The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-31

'BUl6ARs THREATENED az
ALLIED MACEDONm GAINS


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N ARIss October 80 The Dobrndja
sitaetioh Us es yet unchaheed, ae-
= cording 70 the despatches issued
Hast aight ~ the German fehertal stan,
but Bucharest declares that In the
Transylvania front the Rumaniahs are
more than holding their own.
Here, where the lighting has been
Itfemehdously heavy Of late, the men
under King Ferdinand had last night
| succeeded 10 driving the attscking
Forces hack, regained some lost ground
| land captured two howitzer batteries.
| North Of the Campuhing sector the
Teitohit armies have been thrown into
/ disorder and compelled to give way
before the persistent attacks Of the
Rumanians.
IN the Jiul valley The Rumahia1s
have continued to force their way
ahead, although with considerable DIM
Guilty, owing TO the nature Of the eoun
TRY and the heavy rains, which have
turned the roads over which the troops
and their wagon trains have had to OPP.
crate into qusgmires.
Berlin Denies Rexsat
Berlin denies that the Austro-tser-
mimic armies have been compelled 70
] give way in this region, and adds that
i they have gained slightly Under heavy
afe, south of Kfonstadt and in the
difection'of Gampnlnng. e.;
II Is freely admitted here that the
Entente authorities are worried oyer
the situation in the Rumafiiah theater
j Of the war, although some Of them
| draw attention TO the immense number
Of guns fpassed by the Germans In the
H rrahsylvanIa country for their attack
4 on the troops of King Ferdinand, and
Il declare that II Is remarkable that the
4 Ruihania1s have been able to Tonne
4 back 30 soon after their forced eyae-
4 uatiou Of Petroseny and Hsrmannsfadt.
The reports from Sofia declared that
4 the RumaniAns and Russians are still
retreh4ing and are eudehsorihg 60 tes-
4 cape across the Danube, but TINT in
this they have been blocked BY The el0ee
pursuit Of the Teuton and Bulgafian
il armies. ,s, y
On the western front the British and
French attacked north and south Of the
n 6pmme yesterday. Northeast Of Les
Bpeufs the British troops successfully
ATTACKED and captured . trench from
their foes, while the French gained CON
siderable ground in the vieinity of
Biaehes, south OF the. historic river.
\. Macedonian Reports Conflict e.
II OF the fighting that has been going
on without ceasing in Greek Macedo-
mn, the reports Of both sides claim
pfctofies st4h M4 S
d Monastir and seres, the mainstsys
4 Of the Bulgar tight and left wings In
Macedonia, are now more seriOdziy fii-
lperillen by the strokes of General Gar.
Trail 3 allied army than at any time aiiiee
I, the offensive was begun. The pf6ef6sa
Of tie allied wings has encoufkg ed eaf-
rail 10 order the Italian troops near
4 the center to advance, to invade Bull.
garia. y
On the allied right wing in eastern
Macedonia the British troops have now
occupied i've villages on the east banlk
of the Htrnma, inst north Of Lake IA.
Ihinps,, whirh had been held by the .Bnl-
gats, The villages stretch along q ton
mile front.
Berbs MOVE On Monkstir
On the allied left wing IN western
Macedonia the Serbs have been NOV.
i pg, rapidly upon M6nastir from, The
southeast. while the French have gain.
ed success in a movement TO attack
!, Monastir either from. the southeast or
/ | from due east.
ii The serbians, for their part, pushing
/, forward from the Kaimalkcahn height,
have reached the valley OF the, bah
= yoda,. a. trihntary Of the Ceria, south
. east Of Monastir The main Serbian bf,
fensiye q developing on the Rstfenik-
|. lSokol heights. ,3' (,
itaiians Talxe oHsnsfss
In the center the. italian troops, 90,
\ c0fdine TO recent reports, have now
! taken the offensive, In cooperat ton with
!. the British on the right wing, and have
begun the aIfiicult task Of forcing 4
. ipassage Of the Beles Mountains. The
Malian troops have been placed 'by
!. Tsarrail on hts right center, IN the reg
q ion Of Lake ButR6ya, at the ieadwa,
tiers Of the HtIqwa, and at the foot 81
the Beies Mcpntains, which seRarats
Greece from Bulgaria.
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