The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
WALL OF STEEL
HALTS TEUTONS
NEAR BUCHAREST
Russian Re-enforcements Aid
Rumanians in Repelling At
tacks South of City.
FALKENHAYN ADVANCING
German Army to Northwest of Capital
Slowly Progressing Despite
Stubborn Resistance.
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London, Dec a-Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's terrific drive on Bucharest
from the south has been temporarily
halted by Rumanians and Russians, the
latter rushed to the aid OF the capitals
defenders by the Cars field command
ers. More Russian re-enforcements are
constantly arriving, and the allied capi-
tails are beginning to hope that the Ru-
saved.
While Won Mackensen is locked in a
terrific struggle with the Russo-Ruman-
ian hosts to the south Of the city, Gen.
Won Falkenhayn is reported to be MAX
ing slow but steady progress in his drive
on Bucharest from the northwest. De-
spite the desperate resistance offered by
the Rumanians, Won Fankenhayn Is now
reported to have reached Gaesci, thirty
miles from the outer fortifications of the
beleaguered city.
Battle Line of Fifty Miles.
In a titanic eleventh-hourt effort to
avert junction of the main forces of
Mackensen and Falkenhayn, the Rumani-
ans, aided by Muscovite troops, are offer
ing battle on front of some fifty miles
along the Arges River. South Of Bucha-
rest the Russo-Rumanian forces, accord
ing to Petrograd and Bucharest, inflicted
Gefeat on Mackensens army, driving
them on toward the south. On the other
hand Teuton hanking movement dis
astrous to Rumanian column south Of
the capital is admitted by the Rumanjan
war office
Meanwhile the Russo-Rumanian often
sive in the Carp4thians and part of the
Transylvanian Alps continued during the
last thirty-six hours without a moment $
let-up. Petrograd claims the capture of
two villages and 800 prisoners. Berlin
asserts all Museovite onslaughts were
without avail
Reports of a partial capture of Kirli-
baba, one of the gates" to the Hun
garian plain. are disposed Of by the Rus
sian statement that the fighting centers
on the region ''east and northeast" Of
that point. Moreover the Teutons are on
the offensive in this area, though Petro-
grad asserts they were repulsed.
Plan military Adminfstratfon."
OF tremendous economic Importance is
an official statement issued last night in
Berlin supplementary to the account of
the military operations. 1t tells of the
installation of a military administra-
tiOn in Rumania'' and contains this sig
ificant passage:
Cultivation of the country will be
carried out according to the principles
previously established which partly cor
responds to the necessities of Rumania
and partly on account of the necessities
Of the Central Powers, cut OF by Eng
land. contrary to international law"
Apart from indicating that the Ger
man government appears to feel certain
that the Teutons are in Rumania to stay,
this announcement clearly foreshadows
extensive explorations of the tremend-
"us Rumanian resources, particularly in
~. grain. wheat and cattle.
Gen. Won Tschepe und Weidenbach, for
merIy chief commander of the Eighth
Army Corps with headquarters at Co
hlens, has been appointed chief of the
TeutOn military administration in Ru-
mania