne are Australian'.- and (.ann-di-avr-. lie 'onsideis the lood allowances are sufficient, ii jit the Aivjli)-l-crnf-li complain of (he! meagrenes.-: of the diet, and state that the clothing is inadequate. The prisoners .ire depending on the Legations, charitable commissions, and home parcels. DIFFICULTIES OF WINTER CAMPAIGN Received Jan. I", 5.51! p.m Amsterdam, Jan. !„.• The German war cot respondents at Roiimania enlarge on the difficulty of the conditions, especially regarding (lie frost, snow, and fog. All the ..upplie? in the Carpathians' must be handled ly the men. RUSSO-ROUMANIAX SUCCESSES; London, Jan. i... A Russian omVin; messap states: Or.)- f-re arrested attempts at an oflVtisivc southward of Oituz. The Roumanians repulsed the Germans southwards of Ivlonnstirka and surrounded \n height south-west of Pralea, taking many prialOiurs. GERMANS EVACUATE BRAILA. Petrograd. Jar., is. V.'e have definitely defeated the. enemy c:i the two wings, but the battle continues in the centre. The enemy a evacuating Braila,