The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-24
TEUT0NS CHEER
IN OPEN FIGHT
PredeaI Pass Battle Is Relief
From Trench Work,
SEEN BY CORRESPONDENTS
Like Fresh Troops Because Of
Novelty of Situation,

AT THE HEAD OF PREDEAl
PASS. Rumanian Frontier. with Zen
cral Falkcnhayh's Army Oct lS-CBy
courier 10 Berlin. via London, Oct "A
In yesterdays battle around Prcdcal
Pass the Associated Press correspond
ent visited the German and Hungarian
battery positions where the men, I'm
disturbed by Rumanlan fire kept up 4
fearful bombardment OF opposing posi-
tons IN the campaign for the INVASION
of Rumanla The men went at their
work in almost holiday spirit. for j.
is with sense OF deep relief that the
Germans and Hungarians here. officers
and men alike, have lett behind them
the trench warfare Of other regions and
thrown themselves into open field man.
euvcrs against the Rumanlans
Advance Singing
II was scarcely bclicyahle that after
two years OF strenuous lie al the front
iniantrymcn should rush to the assault
with songs, yet IT is fact to which
the universal feeling here ot dealing
with a foe who has vet to learn every
trick OF modern warfare contributes
much. Though the German and Hun
garian inian,rymen were about to rush
into the fire Of Rumanian rifles and
machine guns, they viewed the situation
complacently, saying the worst of open
field work was preferable TO trench
drudgery. Officers explained that the
change virtually would make the troops
fresh forces, owing to the novelty and
the fact that the central powers troops
are best suited for maneuvering be
cause OF their training along that line
Watched by Correspondents.
The Predeal battle is one Of the few
open field actions witnessed in this war
by correspondents who were able TO ap-
proach 10 less than 5000 yards OF the
| skirmshlng line
| At II a. m the German artillery
opened a desultory fire on the Ruman-
ian trenches in Susalul mountain. 5000
/ feet high. which, an hour later, reached
its maximum fury. The itrcowaS then
directed manly against the trenches.
some 500 feet below the summit. For a
! quarter OF an hour the Runanans
stuck to their trenches Word coming
from the artillery spoilers that the Ru
manians thus far seemingly had not
been impressed, the artillery increased
/ its fire The Rumanan artillery still
held on for time, but finally broke
across the slope like swarm OF ants as
the German and Hungarian infantry
came into view German artillery fol
lowed up the fleeing Rumanians with
much rapidity and the manner in which
The fire pursued the RumanianS, ap-
peared almost uncanny
Repeat Mornings Work.
On a eYidge leading from SUSAN
mountain the Rumanians reached
their second position and a lull Ell
sued A few minutes before p III. !;
was decided to resume operations Ger
man artillery ably supported by som,
Hungarian batteries, repeated the worl
OF thfInorning and the infantry thcr
rushed forward In comparatively
short time the objective was gained
The ground being extremely difficult
the Rumanans endeavored to forwart
infantry reiniorcements through til,
town OF Predeal, with the result tina
German and Hungarian guns inside OF
fifteen minutes blew up half OF the
town The Rumanian forces were OBJ
liged TO seek shelter in the forest abov,
the town, passing through German in
fantry fire at long range
Unaccustomed to Mountains.
The Predeal battle was not remark
able for severity of artillery fire OF