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AUGUST

29. 1916.

August 19, 1916,

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TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

ROUMANIA HAS DECLARED WAR ON AUSTRIA.

DOUSMANIS & MITAXAS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORTA SURRENDERING. PARIS REGARDS THE DISMISSAL OF THE TWO GREEKS, HOPEFULLY.

· GERKAMB TRIED TO PROVOKE DISSENSION BETWEEN BRATIANO & KING. ROUMANIAN AUTHORITIES ARE DISMISSING ALIEN EMPLOYEES, GERMANS WERE EMPLOYED IN ROUMANIAN TECHNICAL SERVICES. GERMAN ATTACKS UN FLEURY WERE EASILY REPULSED.

· BRITISH ARTILLERY SILENCED THE ENEMY'S GUNS AT DOIRAN... THE BULGARIANS SHELLED THE NEKES-STRUMA FRONT,

MR. A. NOYES DESCRIBES THE-BRITISH SYSTEM OF SUBMARINE HUNTING. APARTY OFGERMANS SHOT THEIR OFFICER FOR PREVENTING SURRENDER, DUTCH FISHING BOATE, DETAINED IN SCOTLAND, HAVE BEEN BELEASED.

[All telegrams appearing lo large type are the latest having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]

BRITISH SUBMARINE HUNTING,

¿Heater's Service to shẹ "*'Telegraph."j

August 28, 1.05 p.m.

TELEGRAMS.

ROUMANIA'S DEClaration of wAR.

Federal Council Summoned.

[Beater's Service to The “ Telegraph."]

August 28, 3.10 p.m.

Roamania has declared war on Austria.

August 28, 3.10 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Berlin un Oficial | message says that Rɔumanis has declared war on Austria.

August 28, 3.10 p.m. According to a telegram from Amsterdam su official messge from Berlia says:---Boumania's declaration of war was made last night. The Federal Council was immediately summoned,

The Roumanian Note.

August 28, 4:55 p.m.

According to Router's correspondent at Amsterdam a Vienas telegram states that the Roamanian Nots declares that she don siders herself in a state of war with Austris from nine-p.m. on the 27th inat.

Vienna

Roumania's Reasons for Declaring War. Mr. Alfred Noyen, the well-known post, author of The Sea in English Poetry, describing the B.ineb ayetom of submarine quoting,

August 28, 9.50 p.m. says that our feet of trawiera etc., is now three-thousand with a telegram states that the Russian Minister delivered the declara-

According to Beuter's correspondent at Genera` a personnel of a hundred-thousand, monly fishermen. Within twenty-tion to the Foreign Minister, Simultaneously he presented a dcen- five minutes a submarine, reported in most lobe watere, can be ment containing a list of grievances, such as persecution, enclosed as in a steel trip whence there is no escape. Mr. Noyes and acts of violence against Roumania in the daal Monarchy.. Be saw a net trap a hundred miles long able to change its shape or states that the agreement formerly attaching Eumenia to the shift its position at a tignal. He mentions that once two submarines Triple Alliance ceased to exist from the day on which Germany and were caught receiving oil from « neutral isnker,

Austria-Haugary broke the Alliance by forcing the withdrawal of Italy from it.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

The declaration proceeda to formulate her reasons for dictating her entry into the war,

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Firstly; the anxiety of the Roumanians in Austria-Hungary, who are exposed to the risks of war and invasion.

Secondly: Bonmanis believes that by intervention she will shorten the duration of the world war.

Death for German Officer Who Opposed Surrender,

August 23, 1.05 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Headquarters says:A party of who are able most effectively to assist her to realise her nations! Thirdly: that Roumanis taker her place alongside the Powers German warrendered to the Warwicks in the Leipzig redoubt, ideala. after shooting an officer for trying to prevent earrender.

The telegram adds: The declaration, though not unexpected, osme au a abook and has created a most painful excitement in Vienna.

German Attacks Repulsed,

August 28, 4.05 p.m.

A Paris communiqne says the German attacks on Fleury were easily repulsed: Calm reigns elsewhere.

Some British Progress,

August 28, 5.20 p.m. General Sir Douglas Baig in a communiqus maya :—Some progies has been made east of Dalville wood,

The weather has been indifferent, but there has been much artillery firing against parte of our line, especially at Delville Wood and north of Pusteres. Our artillery has also been solive.

THE DUTCH FISHING BOAT QUESTION.

August 28, 1.05

p.m.

An Anglo-Dateh Agreement has concluded to release the Datch fibing bete detaió, d in Souland, some of which have been there since June, on condition that Germany does not receive more than twenty per cent, of the sasson's catch of herringe.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

The Dismissal of the Greek Officers.

