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Rumanians Forcing
Waylnto Transylvan-
ia Across Alps.
FRENCH CLAIM
Further Advance On Verdun
Front East of Fleury-Bal-
kan Theatre Active.

Bucharest. Rumania.-Buch-
Arrest was bombarded Monday
night by a Zeppelin and aero
plane.
Paris, France-The city of Drama.
IN northwestern Greece, mas been
seized b. the Bulgarians after
battle with the Greek garrison, tele-
graphs dn Athens correspondent OF
tho Matil.
The Petit Parisien publishes re-
IpcIt Of tEe Rumanians having fore
ed their way into Transylvauia and
occupied two important cities be-
lyond the mountains.
Severe fighting is in progress in
the Macedonian front. The war Of
flee announces that the French gain
cd ground west of the Vardar river.
Bulgarian attacks west of Lake Os-
trove were repuIsed by the Serbians.
The French launched another at
tack OH the Verdun front east of
Fleury last night, making further
progress, it is officially announced.
Rumanians In Hungary
| London, England.-"It is persist
entity rumored here,' wires the Cen
] trail News correspondent Mt Zurich,
Switzerland, that Rumanian cavalry
has crossed the Ruthenthurm pass
and is approaching Hermannstadt,
Hungary"
Drama is one of the principal
towns in northeastern Greece.
The Entente AfYies have lombard
ed tha Rn1parian nocif;opc tho
Struma front and near Lake Doiran.
Violent artillery fighting has con-
tinued in the region of Ostrovo, Vet
renik.
Russ Take Mountain.
Petrograd, Russia,-The Russians
have captured Panker mountain In
the Carpathians on the Hungarian
border, it is officially announced.
UItimatllm to Bulgars.
London, England.-An Exchange
Telegraph Athens dispatch says that
Rumania has decided to present an
ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding
the evacuation of Serbian territory.
Saloniki, Greece-An Albanian
contingent is ready to Join the COM,
batants Of the five Allied countries
in Macedonia. The Albanians al
are commanded by Essad Pasha,
chief of the Albanian government.
Hindenburg Now Chief.
Berlin, Germany.-The emperor
has dismissed General Erick Won Fal-
kenhayn and appointed Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg chief of the general
staff
Copenhagen, Denmark.-The Rita
suas News agency publishes a dis
patch giving the official announce
ment of General Won Falkenhayn's
dismissal by the emperor as chief of
general staff and the appointment of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg to
the post. General Won Laudendorf,
Won Hindenburg's chief of staff, the
dispatch adds has been appointed
| first quartermaster general.
London, England. nd.-Austrian moni
tors and batteries have bombarded
the Rumanian towns of Verciorova
at the Iron Gates, Turnu Severin,
little lower down the Danube, and
lGlurgevo on the principal route from
SOFIA to Bucharest, says Bucharest
l.dispatch to the Times. The dispatch
adds that Vintil A. Bratiano has
been appointed minister of war in
the place of his brother, j. j. G. Brat
iano, who retains the premiership.
While Berlin says that Rumania's
been futile, Vienna admits that ow-
ing to "far-reaching encircling
movement by strong Rumanian
forces, Austria's advanced detach-
ments have been forced to with
draw"
Greeces attitude is still problema-
tical, but unofficial advices to Lon
| don express the belief that she will
soon throw in her lot with the en-
ltente Allies. A .Dro-entente demon
stration in Athens passed a resoiu~
tion saying that if the people were
not heard in their demand that
Greece join the entente, 1--WE must
take counsel as to what is to be done
to minimize the ruin which awaits
US"
Occupation by the Bulgarians of
kavala is declared to have intensi-
fed the feeling Of the Greeks, who
are said to be willing to follow for
mer Premier Venizelos in any action
he may advise. Venizelos is strongly
lpro-entente.
Rumanians Make Gains.
London, England. Hungarian
war correspondents, as quoted in a
Central News dispatch from Amster-
dam, report that the Rumanians
have begun bombardment of the
Danube towns of Rustchk, Bulgaria.
and Orzova, Hungary.
A dispatch from Bucharest, via
Rome saws the Rumanians aro on
Grating in conjunction with the
Russians and have captured the
principal passes of the Carpathians.
For twelve hours the Rumanians
marched uninterrupted on Hungar-
ian territory, meeting only a weak
resistance, the dispatch adds.