The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-12
Defeated BY British Who Drive
Them Back Across Struma
River After Two Days Of
Hard Fighting In Macedonia
SERBIANS ALSO LAUNCH
TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE
Rumanians Force Austrians To
Continue Retreat In Eastern
Pennsylvania and Make Mark
ed Gains On Other Battle Fields

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~ ARIS, September 12.--The center
Of interest in the great war game
= has swung again to the Balkans,
where there has been bitter but sue
Cessful lighting by the Allies, both the
British and the RumaniAns having
scored large gains during the last few
days.
In Greek Macedonia the British
troops have crossed the Struma river,
and arc hard on the heels of the re-
treating Bulgarians and Germans, while
in eastern Transylvania the Rumanians
and Russians have driven the Austria Ms
back across the Maros river and are
nearing the city of Gyergyo.
Strike From Two Directions
The Rumanian plan Of campaign in
TransylIania apparently is the "pincer
plan" adopted by General Brussiloff,
when he launched his great offensive
against the Austrians and Germans
south of the Pripet Marshes last June.
The Rnmanians are striking from
two directions against the Hungarian
plains. From a base we'll to the north
in their avn country and not far south
of tho boundary line- that separates
RuuiaHIa from the Austria crown land
# the Bakowina they are driving al
most due west. ttR 81 t2E
Meet Austrians In Force
Here they have met the Austrian
forces defending the MarOs river po-
sitions and smashed them repeatedly.
Vienna last night reported that along
the MarUs front and in the TOpltza
valley the Rumanians battered down
the Austrian defense and compelled
the feutons to withdraw rapidly.
In the meantime the other Rumanian
column is forging forward along the
southern border of Transvlvania.
Southwest of Hermannstadt the Ru-
manians have beaten tie Austrians
afain aud have taken the city of Hell
imSar.
Desperate Fighting On Danube
Along the entire Danube front the
fighting has been desperate, according
to the official statements. The infan-
try attacks have succeeded each other
with great rapidity, but there have
been only minor changes in the line
reported
The Bulgars are suffering reverses at
all the fronts on which they are en-
gagged The British beat them badly
Saturday and Sunday, driving them
back .arross the Struma river, which
is the main route north through Serbia,
10 the Belgrade Consta ntinOple rail
road, one Of the chief Objectives of the
Macedonian campaign by the Allies,
and the chief connecting link and line
of communication between Berlin and
Vienna and the Turks.
Successes In Macedonia
The official reports tell Of hard fight
ing in Macedonia, and Of the crossing
of the river at rNeochari, and at the
southern end of Lake Tarhinoz and
other places. Four towns which had
been held by the Bulgars were taken
by the British, who drove out the enc
my at the point of the bayonet in many
instances.
Observers here and in Athens are in
clined to the belief that the allied com
mander, General Sarrail, is planning T.
launch n drive through Bulgaria, with
the object of taking the Germans and
Bulgarians now attacking the Ruma-
mans on the southern border of Ruma-
mia, in the rear and compelling them to
fall back or surrender.
Would Out Centrals In Two
Such a drive, IL successful, would
mean the cutting Of the Central Pow.
ers in two, and the complete crushing
of Bulgaria, as well as the isolation of
Turkey, which undoubtedly would be
followed by her fall, as the Sultan IL
dependent to large extent upon the
aid which Germany has been giving him
for the resistance he has been making
against the attacks of the Russians un,
der the Grand Duke Nicholas.
The whole Macedonian line is
ahame. The French from Vardar to
Lake Doiran are thrusting hard with
artillery aud infantry against the Bnl.
garian front, while the Serbians, who
are stationed on the extreme left wing
of the allied army, yesterday drove the
Bulgars out Of number of towns and