The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-01
LIKE AARNE BATTLE
Entente Powers TO Turn Line Cd
They Did When Paris Was !!
Saved
RUSSIA IS ACTIVE =
ON EAST FRONTS
Central Powers Army Moving On
Toward Capital Of Balkan
PREPARING FOR WORST.

ID.
Rome. Dec. 1.-Oispatehes to
newspapers here say that the civ
iIian population Is leaving Duch-
Arrest and that the military off,
eials are making desperate sffsrts
to defend it against the approach.
ing invaders.
Vienna, Dec. Russians are put
ting forward supreme effort to re-.
lieve Rumania. In their ability to
rush reserves to the retreating Ru-
lies the only hope OF saving
from falling into the hands
Of the Central Powers. On all fronts
there is an effort to engage Teuton
forces in order to relieve the terrific
pressure on Rumania because OF the
union of Mackensen's and Falken.
hayn's armies. ~ VI 3:
Vigorous Offensive. 4, !.
Special dispatches from .Petrograd
report vigorous. offensive along, the
entire Carpathian front. This move.
ment is the strongest possible and 1s
staged only to assist the strugyApg
Balkan state from the fate that Ser.
via met. a Is :ist 1; +
In some places there Is hand,to.
hand fighting, and the most dramaue
struggle in the history OF the war 10
to save tiie !. :. Paris. ,nt the.
East" from the Teuton foes. .s Il
According to Paris, Bucharest's fate
hangs upon the ability of the Rus,
sian reservists to check the invaders.
Joffre saved Paris in the battle Of
the Marne in a like situation. h
Rumanians Flee. t.;,
A correspondent of the Lokal An
zeiger telegraphs that the German
troops which advanced east OF the
Alt valley Outfanked the Rumanians
on the northern part OF the river, and.
that hundreds OF the Rumanians sur
rendered, the others disbanding and
fleeing into the mountains. In cOnse-
quence OF this move, the Austriaus
and Germans were able to break
Rothenthurm pass at the mar.
rowest point almost without loss and
advance southwark without encONn.
tering resistance.
The Rumanians fed in panic. as is
shown by the large number OF ,pris.
oners taken recently and also by the
fact that captured trenches were
found filled with war material Of all
kinds. Rifles still ready a0r firing.
the correspondent says, were lying
before the trenches. pointed toward
the former AustroG German positions.
It is frankly admitted in Paris that
the defeat of the Roumanians will be
very vexatious to the Allies plans. Il
Is agreed that If the Germans are sue.
cessful in supressing the Roumanisn
army and shortening the Teutonic
eastern front by a direct line through
to the Black sea, the war
will be heightened. Many German
troops will be released .a,1d AFFORD
greater freedom for maneuvering IN
the Balkans. If Germany can hold
she will Oh ain mnch need
I'd supplies and such victory VIII
SciVc, Say eAPCt's. w 'aiSS tAv N~A~
man spirit.
Official entry of German lines neas
is reported. Attempted
Teuton raids on the trench near
Neuve Chapel was repulsed.
Large German forces In 'Germso
East Africa have been captured and
The Teutonics armies in that section
have divided and retreated.
Petrog1ad advices state that tho
Russian offensive in the C1' .,athians
near Kirli'aaJu is procce:l;n; success.
fully. r....
Pursue Rumanians. 81,
The Germans are pursuing the Rus
slams cut off by Mackensen. Yester-
day over 300 prisoners We're taken.
The Rumanians are trying to escape
by changing the route OF their re-
treat
Reuters dispatches say that the re-
treating Rumanians are destroying
grain stores and oil in sections OF
their country menaced by the enemy.
grain and oil is exceeding
~ rich booty.
Omclal dlSpdtcneS relate 1uViuCoS
along the road to Bucharest from Gf.
nregevo on the part OF the Rulgart.
ans. Russia suffers heavily at some
points along the Balkan front.
Rome dispatches state that fresh
Russian army corps are forming TO
resist the Wallachian TeutOnic adj
vance.
Six miles south OF PiteSci a,Ong the
Goless front, the I:umantans are en-
gagged in violent enga"ameniS with
The Teutons. Several hundred prts.
3ners and ten machine guns have
been captured.
Vienna reports heavy Russian Of.
fensive between Usevelly and Tartar
pass.
There IL little Of importance on tho