The sun., 1916-12-16
ALL WALLACHIA IS
LOST BY RUMANIANS
Buzeu, Last Important City in
Province, Falls to the Vic
t0ri0us Teut0ns.
SAKHAROFF FALLS BACK
Russians Likely to Retire to
Bank Of Danube in the
Dobrudja.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-All hope that Ru-
mania might hold some Of wallachia
has gone. The Teutons have taken
Buseu. the one remaining important city
OF that province. In the fighting before
the city Won Faikenhayn's army took
1000 prisoners.
Their hank endangered by the fall Of
Buzeu. Gen. SakharofY's Russians and
Rumanians in the Dobrudja have had
to abandon their positions north Of Con-
stanza and cernavoda. They are once
more In retreat toward the Danube
swamp. pursued by Turks and Bulgars
In the snowciad Transylvanian Alps
north. Of Buzeu the Rumanians tried TO
hold their advanced positions and stop
the Teuton advance. The positions were
pierced by Teuton charges. Berlin re-
ports.
Falling mack 20 Sereth.
stand by the retreatlng army ON the
north bank Of the Buzeu River IL impos-
sible. II Is believed. Observers here do
made until the Rumanians have retired
fif'y miles further north and reached the
Sereth and the fortress line Of Focsani
Galatz and Braila. This would compel
Gen. Sakharoff to surrender tho whole
northern Dobrudja and stand on the
southern bank OF the Danube. The Teu-
tons would then hold more than two
thirds OF Rumania.
burning Ru ,anian villages line the route
OF retreat or the RUSSIANS. Berlin re-
por.s' Inc retreating army IL taking
win u or destroying everything that
eou,o oe o. value 10 tne ,euton troops
OF oe sent 10 reed the people OF the Cen
trai Powers
saknaroH's Flank Termed.
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WaIlachi,n ni,in is Cen s.Lh,roc.s ro
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west of the Danube. marched ahead, they
had reached a point almost behind the
Russian commanders position in the
Dobrudja east Of the river. Faced with
the danger that at any time troops from
Wallachia would cross the Danube be-
hind him. while the troops I'm front Of
him attacked. he could only retreat. CIV
only ten miles from the important Con-
stanza-Ccrnavoda line.
Thus the Allies. and Russia in par
ticular. lose Tor "a time at least what
chance there was Of drive south
through the pobrudja into Bulgaria to
For Russia il means that the land road
10 'ohs''huhop'e II closed
The Teuton advance In Wallachia which
made this possible has been under great
difficulties. Snow and rain have fallen
In mountains and plains. swelling the
rivers which the Teutons have had to
cross and making the roads quagmires
The German abatement to-day says that
despite this the troops OF all four Cen
tral Powers are "riyalling each other
in pursuit The night statement an
nounced the Dobrudja retreat The day
statement says;
Front Of Archduke Joseph Russian
attacks Yesterday on the Transyl-
vania front for the most par. failed.
as on the preceding days The enemy
succeeded i'm gaining a footing on ono
height.
Army group or Field Marshal Won
Mackeusen Burning villages mark the
which the Russians rctreated. The
allied ,Teutonic) troops under the
most unfavorable weather conditions
are rivalling each other on the plain
to prevent the enemy from getting
any further res, on his march.
Resistance IL Broken.
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