Evening star., 1916-12-11
RumanianS Launch Attack,
Regaining Lost Positions
on Front East of Pl0echti
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fIess-
PETROGRAD. December IL: via Lon
don, Las p.m.-After being pressed back
by the Teutonic army on the front east
of Ploechti, the Rumanians made an at.
tack yesterday and regained. their posi-
tions, tfiet yar oflice announced today.@
The announcement follows:
"On sGtnrday aesenfhs the enemy
iNeessed bask the Rumanians alN1nr1fu
P1oechti- Mizil high road. ThG he3(
morning the Rumanians, by counter
attack, restored the position. The bat
tie is. still proceeding.
IN Dobrudja and on the Danube
reciprocal firing is under way.
'In the reflion of Kirlbaba (north OF
the northwestern Moldavfan frontier).
the enemy. about company strong.
took the offensive, but was beaten back
by our fire to his trenches.
In the region of the village of Vale
Putna and in the valley of the River
Trotus tMoldavian frontier). the enemy
offei ed stubborn resistance. meeting our
advance with a violent fire and counter
attacks which, however. were not sue
ceSSfui.
In the mountains along the whole
front a deep snowfall and considerable
frost are greatly hainperins operations.
Teutonic Forces Driven Back.
LONDON, December 1.-THE stand
made by the retreating Rumanian army
east of Ploechti in eastern Wallachia
resulted in the driving back of the
Teutonic forces a distance of several
kilometers. according to a Petrograd
dispatch, relayed in a wireless message
from Rome today.
In the course of the Rumanian attack
x,o
been annihilated.
The Times correspondent at Ruma-
nian headquarters. writing under date of
December 3, confirms earlier though
less precise reports that the Rumantans
have taken measures to prevent the
central powers from utilizing the oil
wells in the captured territory. The
correspondent writes: During the last
week all wells. refineries, oil tanks and
other installations in the Prahova val
ley have been destroyed In way which
renders the production of oil in this
rich petroliferous region impossible
Great depots of benzine were burned.
at Moreni. the most important oil
field in Rumania from the point of view
of production the destruction was very
preventing the working of the heavy
oil deposits which are so necessary to
the Germans seeing that the Galician
wells yield only light oil.
Reports Repulse of Russians.
BERLIN, December II, by wireless to
sayville.-Strong forces of Russians
Yesterday again attacked the Teutop
troops to the north of Tartar pass. in
the .Carpathians. in the Bystritza sec
tor, northeast of the Gyergyo noun
tains, and on both sides of the Trotu
valley. IN western Rumania. but with
out success. says today's German Off
cial statement.
The pursuit by Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's troops of the retreating
Rumanian armies continues, in spite of
a pouring rain and the destruction of
bridges. At places some resistance was
met, the statement adds. and this has
now been broken. Several thousand
more Rumanians were taken prisoner.
The Rumanlans have lost approxi-
mately 1000 men in prisoners since
Rumania entered the war. or about one
sixth of their. army, besides suffering
casualties estimated at about 100000.
writes the military critic of the Over
seas News Agency today in his review
of the Rumanian campaign.