Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11
Bucharest Declares Retreat
Of Teutonic Forces
Continues.
BATTLE FOR RAIL
LINE UN CERTAIN
Roumsnian RspSsts indicates Eva.
eautisn. Of Tehsrravoda and Con-
stanxa BY rsutonie Forces ls lmni.
nsr,t Believed Towns Have Been Set
an Fire in Preparation For Retire
msnt Of Army.


province Of Dobrudja, where Rus
so-Roumanian forces are ap-
parently attempting to regain pos
eession Of the Constanza-Tcher-
nevada railroad line. seems again
to hang in the balance.
Russo -Roumanian troops are ad-
vancing from the north upon Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's left
hank ct Tchernavoda and other
entente forces are close to the
town along the route Of the twelve
mile long bridge and viaduct
which spans the. Danube and car
~ the railroad across the extern
sive uaarsh land west Of the main
stream.
Sofia reports under date Of Fri
day that Bulgarian artillery COM
4- ..elled entente troops. which had
advanced to the west bank Of the
Danube to retire toward Dunar-
cav Petrograd, on the other
hand. yesterday announced the oc-
cupation OF this town by the Rus
slams
Locating 1t two miles west of
Tchesnavoda, which IL taken to
mean. that the Russians were ap-
proximately ct the end OF that por-
tIon Of the bridge which spans the
main stream-
Unofficial ,advices from Buchar-
est today reported Won Macken-
sons retreat in Dobrud3a toward
the Tchernayoda -Constanza rail-
road line continuing, with fires OBJ
h served in the direction Of these
two teIInini Of the road to Dobrud- {
ia, this being held to Indicate the
possibility that the evacuation IL
tStfh9 ION ths sosnne front.
With thSfstSra. a. nors favorable
WEATHER conditions. has apparently
beenss resumed on an increased
yoaJs II
London announced that tho
stor7ninE by British troops last
night on the Regina trench on the
northern front was. successful. The
French have been active south Of
the river. where Berlin semi -offici-
. 0Ay duuASOf hnSS uSS0S0NV4SA 6OAA0
! successes. which are characterized.
I however. ~ insignifcant.
Northeast Of Chaulnes, Paris re-
ports an attack by the Germans
last night in the Deniecourt Sec
tor. which Is declared to have been
repulsed by the French with heavy
German losses.
Z -
Berlin. Nov 11.-Northeast, of Cour.
.elotts on the Somme front, the British
ast night entered an advanced Ger.
nan position, the war Office reports to.
iay. sfs'
Russian forces yesterday tried II
,ain hy the use Of strong new forces tc
the positions taken by US
he previoua day at ISkrobowa, neal
All the attacks broke
lown with heavy. losses. says today Of.
icial German statement.
German troops penetrated the mair
russian position near olv-Krasnoles.
q, the statement adds. and repulsed
I've counter attacks.
German and Austro : Hungarian
roops on the northeast front IN Tran
'ylvania, says the German officia
yesterday made successful
ldvances. Advances were made at the
Joint Of the bayonet to the west Of the
,redeal-Saynia road.
i French and Serbian forces yesterday
made several attacks against the Teu-
on positions east OF Monastir and in
he heights north Of the Cerna river.
'ut were repulsed with heavy losses
)nly at one point to the south OF
,olog. were the attackers successful in
the most advanced German
Dositions.
French Aepulss German Attack.
PasiA Nov. 11.-German forces at
Gcked lASt night ct Denfecount, on
he AomsnA and were repulsed by the
rrsnOh. who inflicted heavy losses on
hem, the war Office announced today,
s Ven aeaetsnssn IN Retreat.
\ London, Nov. liza Bucharest dis
atch forwarded from Rome to the
Wireless Press, reports that Field
Farshal Won tMackensen's retreat from
)obEldja II continuing and that the
oAoot1NN HOpuldSAOn 10 uccluS from
)obfud5a to Bulgaria.
The dispatch says great fires have
cen Observed in the direction Of
and Constanza, the ter
mini Of the railroad between the Black
-; and the Danube, and that it Is
honght possible these towns have
cen set on hre in preparation Tor
heir 4 eyacaatiol by the Teutonic
rrcea.
The war office announces that Ger
1An trenches over a front Of 1000
ards. on the Somme front, were
toe1ned last night by the British.
Russians Claim 0ains.
Petrograd, via London, Nov.e IL
IEssian troops. advancing southward
= the right bank OF the Danube, yes
ert1ay occupied the villages Of
and Topal. Topal is
welve miles south OF Hirsova, In the
province RMssian detach-
saA4s - = further advance to the
y A ats