GERMANS CROSS THE DANUBE
BUT WESTWARD PROGRESS STOPPED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable .Assoc.ation.)
LONDON, Nov. 14.
The Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent says there are no details officially of the Dobrudja fighting. The Germans appear to have crossed the Danube near Chexnavoda., but-'the conrbLued Rus-so-Roumanianig stopped their -westward progress. A straggle is now proceeding for the .recapture of Ghernavoda. To "bring/the Puusso-Roumianaan (progress in the Dobrudja southwards must help theopera.•trion), or compel the .emmy to bring up larger farces. Lij view of the approaching winter, •this operation! must ibe regarded as of local -importance. The original ipikvni of calmpaign fell tlisrough when the Salonika army was unable to advance owing to Greece's attitude. Rouman.ia's intervention) was boo late,and 'Greece has been, allowed' to prevent the Allies' scheme of cutting off the< German supplies. ~ ,
TURKS SACRIFICED BY MACKENSEN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable, Association.) BERNE, Nov. 14. Telegrams from Constantinople allege that Mackensen freely sacrificed/ the Turkish troops in> the Dohrudja. An entire divi-son. was wiped out-
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Nelson Evening Mail, 15 November 1916, Page 5
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