Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
Repulse Several Attacks, Cap
turing 1900 Prisoners. at
Various Points.
PIScUL is RECAPTURED:
GAINS MADE IN VALLEYS
Field Marshal Won Mackensen Con.
tinues His Successful Drive
in the Dobrudja.


By the Associated Press
LONDON, October 2S.-Austro- German
forces attempting to advance into Ru-
mania along the Transylvanian frontier
are meeting with stubborn opposition.
Rumanian troops. taking the offensiv. at
several points on the long front. have
repulsed the invaders and have taken
more than L.S00 prisoners. Bucharest an
nounces.
On the Moldavian section of the from
tier the Rumanians recaDtured Piscul,
In the Trotus valley. and at Tulghes and
Bicaz and in the Uzul valley took LOO
men. The attack in the Uzul valley also
resulted in the repulse of Gen Won ,ral-
kenhayn's men and the capture of Ave
machine guns End war material.
Germans Meet Repulse.
North of Campulung. Bucharest says,
counter attack in the region of Drago-
slavic netted 500 prisoners. the enemy
being repulsed. Farther west, in Wal
'achia, in the jul valley. the Rumanian
offensive continues successfully with the
capture of $50 prisoners and 16 machine
guns. Berlin announces the taking of a
height south of Kronstadt. and declares
that otherwise the situation is not es-
Sentialiy changed"
The retreat of the Russo -Rumanian
forces in Dobrudja continues. and Ber-
lin records that Field Marshal Won
MackenSen is meeting with little oppo-
sition. Five hundred more pri oners
have been taken by the Teutonic allies.
and bag gage trains
In the region of Dorna Watra, where
Bukowina, Pennsylvania and Rumania
come together. several heights have
been occupied by Austrian troops, they
penetrating enemy positions to a
depth of two and one-ha,f miles Pct
rograd says the Russo-Rumanian
troops were forced to fall back in that
region. abandoning two heights.
Rumanian omeiaI Report.
The Rpmanian oficiaI statement
says:
Northern and northwestern fronts
At Tulghes and Bicaz there have h~sn
light actions and artillery lombard
ments. We took four officers AMI 1e9
men. We made an attack in the Ttotus
valley and retook Pisoul. The enemy
fed in disorder.
In the Usul valley we attacked and
repulSed the enemy, taking 10 officers
and 800 men prisoners. We also cap
tured five machine guns. many rifles
and very large quantity of material.
AT Oituz we repulsed the enemy
There is nothing new in the Vrancea
region.
Fighting in Buzeu Valley.
IN the Buzeu valley we made an at
tack. The action is still in progress.
'.At Table Butzi, Bratacea and Prede-
lus the situation is unchanged.
"a counter attack undertaken by us
in the Prahova valley was successful.
"In the region of Dragoslavele.
northeast of Campulng. We counter at
tackled and repulsed the enemy's right
wing and took 800 prisoners. five ma
chine guns and two trench mortars.
East of the Alt the enemy's attacks
were repulsed.
sJn the jul valley the enemy, who
had advanced to the west of the jul.
was vigorously attacked and complete
ly vanquished. Our offensive continues
and we have counted up to the present
$50 Bavarian prisoners. We captured
sixteen machine guns. with their teams,
and three guns. The enemy left 1000
dead on the battlefield.
"At Orsova the situation is un-
changed, as is also the case on the
Austrian Communication,
The official statement from Austrian
general headquarters, issued today,
reads:
Eastern theater: Front OF Archduke
Charles Francis-The fighting south OF
Szurduk and Rothenthurm pass con-
tinues. Southeast of Predeal the Aus
ro-Hungarian and German troops
Drove the enemy from strongly forti-
fed height in the Paraszuga tPartzuga)
valley.
AT the Hungarian eastern front Ru-
manian counter attacks were rePulsed-
East of Dorna Watra we penetrated
enemy positions OF a front CT four kilo-
meters (two and one-half miles,, cap
turing officers, 514 men and machine
guns. The enemy attempts to recapture
The heights failed"
victory Due TO Artillery.
BERLIN. October 2s.-Advices from
Dobrudja indicate that parts of the
Russo -Rumanian army succeeded in
crossing the Danube at Tchernavoda on
pontoons, saving some of their ma
terial.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's swift
victory was due largely to the over
whelming power of the German heavy
artillery-the field marshal, it is said,
having been able to concentrate great
mass Of guns without attracting his
opponents attention, and to the spirit
of Won Mackensen's troops. who, once
the key positions had been stormed.
drove home the pursuit with determi-
nation and energy.
The favorable news from the Ru-
fronts has enabled the Germans
TO receive the news from Verdun with
-.
been brought down by German airmen.
it was announced today.
cerbs Seize Trenches