The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-23
|EKVOYS OF CENTRAL
| POWERS TO LEAVE
ATHENS TOMORROW
Accede to Demands of
Admiral DuFournet,
Says Athens
BRITISH TRENCHES
Near Labassee Canal Raided
By Germans-Rouman-
ians Suffer Severely
Athens, Greece.-(via London,

Athens, Greece.-(Via London.o
ALL diplomatic representations of
the Central Powers and Turkey will
cave Athens quietly tomorrow morn
ing in accordance with the demand
made by Admiral Du Fournet, com
mander of the Allied fleet.
Du Fournet today refused to ex-
tend the time limit for the depart
ure of the diplomats. The Turkish
minister is having his legation dis
mantled and the furniture packed.
Raid British Trenches.
! Berlin, Germany.-Wireless to
Sayville, l.. I.)-The British trench
es south of Labassee canal were
raided last night by the Germans, it
is officially announced. 1t also was
announced that the Austro-German
! invasion of Rumania is proceeding
iunchecked. Rumanian attacks were
defeated and ground gained on the
Rothenthurm pasAboard road and in
,the Alt valley
Monastir Front Stiff.
\ Paris, France.-An energetic re-
sistance is being offered by the Ger
mans and Bulgarians on the Mace
donian front north of Monastir, it is
officially announced. The advance
of the Entente forces We're delayed
also by the heavy fog. Five hum
| Idred more prisoners were taken.
The German-Bulgarian forces are
accepting battle on a line running
from Negovo, three miles north of
Monastir to Hill 1850, southwest of
Makovo, which Is miles northeast of
Manastir
London. England.-The British
hospital ship Brittanic has been sunk
with the loss of about fifty lives, it
is officially announced.
! 1t was reported in a dispatch from
London December last that the
A7,500 ton White Star liner Britain :
ic, then recently completed, would
be used as a hospital ship in COM
mission with an equipment of 5000
beds.
(! Last June. however, it was re-
ported i ma news dispatch from
Liverpool that the Brittanic had
been returned to the White Star line
for restoration into a passenger
steamer 1t was unknown early this
afternoon whether the Brittanic
was sunk by mine or torpedo.
The Britannia was sunk off the Is
Hand of I<ea Ckeos), southeast of At
tiea in the Aegean sea. She carried
LOCO British sick and wounded men.
The Britannia was equipped with 35
lifeboats and the loss of life incident
10 the sinking is supposed to have
been small
/ London. England.-A severe Ru-
manian defeat, which may be dis
aster. is indicated. German and
Austrian troops have coupled Craio-
va, the capital of western Wallachia
and one of Rumania's largest cities.
Two Rumanian armies OF combin-
ed strength estimated at more than
100000 men are imperiled. The
army at Orsova appears to be cut
off, while the army in the jul wall
ley is in danger of fianlSing at
tack.
Craiova's fall means that the
Teutons have conquered one-third
of Wallachia or 5000 square miles
of Rumanian soil. This city has a
population of $4,000.
London England. The Austro-
lGerman forces in southwest Ruman-
ia have captured Craiova and the
Rumanians are retreating. In the
jul valley, Rumanians are outf1ank-
ed at Craiova and seemingly must be
] caught in the wise of the Austro-Ger-
mans from the north and south.
The Teutonic allies are advancing
in the Alt valley where Petrograd ad-
mits the Rumanians are retiring
southwark. Little fighting is reported
from any of the other fronts. Bonn
bardments and minor infantry at
tacks have occurred in the Italian
theatre.
! Berlin reports the sinking of a
d French guard vessel and seven NOR
chantmen by German submarine in
the English channel. The French
minister of marine denies that any