Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
FRUITS OF MIGHTY STRUGGLE Al VERDUN
WHERE LIFE TOLL WAS TREMENDOUS
LOST IN A FLASH BY THE GERMANS
Germans Continue Process Of
Crushing National Life
From Rumania.
ARE PROGRESSING SWIFTLY

ter to speculate just where Rumante =
would be today. Notwithstanding the GAL
the situation summed IN in a nutshell:
Rumania is willing, but Rumania issin-
experienced in the demands made upon
any fighting nation in modern warfare.
Rumania is courageous, but will not
continued reverses wear down this cour- :
age to practically nothing. just as slowly
but continued dripping water will make :
indentures In the hardest stone? :.
1t was believed last week that the Rus.
so-Rumanian defense Of the Transylva-
MAN passes and the success achieved in 8
turning back the advancing Germans and
Austrians would greatly delay Gern,anica
plans as to Rumania. 1t undoubtedly !,
temporarily arrested Germanic progress.
That advance of Field Marshal Won !.
Mackensen in the Dobrudja possibly has
caused Rumanfa to weaken her armies
on the Transylvanian front. but mas
much as Bucharest Is more accessible to
the enemy through Transylvanian pass
es than through the Dobrud5a. partfcu- .
larly in light of most recent develop
ments, it is believed that the Rumanians. .
and Russians will continue to keep their =
main forces before the Germans in these
regions. no matter what Won Mackensen =
may do in the Dobridta. =
During the past week the Germans,
with their Bulgar and Turkish allies, :
not only ad-
Striking Successes vanced far:
in Dobrudja Regions. hav. badly
crippled Rumania's chief line of CON-
munication. the Constanza-Cernadova
railroad. this important artery now.
resting wholly within enemy hands. .
Toxic Topra Sari. Constanza. Cobadin,,
Cernadova. Medjidie. Rashova and Hir-
sova have been the chief towns taken
by the invader during the past seven J
days The Russians and Rumanians.
are declared to be retreating precipi--
lately to a line fifty miles north of the
Constanza- Cernadova railroad. This line
is declared to be strongly fortified, and :
the Russians and Rumanians may be,
able to offer stronger resistance then.
possibly not. Further retreat will mem
ace them, as they will be forced into
the Danube marshes at certain points,
Undoubtedly the future of the Russo
Rumanian forces in the Dobrudja is OF
serious moment to the entente powers.
Premier AsQuith and David Lloyd
George both stated in the British COM
mons that no pains will be spared by,
any of the allies to remove the danger.
which now overhangs Rumania. Action.
Just what the allies will do further re-,
mains to be seen, but in view of the
geographical situation it can be ex-.
pected that the chief source of aid to,
Rumania will come from the Russians.
In view Of the inability of the Rus-s
SLAMS to send supplies over the Con-
stanza -Cerndova railroad to the Ru-'
manian forces operating on the west-s
ern line. some doubt surrounds the
methods Of relief to be pursued by the
Russians in the future.
1t would appear that the Germans
are attempting to completely encircle.
Bucharest and then slowly press
inward. BY following such, tao
tics they undoubtedly could crush the,
very life from this little nation. Bull
garia lies to the south, and to the Inn
mediate east, north and northeast the
Germans are declared to be slowly
pressing their successful invasion. Won
Mackensen Is driving forward, effect-s
ing an arc in the Dobrudja regions and
1t would appear that the Germans are
now attempting to force their way
through the mountain passes in the
Carpathians. so as to form the northern
arc of the circle which the Teutons may
hope to bring about. This movement
through the Carpathians also would
bring direct menace to the retreating
Russo-Rumanian armies in the Do
brudja, as well as those enemy forces
which might be caught within the CIR
Gle OF steel.