The sun., 1916-11-18

U0AlUkH AtNo hhtSN
upon Rumsnian soil.
The German invasion Of Belgium -
euggested by reports from this theatre OF
war. Here. Is in Belgium. the people,
ne non-combatants, are Joining the
troops to neht the invader. To-days
0erman ofncial statement says Troops
SsDort that the Rumanian population Is
pAA1ns part In the nghtins."
Reprisals Are Feared.
N IL feared here that this announce
nent Ia the prelude 70 German rsprisaie
npon the civilian POPULATION such as oc.
esrrs6 In Belgium, when hundreds Of
DerVons we're executed by the Germans
because they said the villagers had fred
0u the troops.
In northern Rumanla to-day the tale
n one Of Teuton success. From west 10
Saot the developments were a. follows:
In the Jiu Valley Tirgu Jiu, twenty
milss south Of the border. has been
abandoned. This gives the rsusons an
IL the AT Valley the Teutons stili
advance and are fifteen miles south OF
the border. They took more than 1900
prisoners yesterday.
South Of tho rorsburg Pass the Teu.
tcaa captured the village OF Lsresti. only
fvs miles from the important railhead
o. Kmpoluns and fifteen miles south OF
Ne border.
Machine Gems Taken.
IN tho Prahova Valley, the pass a
- Bucharest. through which runs the
best Of the northern railroads. the Teu-
eons broke into the RumaniAn positions
In this and other lighting the Teutons
tsok yesterday $50 prisoners and twelve
0Achins guns.
On the northwestern front, In the Car
pathians. the struggle H. more favorable
here also tho Teutons report progress.
o. the frontier near the Oitos pas,
where the defenders are still on Tram
syivanian soil. Runsel Mountain was
aormsd by . bayonet charge OF ba'
gNrians.
Further north. IN the Dorna watra
sOgion, the Russians took the Offensive
IN the region OF J~acobeni. west OF the
Austrian city Of ktmpoiung. captured
several heights and took some prisonerA
strong attacks by the Teutons In the
0yerHyo Mountains. in northeastern
4~fansyivan,a and elsewhere In the Car
Nthians were thrown back.
In the Dobrudta the rapid advance OF
Gen. Eakharoff seems to have oeen
halted By sitter resistancs BY Won Mack
eassn. The Russian statement to-day
pays the situation II unehansed.
The 0eraa. Report.
The German statement issued to-day
Follows:
Front Of Archduke Charles Francis.
In the Gyergyo Mountains tnorthern
T~yansylvanie section). on the heights
east Of the Putna Valley. the Russians
ore resisting U attacks te~naciousiy.
On the frontier east Of kesdi Vasat-
Aeiy Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regi-
usnt No. 10, which already had given
proof frequently Of its vaior. captured
at che point Of the bayonet the summit
of Runesl Mountain and maintained II
against strong attacks.
West Of the Predeal road Tin n
Yrahora Valley. Rumania) German
Austro-H Hungarian troops broke into
che Rur.nian position.
The troops under Lieut.0en. Kraht
Von D~slimenhngen. advancing
q R%othenthurm Pass. brought In asa
result Of yesterdays hghtinG ten Ole
nce,s and more than 1900 men a. pris.
. r..
on other portions Of the Transyl.
vunian front We captured more than
ESQ Rumanians and twelve machine
yuma Troops report that the Runna.
nian population 10 talking part In the
aghting.
front Of Field Marshal Won Mack.
onsen (Dobrudja): Near Silistria the
artillery fighting yesterday was more
spirited than on preceding days.
The Russian statement on the Ru'
0anian front follows:
Transatlantic, In the Tirguiui val.
! ~ and In the direction Of Runna.
0ian KimpolunR-Ths enemy again
launched . series OF attacks and has
taken possession Of the village OF
Z IAfesti northwest OF K~impoiunR).
Attacks In the region Of Albechti we're
Sspelisd. In the Alt and Jiu districts
the enemy. considerably reinforced by
4rsah forces. IL launching persistent
attacks. The village Of Tirgu-Jiu. in
che valley OF the River Jiu. has been
evacuated by the Rumanians.
In the wooded Carpathians the
southwest Of Vakark and In the re-
G1on Of Capul Mountain. The attack
Vas arrested by our IRE. IN the re-
sion Of Jacobeni. west Of Austrian
0impolung. We captured several
heights and took some prisoners.
The RumaniAn statement follows:
Northern and Northwestern fronts :
5 On the western Moldavian frontier
: che actions coli menced yesterday have
Z, oeen interrupted BY bad weather. We
made some prisoners. On the north
orn front from Lamuntelu to Predelus
there have BEEN minor actions.
(. In the Prahova Valley there have
been violent actions by enemy artIl.
DeSy ana infantry chiefly. on the left
bank Of the river. We rspulsed thess
3 attacks and maintained our positions
An the region Of Dragoslavele the
= enemy attacked with violence in the
course of the day and night reaching
some points by the use Of the bay
onet, but he has been everywhere re-
pulsed with heavy lossss.
In tho AIT Valley tho enemy again
. attacked violently. obiiging " to 70.
. e1re In the direction Of Teniciuiesti
In the Jiu Valley We have withdraw
0liShtly In the direction Of StAtanesti
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