Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-28
RUSSIANS AND
ROUMAN|ANS IN
FULL RETREAT
Entente Forces in Dobrudja
Continue TO Retire, Say Re.
ports from Sofia and
Petrograd.
FIGHT IN TRANsYLvANIA
Village of Balan and Piatroat-
kul Heights, Near okna,
Taken by Roumanians.
BATTLE ON RIVER JUL

Sofia, Oct. 26.-(Via London, Oct.
N.)-The Russo.Roumanian army in
Dobrudja is in precipitate retreat
north and west from the Tcherna-
voda- Constanza railway, toward Hir-
soya, Braila and Tulstchia, on the
Danube, says an official statement of
the war Office issuad today. The cap
ture Of fifteen officers and III men
and fifteen machine guns 10 an
nounced. The statement reads,
"On the Macedonia front there has
been no change. South Of Lake
presbo there was an engagement
with weak enemy units. On the
front between Lake Presba and the
Aegean coast there was nothing but
weak artillery firing. The Aegean
coast was calm.
"Roumanian front: Along the
Black Sea there was quiet. On the
whole Dobrudja front the enemy is in
presipitate retreat toward Tultcha,
Braila and Hirsova. Our pursuit con-
tinues. On Wednesday we captured
fifteen officers, 77l rfen and fifteen
machine guns. Quiet prevails on the
Danube front"
Roumanians Take Village.
Petrograd, Oct. 27.-(Via London.)
--Roumanian troops operating on the
western frontier OF Moldavia have
captured the Transylvanian village of
Balan and the Piatrarotkut heights,
according to the official statement is
sued today by the Russian war de-
partmcnt. Fierce fighting. the state
ment adds, Is continuing on both
banks OF the jul river.
The statement follows.
"Transylvanian front: Oh the west
ern frontier of Mhdavia the Rouma-
mans after short offensive captured
the village of Balan, nine miles north
west Of Okna, and the Piatrarotkul
heights, nine miles southwest OF
Okna.
"On the western Valakhia frontier
the Roumanians have arrested the en-
einy's offensive and are Consolidating
their positions. On both banks OF tlls
kfiver jul fierce fighting continuts'
Roumanians Are Retiring.
I, Petrokrad, Oct, 27.-(Via, London)
Although offering stubborn resist-
ance to the German Bulgarian Turk-
ish forces attacking in Dobrudja the
Russians and Roumanians, according
to today's official Russian statement,
are retiring to the north of p line
between Hirsoya and Casapkeui. This
line is approximately between forty
and sixty miles north OF the Tcher-
navoda- Constanza railroad line.
The statement. adds that the forces
OF the central powers and their al
lies are continuing their attack along
the entire front in Dobrudja.
German forces yesterday launched
an attack against the Russian posi-
tions on the western bank OF the
Shara river in the vicinity Of Goldo-
vitchi and forced the retirement of
the Russians to the eastern bank Of
the river, says today's Russian of
fetal statement. y ets
Russians Lose in Lutsk.
Berlin, Oct. 27.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. .)-Russian troops in the dis
trict west of Lutsk, in Volhynia, made
heavy attack at midnight on the
Austro-German line in the Kiselin
section, after prolonged artillery prep
aration. The attack, the war office
announces, broke down before the de-
fensive entanglements.
"The Russians have repeated their
attacks along the, Shara river, but
failed to gain any advantage.
I'm nc southern Carpathians there
were renewed assaults on the<Teu-
tonic lires by the Russians and Rou-
manians, but here also the hostile eff
fort to advance was futile"