New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-08
Turtukai, Forty Miles
from Bucharest, Occu-
pied by Mackensen'
100 CANNON, TOO,
ARE CAPTURED
Russians Push Along
the Black Sea in South
eastern Dobrudja.
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London. Sept. 1.-IurtuKal' 'he
Rymanian fortress town on the
southern bank Of the Danube, has
fallen 10 the Bulgar-German forces
commanded by Field Marshal Won
vackensen. With it were taken
more than 10000 Rumanians and 100
cannon.
With this bridgehead in their pos
session. the Bulgars can open an at
tack for Bucharest itself, which lies
forty miles beyond. But the task is
an arduous one, for the Danube
which is wide and deep, must be
forced and the Danube defences,
which are strong. must be battered
down.
Unless the Germans can bring
their heavy guns to bear on the Ru-
manian line across the river, the
chances Of a further advance are
slight. Won Mackensen has a large
army. but it is composed almost en-
,irely Of Bulgarians, with a few
Turks and Germans interspersed.
Rumanians Make Gains.
Meanwhile, the Rumanians have
won considerable advance IN north
ern Pennsylvania. They have forced
a passage through the heavily de-
Tended Gyergo Ridge, which defied
their most insistent efforts.
Vienna admits the retreat, an
nouncing that the threat Of a Ruma-
man encircling movement twenty-five
miles inside the border forced with
drawal to the west. A large part Of
the Gyergo heights has been aban-
doned 20 the invader.
In explanation Of the capture Of the
Rumanisn garrison at Turtukai' Soma
dispatch 20 the "Vossische Zeitung' re-
,sived here BIZ way OF Copenhagen, says
,tst the Rumanians were prevented
from retiring across the Danube by the
relent artillery FIRE Of the attacking
!sress. l. became case Of annihila-
Ton OF surrender, and the garrison sur
rendered.
This success marks the first decisive
tloE in the effort TO drive into Tran
tJlysnis from the north. The Ru-
nsnisn plan was 20 press northward
from Kronstadt and Hermannstadt, in
ias south. and a. the same time 70
roys southwark from the Bukowina
front, squeezing the Teuton from the
territory between.
Southern Offensive a Success.
The southern offensive won marked
'seesss, but the northern drive failed
. make appreciable progress. The
S5'rgo position was the grea, obstacle
preventing the northern jaw from bit
iz south and closing toward the other
With the Gyergo heights in their pos
's''ion, the Rumanians can press the
''''asrn offensive with renewed vigor.
Nneon is very much interested in
"' tgh,ng in the Dobrudja. The capt
Is Of Turtukai is the first success
"a by Aackensen since his eclipse
'>' months ago. Recently he was
cpSftse IN command Of the Austro-
N.nzn army a. Orsoya.
a.As role the Russians will play in
-. tI17gle - extremely important.
,.maoiy 'hc Rumanians expected
,,,Sh feenforcfmcnts, otherwise they
SN hpt have been likely % en-
,sf 70 many men and guns 81 Tur-
Russians Move South.
DN Berlin to-day tells Of an attack
IL tfDng Russian forces" against
! ,s,.th' IN Sputncastern Dobrudja and
-. lHtnty miles from the Black Sea.
-.hly ths Czar's troops have
,s1s9 straight south and will at
E,E - invade Bulgaria along the
* Asa eoaat.
kst mis a.tuati0n has arisen: The
9t<is are moving north toward Bu-
u.s,, Nhle The Russians, already
a.. N hen ard slzty miles further
Ts moginY further south. The
49, u both armies are laid open 70
a., 49, baionica front Sarrail's forces
We, ~ maflrY time. But there has
"a. t.,'iT skiunishing along the Dol
l hs.S Ane he Stfums front, accom-
Il. ~ long range shelling and raid
"uois Brltish varEbips In the
s>stisss1 ON .~s. a xn,..n