Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-10
RUMANIANS MAY
BE ANNIHILATE[
10000 Men, 1874 Cannon, 120
Machine Guns Fall Into
Hands of Germans.
OTHERS NOW IN WILD FLIGHT
Teutons Attempt to OutflanlS
Retreating Troops; Brisk
Fighting in West.
tBy The Associated Press)


The Importance of the successes of
the TeutoEic armies on the battle.
fields In the vicinity of Bucharest is
emphasized by the announcement that
since December the Rumanians have
lost in prisoners more tnan seventy
thousand men, 1874 cannon and 100
machine guns and tho losses in dead
and wounded are declared to be In
proportion to the number of prison.
ers. The booty taken by the Teutonic
armies is reported as ''incalculable."
The ultimate fate of the Rumanian
armies still is In doubt, but they con-
tinue to retreat before the Teutonic
allies, whose pursuit, II is announced,
is progressing as planend."
Russians Attacking.
The Russians have again launched
strong attacks on the upper Molda-
Wan and Transylvanian frontiers, but
the majority OF them are reported to
have failed with heavy losses. Soma
ground, however, was gained north OF
Dorna Watra and Russian troops dis
lodged hostile forces from two heifhfa
In the Putna valley region, tAking
some prisoners and machine guns. The
battle south of Javornitza In the
wooded Carpathians has ceased and
the Russians have retired to their
entertainments In consequence of
the retreat eastward of the Rumanian
troops, Russian troops on their left
flank have also been compelled to
retire.
The entente forces have again de-
livered attacks in the bend of the
Cerna river on the Macedonian front.
There has been violent artillery fight
| ing on the Somme front. and In the
vicinity OF hill 304 at Verdun.
German Answer Friendly.
The reply of the German chancel-
lor, DIR. Won Bethmann Hollweg, to
the latest representations OF the
United States government regarding
the Belgian labor deportations, Is ex-
pected to be delivered today or to-
morrow and It is stated that It will
be .couched in the friendliest terms
and go as far as possible toward meet
ing the American wishes. Certain
concessions. 1t is understood. may be
made because of the promise TO the
Dutch consul at Antwerp after sur
render of that city that Belgians
would not be deported.
| A German warship. described as a
| light cruiser, Is operating In the At
lantic, according to the statement of
a British sea captain. who declares
that his vessel was held up by the
German and examined.
4
cles for the conveying of merchant
men has resulted.
| Thousand Die In Explosion.
| One thousand persons are reported
TO have been killed by an explosion in
a Russian ammunition factory.
| German military authorities have
evolved what is declared to be an inn
provement upon British "tanks' used
on the Somme front and have given
them a test in the Rumanian cam
paign with marked success.
In contrast with teh slow pace of
the cars used by the British the Ger
! man tanks" run at a speed OF 25
miles an hour. Berlin claims.
A new British war council OF which
the premier, David Lloyd-George is a
member, is declared by the London
Evening News TO have bee min session
all day Saturday.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
the exchange of German and British
civilian prisoners more than as years
old.