The sun., 1916-12-17
MACKENSBN'S ARMY
FORCING THE BUZEU
1000 More Rumanians Are
Captured as TeutOns Push
On Through Wallachia.
RUSSIANS FALL BACK
Bulgnrs, Turks and Germans
In Close Pursuit Of Cars
Forces in Dobrudjs.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-The German and
Austro-Iiunsarian armies arc continuing
their sweep through Waiiachia. A state.
effect h a the B,ixeu River sector has
been forced Is taken 10 mean that the
Teutons are crossing that stream. along
the lin of whSh u WAS expected the
Rumanians would make n stand.
An official statement issued In Sofa
announces that v~anguards OF the troops
which had crossed the Danube near
Sillstria u6 miles southeast OF Bu-
oharest). Turtukai and Cernavoda. have
crossed the BYchares .Fu,estit railw ny.
which stretches almost due east from the
I%tuUssniau capital, and with extensions,
reaches tho Black Sea.
A stubborn fg.,t Is in progress ncar
Ocna. OH the Sercth. In Moldavla. South
OF tre tzul Valley tho Germans. ac-
cordinE In the Berlin report. ~rccapturcd
a height which had been taken by the
Russians.
Ilsssians Shelf Baltchik.
Russian ships have shelled Baltchik.
on the Black Sea, In Bulgaria, al inn
portant source OF food supply for the
Bulgarian army. Baltchik IL twenty
three miles northeast Of Narna and Is
Near the ruins Of Toni, the place OF
Divide exile.
A Bulgarian War Once report dated
Thursday says:
Tho v%anguards Of the troops who
crossed the Danube near Turtukai,
Suistria and Cerraroda have crossed
the Bucharest-F utcsti railway.
Russian ships have shciled Baltchik,
on the Black Sea coast OF Dobrudja.
Four Inhabitants were killed and five
wounded.
To-day's statement issued by Army
Headquarters in Berlin was a. follows:
Eastern front: West Of Lutsk,
after a successful mine explosion.
Austro : Hungarian troops issued
forth. damaged hostile trenches and
returned. after further work Of de-
struction. with booty m a number
of prisoners.
Of the Czul Valley. Russian ATTACKS.
twice repeated, were halted by our ar
tillery hre.
NIntA Army Advances.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
M~ackensen The left wing of the
Ninth army. IN interchangeable enEag
nents. has reached the road from
f,useu TO Rimisoul. The RuIeu River
sector. east Of Buzeu. has been forced
by fighting. An additional 1000 pris-
oners have been brought In.
In Dobrudja tho Russians gave up
most OF their southern positions.
Buikarian. Turkish and German
troops. In rapid pursuit. have crossed
the line Of Coge,ec-Cartal-H irsova.
The Austro-fIungarian statement Of
yesterday follows:
I shA onatarp AN tl,eufra usasf
and northwest OF Ocna, a stubborn
combat continues.
North Of Czul Valley. tn u ountcr
attack. VIC captured a heigh, which
had been taken temporarily by IN
Russians.
North of the Osobanes Valley the
adversary obtained a local advantage.
In the wooded CRrpathians the Rus
sian attacks diminished.
Aus'ro = Hungarian d~etachmen's
gained a footing IN the trenches Of
the Russian outpost on a $50 yard
front neal Koniushy, south Of Zborow.
The Russian Report.
The Russian War Office issued this
statement to-day:
ON the Moldavian frontier tho enc
my's advance In the Oltuz Valley was
repulsed.
With a view to the destruction Of
mills supplying the Bulgarian army
with -four. our vessels successfully
bombarded the port of Baltchlk
Wednesday. We were bombarded by
shore batteries and attacked by sea-
planes and a submarine without result
from the enemy.
In the region east OF the village Of
'Koniukhi the struggle continued yes
,srday until : o'clock In the evening
for the possession OF trenches Of M
of our ambuscades which was occu-
pied by the Germans. The trench
changed hands four times. The re-
sult was hat the southern portion
was left In the hands Of the enemy.