August 28, 12.30 p.m. General Donemanis and Culonal Mitaxse, who were mentioned as being dismissed from their posts in yes.erday's wires, were reer nubis for the surrender of the farts, including those of Rupel, to Bolgaria,

The Prin newspapers regard the dismissale hopefully, and say. there iffisers are the fret victims of the national awakening of Greece,

Enemy Artillery Silenced.

August 28, 415 p.m.

A Salonics ommunique myo:-Dar. arcillery silenced the 'enemy's fire at Doirat

The Bulgarians sheilød the Meken Struma front,

Serbians Make Important Advances.

Angast 28. 11.10 p.m. A Paris Official mesangs says that at 8-lonica British monitors bombarded enemy dotsohments, reported at the month of the dirama, In a reoigreol bombardm at from Strame en Jamnics, the 8bians made considerable progress near Voternik. On the road from B-nica towards Ostrow they repulsed tbree Bulgarien attacks, avco:eding violent artilla y preparation. An ateose artillery dasĺ axtioare, The Bulgarians bave occupied several localities, "which -the Gereka bad abandoned, west of Kovala. Tom Berbians have mide important advanos in the region of Kakuras and are repeatedly defeating the enemy.

Germany Declares War on Roumania.

August 28, 8.25. p.m. Berlin official message says that Germany has declared war

on Boumania.

German Passports Handed to Roumanisa Minister to-day.

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SITUATION IN THE BALKANS,

British Warships Destroy Forts.

(Booter's Service 13 The “Teisgraph."]

August 28, 6.00 1.1. Reuter's correspondent at Salonica says the Bulgar entered Kavalla on August 25. All the forts, with one excep tion were transferred to them with their armament and munitions intact, in accordance with the orders received by the Greek commander from Athens on August 22nd. The.. British warships immediately bombarded the forts, and it is improbable that much of the forts is left standing as the positions were known. Seven Greek, officers, who escaped from Kavalla in a boat, arrived at Thasos and have joined the rolunteer battalion forming againes the Bulgars,

Bulgarians Treatment of Greeks.

August 28, 6.00 a.in. Beuter's correspondent at Athens telegraphs that an unconfirmed report says the Bulgare operating in the Kavalls region are 70,000 strong, and are treating the Greek population most shamefully, installing Bulgarian authorities. No Ger- mans are with the Bulgars.

Colossal Dumping.

To the July number of the Fortnightly Review Monsieur Henri Baurer, Profisior at the University of Dijon, contributor sa article on "Gerzaan Economie Methods and their Defeat " which deserves attention for very dif ferent ressous by business man and Free Importers. He insists that German industry has not been, paralysed by the war, and quotas from the German Export Review and the evidence collected by Mr. Hookakjold, a Danish Lusiness mao, in proof." Accord- ing to the letter, the stocks. accumulated by January 1st attsized the valas of £300,000,- 000, and if the war last two years longer they may resch the milliard. There cannot be textiles_or_lestur among these. ekcoks, but the blockade bas" DO stimulated research and invention that Chilean nitrates can be dis.. penced with, sulphuric acid is extracted by a process of plaster calcination, and tons of ex plosives anused after the wa will furnish colouring matter, medicinal products, and manures. The toy industry is fally employed, and the accumulation of metallurgical stooku tremendous, M. Hauser explains the Government support which enables all these manufacturing processes to be carried on, and examines the various methods eug- gested for safeguarding the Allied against the colossal dumping thus I must say that everybody, threatened. No Onetonu legiala-

of Berlin formed by Neutral speaks Gorman fluently they seem Cerasus "playing for the foal official and non-official alike, was tion, he insists, would beoperative, «lways most polite and kind to for to sell at 20 to 30 per cent The following are impressions me. As soon as they find that oneander cost would not weigh with

the Allies' offensive began. possible that they noticed from market of the world." daring

a visit just before and to give their confidence. It is quite and definite conquest of the Pro-

Pertinent Question to Greck Premier."

August 28, 3 40 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Athens says the Anglo-French and Bussian Ministers visited the Premier and enquired how long Greece would passively countenance the Bulgarian ada vance. They added that the Entente had no military interest to defend Central Thessaly against the invaders and there was no risk of cutting off Salonica, which was supplied from the sea

IMPRESSIONS OF BERLIN. themselves about their fellow

passen gore,

The Public And the Outlook.

im...

After the battle of Jutland my accent that I was not a Ger- hibition would be impossible and Bank the German losses were man, but I even spoke my mother inhuman, besides

being bad not disclosed to the people, and tongue in restaurants and was business. The author finds the more than one. German told me ever annoyed by anyone. This, solation in the 12th Artiole that he was disappointed that the however, is not so very astonish of the Canadian Customs Tarik information should have been "F.8s there are now to be found of 1906, which gives the withheld from the public. In their in Germsay so many people of Government power so impone opinion all the German losses different race, for example, Tarks special duties equal to the difer- ought to have been published and Balgare, belonging to the ence between the fair market immediately.

