, 1916-09-02
fernal machine placed aboard the steamer

Paris, Aug. 3Oth.-Severe fighting is in pros
gress in Macedonia the War Office reports ofh-
cially to-day. The statement says the French
gained ground west of the Vardar river.
Bulgarian attacks west of lake Ostroyo were
repulsed by the Serbians. The Entente Al
lies bombarded Bulgarian positions on the
Struma front and near the Dorian. Violent
artillery fighting continues in the region of
Ostrovo and Vetrenik.
London, August 30th.-Bulgarian bate.
ries were silenced by the British after IN
artillery engagement on Monday and Tuesday
the War Office announced to-day. On the
Struma front, the announcement says, hos
tile artillery shelled the Kopriva bridge on
Monday night and the following morMine.
Our artillery retaliated and succeeded in
silencing the enemy batteries. Yesterday our
aeroplanes boz, barded Drama station and
troops and transports at Porua apparently
with successful results. On the DORIAN front
near Doldzoli our batteries dispersed al
enemy working party.
London, Aug. 3Oth.-The Swedish steam
ers Roslagen 1894 tons of Stockholm, and
the Tor have been siezed by German torpedo
destroyers and taken southwards, says n
Lloyds despatch from Copenhagen.
Paris, August 30th.-The French launched
another attack at Verdun east of Fleury last
night aud made further progress, the War
Office announced today.
Paris, Aug. 30th.-The city of Drama in
northeastern Greece has been seized By
Bulgarians after a battle with the Greek
garrison, telegraphs the Athens correspond
ent of tie Matin. The despatch says the
Bulgarians captured three forts and took as
prisoners the Greek garrison of 100 men, and
that a number of soldiers were killed in the
fighting. This news is confirmed the cores
pondent adds, by refugees who have reached
Athens. It was announced at Athens
last week that Germany and Bulgaria
had given a written understanding to Greece
that their troops would not enter Kavala,
Drama or Sores.
Washington, August 30th.-One enlisted
man was killed, two officers and five men
seriously injured and 81 others were slightly
hurt aboard the armoured cruiser Memphls
in addition to the 20 lost by drowning when
the ship was wrecked in a storm yesterday at
Santo Domingo city. Rear Admiral Ponds
in a despatch today says a steam main burst
causing the additional casualties.
London, Aug. goth. "A despatch from
Reuters to the Hague says there have been
riots in the Dutch East Indies at Moernm-
bee in Djambi. Twenty members OF the
armed police, the Administrator a native
doctor and the village chief were murdered
and the post office and prison burned. Pun
tive expeditions have been despatched to the
scene of the disturbance from Palembang,
according to the despatch.
Toxic, Aug. 30th-An earthquake in south
ern Fornosa on August 2Sth. near Mount
Morrison, destroyed 500 houses aud resulted
in thirty casualties.
Melbourne, Aug. 3~0th.-Federal Govern
ment has drawn mp a proposition to hold a
referendum on the question of establishing
compulsory military service in Australia.
The Premier on his return from England re-
Gently suggested the adoption of conscrip-
ton. This aroused some opposition which
led to the adoption of the present proposal.
Berlin, Aug. 30th.-General Erich Won
Falkenhayn, who the, Emperor has dismissed
as Chief of the General Staff and given the
place to Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, will
be employed in another capacity, according
to the Imperial orders announcing the
change.
Copenhagen, August 30th.-Germauy is
ready now for the competition on the sea
which will take place after the war declares
Philip Heineken, director Of the North
German Lloyd steamship line in an in
terview in the ssPolitiken" to-day. Every
ship destroyed during the war has been
replaced, he said, and the North German
Tlovd line hna hnilt fonr nav nassanaac