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Show Balkan State Lets Down Bars and Slavonic Ally Enters. Bucharest, Tuesday, Aug; 29 Official Offi-cial announcement was made hero today that the passage of Russian troops, through Rumania has begun. London, Aug. 31. 4:58 p. m. It was officially announced today that the British casualties, killed, wounded and missing, on all fighting fronts in the month of August totalled -1,711 officers and 123,324 men. Athens, Wednesday, Aug. 30, via London, Aug. 31, 1:33 p. m. Rapid developments in the diplomatic situation situ-ation here today make it apparent that within 48 hours Greece will have abandoned the policy of neutrality in the war. King Constantino will receive tho French minister tomorrow (Thursday) (Thurs-day) and the Russian and British ministers shortly afterward. All staff officers on leave have been recnlled for active service. GERMANS EJECTED Paris, Aug. 31, noon. German troops penetrated the French trenches in Parroy forest in Lorraine last night but were immediately ejected by a counter attnek, says today's announcement an-nouncement of the war office. London, Aug. 31, G:1G p. m. A Router dispatch from Bucharest says the commander of the Russian forces in Rumania arrived today at Bucharest Buchar-est with his staff and received an enthusiastic en-thusiastic welcome fro inthe people. He will have an audienco with tho king tomorrow. MACKENSEN TO COMMAND ri . n Aue" 31. 12:52 p. m. The Wireless Press quotes the Berne, Switzerland and the Geneva Journal to the effect that the famous German commander, Field Marshal von Mack-ensen, Mack-ensen, will take charge oflho campaign cam-paign of the Balkans,-' having -been appointed commander-in-chief of all the Ijalkan armies of the Germanic lQagiie. PROHIBITION ORDER Bucharest, Aug. 31, via London, 5:19 p. m. The police commissioners have forbidden the sale and consumption consump-tion of alcoholic liquors in all establishments estab-lishments through Rumania .under penalty of severe punishment. ATTACKS REPULSED Berlin, Aug. 31, via London, 4.40 p. m. Today's official statement regarding re-garding the western front: "In the sector extending on both sides of Armentieres the enemy developed lively artillery activity. His recon-noltoring recon-noltoring detachments which advanced ad-vanced after strong artillery bombardment bom-bardment in surprise attacks were repulsed." LOSSES HEAVY Petrograd, Aug. 31, via London, 2:30 p. m. "On Wednesday morning, after a short artillery preparation," says today's official report, "the enemy attacked at-tacked our positions north of Petin, on the western bank of the Stokhod river northeast of Kovel. The attacks at-tacks were repulsed with severe losses to the enemy." WANTS HELP OF TURKS London, Aug. 31, 2:50 p. m. The Wireless Press today gave out a Rome dispatch saying Bulgaria has stipulated she must have the assistance assist-ance of 200,000 Turks as a condltiou for a declaration of war on her part against Rumania. BAVARIANS SURRENDER London, Aug. 31, 4:15 p. m. "In the operations south of Martinpulch (Somme) reported last night," says today's British official statement, "two officers and 124 soldiers of other ranks surrendered. They belonged to a Bavarian regiment. We discharged dis-charged gas over a broad front near Arras and also near Armentiers with good results. The enemy shelled Be-thune Be-thune last night which led to heavy retaliation from our guns." OCCUPY BULGAR TOWN Paris, Aug. 31, 4 p. m. Rumanian troops, according to a report received here, havo occupied the Bulgarian town of Rustchuk. Rustchuk has a population of about 35,000 and is situated on the Danube opposite the Rumanian town of Guegrlvo. NO DEVELOPMENTS London, Aug. 31, 2:22 p. m. "Except "Ex-cept for artillery activity, there were no developments on our Struma or Doiran fronts, says an official announcement an-nouncement Issued here today in regard re-gard to the Macedonian campaign. |
