The sun., 1916-12-14
Columns Advancing North.
ward Cut orr Rear Guard Of
Fleeing Army.
ARE NOW BEFORE BUZEU
Invaders Reach Important Oil
Centre. 10 Miles From
MOldavian Border.

Wahian Guy Of buxeu, only forty miles
from the border Of Moldavia, Rumania's
one remaining province.
seven Thousand prisoners fell into the
hands OF tho advancing columns to-day.
Three thousand were a rear guard that
tried fruitlessly TO delay the Teutons.
1000 IA detachment cut III In the noun
taiiis.
f,euuced to a mere shadow by losses
tho Ruinanian army now can cover only
ttirty-ive miles Of the 100 mile front of
retreat. Petrograd announces. Russian
troops holh the remaining sixty-,vc
miles. Three months ago Rumanian COL
umns attacked Hungary along a 400
mile front.
Rcsistance IL Feeble.
Al several places the Rumanians. re-
enforced by Russian cavalry. have tried
IT, make a stand. Berlin says. Each
time they were swept from the path of
the ~advancin, Teutons. Along the whole
front OF the urSper Buxeu and the Jalo-
mitsa, at points generally fifty miles be-
You'd Bucharest. their resistance has
been broken. large bodies of troops have
c'eH sdtptutVu duu tie TOhu cleared.
Ruzeu. before which the Teutons now
stand, is a city Of $4,000 inhabitants, an
important oil centre and junction Of
t1rce railroads. through which flowed
before Rumania entered the war a large
trade In timber and grain. The city IL
nearly as important as Craiova and
Ploesci.
In the Carpathians the Russiam have
not ceased TO hammer at the almost i'm
pregnable Teuton defence OF peaks,
passes and river valleys. The total re-
suit OF their attacks has beer thu far
only TO strengthen their own position for
defence later. not to make any real i'm
preston on the Teuton campaign.
Way Of Escape Open.
A P%etrograd despatch breathes a feel.
ing. however. that the Russians and
Rumanians, have done about all that
could be expected In fact, have done
rather we'll in opposing Won Mackensen.
Only skilful maneuvring saved the
Whole Rumanian army from encircle-
ment In Its retreat. the despatch says,
and the Rumanian rear guard id all
that was expected In delaying Won Fal.
kenhayn so that the way Of escape to
Aoldavia was not closed.
According to the Vossischc zeitung,
" ENutIAttihu bIdteSInSn CaTD and
MarRhiloman and other members of the
pro-German party In Rumania did not
leave Bucharest and 20 to Jassy with
the Government and the other leaders
who were responsible for Rumania's
Joining the Allies. They are at Blu
charest. the paper avs. adding that the
Dutch Minister and Mr.. vopicka, the
American Minister. also are In the CAPT.
tai.
A despatch from Jassy say that the
retreat OF the Russians and Rumanians
from Bucharest was conducted in an
orderly manner. All the war supplies
were removed. and all other property OF
military value was removed or de-
sroyed.
: Teutons Before Bu.eu.
ro-niEht's bulletin from Berlin was
4 short announcement that the Teutons
we're before Buxeu. The day statement
follows:
Front Of Archduke Joseph-In the
wooded C%arpathians various patrol
Engagements undertaken by us were
successful.
On the ~Transylvania eastern front
yesterday German and Austro-Hun-
Rar!an troops again repulsed Russian
attacks In the Gyergyo Mountains and
an both sides Of the Trotus Valley.
Reconnoitring attachments followed
The retreating army. They reported
considerable hostile losses and brought
back prisoners.
Army Group Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-The enemy. which had
heen reinforced by Russian cavalry
and again had made a stand along the
Jalomitza River, the waters of which
had risen high. In o again in full
retreat toward the northeast. The
Danube and Ninth Armies are press
ing after him on the Whole front. On
the road to Buzeu we gained consider
able ground. taking 5000 prisoners,
while In the mountains yesterday more
than 1000 additional prisoners were
taken.
The Russian Report.
The text Of the Russian announcement
regarding operations on the western
NRussian) front and in Rumania fol-
lows:
In the region OF the forest OF Guna
lovtze the enemy continues to bonn
hard our position with artillery and
bomb mortars.
His attempt at an offensive in The
region OF Prisovze. northeast OF Po-
morzany. was arrested by our fire.
rsNti1y attempts 10 CTosS the bys-
trltza in the region Of Izupolia were
repulsed.
In the wooded Carpathians our de-
tachments have beaten back a strong
enemy attack in the region to the east
nj chibena. Enemy scouts who IN
deayored to approach unnoticed u
trenches in the region of Mount Capul
were dispersed by ~ nre
In the region to the south and |
southwest Of Vale Putna fighting con-
%t'nues. the enemy offering stubborn re-
slstance to our advance.
Russians Take Trenches.
South OF the valley Of the River
Trotus u tropos gained possession
NJ a line of enemy trenches or the
heights eight versts south OF Agusulia. -!
Enemy counter attacks with the OBJ
ject Of regaining the lost heights were
repulsed. with great losses to him.
We captured a number OF prisoners.
A portion of the Rumanian army
which was attacked by the enemy at
Tsislau and south of this point u re-
firing toward the east.
South OF the high Dad Of Mizil-
Ruzeu the Rumanians. on taking the
offensive. occupied . row Of villages.
hut on being attacked In turn they
were obliged to fall back.
AZ present the Rumsnian army &C.
eupies the front Of Buseu-Saringa-
lrzitcheni. |
0tSl 1sssA ~ Cssst.
Maybelle Henry. 10 years old. Of
Mariners Harbor. Richmond Borough.
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