ACROSS THE DANUBE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 236, 3 October 1916, Page 6

ACROSS THE DANUBE.

— i RUMANIAN PROGRESS ADMITTED BY GERMANS. A FOOTING IN BULGARIA a ENEMY FORCES TJT DOBRUDJA IMPERILLED. | {Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) | (Received 2.30 pjn.) LONDON, October 2. A German communique reports: j ""Fighting is proceeding on a large scale lon the Thiepval front. We sanguinarily repulsed the Anglo-French many times. 'We regained a position at Graberka, !on the Carpathian front lost on Saturday. An enemy attack astride the i Brody-Lemberg railway failed. Fighting ' continues east of the Zlota Lipa. "The Russians won ground on both I sides of KoveL I "North of Qrsova we successfully attacked, while the Austro-Husgarians i captured the Oborcca height in the same sector. The enemy gained a footing on the right bank of the Danube south of . i Bucharest," The crossing of the Danube by the. "Rumanians to the south of Bucharest is full of menace to the German and Bulgarian fence which tinder yon Maekenseai attacked the Dobrudja. That force struck a heavy and rapid blow on the Rumanians, and forced them back fronr the fortified zones of Turtukai and S3J6tria. But though the enemy boasted that he had the Rumanians •on the run they quickly rectified their earlier tactical blunders, and a fortnight ago not only stemmed the tide of Mackensen's advance, but forced him back from SDi6tria. The crossing of the Danube on the Rustchuk area therefore means that Mackensen's army, while held in front by superior foes, is in danger of a flank attack from a strong army, for the Rumanians could not have forced the passage of the Danube Trnfeys in overwhelming numbers. The sea encloses the opposite Hank of the invading German and Bulgar forces, and with a deteri mined foe on its left rear flank it is possible that a hurried retreat win have to be made, leaving Eastern Bulgaria open. Ito attack from two strong positions.