The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-22
'BUlGARS THREATEN
AOMAN|A'S SAFETY
FROM NEW POINT
Tide of War Sets Strongly to
Teutons in the Campaign
Against New Foe

London, Sept. 21.---A Bulgarian In
vasion of Rumania from the west,
starting from the region OF the Iron
Gate of the Danube. is foreshadowed
by the following sentence contained in
todays official war report from Sofia:
"On the Danube our artillery sue
cessfully bombarded the Turn SEVERN
Station"
This news comes close upon the
heels Of sweeping success by the
Teuton TransylvanIa forces over the
Rumanlsns southeast of Hatzeg, the
Rumanians being thrown back across
the Szurduk Pass.
Tonight further Teuton success In
Pennsylvania Ia announced by the
Vienna war office statement. which
says that both sides OF the Vulcan
Pass, south of Petroseny, have been
completely cleared of Rumanians.
Vulcan Pass is only fifty-five miles
northeast Of Turn SEVERN. The Bull
garians. operating against this latter
point from the northeastern corner of
Serbia. are believed to be aiming at
junction with the Austro-German
manians back upon their own soil and
pursue them in the direction OF
Bucharest
await DObFuuJnS ouhptuS.
The distance from Turn SEVERN to
the Rumanian capital is $50 miles
Bucharest is menaced also by the
Bulgaria German left and center on
the southern bank OF the Danube
The northern bank is strongly derend-
ed, and crossing has not yet peen
attempted by Won Mackensens forces
who are awaiting the outcome Of the
battle in the Dobrudia. The Bulga-
Ran army operating near the Iron
Gate. where the frontiers of Serbia,
kumania and Hungary meet. faces no
obstacles TO "a crossing Of the river.
and can invade Rumania from the
northwest thus indirectly co-operat-
ing with the Mackensen armies.
In view of the mass of predictions
from German and Bulgarian sources
that Rumania will be quickly dealt
bia," such a strategy is believed here
TO be entirely logical and replete with
danger to Rumania,
minor reverse in the wooded Car
pathians Is conceded by tonight's Aus
trian war office statement. which says
that the Russians pushed back
slightly" the Teuton salient front po-
sitions near Briaza and east Of the
Panther Ridge. Everywhere else, It
is asserted by Vienna. the Russian
storming attacks broke down.
Petrograd this afternoon announced
the capture of an Austrian position
near the Panther Ridge, 438 prisoners
being taken.
The onicial statement issued this
afternoon at Bucharest, covering only
the fighting early in the day and yes
terday. said the Rumanians had
halted their retirement south OF
Petroseny."
On the Russian front the great bat
tie on the Stokhod In the Volhynia
continues with fury. Tonight's Vienna
statement reports that all Russian as
sauits wer repulsed everywhere, and
adds:
The enemy persists In sending for.
WARD TO slaughter troops in deep coll
umns against our center, where our
guard troops are placed"
Battle Is Very Bitter.
The battle is especially bitter around
sviniuaky. Equally hot fighting is
| still in progress on the Naraiovka
River, in GaNcia. northeast of Halicz
both Berlin and Vienna claiming that
all Russian onslaughts were futile.
The Russian war office report OF
| TINS afternoon admits that the Ten
. tons have taken the offensive at some
poihts, put asserts all attacks were
beaten back. At Sviniuaky. the state
inent says. the Russians took 696 pris-
oners, including six officers.
A dispatch from Petrograd late to.
night reports the appearance of Turk.
ish troops on the right front adding
that they were led by German and
Austrian officers, and their whole
equipment is German This is the
first time not only that Turkish con.
t'hKents are reported on the northern
| part OF the Russian front, but also
that Austrian officers are said to be
there.