The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-07

Petrograd, Dec. 0-The Roumanians
have been unsuccessful in attempts
to check the Teutonic forces on the
roads to Ploechti and Bucharest, says
the war office in today's official state
ment
The recapture from the Russians by
Austro- German forces of height in
the wooded ICarpathians recently oc-
cupied by Russian troops is announced
In today's official statement ON opera
tons along the western Russian front.
The capture of another range OF
heights by the Russians on the Mol
dayian frontier is announced. Strong
counter-attaeks are being made by the
Austro-German forces during the fight
ing which is still In progress in the
frontier valleys.
Roumanans in Flight.
Berlin, Dec. Gin western Rou-
mania the Teutonic troops are pursu-
ing the defeated Roumanians on the
front before Bucharest. They are
across the railroad leading from Bu-
charest to Tergoyistea, it is announced
officially.
In the Danube lowlands, Russian at
tacks We're repulsed with heavy losses.
and the number of prisoners taken
has been Increased TO 1880.
Renewed Russian attacks in the Car
pathian forests and aloug the line of
the Transylvanian frontier were made,
but did not gain the slightest success.
Teutonic troops recaptured lost posi-
tons.
British troops attempted to make an
advance east of the A1bert-Warlen-
court road, but were repulsed, says to-
days official statement from the west
ern front.
The military critics of the Overseas
News agency writes:
while a decisive battle is raging
at the doors of Bucharest, a violent
struggle in the wooded Carpathians
and along the Transylvanian frontier
mountains. through which Russia
hopes to relieve the pressure on Rou-
mania, continues along line of more
lAdA lou AhAlCSs
Launch Many Futile Attacks.
'For several days the Russians have
been launching attack after attack,
paying with the heaviest sacrifices
for small local advantages. In the
last few days German, AustrO-Hun-
garian and Turkish troops by means
of cOunter-attacks have recaptured
some positions and taken several hun
dred prisoners.
"These engagements were extremely
violent and sanguinary. The Russians
have been driven recklessly, without
taking account of losses, against the
machine gun and artillery fire of their
opponents. But the Transylvanian
mountain front stands mistaken and
the strong Russian pressure has not
had the slightest influence on the mill
Rlry situation in Wallachia.
''The operations in WaIIachia thus
far have taken the course mapped cut
by the German command. All Of west
ern Koumania as far as the Argechu
river already is firmly in the hands of
the central powers. The large area
of wheat land, rich stocks of cattle
and other captured supplies, together
with the large resources of the SOIL
Increases the strength of the central
powers in such permanent fashion that
the blockade of the entente, which in
any event had no real chances of sue
cess, now has been frustrated COM
pletely."
2o.724 Roumanians Taken.
London, Dec. 6.-The vossische lei
tung says that the Germans are now
in possession of $4,000 square kiio-
meters in Roumania, which is double
the territory they occupy in France.
Between November % and December
3, the paper says, 2O,724 Roumanians
were taken prisoner.
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