ROMANIA'S DANGER.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15768, 8 December 1916, Page 7

ROMANIA'S DANGER.

CLOSING 0.\ r BUCHAREST JIOKE ENEMY SUCCESSES. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (AuatTaiian and N.Z. Cable Association./ ißeutcr'a Telegrams.) (Received December 7th, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON. December C>. A German official message says:— "We have captured Sinaia. thirtyseven miles north-west of Ploesci. "AVo have cleared out tho Roumanians from the south bank of the Arges river, and are now advancing towards Bucharest. "AVe captured 1600 men and four gun s in a fight on the Alt with tho Orsova rearguard, whose way was •blocked on tue east bank of the river. AVe also took prisoner 4400 other Roumanians. "AA r e captured considerable stores of wheat bought by sritain on the railway north-west of Bucharest." The message admits the Russian success in tho Trotus A 7 alley. A RUSSIAN MESSAGE. LONDON, December 0.. A Russian communique states: — "The enemy was succesful in the direction of Targovistea and Ploesci, and in the region of Dokanesti. on the TituBucharest railway, where the Roumanians were compelled to retire in consequence of the piercing of flieir front.

"The enemy attacks in othor sectors were repulsed." FALL OF PLOESCI. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Router's Telegrams.) (Received December 7th, 11.25 p.m.) LONDON, December 7. An Austrian communique says:— "The important railway junction of Ploesci, north of Bucharest, has been captured.'' Ploesci is S3 milcG north of Bucharest, and is an important railway junction. Its capture will affect the line of retreat of the troops still in Bucharest. Tlie population is about 50,000. POSSIBLY PREMATURE. VANCOUVER. December 6. * Berlin has announced that Bucharest j has been captured. j A FURTHER DANGER. AMSTERDAM. December (3. A German correspondent says: "The victory on the Arges was only possible because the Roumanians had no time to destroy the bridges. Tho Ninth German Army is incessantly attacking the Roumanian rearguards and marching straight upon the oil fields of Prahova. If the valley is reached the Germans will be on tho line of retreat of the Second Roumanian Army which has held up the enemy for two months. OVERRUN WITH SPIES. ROME. December (3. The "Giornale d'ltalia" states that there were six thousand German spies in Bucharest when tho war started. Many were arrested, and others interned o*ll the morning war' was declared." Tho King ordered the arrest and courtmartial of all the nalace servants. THE SITUATION". FALL OF BUCHAREST ASSUMED. (Australian and X.Z. CaK« Association.) (Received December Sth, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, December 7. The i all of Bucharest has been so long expccted that its announcement caused no sensation. News is now anxiously awaited as to the condition of the Roumanian army. Another danger threatening is the German advance on the flank of the Russians and Roumanians in Moldavia. The Germans now control the Roumanian railway system, and have probably secured enormous supplies of wheat, cattle, and oil. The fall of Bucharest and Ploesc: shortens the German line by 300 miles, and enables the diversion of large forces to he made elsewhere. Meanwhile a fragment of the Orsova army continues its resistance, though

j many have been taken prisoner. It i (has notv been cut- off for nearly three | weeks, but rather than surrender is j continually appe-aring at new points.