Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
1eutonic Armies Draw
Closer to Capital Of
ROumania.
TWO IMPORTANT
TOWNS CAPTURED
Won Falksnhayn's Troops Occupy Cur
tea dc Arsss, Eighty Miles Northwest
of Bucharest, and Won Maekenssn's
capturs Giursiu. on the Danube -
I. Z. Latter's Forces Now Only Thirty.
Seven Miles From Capital.

Two important announcements
are made BY Berlin today in re-
porting continued progress Of the
Teutonic invasion Of Roumania-
the capture Of Giurgiu. on the
Danube, and the taking Of Curtea
deArgea. on the Argechu river.
eighty miles northwest Of the capi-
tai.
The capture Of Giurgiu places
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army advancing from the
! southwest. only thirty-seven
miles from Bucharest, with
. railroad running thence, along
which the advance may be pressed.
In occupying Curtea de Arges.
General Won Falkenhayn's troops
apparently have driven the Rou-
manians from the line Of the Topo.
log and may even have broken,
near its northern end, the line. Of
the Argechu, along which the Rou
manians were expected to make a
decisive stand.
Thus the semi-circle about Bu-
charest and the Roumanian armies
Is gradually but steadily being
drawn closer. Substantial sue
eesses are reported by Berlin In
i the new operations for tightening
the grip.
s The latest German air raid over
England cost the raiders the loss
Of two zeppelins, according to Lon
don's official report today. Both
machines were brought down In
flames by aeroplanes, assisted In
one case by an armed trawler.
Damage and casualties from the
raid, which took place late last
night over Yorkshire aud Durham
and extended into the north mid
land counties: are believed to be,
I slight u IS declared. n
sss Eonsidsrlbls interest attaches
70 the reports of,EArtillexyr4etivityF
I that continue to come from the
~Ypres, Arras and Armentieres dis
tricts, toward the northern end Of
the Franco-Belgian front. The
Ypres sector in particular has been
twice mentioned within the last
twenty-four hours in the British
reports. last night as the scene OF
sa British bombardment, while to.
day heavy German shelling Of the
line north Of Ypres is recorded.
Recent Berlin reports declare
that reports were accommodating
that an attack by the entente on
the western front was in contem-
Splation.
Berlin today emphasized the inn
portance Of the German Bulgarian
success in defeating strong at
tack by entente forces along wide
front in the Monastir region. Ex-
tremely heavy losses are declared
! to have been suffered by the
Z French, Serbians, Italians and
Russians In an assault which
netted them nothing.
Another raid by German naval
forces nesrs the English North sea
coast 10 announced today. The
capture. Of one vessel is reported.
The raid took place near Lowe
rstoft, about s'eventy-hve miles
northeast Of Ramsgate, on which
German destroyers made q raid
last week.
Berlin. by wireless to sayville. No,
S.The/ 4 Austro German forces /
western Roumania are continuing wit
uccess their drive toward Buchares
he war office announces. New oper
.tions have been begun and additions
round has been gained by the in
'aders. The Bulgarians have capture
he Danube town Of Giurgiu on th
abroad south Of Bucharest.
The Roumanian town of Curtea d
Irges, south Of Campulung, has bee
aptured.
[The forces invading western Rou
mania are now within less than fort
niles Of Bucharest. The town Of Giur
au, across the Danube from the Bull
;arian fortress Of Rustchuk, is thirty
even miles south Of the Roumania.
apital. It has considerable impor
ance from military standpoint
wing not only to its position with re
pect to Bucharest, but to the fact tina
Il iss connected by railroad with tn
:apital.
The. attack on Bucharest from tn
lorth also is developing rapidly. III
own Of Curtea de Arges is eighty mile
northwest 5of the city. It is twent
niles southwest Of campulung in tn
,icinity Of which there has been heav
lighting for several weeks
Iituation Improving For Roumanian'
X London, Nov. 2S.-The military stu
ltion In Roumania is improving fo
he Roumanians, according to dis
,atch received today by the Wireless
sress from Bucharest. by way of Paris
s1eid Marshal Won Mackensen is sal
D be making no material progress. Th
retreat, 1t is added, Is pro
.eeding in perfect order on settle
ront. 81
0rsscs Appeals 20 NsutraIs.
Athens, via london. Nov. 2S.-Th
royernment Of Greece today appeale
I, q the neutral nations thru the Gree
diplomats st the respective neutrt