Allies of the Central Powers. They did not

value and the selling price. To ses the use of concealing them. The Germans still believe that carry out this law the Dominion for they still looked on the en- they are doing mach biter on the established special agents in Ger- According to Renter's correspondent at the Hague a messagehimself expressed the wish that trians in a way which can hardly neutrals who may have sigood in

August 28, 1.55 p.m.

gagement au a victory for Ger- battlefield than their allies. You may. "Euppose this US stem meny. It is said that the Kaiser often hear them speak of the As the Allies, as well as by the from Berlin states that Germany will hand pasaporte to the Bou- the German lowes in the Jatland be regarded as complimentary to

generalised, universalised by all manian Minister to-day.

Bank battle should be published that unfortunate people. A good

with the Batente, and the iniqui- Germany's View of the Declaration.'

in the partial form in which they many jste are directed at the Aar lived its day."

tous German dumping will hara appeared, his ofjet being that rian officers, an, for instance, in the people should have more the question, "What are the four reason for rejoicing over wha la idiast points in the Austrian of Garmen

August 28, 9.30 p.m. official prefacing her declaration of war against Ramanis states that the victory. I do not know whethe thinks of the menage (östing and

announcement aizies :-Germany

was officially proclaimed w fiour' code?" Answer.—"Firat be latter declared: war against her Adly alter disgracefully breaking this is true, however, for the G-r. Irinking), then of poussage (flirt- treatie- she (Baumanis) had concluded with Germany and Austria-mana lave not yet at the habng), then of bagage (baggage), Hangary.

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JAPANESE delegateS VISIT PETROGRAD,

August 28, 4.55 p.m. from the Japanese House of Peere has visited the Premier and other Beater's correspondent at Petrograd atates that the delegation Ministers at the President's Cuasil of the Basira Military Minion has gone to the Imperial Headquarters.

The Japanese

la Constantinople. of referring to the Kaiser in over; and then faally, be thinks of show- second sentence, and attributing ing a little conrage." It is a trifle, recently demonstrated agains. ike Thonands of Moslem 'women to him en scive part in all thai perhape, hat straws sometimes war in front of the Palvos at show which way the wind blows. Constantinople. Tas police dis

occars.

I was astonished to find thei

One thing which strikes you persed them. Cholera is rifa în people so silent about the sea boat Berlin, comparing it with the city and at demaun, where

quite evident that they regarder des in the apital. Indeed, you authorities have seised all males think much about it. It wa battle. They did not sem t nany other town in Germany, is {thousands of refugees are living hat you see hardly any wounded in toe atmost misery. The the Allies" Rennive.... as 'muol to not see many woliers of the between the ages of 18 and 50 and more interesting. To this I mas rank and file at all, either those sent them to Sivas, in Asatolia, add that the Germans forget who have returned from or those tue principal point of military things sooner than they did at an who are destined for the front. It constration. earlier at-ge of the war. The quite different in this respect take everything very phlegma irm Hanover, where very large cally and have almost lost the of numbers of soldiers are to be seen Doasting and loudne.

-or at least were tɔ be seen on Aop her thing which struck we the occasion of my last visitsome wad that they do not seem. i mɔnthanga. No doubt the wound- these days of beavy fighting, li d are intentionally kept away feel less confii-nos than hey from B lin. But if there are faw Beater's correspondent at Bucharest say the Austro German who happen to find themselves i

| apparently had before in neutral closers of the lower racks, their [Legations, supported by some prominent proGermans, on fading Berlin. They spoke of the era The presexos of enormone numbers Thuence is smply made up for by their pressure on M. Bratian fatile, tried to provuks dissension battle, of the offensive, etc,, * f f officers of all rauke. These between M. Bratiano and the King, but the latter did,col respond to it was of no importance that this unconstitutional procedure,

GERMAN FAILURE TO CAUSE BAD BLOOD.

Alles Employees Dismissed.

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August 28, 5.20 p.m...

decree announcing mabili-aim was issued. The authorition are The concentration of troops was almost completed before the dismissing Alien empingees ionlating many Germans of whom there were a number in technical services.

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DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijna. Thestre 40},[fo. ***Victoria Thestra~~). 15 na

St. Andrew's Church, Kawinon." Gerra are still extremely smart Memorial-service to the Into Rev.

when I was in a train, that mape of the Fraian officer. they had to say. I noticed $I»o. Freno would way. They are the neutral shonid overbear whatiws a quatre epingler, as the H. O. Spink; 6.15 p.m. officers travelling in the wam greeting sech other when they Palisade Thestre-9.15 p.m. compartment disoamed their work meet with all the formality pre- at the front, talking militor: scribed by military etiquette and "shop," which it might have bees alien coming to situation and sale-irable 'thet a spy-shoul, saluting- „Punotíliopaly in f

without concerning on parade.

TO-MORROW.Z