New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-16
Pressure of Germans
and Austrians Unre-
Taxed as Invasion OF
Empire Continues
THRUST OF ENEMY is
AIMED AT BUCHAREST

Entente Forces Resume Offensive
South of Monastir, Although Sold
Claims to Have Frustrated AttacA
on Ltnes-British Outposts Oh
Struma River Advance and Ente,
Town Near Demir- Hissar
Teutonic pressure against the Rid
manians along the Transylvanial
frontier continues unabated, accordir|
TO the latest official reports and ut on
point, at least, King Ferdinand
forces have been driven back wd
within their own territory
This crucial point for the Rd
manians lies southwest of Kronsta}
in the southern reaches of the Tori
burger Pass, where they are makirI
d determined stand at Rucaru, som
! seven miles south of the border. TN
Teutonic thrust here is aimed in I'll
direction of Bucharest, which lii
seventy-flve miles across the Rumaj
| ian plain from it's edge at Canpulurl
| ten miles southwest of Rucaru.
On the Somme front, in northe|
France, the entente forces arc keepiI
up their unrelenting drive.
The French last night, after havii
checked German counter attacks
the positions won Saturday in th'
"pocketing' attempts around Chaulr
| hn
fensivc north of the river. Accordi
to Paris today they succeeded in pc
| etrating German positions at Sail
Saillisel, pushing up to the edge
the Bapaume road. Renewed flghti
| brought on by a counter attack was
progress when the official report v
issued.
The British recently have been
vancing in the vicinity of the st
redoubt and the Schwaben redoubt
the Thiepval region On their northe
flank. Last night the Germans ma
g strong attack on the new British
sitions near the Schwaben fortifi1
tons They were beaten back WI
he, Wy losses, London declares.
In Macedonia the entente forl
have resumed their strong offen5
south of Monastir. Sofia declares
8uIgarians frustrated attempts
their lines west Of the Monastir-F
rina railway line and in the bend
the Carna Along the line OF
l Struma, on the eastern end of
II Macedonian front, the British hi
pushed their outposts further towa
Demir-Hissitr, patrols having ente
the town of Bursuk, eight M
southwest CT Dernir- Hissar.
Armies Virtually Annihilated.
Berlin, Oct. 16, by wireless to i
| viIle.-"Tho Rumanian second
i'm it's retreat in Transylvania lost
proximately two divisions, says
Overseas News Agency 1.-THE Hum
ian first army and the larger par
the second army have been vlftu
| annihilated
l when the successful attack
made on the first army at Hernia
stadt bv the Austro-German .ro
the Runanians planned 10 SEND
eacond army to it's asslstance.
= n1on was learned from reports OF
e ators which were found. Inc seq
.A, advanced too far to the
voc forced to retreat in haste
. retreat became panlchy hlsn.'
D october 8 isolated detacnllleiles
still being rounded up. captures
s ficers say the army was co
v iiE.,n 1t would have been
8 initiated if Rumanlan reliIAo 49,.
j haa not been hurried in through
n m ~ and Predeal passes.
t % .. T Rumanian leaders lost
! 80 decision. Brigades and
1nants in desperation were "a
hnS+iIy forward and back on ran
8 ma even on carts. Only pitiful
O 60 a,+s of the army could be res
s from Pennsylvania.
:. ,.Transylvania today is clear
! punanians. except for small see
). ,,aar the border. At the same
! 4 t1' Rumanians' hopes of obtainin
2 sie+once from the people OF iran
! 1,ania have been frustrated. Ih9
g ,ira Transvlvanian population and
s htt+er Rumanian element feel
= t,ovn heen delivered from a nlghtI
9 10 40 Rumanians have been exI
t 'ftor q short reign Of terror"