The sun., 1916-10-25
GERMAN SHELL FIRE
BLASTS RUMANIANS
Correspondent at Front Tells
Of TeutOn Advance Through
Mountains.
HARD FIGHT FOR PASSES
Transylvania Reported Cleared
Of Foe by Won Falken-
hayn's Forces.

Copyright, iSis. bv sAs Associated Prsss.
On THE RuMANrAN FRONT WITH "
ARMY OF GEN. Won FALKENHArN, Oct. Is.
via London. Oct. e4.-Through = visit
made by the Associated Press CORE.
s~pondent during the last few days along
the entire line of the Transylvarisn
front. including the Transylvanian Alps
from the Red Tower Pass TO Predeai. II
has been possible to form an idea Ut the
operations " the German and Hun
garian forces against the RumaniAns.
Fol several days the Rumanians have
held but a few points along the border.
while the Germans have advanced
through the Red Tower Pass TO As far
as two miles beyond the town OF RIM
vatulni and in close proximity to Cam
pulling through the Toersburg Pass. To-
day the correspondent witnessed An en-
gagement which brought the hungarinns
and Germans into possession Of Import.
ant positions.
The action wal ~inaugurated with v
manians holding the mountain ridges
which command the pass on the east.
The German and Hungarian Infantry
meanwhile had deployed over the lower
slopes. advancing later over the diff
flcult ground.
shells scatter RuAaaiaas.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
rifles and machine gum Of the Teutonic
allies drove of the Rumanians, II
simultaneously an infantry attack on
the Rumanians holding Pass Height.
which forms the border. developed to
the accompaniment Of a severe bonn
bardment with heavy pieces. In the pine
forest covering Pass Height the Ru-
manians made . good stand. but else
where the German artillery fire was too
much for them. When night fell h
Rumanians had lost several Of their
positions which offered good vantage
points for defence.
M most prominent feature Of tho
battle was the terrible accuracy Of the
German and Hungarian artillery fire.
The first shells fired were mainly bulls
eyes. causing the Rumanians 10 swarm
out Of their trenches. On the slope TO
the northwest a magazine was hit and
exploded. causing the Rumanians to scat
ter wildly. Through the single long
| stneet Of a mountain town Rumanian re-
endorsements were advancing. But these
broke their formation when the lombard
ment started.
The actions at the Vulcan. Red Tower.
ToerzburG and Predeal passes. as we'll as
the open field engagements near Her
mannstadt. along the Aluta River. in the
| Ghost forest and at Kronstadt. were all
witnessed by the correspondent. The In.
d!cations are that the Rumanians are
/ hardening up. As lately many OF their
| organizations have stood their ground
| we'll, especially new regiments along the
! Transylvanian border.
The correspondent met several hun
dred Rumanian prisoners during his tour
\ who gave him their Impressions. which
seemed to Justify the estimate that the
Ruinanian army In still far from tho
point where II IL able to meet It's OPP
ponents on the basis Of equal numbers.
| While the Ruinanian artillery In SEEM
lngly still OF doubtful value. n I'M
provement IL noticeable in the organised
tactical bodies. Remnants OF the Ftrst
and Second armies are still In the noun
tains. but aside from these men Tran
sylvania has been cleared from Palanka
Pass, to Orscva.