Evening star., 1916-10-16
RUMAN|A'S POWER
GONE, SAYS BERLIN
First and Second Armies
Crushed, According to Ger
man Accounts.
OUTLOOK WORRIES ALLIES

BERLIN, October Is. by wireless to
;ayville.-"The Rumanian second army
in it's retreat in Pennsylvania lost ap-
proximately two divisions" says the
Overseas News Agency. The Rumanian
first army and the larger part of the
second army have been virtually annihi-
lated.
When the successful attack was made
on the first army at IIermanstadt by
the Austro-German troops the Ruma-
mans planned to send the second army
to its assistance. This plan was learned
from reports Of aviators which We're
found. The second army advanced too
far to the west and was forced to re-
treat in haste. Its retreat became a
panicky flight. On Octoher u, Isolated
detachments were still being rounded up.
Army Completely Disorganized.
Captured officers say the army was
completely disorganized. /. would have
been annihilated if Rumanian reinforce
,,aerts had not been hurried in through
the TorZpurger and Predeal passes.
The Rumanian leaders lost their
surety of decis on. Brisades and regi-
ments in despera ion were moved ha y
forward and back on railroads and eVeH
on carts Only pitiful fragments of the
army could be rescued from Transyl-
yania.
"Iransylvania today is clear of the Ru-
manians, except for small sections near
the border At the same time the Ru-
!nanians' hopes OF obtaining assistance
from the people OF Pennsylvania have
been frustrated The entire Pennsylvania
population and the better RuElanian ele
uelt feel they have been delivered from
q nightmare. as the Runaniaas have been
expelled after a short reign of terror
Rumania Worries Allies.
LONDON, October 1.-THE situati
on the RuInantan frontier occupies the
leading position OIL the news and edi-
torial pages of the London newspapers
The Rumauians. according to the latest
official statement, have been forced back
six or seven miles at one point into their
own country. They are making a stand
at Rucaru, which is a small town to-
ward the southern end of the Torzburgef
pass. AT Rucaru the Austro- Germans
are well below the highest level of the
pass South of this town the road runs
ten miles through a rolling country to
the rail head of Campuung, which is
practically on the edge of the Runanian
plain and SeVenty-nve miles from Bu-
charest
The Times notes: THE enemy has sd
vanced into Rumania through the Torz-
burger pass and the Rumanians are fight
ing on their own soil at Rucaru An
parently they have temporarily lost pos
session of all but the southern approa ches
of Torzburger pass. Farther north the
enemy penetrated to the crest of Citoz
pass, but was then driven back in a
fierce encounter. In the other passes
the enemy is making no progress. but
until effective help reaches the Rumanian
second army we must expect VARYING
fortunes in this district"
Repulsed, Bucharest Reports.
BUCHAREST, October 16. via Londo,
4:47 p.m.-The repulse of Austro-Ger-
man attacks in Transatlantic is an
nounced in today's official statement
which follows: "On the northern and
northwestern fronts at Tulshes and IL,
the upper B,caz valley there has bsep a
violent arti ,Ie~~ action. Attacks mafa
by enemy infantry We're repuIsed and
We took forty prisoners. In the Uni
valley artillery engagements took place
I'VE repulsed enemy attacks on the
tuz ailes the enemy
violently attacked troops on the frontier.
as driven back beyond the Dor,
der" .--..l-1',