The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
GERMANS
STEADILY
FORCING WAY

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yards, capturing a section OF the
GIandecourt trench, but we with
drew because q was in too danger.
Gus q salient
"Our losses throughout we're com
porauyely light We kook II officers
and i52 other pnwoInded prisoners
and $50 wounded
BERLIN. via Sayville Wireless,
Nov q Our infantry now stands
before Craiova, declared the Ger
man official sta ement today. telling
o. the sweep OF the Teutonic armies
against the RumanianS.
"On tn AIT some important towns
and entrenched heights were cap
tured by US from the Rumanlaus In
. severe struggle" the statement
continued "Our infantry now
stands before C-aiova which until
now has been the seat OF the chief
command Of the first Rumanian
army"
The Official statement also de-
tailed report from Field Marshal
Won Mackensen. in Dobrudia, that
Consianza and Cernayoda had been
shelled
Our nier squadrons bombarded a
transportation establishment near
Bucharest" the statement said
Between Preepa Lake and the
Cerna Macedonia 'front.'. the en-
emy is feeling ahead with van
guard troops tlward The German
Bulgarian positions Serbian ad-
yances at some places on the Mog-
lena front prepared by strong nre,
failed
From hrchduke Carl's front, in
the Ludoya sector, the report said
"A patrol en.orprise in the Car
pathians was Carried out by Ger
man rifles as Tanned. The Rus
sian advance in The ueighboring sec
tor, made in order 70. relieve pres
sure an another part. failed in
sanguinary fashion. German Aus
tro-Hungarisn troops north OF
Campoluns reprlsed several Rus.
sian night attacks
LONDON. Nov 2l.--Another Rus.
sion offensive along the line from
Constanzl 10 Cernavoda is now ex-
pected 10 increase the intensity OF
the fghting in the Balkans. Mill
tary experts here today agreed this
was the only step which could be
relied upon to lessen the weight Of
Cen Won Falkenhayn tremendous
pressure en- the Wallachian frontier
OF Rumania--a pressure which il is
now admitted constitutes the srav-
cst menace 10 Rumanla.
The Rumanian army is in the
sreatest danger OF being outfan%ed,
If the German official statement
specifying near approach of the
Teutons TO Craiova is accurate The
Rumanians are being forced back
down the Valley OF the jul. Mean.
while Won Falienhayn. with a
force estimated at half a million
men. is sweeping around their rear,
steadily lessenlng the gap thru
which they must retreat and cir.
cumscribing that line OF retreat so
that its direction, apparently must
be due east.
Unless there IS a diversion some
where else in the Balkan campaign
10 stop Won FalKenhayn's thrust. It
appeared almost certain today that
complete evacuation OF the western
part OF RumaniH would be neces.
sary TO save the Rumanisn army
This diversion. II is admitted. can
best be made by tho Russians. be
cause Of tho ease OF transporting
Ieinforcenents via the Black sea.
Hope was also expressed here to-
DAY that the pursuit of the Teutonic-
Bulgarian army thrown out Of
Monastir would he sufficiently hot 10
halt Won Falkenhayn. Berlin Official
reports admit reinforcement Of these
forces Meanwhile experts believe
Gen Serial OF the victorious Allied
forces As hurrying on to Prilep. 20
which point the. Teutonic forces
withdrew. and plans 10 throw out
his columns in a thrusl eastward
against Negotin, on The Vardar
river such a blow would be a men.
ace to the Bulgarian positions and
1: success fully maintained. forcing
withdrawal Of the Bulgarlans. woulJ
open the way 10 further forward