New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
Days Official Reports
on Balkan Operations

Bucharest, Sept. 27.-The official
communication from Rum0nidn head
quarters issued to-day reads:
On the north and northwestern front
actions occurred on the Callman and
Gurghin mountains; south OF Slbla
iHormannstadtl, violent fighting Is
still in progress. In the Jiu Valley
our troops attacked and repulsed the
enemy, who is hastily retreating toward
the north and northwest. We captured
a hundred prisoners, including two OIL
fcers We took two machine guns.
An earlier statement regarding re-
cent operations in the DobrUdJa
read:
The supreme command learned on
September II that detachments OF our
forces had been compelled 10 retire be-
fore superior enemy forces and were
falling slowly back. inhicting heavy
losses on the enemy. Measures were
taken 10 meet the situation, and a des-
rcratc hattie began on front stretch
inr from the Danube 20 the Black sea.
The fighting opened along The
Danube, where enemy columns, CON
Sisting mostly OF Germans, endeavored
10 force their way into Chernavoda.
This effort was defeated by the splendid
resistance Of the Rumanians, who, with
repeated bayonet attacks, supported by
the fire Of three monitors in the river,
brought the advance Of the enemy to a
standstill.
In two days fighting OF the most
desperate character the enemy suf-
fered heavy losses, his massed forma-
lions being moved down by artille ry
fire. In the centre he was driven from
trenches which he momentarlly sue
ceeded in penetrating by the Allied M
manian. Russian and Serbian troops
Finally. at o'clock on the EVEN
Of September 10 the enemy onslaught
reached its climax. The Allies, by 4
formidable counter attack, overtime"
the onemy's right wing, which fed IN
disorder The enemy losses were very
great. Everywhere heaps of corpses
were found, and in front Of one d.
vision alone 5000 rifles we're picked up
The Allied troops then advanced, drlv'
ing the enemy before them.
Paris. Sept. !1.-To-dqV's official
statement toiLoUs:
To the east Of the River Cerna Bull
garian forces nave attacked in lmpor
tant numbers the positions held by the
Serbians. On the Kaimakcalan height!
three violent counter attacks have beer
successfully broken by the crossfre o.
our cannon and our machine guns. w
inflicted very heavy losses on the Bul
garians. Fifty prisoners, including on
officer, were captured by the Serbians.
Soma, Sept. 27.-To-doy's oficio
announcement tolioWs:
On the Stara Neredska ridge one o
our columns made a surprise attack, II
the direction Of the village Of Bres
MICA, on a French battalion of Regimen
PAP. Our troops dispersed the French
battalion and returned WITH severa
dozen prisoners. one machine gun AM
some army equipment.
At the point Of tho bayoret We capt
ured enemy trenches IN the village o
Oroynic. where We iounl thirty Of tn
enemy's dead Near the villages 0
P.sOder and Armensso We made coun
ter ATTACKS OF three enemy battahons
which rctrcatcd in disorder. leaving be
hind many cead or wounded.
tas. o. Flor.ua We repuiseG ,hre
successive French attacks. The enem,
suffered great losses and re,reatcd.
After ten days Of continue. Egntrg
m which time the entire Dr.na III
vision Of the Serbian army undertook
the most bitter attacks against kaimak
calaE height. cur troops attacked IN
enemy WITH great dash and forced hin
10 re,rea, along he whole front Tit
fighting is proceeding with great sue
cess for US.