The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-24

DESPERATE STRUGGLE sl / !
FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES
Berlin Admits That the British
North Of Sonme Have Again
Gained, But Says Cost To
General Haig Was Staggering
tAs.Oela.od Pres, ny Federal wlrsi,s,3

~ ARTS, October S3-The Berlin
war Office yesterday announced
that General Won Mackensen' 5
army had won n decided victory over
the Russians and Rumanians in the
Dobrudja distriet."' "A
According to this despatch, which
was issued officially late yesterday aft
ernoon, the Berlin authorities say that
the entire allied army has been driven
back, from the Black Sea to the Dan
ube front, and that Won Mackensen has
advanced towards the Constanza rail
road, the objective OF the Mackensen
smash g..
Uses Flank Attack o." g." :,
The details of the fighting, which
NOW has been going forward for sew
eral days; are not yet made public in
full, but IL appears that Won Macken-
sen had attacked on the TANKS and has
beaten the Rumanians along the Black
Sea front, forcing them 70 retreat, !
thus exposing the tanks Of the center
OF the Russian and Rumanian armies. ,
The first big battle undertaken by
Naeksnsen in the Dobfudje district
Some weeks ago for the purpose of
cutting the railway line from TeherIa-
veda ON the Danube to Constanza on
the Black Sea. This line was covered
by the Russo Rumanian army living
come miles TO the south Of the railway.
Admits Close Call
Now Bucharest admits that at one
VINE the TeutO- Bulgars had forced
their way into Tchernaveda, and that
the Allies would have suffered q seri-
Gus setback if on the wing nearest to
the Black Sea they had not countered
with effect, driving back the enemy q
tight wing and forcing n retirement
along the whole line. II must have
been ut the moment that Mackensen q
troops had broken into Tchernayeda,
and were seemingly in control not only
of the railway but Of the bridges
across the Danube, that the Kaiser
autographed 10 the German Empress
announcing a great victory for Mack
Je1sen. Berlin. now makes no claim of
control over the railway line across the
.DobrndjR which Maekensen set himself
40 win.
Struggle For Passes stinN "A
n lnI the Transylvanian district the
Rofnanians and Austrians are still
locked in desperate struggle, which
apparently has not yet reached a def
mite decision. The mountain passes of
the Transylvanian Alps, for which the
1.-Two armies are lighting, are splendid
aytheateTs for defense, and the Ruman-
,lans have lost them and have des-
peEately, difficult task ahead before
they. can regain them. Z
The reports conflict, Berlin and Wen
ma reporting that the Rumaniaps have
been forced back in "the Buzeu Val
ley /" while the formal announcement OF
the Rnmanian war office says that the
troops OF King Ferdinand have re-
pulsed the eOunter-attaeks Of the Teu-
tons at the point of the bayonet "and
are hofding all the ground we had re.
gained .+Is,.
North of the Carpa thians, the fighting
has become more and more bloody and
ferocious. Along the battlehelds on
the Narayuyka River the Russians have
been attacking for days, and last night
Berlin elaimed that they have been
Badly beaten. '
Berlin Claims Victory 0,ra: .
The Official report of the German
general staff says that Hthe hRhtinQ
Ill Galieia has resulted in an importa NJ
Victory for the German forees,i' The
Accounts from Petrograd declared that
the decision is still in the balance, b
and add that "the Russians have made
some gains in various sections of tbs
front. ~, = W
ia Macedonia the Serbs are still ad
yaneing, and have crossed the Germs
Flyer, driving the Bulgarians and Ger
pans ahead Of them az they 20. Tn,
British also. are making gains in tn.
Balkan fighting fields.
IN France the fighting has been tire
nendops, and the Allies have kept vi
tbeif steady gpawing at the yitals q
the uermaps on the Somme. BerliI
Inst night admitted further losses Il
that sector, aud says in the Official re
port OF the action: "The British, b,
making reckless sacrifice Of lives, I
have made gains in the section nortI
Of the river and towards Bapaume
rThe German statement adds tha
"some Of the trenches we lost wer,
retaken by eounter-attacks."
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