The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
Fearing Trap, Army RecrOsses
Danube River.
Berlin Declares Hasty Flight
Ends Invasion.
RlISS GIINRnhTS nm nANIIRE
BOmbard Bulgarian Left Flank
in -DObrudia.
Russian Dead Cover Field Be-
fore Lutzk Fortress.

Berlin Oct 4-The Rumaniau
force that crossed the Danube and in
vaded Bulgaria has been forced to
withdraw in hasty flight it was Of
ficially announced this afternoon. At
tackled on three sides by German and
Bulgarian troops and threatened with
development, the Rumanians re-
treated back across the river.
The crossing had been made near
Rasovo, the Rumanians using trans
ports and pontoon bridges. Teutonic
monitors destroyed one of the pom
toons endangering the Rumanianss
line of supplies
Meanwhile Bulgar and German
forces approached on both flanks
and on the front Pinned back against
the river, the Rumanians were threat
ened with repetition of the disaster
at Tutrakan where $4,000 Rumanian
troops were trapped on the south
bank of the Danube and captured
while hundreds were drowned trying
to swim the river
, German -BulgarS Encircle Enemy.
| The German -Bulgar encircIing
movement thus brought to an end the
| first invasion of Bulgaria, widely her
aided in the allied press as the be-
ginning of a great campaign to flank
Mackensen out of Dobrudja
In Pennsylvania, Rumanian attacks
in the Gorgeny valley were fruitless.
but the Rumanians obtained successes
west of Parajd. In Macedonia the
Germans and Bulgars withdrew to
/ new positions on their right wing be-
! tween Lake Presba and Nizep1ana.
The British have occupied Kara
! zakoj.
l. Petrograd, Oct 4-Russ;an gum
boats have steamed down the Danube
| river and are bombarding the Bul-
garian left flank near Rasova in
4 sfDobrudja, it was officially announced
| today
| The Russian warships are CO.
| operating with the Russo -Rumanian
| forces now attacking Field Marshal
| Mackensen's army south of the Con-
| along the line extending from Rasvoa
| through kabaGen to Perveli. On the
Austro German front stubborn battles
are going on in the region of Bulnov
and near Korytkica. The enemy is
retaining his positions along the river
! Ceniowka, near the source of the ZloIa
Lipa with the greatest stubbornness.
/ Russians Lose Heavily.
| Berlin, Oct. 4-The Russians SUI
| fered enormous losses in a renewal of
! their attacks west of the fortress of
Lutzk yesterday, it was officially an
nounced today Thousands of dead
| Russians lay before the German
! trenches at nightfall Every attack
"
! grounds.
Admit Serb Victory.
Berlin, Oct. 4.-German and Bull
| garian forces on the western end OF
| the Macedonian front where heavy
fighting with the Serbians has been
! in progress for several weeks, have
again fallen back Eoday's official
statement reports the Withdrawal of
troops near Presba Lake to prepared
positions.
BuIgars Seize Rumania Town.
Sofia, Oct. bulgarian forces have
| occupied the Rumanian town OF
Malakkalafat near the Danube, it was
officially announced today. The war
office admitted at the same time that
| considerable units" of Rumania1s
crossed the Danube and invaded Bull
garia before Bulgarian monitors de-
stroyed a pontoon bridge.
The river was bridged by the enemy
near Riahovo. Bulgarian artillery has
stopped the enemy's offensive on .he
Besauf-Am line.N
A previous official statement from
the Bulgarian war office said that Eu-
manian troops were transported
across the Danube in boats. Appar-
emily after the first force was trans
ported in this manner. pontoons were
thrown across the river and reinforce-
ments passed .nto Bulgaria.