The state herald., 1916-11-03
BUCHAREST STATEMENT SAYS
Won FALKeNHAYN's FORCES
ON FRONTIER vANoulshEp.
FORCE ERUMANIANSBACK
Won MAckENsEN's TROOPS ARE
KEEPING UP CLOSE PURSUIT
IN DoeRupJA REGION.
we.tern Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Oct. 31.-Teutonic forces
on the Pennsylvania frontier are
meeting with stubborn opposition. Ru
manian troops have repulsed the In
vaders and have taken more than
1880 prisoners. Bucharest announces
The Rumanians recaptured Piscul
and at Tulghes and Bicaz and In the
Uzul valley took l,100 men. The at
tack in the Uzul valley also resulted
in the repulse Of Gen. Won Falken
hayn's men.
North of Campulung. Bucharest
says. counter attack in the region
Of Dragoslavle netted 300 prisoners
Farther west In Wallathia, in the
jul valley. the Rumanian offensive
continues successfully, with the cap
ture of $50 prisoners. Berlin an
nounces the taking OF height south
Of Kronstadt and declares that other
wise the situation is not essentially
changed"
The retreat Of the Russo -Rumanian
forces in Dobrudja continues and Ber.
lin records that Field Marshal vou
Mackensen is meeting with little op.
position. Five hundred more prison.
ers have been taken by the Teutons.
In the region OF Dorna Watra sew.
eral heights have been occupied by
Austrian troops.
Petrograd says the Russo -Rumanian
troops were forced to fall back in that
region. abandoning two heights.
French troops have captured a quarry
northwest of Fort Douaumont. The
repulse Of French attacks there AZ
well as Franco-British efforts on the
Somme front is announced by Berlin,
but London reports gains by allies.
In Volhynia the Austro- o-Germans re.
pulsed Russian attack. Otherwise
there has been little activity on the
Russian front. Except for few small
Italian advances there has been no
change on the Austro-Italian front.
London. Oct. 28.-Rumania Is strug.
Cling desperately to ward off the In.
cessant attacks Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and Gen. Won Falkenhayn.
Advancing northward In Dobrudja
Won Mackensen's troops have reached
line running from Hirsova. on the
Danube, to Casapkeui. on the Black
sea coast. from forty to sixty miles
from where they crossed the Con.
stanza-Tchernavoda railway line. The
capture of Hirsova would give the
Teutonic allies the advantage OF hav.
Ing little marshy ground to traverse
should they attempt to make cross
Ing OF the river here into old Ru
mania. as the low-lying ground vir
tually disappears for some distance
around Hirsova.
Gen. Won Falkenhayn continues tc
make progress In the direction Of
Camhulung. south Of Prcdeal. ON the
Transylvanian front. and Bucharest
admits retirement OF the Rumanian
forces In the jul valley. which is sit.
uated In the Vulcan pass region. The
Russo -Rumanian forces. to tho north.
have repulsed Austro- German attacks,
while In the Uxul valley the Ruma.
ninns continue TO advance and In the
region OF Okna have occupied Q
height and village.
Berlin.-At least eleven outpost
steamers and two or three torpedo
boat destroyers or torpedo boata
were sunk or damaged by a German
torpedo boat squadron Thursday
night in the English channel between
Folkestone and Bolougne. accordina
to an official communication issued
here. The German torpedo flotiils
returned safely to It's base without
any loss.
Misunderstanding OF the Brit
ish steamer Huntsfall by u submarine
and the burning Of tho Norwegian
steamer Severn nre added to the list
OF maritime disasters In the war zone.
London. Oct. 26.-BerlIn reports cap
ture OF important city Of Chernavodn
In the Dobrudja offensive and the con,
tinucd retreat OF the Russo. .Rumanians
before the armies Of the central pow
ers.
Three successive counter attacks by
tho Germans before vcrdun rcpulsed.
says Paris statement. French pro
grcss near Fumin wood and Chcnois.
German submarine warfare directed
against Norwegian vessels continues
TO nm alarming degree. several more
sinkings being reported.