The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-11-30
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR

OrSOva and Turnu-Scverin, on the
Danube, have been captured by the
AustrO-German forces which have
broken the resistance of the Ru-
manians in this section of western Ru-
mania, according to Berlin advices.
No mention is made of the booty or
of the fate of the Rumanian forces
which were defending the Orsova re-
gion following the virtual completion
of the Teuton conquest of Little Wal
lachia as announced by the Berlin war
office.
The retreat of the Rumanian forces
is assumed to have been cut off with
the recent capture by General Won
Falkenhayn's armies of Craiova, and
with it the only main line railroad
leading eastward.
Pushing eastward from the jul val
ley after their capture Of Craiova, the
Austro-German forces are now an
nounced as approaching the Alt val
ley. 1t is along this valley that the
RUmanians apparently have elected to
make their next stand. Bucharest re-
ported withdrawal of the Rumanians
from the jul region and announced
they were holding their own in the
Alt valley, where a Teutonic force is
driving from the northern Rumanian
border in converging attack with the
forces from the west.
Simultaneously a movement has
been made, presumably by the Bull
garians. which may prove Of notable
importance. Bucharest reports an at
tempt by hostile forces to cross the
Danube at Zimmitza, thirty-fve miles
southwest of Giureiu, on the railroad
leading to Bucharest This move, if
successful, would mean a cutting in
far behind the Rumanian line along
the Alt. Zimmitza is seventy miles
southwest Of Bucharest.
On the other hand, the Russians
have made a counter move in Dob
rudja Petrograd announces that
they are pushing south and have
reached Lake Tashaul, about twelve
miles north of Constanza, which is the
Black sea terminal of the railroad
from TeherHavoda, and have crossed
the Kartal river. Berlin announces a
battle in this region, declaring, how
ever, that the Russians we're thrown
back from advanced positions.
Both east and west Of Monastir on
the Macedonian front the entente
armies are pressing the German-Bul-
garian lines hard and making further
advances, according to the French
war office. Berlin announces the re-
pulse of local attacks by entente
troops northwest and northeast of
Monastir.
Neither Paris nor London reports
any infantry activity on the front in
France and Belgium. According to
Berlin The British attacked in the
Ancre region, but failed to gain
ground.
The Greek ROyalist troops have re
fused to evacuate Katerina. as de-
handed by the entente authorities and
General Sarrail, in command of the
entente forces, has warned the govern.
ment at Athens that unless an order
for immediate evacuation is given he
Will proceed to use force, says an
Exchange Telegraph company dis,
patch from Athens.
The British hospital ship Braemer
Castle, homeward bound from Salon.
ika to Malta, was sunk by a mine or
torpedo in Mykoni channel of the
Aegean sea, an English admiralty an.
nouncement stated. The admiralty
stated all on board were saved. The
vessel was of 6,280 tons. Mykoni is an
island in the Aegean sea, distant about
100 miles from Piraeus, the port OF
Athens.
The British admiralty confirmed
press advices that there were no
wounded on board the British hospital
ship Brittanic when she was sunk in
the Aegean. Those on the vessel were
her crew and the hospital staff.
Another raid on Zeebrugga was
made Thursday by British aircraft
and it is reported a German destroyer
was hit by a bomb. The following OF.
fetal account OF lhe attack was aive1
ont here: