Evening star., 1916-11-11
FATE OF DOBRUDJA
AGAIN IN BALANCE;
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
Bucharest Reports That Field
Marshal Won Mackensen
Continues Retreat.
MAY BE BURNING TOWNS
Great Struggle Believed in Progress
for Possession of
Danube Bridge.
MAY BE BURNING TOWNS
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated! Press.
PETROGRAD, November II,
via London, I:55 p.m.-Russ1an
troops advancing southwark on
the right bank of the Danube
river yesterday occupied the vii
lagos of Gllisdarechti and Topal.
Topal is twelve miles south of
Hirsova. In the Dobrudja prov
ince Russian detachments made a
further advance to the southwark.
Mackensen Continues Retreat.
LONDON, November IL, 1910 p.m.-A
Bucharest dispatch as forwarded from
Rome to the Wireless Press reports
that Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
retreat in Dobrudja is continuing and
that the Bulgarian population is fleeing
from Dobrudja to Bulgaria.
The dispatch says great fires have
been observed in the direction of
Tchernavoda and Constanza on the rail-
road between the Black sea and the
Danube and it is thought possible
these towns have been set on fire pre-
paratory to their evacuation by the
Teutonic forces
Dobrudja Again in Balance.
The issue in Dobrudja, where Russo
Rumanian forces apparently are at
tempting to regain possession of the
stanza-Tchernavoda railroad line,
seems again to hang in the balance.
Russo-Rumapian troops are advanc-
ing from the north upon Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's left flank at Tcherna-
voda and other entente forces are close
to the town along the route of the
twelye-nliie-long bridge and viaduct
which span the Danube and carry the
railroad across the extensive marsh
lands west OF the main stream.
Conflict in Reports.
Sofia reports under Fridays date that
Bulgarian artillery compelled entente
troops which had advanced to the west
bank of the Danube to retire toward
Dunareav. Petrograd, on the other
hand. yesterday announced the occu-
patton OF this town by the Russians,
locating it two miles west of Tcherna-
Toda. which is taken to mean that the
Russians are approximately at the end
OF that portion of the bridge which
spans the main stream
The news that fighting is apa;, II,
progress around the great Tchernavoda
bridge is the most interesting item of
thfs mornings war news. The Rus
sian official communication reporting
that Russian infantry and cavalry have
occupied Dunareav station on the west
side of the Danube two miles from
Tchernavoda is the first news that the
Bulgar-Gerfnan forces have crossed the
main stream of the Danube
According to London commentators
the Russian force threatening the
bridge now is not part of Cen
oahharof army in Dobrudja, but is a
separate operation from the direction
OF Bucharest and is aimed at Field
Marshal Won Nackensen's left flank.
The Russian Black sea fleet has bonn
barded ConstanZa and MangaIia, Ru-
Ing te Reuters Petrograd correspond
ent.
Teutons Advance in East.
BERLIN. November IL, by wireless to
Sayviile.-German and Austro-Hunga-
rian troops on the northeast front in
Traasylyania. says today's German Off
cial statement, yesterday made success
fnani2n lines Were taken AT the point
OF the 5ayonet To the west of the Pre-
deal-Sinsya road
The official statement says that on
the front of Field Marshal van Hindeu-
burg. in 'he Dobrudta, the situation is
unchanged.
There is no change OF importance in
DobrudJa, says official statement
ISSUED in soma Friday. Near the
Tchernavoda bridge our artillery com
PEELED ensrny units which had passed
forward 30 the left twestJ bank Of the
Danube to retire toward Dunareay
ON the Black sea quiet prevailed
Along the Danube there was arti!-
lery fire in many sectors Near Giuee-
"ro AustrO-HUngarian monitors cap
tured two Rumanian barges laden with
500 tons of petrol"
Rumanian Gains Claimed.
BUCHAREST. November II, via Lon
don. 2;li D-m.-Rumaniau troops on the
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