The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-10-16
BERLIN REPORTS
ROUMAN|AN ROUT::
LONDON DEN|ES|T
Germans Assert That First
Army and Part of Second
Were Virtually Annihilated.'

BERLIN. Oct. 1s (by wireless TO
Sayville.) e.)-"The Roumanian second
army in It's retreat in Transylvania
lost approximately two divisions
tabout 10000 menu" says the Overseas
News Agency. The Roumanian first
army and the larger part OF the Soc
ond army. have been virtually ami
hilated.
when the successful attack was
made on the first army at Hermann
stadt by the Austro- German troops
the Roumanians planned to send the
second army to Its assistance. This
plan was learned from reports Of
aviatoY. The second army advanced
too fan to the west and was forced
to retreat in haste. Its retreat be-
came a panicky fight. On Oct. l3
Isolated detachments were still being
rounded up.
Captured officers say the amy was
completely disorganized. II would
have been annihilated 10 Roumanian
reinforcements had not been hurried
in through the Torzburger and Pre-
deal Passes.
THE Roumanian leaders lost their
surety Of decision. Brigades and
regiments in desperation were moved
hastily forward and back on railroads
and even on carts. Only pitiful frag-
ments OF the army could be rescued
from Transylvanla-
LONDON. Oct. l6.-Rnumania has
thus far not only checked Won Falk-
enhayn's desperate attempt to crush
her. but her armies. under the per-
sonal command of King Ferdinand
and the strategical direction OF Gen.
Berthelot. of the Freush General
Staff. have regained the offensive and
thrown back the Teutons with heavy
losses.
The most significant event of the
Balkan war. however. is the simple
statement in the official Roumanian n
bulletin that "all along the Danube
there has been artillery and infantry
activity"
Details as to the location Of this
fighting are withheld. but there have,
to date. been no intimations that
thero were large forces along tht
Danube, which divides Bulgaria from
Roumania. Whether Rouman.a has
been able to throw an army across the
river into Bulgaria for an invasion In
the rear Of Field Marshal Won Mack.
ensen. or whether the Central Powers
are invading Roumania, Is not known
here. One Roumanian army which a
few weeks ago crossed the Danube
near Rustchuk into Bulgaria, was cut
to pieces.
PETROGRAD, Oct. Is fvia Lon
don) Heavy forces of Teutoni,
troops have assumed the offens,v,
south sf Dorna Watra, In the south
ern Carpathians, near the junction
point OF the Roumanian. Transylvania
and Bukowina boundary lines. tht
War Office announced In to-day;
official statement.
Hard lighting continues IN Galicia
east and south Of the Lemberg dis
trict, without either side making ad
vances, says the statement. which
also reports the repulse Of strong at,
tacks further south in tho region o.
kormozs and Kiriibabd. rorthwes
Of tho Dorna Watra region. Th'
Russians took nearly 1900 prisoners
SOFIA, Oct. 15 (via London, Oct
l6).-The repulse of strong Serbian
attacks In the Monastir sector Is re.
ported in an official statement ISSUED
by the War Office to-day. The tex
of the statement follows:
"a strong enemy attack with abou
one division against the sector be-
tween Monastir road and the rail.
way was repulsed with heavy losses
The attack was twice repeated dur
Ing the night with heavy enemy
losses. East OF the railway an at
tempt by enemy infantry TO advance
was frustrated by our artillery.
"On the Cerna there were stub
born battles, but all attacks were re.
pulsed with hand grenades. On botf
banks Of the Vardar there was feeble