The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-25
Commander Says He win Resist
March Of Bulgarians Should
They Reach Sores, and veni-
zelos Organizes Volunteers
TEUToNS AND ALLIES
Vt STILL MOVING FORWARD
Reports Of Fighting In Eastern
Theater Conflicting, While Brit
ish Keep Up Drive Against Ger
mans In Bloody ThiepvaISector
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wiroless)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
n ARTS, August 24.--The invasion
of parts of Greece by the Bulgar.
ans Lhd Germans has created
political situation In Greece that is be-
coming more and moro tense with each
paysing day. Dispatches from the
Balkan eenters last night asserted that
The Greek commander, General Mosko-
pulos, has declared that he will resist
the advances OF the Bulgars if they get
as far as the Greek city of Sores, while
other reports from Greece declared
that former Premier VeniZelos, who
heads the Liberal purity and has been
oro Ally in his leanings since the out.
break Of the war; is organizing corps
If volunteers to 60 to Moskopulos as
distance in case they should be needed.
Excitement is said to be growing in
Athens and the feeling is declared to
De acute.
Bulgars Continue Advance
The actual fighting at the various
balkan fronts has been of minor i'm
pOrtanee, although London reports say
heir advance and are entrenching va
'iOus positions east of the Struma riv.
n, over which they have driven the
french and British advanced patrols.
Meantime all the, capitals of Europe
IRE watching Bucharest and wondering
what Rumania intends to do Des.
patches to Berlin papers stated last
light that the Rumanihn' government
Ias not definitely made up its mind
What course to pursue, but other ac-
'Ountstell of preparations that are be-.
ng mcde with the apparent intention
Of entering the war.
British and French Gain
In the Western theater of the war,
save for the attacks of the British
troops in the vicinity Of Thiepval,
where Sir Douglas Haig is continuing
his~efforts to ehcircle the German posi-
tions and compel the surrender of the
troops now holding them, and the
cOunter-attacks of the Germans in the
sectors of PoZieres and GuillemOnt,
there have been only minor engage
ments. The British took 200 yards of
trenches south of Thiepval after bitter
fighting
North of Nerdun the French are con
tinuing their steady driving ut the
lines of the Crown Prince and yester.
day reported the gain of additional ter
ritory between Fleury and Thnmont,
with the capture of POO prisoners.
The French official communigne is-
sued yesterday reported that the
French had lost some ground south Of
Estrees, where the Germans gained
footing at points in trenches which the
French had taken Monday.
Fighting In East Uncertain
The reports of the fighting in the
East are contradictory, Berlin and Pc
trOgrad tell different stories. Berlin de
clares that the Austrians have recap
tured positions taken from them by the
Russians in the struggle near the
JablOnitza Pass, while PetrOgrad as
serts that the Slavs, under General
Brussilof, have taken two important
heights southwest of Ardjulez in Hun
gary. The Germans claim that the
Russians have been repulsed in their
attacks on the StOkhod River, and
that the Slavs have been checked in
all the sectors south of the Prpet.
The fighting on the Stokhod, where
the Russians are attempting to break
reach Kovel, their objective for the last
six weeks of stubborn fighting, the
SlaVs have lost heavily, according to
the Gerpan claims, and it appears sure
that the Russians have been able to
make little if any progress in that re-
gion.
The Turks along the Black Sea lit
tOral have launched another offensive
against the positions held by the Rus.
SLAMS to the west of Trebizond, but
were beaten off by the aid of the guns
of the Russian Black Sea fleet which
went to the assistance of the land
forces Of the Gear.
The Italians are continuing their sue
cessful drive against the Austrians
holding the lines in the Dolomites Alps,
and in the Travenenzes valley.