The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-01
Bucharest Intends Sending UIti-
matum To Sofia Calling On
Bulears To Abandon Positions
They Hold IN Balkan State
VIENNA ADMITS NEW FOE
HAS CROSSED MOUNTAINS
King Ferdinand Reported Twen-
ty-fiye Miles Beyond Hungar-
ian Border Threatening I'm
portant City Of kronstadt
tAs.Ociatsd Pres. BY Federal wlroles.,)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
n ARTS, August 3l.--Rumania win
demand that Bulgaria evacuate
Serbia at once or accept the al
tentative of war. According to drs-
patches from Bucharest last night the
government there has determined to
send an ultimatum to that effect to
Sofa Immediately, and authorities hero
regard the move ms the equivalent of a
declaration Of war against Rumania'S
sister Balkan state. r.
Certain il rs that no one here be-
lieyes that the Bulgarian authorities
win yieA to the demand, and it is
believed that the two states will clash
within a few days. This means that
the road is open for Russia's hordes to
pour in against the Bulgarian lines,
taking them in'the rear
Rumania Strikes Straight
Rumania apparently is wasting no
time in striking straight at her big
antagonist, Austria, for Vienna report
ed last night that Rumanian troops
have penetrated the passes of the
Eastern Carpathians, and are now more
than twenty-five miles in the interior
of Hungary, and fighting desperately in
the foothills of the Gyergy0 mountains
Other accounts tell of heavy fighting
between Rumanians and Russians and
the Austrians in the vicinity of krOn9
stadt.
Here the Rumanians have forced
their way almost to the city, and last
night Bucharest reported that the ad-
vance guards are within three miles of
the place and forging ahead steadily.
Danube Is Being Closed
Earlier dispatches Of an unofficial
nature told Of the passage of the east
ern Carpathians and the "capture of
two important cities,' but the official
reports say nothing of this. They do
mention the fact that the Rumanians
are near. the towns of KOedzi and Vas
larhely,- 10
The Rumanian batteries along the
Danube below the Iron Gate have al
ready begun the work of closing that
stream 10 traffic, so far as Austria Is
concerned. Yesterday they shelled
some Austrian gunboats which at,
tempted to make the passage. The
| bombardmerts extended from the Iron
Gate to the little town of GiurgeNou.
Allies and Bulgars Clash
On the Struma river where the Allies
and the Bulgars are fighting, there was
some desperate work yesterday. The
batteries OF the Entente artillery bonn
barded the Bulgarian lines and some
violent infantry fighting followed, but
with minor results only.
| The Bulgarians are said TO have
seized the Greek town of Drama,
after hot engagement with Greek
troops who were defending it. This
statement is made unofficially and the
! Official communiques contain no men
ton of it.
Essad Pasha, ruler of Albania, with
a large contingent of AlbaniOns, landed
at Salonika yesterday on his way to
join the fighting forces of the Entente
| Allies.
I West of Vardar the French, after
some severe fighting, forced back the
BulgariaRs, and the Serbians report
successful attacks in the neighborhood
of Lake Ostrovo. =
At the East front the Russians have
| resumed their attacks upon the Aus
| TRANS in the Carpathians, and yester-
day Petrograd announced that the
Slays had taken the important height
Of Pankor mountain, near Rafalov,
| Commanding one of the passes through
the houhtRins.' " -.
Turks Claim Victory
Berlin announced that the Turks are
| claiming a victory over the Russians in
the Caucasus. The German despatch
says that the RESISTANCE of the Rus
SLAMS has been broken, and they left
| 1000 dead on the battle field"
In the Somme river sector the fight.
Ing has been steady. Yesterday Lon,
don reports, the British carried out IL
number of assaults upon the German
lines south of MartinDuich