Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
ASSOCIATED PRESS RESUME.

Bucharest, the capital of Rumania,
is In the hands Of the forces of the
central powers. Exactly one hundred
days after the declaration of war by
Rumania against them, finds the Teu-
tonic allies in control Of about $4,000
square miles Of Rumanian territory
virtually one-half Of the kingdom
running from the Trasylvanian Alps,
northwest of the capital, to the Dan
ube, south Of it, and a large part
Of Dobrudja. The Teutons also are
probably still on the heels of the re-
treating Russian and Rumanian arm
les which have been endeavoring to
hold them back.
simultaneously with the announce
ment of the fall of Bucharest came
the news of the capture of the impor-
tant railroad junction of Ploetchi,
north of the capital, the conquest OF
which places in the hands of the in
vaders the last railroad in the west
and gives them the head of the line
running northward to Jassy, where
the capital Of Rumania is now sit
uated.
No details have yet come through
concerning the climax to the great
drive of the armies OF General Won
Falkenhayn and Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, or whether the Rumanians
and Russians succeeded entirely in
making their escape behind the Bu-
charest line. Previous to the an
nouncement Of the capture Of Buchar-
est and of Ploechti, unofficial ad-
vices had indicated that four divi-
sions of the defenders we're in a haz-
'ardous position in the region due west
OF Bucharest. and in danger Of being
enveloped.
With the fall OF Bucharest the CEN
trail powers are now in possession of
four capitals Of entente allied states,
the others being Brussels, Belgrade
and Cettinje.
In the northwest, in the Carpathian
region near the Bukowina frontier and
along the Moldavia front the Russian
offensive. begun as diversion against
the Teutonic advance into Rumania,
apparently is meeting with little sue
cess.
In the Carpathians. west of Jablon-
itz, the Russians captured a height
but later were shelled off the position
by the Germans. To the south they
succeeded in penetrating to the Sec
ond line of the German defenses in
the Trotus valley but here they were
held by the defenders from further
advance. North Of the Oituz pass and
southeast of Kedzi Varsahely, the
Austro Germans took positions from
the Russians.
Additional fortified heights north
east of Budimirtsa. in Serbia, have
been captured by the Serbs from the
Bulgarians and Germans, according
to the Saloniki war office, while the
Bulgarians are reported by Berlin to
have expelled the Serbs from posi-
tions near Gradeshnitza. heavy
bombardment is In progress north OF
Monastir.
The Germans have again essayed
a somewhat intense attack in the Yer
dun sector, launching it on the slopes
0dSL VI luc ldulOuS Till OUT AOui <Vo
court. According to Paris, the at
tack was partly successful. the Ger
mans gaining footing in some of
the advanced French trenches. Other
wise on the French front there have
been only operations and lombard.
ments by raiding parties.
In the Austro-Italian and Russian
theaters the big guns are still doing
the greater portion of the work. The
ruins have heavily shelled the Nara
yuvka region in Galicia.
German submarines have lombard
ed F1lncul. Madeira and sunk the
French gunboat Surprise and Brit.
ish and a French steamer. Thirty
four members of the crew Of the gun.
boat perished.
CAPTURE OIL WELLS.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-(11:20 p. ny