Roumania

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 9, 5 December 1916, Page 5

Roumania

DETERMINED OFFENSIVE-RUSSC-ROUMANIAN ACTION. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and \.X. Cahle Association. London, Dei-ember 3. A Russian official message states: In Transylvania, we successfully attacked tin' valleys of the Rivers Trotus and Snlty, and occupied Asaul and Suitor. In the Argis valley the fighting is assuming the character of a great battle. The Roumanians, outflanked by cavalry from the south, are retiring south-eastwards. The Roumanians south of Bucharest, with the assistance of tlie Russians, are successfully developing operations. At least twenty-six guns were captured. A Roumanian official message states: During the course of various attacks ia Moldavia, north of Wallachia, we took considerable prisoners on the. western front, and retired towards Titin, where we defeated and drove back southward a division of Turks. The main body of the Germans and Bulgars are in the regions 6f Glavaciou and Xeaglov. MACKENSEN ON THE ATTACK. RUSSIA NOT IDLE. London, December 3.

The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at the Southern Russian headquarters states that the main danger to Bucharest is from the south.

The astonishing facility wherewith the Germans crossed the Danube was due to the technical superiority of General von Mackensen's established powerful, long-range batteries at many points. On the right bank several islands prevented the Russian-Rouman-ian gunboats from navigating the river while, simultaneously, other long-range batteries drove back the Roumanian batteries on the left bank, which they vainly tried to stop. The German, and then the Austrian, monitors intervened to protect the German landings. Mackensen's rush was really a victory, being a sprint race to Bucharest, wherein the Allies were out-stripped. • Meanwhile Russia is hot idle, but lias extended her front by over a hundred miles, assisted by dense fogs, which fortunately shrouded the risky operations, the risk being all the greater because it was temporarily necessary to thin some parts of the front while reinforcements were being brought from the rear. General Brusiloff's southernmost army will now be able to threaten von Falkenkayn's left flank in the rear.

The Russians are attacking with great resolution between the Moldavian town of Okna and the Cikserda station, and they have reached the River Tatras.

A brave Russian lieutenant, with a small body of men, rushed a mountain ravine and surprised the Pioneers, who were attempting to blow up the railway bridge. They captured the men, and prevented the explosion at the bridge, which is one of, the main lines of von Falkenhayn's communications. The storming of Kirlibaba was a desperate business. Many houses were captured and recaptured several times. Machine-guns were everywhere, and rifles were fired from every window, roof, and cellar. The Russians also occupied the summits commanding the railway to Marmaros Sziget, in Hungary.

THE BATTLE OF ARGESAL. GERMAN REJOICING. Berlin December 4. Official: The battle of Argesul, north-west of Bucharest, was won by the 9th Army. The Kaiser ordered the church bells to be rung to-day m Prussia, Alsace and Lorraine. A communique records the advance from Kimpolung and Pitesci, crossing the Argesul River, and the capture of 28(53 prisoners and 15 guns. HUN OPPRESSION OPENS. LANDS TAKEN O,VER IN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. (Received 10.0 a.m.) Amsterdam, December J. General von Scheppe, Governor of the invaded portions of Kouniama, has been instructed to use the Roumanian lands similarly to the action taken in Belgium and Poland, raking into account the needs of the Roumanian population and the needs of the Central Powers, which were illegally cut off on the high seas by England.

BUCHAREST ATTACKED. , | BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORTS. (Received 10.50 a.m.) London, December 4. Berlin reports state that the Germans have begun to bombard the forts at Bucharest. THE ROUMANIAN RETIREMENT. OBSTINATE FIGHTING. I'ress Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.5 a.m.) London, December 4. 1 A Russian communique states: The | Roumanians are retiring in the Pi- ' toste-Toncovistaja region. Obstinate I lighting occurred in the region be- ' Lween Alexandria aud Bucharest.