THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1917, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

THE DANUBE DELTA. SITUATION satisfactory: 1 RUSSIAN'S BREAK THROUGH ' ENEMY ATTACKS. Received 28, 11.30 p.m. | Petrograd, January 25'. , ' Experts describe the situation on th# Danube delta as satisfactory. The Russians are defending the Sufina Canat, wiiicli is the chief mouth of the Danube, in order to conserve the navigation of the river to the Ismail front. It then generally follows tho Rereth, till en to the right bank of the Trotus as far M Ogna, n'nd thence bends north-west to rejoin tho Austro-Roumanian frontier. Tho enemy vainly attempted for days to force a passage over the Sereth between Poesani and Galatz in order tq push his left wing along the'Trotus, bill the Russians are breaking the attacks while awaiting the resumption of their own offensive. A Paris message states that General Gonrko has been appuinted to the cony mflnd on the Russo-fioumairian front. » FIGHTING IN THE SNOW* ROUMANIANS' SUCCESSFUL AT- . TACK. Admiralty, per Wireless, Received 21, 5,5 p.m. London, January 2T. ' Roumanian Official.—Despite tbe snow we attacked and repulsed tho enemy southsvard of the valleys of CaShin and Sushitza after eleven hours' desperate lighting. 1 GERMAN FRKITITFULNESS REVEALED. ; .London, January 29. Mr. J. D,_ Bourc'hier, iwtritinjf frofM. •fussy, states that great indigtatioll > was caused by Germany's removal of tho neutral Minister.* from Bucharest, j The action was doubtless due to the American Legation sanctioning the investigation of the discovery of packages < of explosives and microbes of danger- ' • ous diseases, wlndi were found buried at the German legation, i The presence of neutrals was also not" deiired during the pending meeting between the Kaiser and lya allies.