, 1916-12-09

They were either Overpowered in nand TO
hand fgh ing or they were r%epnlsed, Rulnun-
inn front. Strong Russian pressure was still
maintained on the TransvlvnUian east front.
In the Trotus Valley the enemy succeeded
IN making slight progress. German and
Austro- Hungarian troops further south re-
captured Their position on u height recently
lost. Army group CT Field Malsbal Won
Mackensen. December 3rd. brought the
battle in The Ot9echu Rivet to a decision.
The battle has been won. The operations
OF the army of General Won Fnlkenhayn which
in tbe middle OF November began with a vie
torious battle at Targuj u aud those Of the
German Bulgarian ami turkish forces which
gained the north bank of the Danube
were crowned with success. The Danube
army fighting under command of General
of infantry Koso from Svistow. thearmy
group OF Lieutenant General Knehri adj
vancrng through Western Wallachia be-
You'd Craiova, the group Of Lieu. Gene
raj Kraft Won Delminsingen coming af-
ter hard engagements along the Argechu
from the mountains, and the German and
Austro-Hungarian forces breaking ahead
under command of Lieut.. General Won Wen
gen by way of Oampnlung have now joined
hands be-, cen The Danube and thr noun
Trims. The left wing yesterday captu Ell
TeInsjvistel. Troops of Lieut.. General Ktutft
Won Delminsineen continued their victorious
march from Plteshti and defeated the first
Rumanian army. They drove The enemy
beyond the THU junction Of railways from
Bucharest to Cnlnpuiung and Piteshti into
the arms of the often tested Alt I~ufnntty
Division led by Lieut.. General Schmidt Won
Kubelsdorf. On the west bank OF The Argen-
hu and northwest and west of Bucharest
Huhiiun cnnfinnaa mud ~ q - Guo0ASSfulV
progressing. Southwest of the fortress the
RumnnIaus were rtpulsed across the river
Ncu,lov toward ArQt chu river. According to
an order which bad been found they intended
to defeat separa ely the DarLhe army while
the Rumanlnn north wing resisted the FIRST
Army. South OF Bucharest strOug Rumuni-
ian aud Russian attacks had to be repu'sed.
Here also II heavy defeat was Infected on the
enemy. Our cavalry succeeded III interrupt
lug this railway behind the Rumaulun army.
The conduct Of our troops III the various
engagements was beyond praise. They
showed oudelf full MAJ ching capubIlrty. The
county aud the captured provision carts
which were filled facilitated the victualiing
of our troops. The Rumuuian army suf-
fered the heaviest snnguinary losses. To The
thousands of prisoners taken on preceding
days more than 5000 men We're added yes
terday. The booty seized including war
material OF all kinds was incalouinble. The
Danube army captured 35 cannon aud ne"r
Titu 80 locomotives with much Iolliug stock
fell into our hands. The operations continue
rs piauned. In Dobruaia there were no i'm,
portant engagements. What remains of the
first Rumauian army is declare TO have
been driven beyond THU to the junction of
the railway from Bucharest TO Cumpulung
and Pite4hti.
Paris, Dec. 4 h-The bulletin Issued by
the Wan Office tonight reads. "There was
marked activity on The part of both "rlil-
leries on the front north Of the Solnne and
in !be region of Vaux and Douhumout.
Everywhere else The day was CAIN" Bel
giau communication: There was some artil-
lery activity in the region of Dlxmude.
Washin ton, December 9Th. In AN en-
counter between American marines and ma
tives at Macoris, Santo Domingo on Novem-
Der 29th. o number were wounded Oh both
sides. The affair was reported to the Navy
Department today by Captain Knapp com
manding the forces in Haiti anu Santo
Domingo. The despatch said no Americans
were killed, and that only q few marines
were Injured. 1t did not Indicate the mum
Der OF the native losses, The fighting occur
red while the American forces were INVESTING