Evening star., 1916-10-24
DObRUDJA RAILWAY
IN GERMAN HANDS;
MORE TOWNS FALL
Troops Under Field Marshal
Won Mackensen Following
Up Big Victory.
DANUBE BRIDGE IN DANGER
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 24-Vir-
tually the entire Constanza-
Tchernavoda railway line in
Dobrudja is now in the hands of
Field Marshal Won Mackenssn's
victorious forces, it appears from
a Russian official statement today
admitting the evacuation of Med
jidie by the Russians and Ru-
manians.
Medjidie is approximately twen-
ty miles inland from Constanza,
the Black sea port and terminus
of the railway, the fall of which
to the armies of the central pow
ers was reported yesterday. Med
jidie furthermore is but little more
than thirteen and one-half miles
from Tchernavoda, where the
Russo-Rumanian forces are ap-
parently preparing to make a
stand at the bridgehead protect
ing the town.
Railway Bridge in Peril.
The only bridge over the Danube
between Belgrade and the sea. spans
Tia rgrap Of Tcborpo oyods carryjpO tha
railway line running to Bucharest.
The Russo-Rumanian line now runs
along the heights north of Constanza
and Medjidie. according to the Petro-
grad announcement, the entente forces
having fallen back upon these ridges
after evacuatipg the towns.
According to reports from Bucharest.
received at Rome and relayed here by
OF the central powers took little booty
at Constanza, as the evacuation of the
Dobrudja seaport had been decided
upon some time ago. - -s t.
Rumanians. Lose Predeal.
Driving home the attack on the north.
Gen. Won Fa1kenhayn reports as a re-
suit the capture Of Predeal. ten miles
south Of Kronstadt on the Rumanian
side of the border, and the collapse of
the strong resistance the Rumanians
have been offering at the southern end
OF Rothenthurm pass on the frontier
south of Hermannstadt.
On the northwestern Rumanian front
the Russo-Rumanian forces apparent
1y are holding their own. Bucharest
reports them on the offensive in the
Oituz valley, where several hundred
prisoners ana ten macnine guns were
captured from Gen. Won F'alkenhayn's
troops.
Emperor William, the advices add,
dinand of Bulgaria on the capture of
Two More Towns CAPTURED.
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statement issued today. Six hundred
prisoners were taken.
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uaut ."rha n,,rsuirn es;s,ri Tue - tte
ITa,,fonicl aIiies bas reachad The die
trict Of Tara Murat 1sixteen n,;ie.
narthwas+ ~ Constanza, Madi;d;a 81
poshnr.e d. ~, ,are nantmraG .1tar ,,;oiamt
F1ht,ng The totai hootv ;,c,mdina
that renorted Octoh.r 81 (, sevartw
Swa af6cers Soa ,nan n,a az So,
anty.turo Machine rnns tu-s,ya csnnnn
nd one ,,ina tbra,var Tba Iossas nf
ths Rmr,anians and The Rmssien rs,n
The fortre,s Of Rnchareat has nI heen
once more oomoaFoeo.
Petroorad Renorts Ret;r.ment
FEiHoeIf.AD. M oceooer "a VIA Lon
aoN' IL o'oupa.ioh VI Soh-
stanza ana Med1loie In Dobrud3a by
forces of the central powers is an
Under hostile pressure. says the state
.reops neop retired to the heights norsh on
-heSe places.