Evening star., 1916-10-04
MOVEMENTS OF INVADERS i,
! /HAD BECOME A MYSTERY
Sofia Had Confirmed Report That
Bridge Had Been Destroyed
b md Rumanians.
BUCHAREST HAS BEEN SILENT
Invading Force Comprised "consid-
erable Units" According to a
Statement Issued in Bull
garian Capital.

BERLIN, October 4, via Lon
don, 4:eo p.m.-The Rumanian
forces which crossed the Danube
river between the Danube fort.
resses of Rustchuk and Turtukai
have withdrawn hastily, says the
official statement issued today by
the German army headquarters,
as the result of encircling move
ments put into operation by
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, the
commander of the forces of the
central powers and their allies in
Dobrudja.
A Mystery to London.
LONDON. October 3.-Mystery still
surrounds the numbers and move
ments of the Rumanian forces which
have crossed the Danube into Bull
garia, near Rahovo, in an evident ef-
fort to outdank the Bulgarian left
wing and compel hte retreat of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen from the line
south of the Censtanza-
railway.
Sofia in its current announcement
mentions these forces as comprising
considerable units" but records no
contact between them and their Bull
garian foe.
REPORTS Invaders Cut on.
Berlin's assertion that the pontoon
bridge on which the Rumanians
crossed was destroyed is supplemented
by Sofas statement that the bridge
was put out of commission "at the
Dobrudja side" by Austrian monitors.
Whist dispositions the Rumanians are
making to keep up the communications, OF
this force are not known. Bucharest
has not alluded to the movement in its
official statements.
On their part the Bulgarians appar-
emily are either engaged in frustrating
another Rumanian movement to cross
the Danube. or are attempting an
operation of this sort on their own ac-
count. They report the occupation by
their troops of the Island of Makaka-
lafat. opposite Vidin. in the extreme
dispersal by Bulgarian artillery of Ru-
manian forces on the other side of the
river.
Invaders in "Considerable Force"
SOFIA. October 3. via London, Oc-
tober A. The Rumanians who have
crossed the Danube and invaded Bull
garia are described as Considerable
units of troops in an official state
ment issued by the war office today.
which, however. does not report any
clash between the Bulgarians and the ,
invaders. The text of the statement
follows:
Danube front - We occupied the
island of Malakalafat on the Danube
opposite vidini. We bombarded with
success the post and barracks at Kali
afat near the village of Giudioin. and
dispersed by artillery fire detach--
ment which was preparing to intrench.
Near the village of Rahovo the enemy
succeeded in throwing a bridge over
the river. by which he was able to
convey across considerable units of
troops. Austrian monitor destroyed
the bridge at the Dobrudja side.
I'm the Dobrudja the enemy's Of
.ensive on the Resihaul-Amzatzia-
Yeti line was stopped by our fire.
Counter attacks on the right wing
ended in the repulse Of the enemy.
who was driven back to his former po-
,itions. An enemy battalion was prac-.
ically annihilated and two officers and
,ne hundred men who survived were
aiken prisoner"
Rumanian Successes Claimed.
BUCHAREST, October 3, via London,
october 4.-violent fighting continues
n Transylvania and in Dobrudja,
with successes for the Ru-
nanians, says the official statement is
,ued by the war Office today. The Ru-
nanians have captured more than 500
prisoners In Transylvania. The state
nent says:
ION the northern and western fronts.
rbtine continues In the Ghurgill and
I. .rr,tta mountains we made prisoners
hirty three officers and 800 men. be-
ides capturing some wagons and war
aateriais. In their retreat toward
,aneni Friday our troops took 500 pris-
IItui (olt) valley. Our troops now are
the enemy in the
region on the right bank
t the River Altui-
I'm the yigsi valley the enemy is
akins isolated attacks. A violent at
lck Is proceeding in the region Of
[ount Oboroca, near Petroseny. and the
nemy is using asphyxiating gases.
re repulsed an enemy attack at Or
ovo.
s-On the southern front in Dobrudja
,r attacks continue violently over the
hole front. The enemy IL offering
Try stubborn Resistance"
RUSSIANS Continue Offensive.
PErRoGRAD. October 4. via London.
- pm.-Russian troops are continu-
e their offensive against the forces
the central powers and their allies
the Rumanian province Of Dobrudja,
~ the Russian oficial statement is
led today. Russian gunboats On the
lyoe Danube hayo bomhacdod thA loft