The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
RUMAN|AN CITY ON
DANUBE B0MbARDED
Heavy Offensive Being Continued
BY Bulgaro- German
Invaders.

London. Sept. 1.-THE Rumanian
fortified city OF Giurgevo, on the
northern bank of the Danube, thirty
five miles almost due south of Blu
charest, Is under fire of the big guns
of the Bulgaro-German army of In
vasion.
The bombardment is reported off,
cially by the Rumanian war ONCE. 1t
is at Giurgevo that the invaders are
expected to make the first crossing of
the Danube, II drive on the Ru-
manian capital Is contemplated. Their
base for the operations here Is the
Bulgarian fortress OF Rustchuk, south
of the river. only Ave miles from
Giurgeva. With Turtukai and Silis-
tria In their hands, the invaders now
have established themselves on a sixty
mile stretch on the Danube. and mill
tary experts are eagerly awaiting news
whether Bucharest Is the objective or
whether the bulk of the invading
forces will turn east to attack the
Russian army in the Dobrudja
Bucharest officially admitted today
the fall of Silistria. The statement
says that the fortress will be reduced
within few hours by French 16-inch
guns. The garrison retired in good or
der.
Russian troops" the Rumanian
war office announced this afternoon.
are marching to the region south OF
Dobric in order to surround the en-
envy advancing on the Danube"
Unofficial Berlin and Sofia dis
patches express certainty that the
Russians on their part are about to
be enveloped by the Buigaro-German
center.
The Russo Rumanian army in the
DODrIQta 3isnafch
Berlin, are retreating because the in
vading column at Silistria is advanc-
ing east. The position Of the Russo
Rumanlan troops is described as pre-
carlous because, one dispatch says
they are already in a deep pocket"
Some military critics hold that the
Germans and Bulgarians will try to
check the Russian efforts in the Do
brudja rather than head for Bucharest.
A Petrograd dispatch says all Russian
troops some time ago sent to France
have been taken to the Saloniki front.
Berlin dispatches emphasize that
more than one-third of the territory
taken from Bulgaria after the second
Balkan war Is now in German and
bulgarian hands. This Is far more
1t Is explained. Than the allies have
taken of German territory since the
war began"
The total OF Russian and Rumanian
prisoners taken up to date is given
at 10000.
The mystery created by yesterdays
official report of the cooperation of
Serbian column with the Russians
in Rumania Is cleared by recalling
that after the first Serbian defeats
last fall, whole Serbian units crossed
the Rumanian frontier and were in
termed.
The Rumanian war office reports
further progress in the Transylyanian
Alps Rumanian troops occupied
Csik -6zereda and pursued the enemy
westwards."
Vienna officially admitted tonight
that tho stro-Hungarian lines in
that region have. been Somewhat
withdrawn"
Anti-war demonstrations in Buchar-
est are reported by the Koelnsc Eel
tunE. Several thousand working men
and socialists violently denounced Ru-
mania's Intervention on the allies side
tho paper says and unanimously adopt
ed resolution urging the government
to rescind its war declaration.
Serious revolutionary outbreaks in
the Dobrudta are described by the Lo-
kal Anxeiger.