The sun., 1916-10-22
HOLDS OWN.
lnvasioW On Worth RepuIscd aad
winter MAJ Aid soon.

LONDON. oct. 2l.-The threatened leu
tonic invasion II northern Eumania has
matted at the frontier and tho we'll laid
plans for the immediate elimination Of
that country from the wsr and it's re-
drc,ion 20 the pligh, OF Serbia and BEL
GUM have gone amiss. While victory
Ia the Pennsylvania Alps Is still unde-
cided the drive has lost It's smashing
effect. The German army Is scarcely
better of than II was at It's original
stand on the Maros River and the Ru-
manian defensive has been Cheered II
strengthened
The plan Of the Teutonic allies was
the separation from the central province
OF Great Wallachia, Little Nallachia OH
the west. Moldav!a on the north and the
DobrudJa on the east. This was 20 he
accomplished hy crossing the Rc.h.u
Thurm pass on tho northwestern bor,le,
and the occupation OF the Az Valley by
the passage OF the Carpathians m" &C.
cupation Of bcna IN Moldavia and the
capture Of the railway AT that point. and
on the east ~ the drive of Field Marshal
q Mackensen to the ~Chcrnavoda bridg.
n the capturr Of the railway from
Bucharest to the Black Sea lor, u.
Coig;anza.
Gen. Won Falkenlayn was TO cross the
mountains through the Tomos pass. H..
SAsh iN'sA I W tNAgA i
eirhty-iive miles ~ plains will 10 natural
strong defensive position between him
End Bucharest. The capital captured
n Rumania overrun. the position ~
the Central Powers would be alinos, I'M
pregnable in the balkans.
The dash Of the kumamians into
Pennsylvania has been shown by the
events OF the war to be a mistake. II
was made more In the interest OF the
4ntarnnl r.nlifssr ~ tfln ,,,,t ND %,
ADVANCING the idea of a Greater Ru-
mania than for the carrying out of the
general scheme of the Allies. TIT with
drawal OF troops from the south left the
bulgarian border insufiiclently protected
n CAV. Won Mackensen an opportunity
for Invasion.
That the Rumanlan army Was driven
from the territory that they had con-
quered was not unexpected. They had
against them seasoned troops directed by
three Of the most skilful German STRAIT
ssists. Their own army was an un-
tried quantity and it's leaders were lack
lng In the actual military experience o.
the general Of the opposing forces.
The p~erilous position OF the Ruman-
fans WAS indicated by the panic at
Bucharest and King ~Ferdinand's appeal
to the Allies. The army Of Gen. Sarrail
fighting on the Grecian border was un-
@'to ~ "fs dll InN-
pea could be answered only by Russia.
As bia had bsen the place OF
concentration for Russian troops earlier
IN the war when the intervention Of Ru-
mania was considered likely. the Car
was able TO send forces both into the
DobrudJa and to the Transylvapian
front.
The Rumanians md their allies are
for the present holding their foe on the
northern border. They have driven the
Germans from Ruma MIA soil in Mol
dsvia In the west they nave recaptured
several important positions and repulsed
attacks on the AIT, and they are
strengthening their position in the centre
south of Kronstadt,
In the snow and severe weather OF the
mountains. which will soon set In. IN.
tumanians are hoping for "A valuable
any against Invasion from the north.
In the Dobrudia Won Mackensen's
army has renewed a strong defensive
operation, and the DANCE of cutting of
the capital from Constants Increases. I'll.
nsarii"ss to tho Russian border offers "A
Nkelih""d of reinforcement to the Russo.
Runan.au forces. while the peril TO
bucharest ~ leSScued. evca in case of
Won Mtrfeusen's success. by the in
ah'N'y ~ Won t~alkenhayn's army 10 60
operate with MIN in an attack upon thai
cts