The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-26
TEUTONS KEEP
Up Die DRIVE
IN RUMAN|A
ARE WORKING NOW
FROM THREE POINTS
French Hold Ground Gained
in Verdun Region Despite
Counted-Attacks.

From three points the Teutonic
allies are working with feverish haste
in an attempt to encompass Rumanla
from the northeastern and eastern
borders Of Transylvania and through
Dobrudja. In the latter region and on
the east Transylvania front further
progress in their inroads into King
Ferdinand's territory has been made.
On the northeast Transatlantic tDnt
in engagements with the Russians
they have been driven from the
heights south of Dorna Watra.
Keeping up his drive In Dobru1a.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen has
brought his line we'll above the Conf
za-Tchernayoda railway line, the
right wing resting approximately ca
Tachaul. near the Black Sea, IL miles
north Of Constanza and the left north
of Tchernavoda whence runs the only
bridge across the Danube i'll this re-
gicn. Whether the RumanlanS IN their
evacuation of Tchernavoda left intact
the fourteen mile bridge. which would
be CT immense strategic value TO the
Teutonic Allies in diversion toward
Bucharest, has not been made known,
but following military precedent, de-
spite the quickness of Won MacEen-
sens forward push. 1t probably was
blown up or otherwise badly damaged.
Further ground on the eastern Tran
sylvania front on the Rumanian side
of the Vulcan and PreGai passes has
been given up to the Austro-Gel mans
by the Rumanians, but according to
Bucharest the TeutonS east OF the XIV
er Aluta, in Pennsylvania, have Deen
driven northward, while in the Uzul
and Oituz Valleys the Rumanians have
made advances.
French Hold Ground
In the region of Verdun where the
French Tuesday made their spectacu-
lar drive over a wide front north and
northeast of Verdun they are still
holding the ground gained despite the
vicious counter-attacks, delivered par
ticularly III the region Of Haudromonr
and Douaumont, and east of the rumIn
wood and north of Chenois hare
gained further ground. More than
1900 German soldiers have been cap
tured by the French in this region.
! Elsewhere along the front where the
French and British are facing the Ger
mans in France. little activity except
by the big guns has been shown.
Likewise in the Austro-ltallan thea
ire the artillery is doing the greater
part of the work along the entire line
Of battle The northern part of the
Carso plateau is under heavy bom-
bardment.
Only minor operations have taken
place on the fronts in Russia aad
Macedonia.
LONDON. Oct. 25, p. MIN reply
10 a question in the House of Com
mons today regarding tie situation in
Rumanla. David Lloyd George, war
secretary said:
I'VE and our allies are working in
concert and every .uins that Is possible
, is being done to help Rumania. 1t IS
obviously undesirable to detail more
exactly measures that are beicS
taken"
PARIS, via London, Oct. %, l1:54 p.
m.-Three successive counter-attackS
by the Germans north Of Ferdun, in
, the region of Haudromont and Douau-
mont, were repulsed by the French to-
day, says the bulletin issued by the
war office tonight. The prisoners
! taken by the French now exceed 4,oOO.