The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
DOBRUDJA IS
NOW OVERRUNI
BY GERMANS
CONSTANZA IS TAKEN.
BY THE INVADERS
British Take 1000 Yards of
Trenches In Somme Region
Russians Repulsed.

The Dobrudja region OF Rumania,
apparently is being orerrun by the
; forces of the TeutOuiC allies.
ConStanZa, Rumania'S chief seaport
and fortress on the Black sea. already
; has fallen into the hands OF the troops
of the right wing OF Field Marshal Won
MackenSen's army, while the left wing
, is nearing the town OF TchernaVoda,
where the Danube is spanned by the
bridge OF the railroad running from
| ConStanza TO Bucharest. Near the
center Of their front, which extends
across Dobrudja from the sea to the
Danube, the invaders have cut the
railroad near Murfatlar and pushed
their troops far beyond" the railway
! line, according to Berlin.
! Before the rapid advance OF the
Germans, Bulgarians and Turks, rapid
despite heavy rains and Soggy ground.
! the Russians and RumanianS are in
retreat along the entire front, but ac-
cording TO Petrograd, are Offering
stubborn resistance.
| Aside from the operations in Dob
rudja, another British smash at the
German line in the Somme region OF
! France, which netted them more than
thousand yards OF trenches east OF
; Geudecourt and LeSbCuefs and carried
! their front a step nearer the Bapaume-
! Peronne road, is the most notable in
| cident of the lighting on any OF the
fronts.
y gain described by Paris as "appre
! ctahle. also is recorded Tor the French
! northeast of Morval, which lies just
south Of the region where the British
, and Germans were in contact.
| Attacks Repu1sed.
! Berlin. in touching upon the lighting
against the British and French Sunday
J between I.e Sars and Rancourt, says
! the attacks of the Entente Allies were
. Sangutuary repulsed. 1t is admitted in
! the German official communication that
! the Germans withdrew Sunday night
! from the north of Chaulnes south OF
the Somme. to q prepared position lying
! east OF the northern part OF the Chaul-
mes wood.
| On the Transylvanian front stubborn
! fighting still is in progress between the
Tcutonir Allies and the Rumauians for
! The mountain passes and the territory
; inside Ruman!a which has been cap
! tured by the -AuStro-t;ernanS.
! The Russians having been cleared
! from the NaraEuEka River region or
Galcia. the '.\uStro-iicrnans have hurled
a violent attack against other forces
near the Nolhynia-t;alicia border. The
attack was repulSed. according 10 Pctro-
grad.
Serbs Checked.
vt the bend uf the Cerua River in
! Serbia Berlin says the Germans and
Bulgarans tisEtiu@ sid bE S!d'. have
halted tn" offensive Ut tn" Serbs who
now ar. OH the defensive. !;;td weather
is still hamp"ring full operations or tho
Macedonian front.
Til. Gt:iat!S have aar:,in began = live
!y bonharImcnt OF Austrian positions
On the CarsO plateau Eurthw"&, OF
: rrieSt. probably prcSaSinc another al
t"mPt soon 10 press forward toward
AuStria'S chief S";.rnrt m the .tGr!atic.
Ton steamers and two sailing vessels
all OF them neutrals--;Lre reported 10
nave been sunk. iIwt whether by sub
marines 0- mines is not stated. Five
of the Steamers wrr' Norwegian. TWO
Greek Danish and Dutch. They
aggregate l2.iIi tons gross. The
sailing craft were Il pan Sh schooner
: and swedish bark. The British
steamer Cthoti;t. "f +.3na tons. is be-
iieyed 70 have been sunk.
LONDON. ,h:t. 80. ll:i3 =. m.--A despatch to
Renters Telegram Company from Copenhagen says:
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