New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-08
GREEKS AGREE
ON COMPROMISE
ALLIED DIPLOMATS SATISFIED
WITH SIX BATTERIES IN
STEAD OF TEN.
FIGHT SAVES RUMAN|A
RUSSIAN TROOPS DRIVE BACK
GERMANS AND BUlGARS
AT BUCHAREST.

The armies of the TeutOn1c alllei
fighting in southwest Rumania, will
Bucharest as their main objective
have Joined hands from the Danube
in the south to the northwest of Blu
charest, where, coming through the
mountainous region, they have reached
the town of Tergovistea. Berlin an
nounces that the battle of the Arge
chu river has come to a final conclu
sion, with the Teutonic allies the vic
tors, and that all along the front they
are driving closer to Bucharest.
With the capture of T~ergovistea
and farther south the driving of the
Rumanians beyond the railroad juno
ton town of Titu, the central powers
forces now hold intact all the railway
lines running into Bucharest from the
west. The Predeal Pass line running
north from the capital into Transyl
vania is the sole remaining railway
connection in western Wallachia part
" in Rumanian hands. With the Teu'
tons now nearly astride this line at
Breza and rapidly advancing, this
route seems likely to be taken
Athens, Dec. 5.-The Crown Council
sat until 2:3O o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Later the French, British, Rus
sian and Italian ministers made the
following announcements:
"On the proposals of the ministers
of the four powers, at the instance OF
Admiral du Fournet, the Greek gov
eminent was informed that the en-
tente will accept six batteries OF
mountain artillery, instead of ten.
whose surrender was demanded by
December first, waving on their de-
livery all questions of the surrender
of other armament. The Greek gov
eminent accepted and agreed to pro-
coed with the immediate delivery of
the six batteries"
The casualties resulting from the
clash of entente allies and Greek
troops in Athens are not officially an
%nounced, but have been estimated as
high as 200. An employee Of the Brit
1911 lNSdliOl 10 oulu W huNC pSNh io,oi
ly wounded. The fighting began as
soon as the entente troops were land
ed to enforce the demand for a sur
render of the Greek guns.
Athens.-Before quitting Athens,
Vice Admiral du Fournet called on
Gen. Callaris of the Greek forces and
explained that the entente forces
had no orders to fire on the Greeks.
Gen. Callaris explained that the
Greeks likewise were not ordered to
fire on the allies, and it was agreed
on both sides that the affair vas due
to a misunderstanding.
Petrograd.-Russian troops have ar
rived south of Bucharest and engaged
in battle to save the Rumanian cap
ital, the war office announces.
The German and Bulgarian troops
have been compelled to retire. The
Russians and Rumanians have taken
prisoners and booty.
Further successes for the Russians
on the Transylvanian front also. are
reported.
Berlin.-The sinking by a German
submarine of a 6,000-ton French trans
port filled with troops was announced
by the admiralty.
London.-While the fate of Bucha-
rest is still hanging in the balance,
comes the news that Russia is making
heroic efforts to turn the tide of
events In Rumania in addition to ex-
erting vigorous pressure against Won
Falkenhayn in Moldavia, where the
Russians have gained a footing at
Kirlibaba.
Petrograd declares the allies prom
ised Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles to Russia.
Premier Asquith announces that be-
cause Of the acute political crisis in
Great Britain he will advise King
George to consent to a reconstruction
of the government.