Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
1900 ROUMANIANS
TAKEN BY TEUT0NS
Vast Amount of War Material
Captured at HermannStadt.
ARMY ROUTED BY GERMANS
British Forces Seize Bulgarian
Trenches on Struma Section of
the Macedonian Front, Accord
ing to London War Office.

Berlin, Oct. 2.-The victory Of Gen.
eral yon Falkenhayn over the Rou-
manians around Hermannstadt, in
Pennsylvania, grows with every new
dispatch from the front.
The Roumanian first army has been
shattered and the second army rushed
to it's assistance, has been badly bat
tered, being now solely on the de-
fensive.
Those ROumanians of the first army
not killed, wounded or captured, are
scattered widely in the painless noun
tains and trackless wilderness, their
supplies cut off. Hundreds are ex-
pected to be gathered in by the forces
thrown out by Won Falkenhayn to
scOur the country.
The victory has caused the great
est excitement and jubilation seen
here in months. The press divides
credit between Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and General Won Falkenhayn
for the successful strategy, and be-
tween the field commander and his
subordinate, General Kraft Won Del
mensingen, for the execution Of the
plans.
London, Oct. 2-Vast amounts of
war supplies were captured by the
Germans in the Hermannstadt (Tran-
sylvania) battle, which resulted in the
rOut of the First Roumanian army, &C.
cOrding to advices from Berlin.
The same dispatches state that more
than 5000 prisoners were captured.
Capture by the Serbians of Kasi.
nakcalan heights on the Serb frontier
Of the Macedonian front is admitted
by the German war office. The Bull
garians and Serbs have been fighting
for the ridge for some time and it has
previously been reported in the hands
of the Serbs. But this is the first adj
mission of it's loss by Berlin.
Force Back Bugars.
British troops on the Struma Sec
ton of the Macedonian front, it is
officially stated, have seized a por-
ton of the Bulgarian line below the
Orljak.
Following is the Berlin official ac-
count of operations in the Transyl-
Vanian theater:
ION the eastern front Roumanian
attacks in the MarOs valley were re-
pulsed. In the GOergeny valley and
farther south our vanguards partly
evaded the enemy's thrust.
"The booty taken by the German
troops in the fighting south Of HEM
dOrf has been increased by eight can
non. Northwest of Fogaras, the enc
my has ceased to attack.
Booty in Detail.
GAS a result of the battle of Her.
mannstadt more than 5000 prisoners
and 13 guns were brought in. One
hangar, two aerOplanes, ten locomo-
tives, 300 railroad cars laden with mu-
nitiOns, more than 200 munitions wag-
Ons, more than POO loaded baggage
wagons, 40 transport wagons and one
hospital train also have been taken.
Further material is being brought in
gradually from the woods. The Roth
enthurm pass is filled with vehicles
blown to pieces by our fire.
COulH Ol the pass SJFODS ROuna-
MAN attacks directed against the
heights west of Caineni were re-
pulsed. In the Hatzeger mountains
the foe made a fruitless attack west
of Strell Sztrigy valley.
Gan AustrO-Hungarian Danube flo
tilla forced an entry into the harbor
of Corabia, destroyed nine vessels and
captured seven partly loaded ships.
Bucharest has been bombarded by
our aeroplanes with visibly good re-
suits"
Gets Merit Decoration.
According to a report from Amster-
dam, quoting the Vossiche Zeitung,
the German emperor has conferred the
order Pour lie Merite on Lieut.. Gen.
Kraft Won Dellmenfngen.
General Kraft was mentioned in
Saturdays official German headquar-
ters statement as being in command
of the Bavarian troops that seized the
ROthenturm pass behind the ROuma-
mans, south of HermannStadt.