New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-05
Three Armies Smash
Rumanian Lincoln
Before Capital
35 CANNON IN
HUGE BOOTY WON
Russian Attacks in Do
brudja and Carpathians
Fail to Save Ally


manic armies. under command of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, have united in
front Of Bucharest. Moving in from
the north, west and south the invaders
swept through all resistance, capturing
5000 prisoners and 85 cannon.
The capital is now under lombard
ment from German artillery planted
eleven miles distant, according to the
Berlin correspondent Of the Copenha-
gen National Tidende."
The Rumanians have been thrown
back over the Argesu, Immediately
south Of the city. On the north and
west the enemy's columns have pressed
closer to their goal after what Berlin
terms a great victory.
Mackensen has been placed in su-
preme command Of the combined ar
mics, Berlin officially announces. The
man who conquered Serbia is to carry
out the conquest Of Rumania. Fall
kenhayn is relegated TO the command Of
one army marching from the north.
Russian Relief Plan Fails
There is no longer any doubt of the
failure of the Russian movements in
the Carpathians and Dobrudja to divert
the Teutonic commanders from the
campaign against Bucharest, or even to
change any of their carefully laid plans.
1t is only a matter of hours before the
city falls.
Yesterday brought the battle in the
Argesu Valley to a decision" Berlin
states, apparently referring TO the
operations northwest Of Bucharest
Here Won Falkenhayn's forces, march
ing south from Campulung, captured
the important town OF Tergovitza,
while Delminsingen's troops continued
their advance from Pitesci, Complete
ly defeating the first Rumanian army"
Then, joining hands, the two armies
drove the Rumanian units beyond Titu,
the junction Of the railroads from
Pitesci and Tergovitza. Berlin an
nounces that the remnants of the first
army were driven "into the arms of
the often tested 4lst Infantry Di-
vision" Whether this means that all
OF the Rumanians were captured is not
made quite plain by the statement,
though that is the inference.
Win South of Bucharest
The loss Of the village of Gradiehtes,
on the Argesu, ten miles south Of the
capital, is admitted by Petrograd.
Berlin states that a heavy defeat was
inflicted on the Rumanisns and Rus
slams in this district, German cavalry
even cutting the railroad in the rear
OF the enemy's forces.
Southwest Of Bucharest the Ru-
manians were thrown across the River
Niaslov. according to Berlin.
Both Yesterdays and to-day's Rus
sian statements reported desperate
fighting between Bucharest and Alex
nndria. The latter place is forty miles
behind the present lines Of the invad-
ers before Bucharest. II is assumed
here that small force Of Rumanians
cut of from the main army is still
making a stand In the Vlasca district,
trying TO wedge its way through the
enemy TO escape.
German Line Strengthened
The operations that brought the
northern Teutonic forces TO point
only thirty miles from the capital yes
terday Strengthened out their entire
line from the Transylvsnian Alps TO
the region south of Bucharest, elm
mating the dangerous salient that e1-
listed in the Dambovitza district. This
shortening Of the front Will permit
greater concentration against the capi-
tai and a more rapid advance OF the
whole front TO the east when Bucharest
falls. -.
The Russian attacks in the DobrudJs
,vere more violent to-day and yester-
dav than ever before. The Czar's
troops are reported by Sofa TO have
suffered severe losses. Two armored
cars were destroyed by artillery hre
and third forced 70 retire. The Turks
captured another with its English
crew.
The Russians won minor successes IN
the wooded Carpathians and IN the val
levs of Eastern Trsnsylvanis during
the day. Another height south OF
Jablonitza. thirty-fve miles south oil
Kolomea. was wrested from the leu
IONS In the Troitus Valley the Allied
troops also pressed forward, it is ad-
mitted by Berlin. At other points,
however. the Teutons stood their