The state herald., 1916-12-01
GERMANS CROSS
DANUBE IN DRIVE
BUCHAREST REPORTS ADVANCE
HAS BEEN AvERTED At isLAcz
AND ziMNlTzA.
DEMAND GREECE ARMS
PEOPLE OF ATHENS STIRRED TO
HOT ANGER AT ACTION OF
ALLIES.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London-The situation in Rumania
continues to be the focus Of interest.
The forces of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen have crossed the Danube
from the south and have gained a
footing on Rumanian soil. Bulgarian
troops have occupied islands in the
Danube near Orsova and at two other
points. Bucharest announces that the
German advance across the Danube
at Islacx and Zimnitza has been ar
rested.
Rumanian troops operating on the
extreme left OF their line In Wallachia
have extricated themselves, according
to Petrograd report. Rumanian
troops have retired on the left bank
Of the river Alt after repulsing sew
eral attacks along the whole front of
that sector.
Berlin says the Rumanian resist
ance In the lower Alt has been broken
and that several towns In Rumania
have been captured.
Rumanian battalions cut off from
the main army in the wooded noun
tains northeast Of Turnu-Severin were
still offering tenacious resistance at
latest accounts.
so.Rumanian armies in the Gy-
ergyo mountains were repulsed with
heavy losses.
Vice Admiral du Fournet, the en-
tente commander. has delivered an ul-
timatum to Greece allowing only q
short period In which the arms in
Athens are to be surrendered. It Is
reported that the Greek cabinet IL
about to resign.
1t also is reported that the provi-
sionsl government Of Greece. headed
by the former premier. Veniselos, has
declared war on Bulgaria.
Violent fighting continues on the
Serbian front Repeated attempts
by the entente allies between lakes
Ochrida and Presba were repulsed.
The Italian troops endeavored to ad.
vance northwest Of Monastir and the
Serbians east Of that city. but failed.
A lull In the operations along the
front In France is attributed to bad
weather.
Large amount OF wheat destroyed
by Rumanians in retreat along Alt
river valley. according 10 report from
Bucharest.
With the armies OF the Teutonic al.
lies advancing toward II from the
west and southwest, Bucharest. the
capital of Rumania. is in peril. Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's troops have
crossed the Danube to Zlmnitza and
are In touch near Alexandria, with the
forces OF Gen. Won Falkenhayn.
An Athens dispatch to the Weekly
Dispatch says that II necessary Ad.
miral Du Fournet viii occupy Athens
II the Greek government does not
comply with the entente ultimatum.
London. Nov. 25.-Forces of the cen
tral powers are driving on Bucharest
from three directions. To the west
the troops OF Gen. Won Falkenhayn
reached the Alt river: to the north the
Germans and Austro-Iiungarians are
pressing southwark and somewhere
along the Danube the forces OF Field
Marshal Won Mackcnsen are crossing
the river.
Western wallachia apparently is In
the hands OF the Teutonic allies. Some
Rumanians remain in the rear around
Orsova. but that town. as well AN Tur
nu-Seyerin. has been occupied by the
Tcutonic troops.
Violent fighting has been renewed
In Dobrudja. Bucharest says that NJ
attempt by the Germans to cross ths
Danube at ZimnItzs. seventy mile,
southwest Of Bucharest. failed. Fight
Ing has been reported In the regior
OF Silistria and II may be that tn,
German crossings Of the river wer,
made between tho Chsrnavoda ant
Giurgevo.
The Russians and Rumanians hav,
tnken the offensive In Dobrudja nortf
OF the Tchcrnavoda-C Constansa railway
Bucharest and Petrograd assert. Til,
itumanians advanced on the whole
fiont and occupied five towns fiftcer
miles north Of the railway line. Tn,
Russians progressed TO twelve mile,
north Of tho railway. Berlin declared
the Russian offensive In Dobrudja wal
thrown back.
Serbian troops have occupied Re
pcsh, east OF Monnstir. North OF So
/. hudol the Scrbians put n German
force TO tlight.
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