The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-09-14
BULCARS ON
TWO FRONTS
UNDER FIRE
British Attacking Along Struma
River In Macedonia and Rus
slams Along Rumanian
Frontier.
HEAVY BATTLES DEVELOP
Rumanians Have Been Driven
From Large Area-Constan-
tinople Goal of New
Slav Offensive.
BATTLES DEVELOP

London, Sept. ATTACKS on Bull
garians both on the north and the south
are apparently in preparation by the
entente armies in the Balkans.
4 movement from the south de-
veloped today in official news from
Paris, that the British had taken the
offensive on the northeastern Mace
DOMAIN front. They have crossed the
Struma about 40 miles northeast Of
Saloniki in an advance toward h
Bulgarian border after artillery pre-
paration n are attacking the villages
of Nevolyen and K~arabjades.
At the beginning Of the Macedonian
operations last month the Bulgarians
pushed down rapidly from the border
and occupied positions in Greek terri,
tory on the right flank Of the allied de-
fensive lines around Saloniki, pushing
their advance to Aegean coast with
little opposition.
The present British thrust which
may mean the beginning of an import
n offensive with the object OF placing
Bulgaria W two fires Is directed
along the main roads to Sores, north OF
Tahincs lake, the natural avenu Of
advance for an army pushing from the
Bulgarian border. Meantime the effect
to compass Bulgaria is proceeding on
the north with the reported arrival OF
Russians in strong force to take h
offensive against tho Bulgarians h
have invaded the Rumanian province OF
Dobrudja occupying large areas and
capturing he fortresses Of Turtukai
n Silistra. - 800 y - ..r;%-a4H
! The conclusion Is drawn from the
official French report in regard to oper-
atoms In Macedonia that an offensive
campaign a been ~inaugurated. In ad-
I lfIn p tho tff tnn lnn.r Ahn
Struma, the Serbians already are ad-
Vancing against the Bulgarians n
some time ago crossed the Greek rom
tier near Lake Ostrova and made q
quick advance southwark. Since that
time, the Bulgarians have retired con-
siderably under pressure. The French
also are forcing the fight, attacking
from the Vardar to Lake Dorian.
In Banat, north of Orsova, however,
the Rumanians are keeping up their
advance against the A~ustrians, having
compelled the Austrian right wing.
after it had pushed them back two and
a half miles. to withdraw to it's former
position under counte attacks.
Paris, Sept. 11.-British troops on the
front in Greek Macedonia took the Of
fensive last night. They crossed the
Struma river, the war office announced
today and attacked the Bulgarians,
who are resisting desperately.
The British troops crossed tho
. Struma under fire. Having gained q
footing on the eastern n at a point
about 40 miles northeast Of Saloniki,
they attacked the villages of Nevolyen
and Kara Bjabes. .
Russia Aims at Turkey.
Tha R~ussia's object in inducing Ru-
man to enter the war was to attack
Con%stantinople through Bulgaria rather
than Austria Hungary, is the belief OF
nan diplomats. This theory is in a
; measure borne out by the developments
in the Rumanian theater of war. Rus
STA promptly hurled a big army against
the Bulgars along the Danube front
That the central powers anticipated
this move Is shown by the preparations
to a k the initiative as they a O
attacking the Russian -Rumania forces
along the Danube from the Black sea
westward on a front of 70 miles.
+ Russia for a long time a been
building strategic railways to the Ru-
manian front for just such a contin-
gency. Rumania has supplemented
these on her own side of the frontier
Consequently when the way was
cleared by the entrance Of Rumania-
Russia had no difficulty In transport
ing a large army to the southern Ru-
manian front.
Hope to Crush Buigars.
Once Bulgaria is disposed of Tur-
key will be hemmend in on three sides
by Russians and Britons, while she
will be cut off from help in men and
materials from Germany. .
The only danger to this plan is that
of a drive against Rumania by this
Teutons. Should it succeed. the Rus
sian lines Of communication would be
cut, and the Russian army in Bulgaris
would be in desperate plight.
1t Is to prevent this that the Ru-
manian army Is called in. 1t will &c.
cupy only so much of Pennsylvania as
Is necessary to secure the holding bach
of the Austrians. Then it will stop
and await the development of the CAM
paign in Bulgaria.
FIRE ON FRENCH LEGATION.
Athens, Sunday, Sept. 10.-(via on
don, Sept. Hiking Constantine per-
sonally has accepted the demand of the
entente allies that the r~eservists league
OF which he is honorary president. be
dissolved.
London. Sept. 11.-A Reuters Athens
dispatch say that Premier Zaimis had
another lengthy conference with King
Constantine on Sunday afternoon after
which the cabinet met.
In regard to the shots fired in the
neighborhood Of the French legation
the dispatch says that the allies de-
mands have apparently been fully &C
Cepted although nothing has been or
ficially The closing OF the
clubs OF the reservists, a step demanded
by the entente. was begun Sunday eve
ming.
Paris. Sept. 11.-Additional details of
his disturbances at the French legation
IN Greece on Saturday are forwarded
by the Havas correspondent at Athens.
He telegraphS that while the entente
ministers were meeting at the legation,
a number of reservists forced an en-
trance shouting Long Live the King"
and Down with the Entente" Four
shots were fired. No one was injured.
The reservists fled.
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