New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-20
SERBS ADVANCE
ON M0NASTIR
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between the Allies and success IN theli
nlan of campaign on this front.
London Fears for Rumania.

London 1 ears lOI HUMANE"
The situation Of the Rumanian
armies on both the fronts. in Iransyl-
vania and in the Dubrudja, is giving
rise 70 some apprehension here, al
though the news OF the latest events
comes largely from enemy sources and
therefore is taken with certain re-
serve. art,
Times" to-day. that the kusso-hu-
manian forces in the DubrudJa may
soon be in need of help. The actual
position of affairs in Transylvania is
equally uncertain.
"The situation was apparently
stamped by Field Marshal Won Mack
enscn with the connivance Of King
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria and VI. Radios
layof, the Bulgarian Premier. Inc
Bulgarian Chick Of staff, General JOS
tof. died mysteoously and is now be-
lieved to have been murdered. ne
Bulgarian staff was then superseded
and the Bulgarian army became merely
a wing Of the German army, with Field
Marshal Won Mackensen in control.
III the Rumanians need direct and
immediate help the Allies must spare
no efforts to supply it. and the sooner
General Sarrail is master of Monastir
the better for nothing will so move
the Bulgarians as their election from
Macedonia
Paris, Sept. I9.-To-day's French
official communication on operations
in Macedonia says:
There has been no change on the
Struma front. At the foot of Beles
Mountains Italian troops have engaged
Bulgarian forces in spirited combats
IN the region of Poroj west of Lake
Dorian;
On the Serbian front there have beer
violent sstillery exchanges, IN which
each side took part. Two Bulgarian
counter attacks in the sector Of Netre-
mix were repused by the fire Of the
Serbian cannon.
Sofa, Sept. 19.-To-doy's official
statement reads:
Yesterday Russian, French and Ser
ban troops made unsuccessful at.
tacks on our positions around Florina
All the attacks Of the enemy were
repulsed by counter movements. We
also repulsed attacks against kalmak-
calan Heights west OF Lake Ostroyo)
At the foot OF the Belaochitaz plateau
we attacked some Italian advanced de-
tachments near the villages OF Mantlzs.
Gorni-porog and DOnli-porog. captur-
ing five officers and $50 men belonging
to the ID Italian regiment, and also
two machine guns.
In Dobrudja fighting developed on the
line of the villages of Maralui, Ara
badji. Kokardja. kobadin and Tuzfa
and went in our favor Following a
counter attack we Occupied the villages
Of Soulful, Chol and Nasciul, where
we captured five guns and four machine
guns.
On September IS, after a short en-
gagement, we occupied the town of
Mangalia con the Black Sea COAST,
which was evacuated by the population
before the arrival of our troops.
Berlin, Sept. 19.-The War Office
statement today folloWs:
Front of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen: The allied (Teutonic) troops pen
etrated at several points into the Rus
sian Rumanan position mentioned IN
yesterdays report.
On both sides of Dorna-Watra the
Russians and Rumanians suffered heavy
losses in vain storming attacks. In
Siebenburgen Southern Transylyania)
the Rumanians were repulsed southeast
of Hatzog by troops under Lieutenant
General Staab They are being pur-
sued.
Vienna, Sept. ~ The War office
communication issued to-day says:
Pumanian Front: Southeast OF Hat
zeg the Rumanians have been driven
back in the direction Of Petroseny by
way Of Merisor. We are in close con-
tact with the enemy in the Gergeny
and Kelemen nils.
Front OF Archduke Charles Francis:
In Bukowina the Russians continue
their attack. On both sides OF the
-Watra positions the Rumanian
army is cooperating with them. The
Austro- Hungarians and Germans drove
back all storming attacks of the enemy,
which at some places were preceded by
very strong artillery fire.
Southeast OF Ludows the enemy pene-
trated into "A small portion of our front
near Lipnicadolna. A German counter
attack gained more ground.
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