GERMAN STORY OF THE FALL OF THE CAPITAL.
MACKENSEN DEMANDS SURRENDER OF THE "FORTRESS" ROUMANIANS REPLY THAT THERE WAS NONE:, Renter. ("Received 11 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8. A semi-official message from Berlin describes the fall of Bucharest. It states that General Markensen sent a parlementairc on Tuesday forenoon to demand the surrender of the fortress within 24 hours, otherwise he would open fire. The parlementaire was blindfolded and conducted to the commander-in-chief, who 'refused to accept the letter on the ground that Bucharest was in nowise a fortress, but an open town. The parlementairc, the message says, swept aside this evasion and returned the following morning to the German lines. The account proceeds to describe the occupation of the forts on the north front, where there was some infantry resistance, also the south front by the Danube troops. The message declares the troops had an enthusiastic reception, and were decorated with flowersGeneral Mackensen proceeded to the Royal Castle, and was greeted with bouquets.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16408, 9 December 1916, Page 9
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