Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15766, 6 December 1916, Page 6

Progress of the War.

The amazing and disastrous events in Greece, and tho almost irreparable damage done to the prestige of the Allies, will to-day far transcend in popular interest the apparently imminent fall of Bucharest- -Not only have the Allies lost prestige, but the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" even goes so far "s to state that Constantino is secretly preparing for war against the Allies. The Allies, on their part, cannot calmly swallow such an insult as has been placed upon their arms, and "radical" measures must indeed be taken to effect an alteration in the situation. This declaration was made in the House of Commons by Lord Robert Cecil, and interest will be keen till it is known how the Allies proposo to redeem their outstandingly unsuccessful policy in Greecc. According to the Petrograd correspondent of tho "Morning Post," the fall of Bucharest is only a matter of time. The Germans have won an important success north-west of the city, and by the capture of Targovistcaand Titu conio near to rendering the Prahova Valley useless to tho R-ou-'manians, so that the rich oil fields there may soon be added to the other spoil secured by the invader. Tho Germans in this northern victory secured some 8000 prisoners, and have also made advances on the southern line. A German newspaper states that the Grand Duke Nicholas has been appointed to tho supreme command of the armies in this new theatre of war, and that the Russian forces he "will command total 400,000 men. A Petrograd message indicates, how over, that this force will be, as is too often the case with Allied ventures, "too late" to save Bucharest.