The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-15
A GENERAL SURVEY or
The WAR.

Thursday, Dec. 1.-THE Roumanian
army IS in full retreat along the en-
tire front. Berlin reports it is racing
with the Teutonic pursuers who are
trying to effect its capture. Tho Teu-
ons claim 9,2O6 prisoners taken Wed
nesday, and over 100000 since the
drive on Bucharest began. Petrograd
reports the entire Roumanian army is
intact.
Paris announces that a blockade Of
Greek ports is to be declared by the
entente at once.
Friday, Dec.8.-German troops along
the whole Monastir front are being
strongly REINFORCED, according to adj
vices from Saloniki.
Germany and Austria have offered
to reopen land communications" to
Greece, if Greece will declare war on
the allies, according to wireless dis
patch received here from SwitZer-
land
The allied blockade of Greece has
begun
Russia is hammering on Falken-
hayn's left wing on the Bukowina and
Moldavian fronts in an effort to re-
lieve the Roumanian situation. A bat
tie is raging for the height about three
miles and a third south of Javornik,
and fighting is going on in the Trotus
and Oitoz valleys.
Saturday, Dec. 9.-More than TO-
900 prisoners have been taken by the
Teutonic invaders of Roumania since
December 1, when the final drive lead
ing up to the capture of Bucharest was
begun Berlin announces these figures
and reports also the capture in the
same period of 1874 cannon, 120 ma
chine guns and "incalculable" booty.
A council of war has been held at
German great headquarters, the semi
official Overseas News Aency reported.
Those participating were Emperor
William, Emperor Charles, Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and Field Mar
shall Conrad Won Hoetzendorff, of the
Austro-Hungarian army.
The state department received of
fetal notification of the blockade of
Greece by the allies.
Sunday, Dec. 1O.-King Constantine
and given what is believed to be an
ultimatum. The king held a confer
ence with U. S. Minister Droppers.
The Roumanians. who have been re-
treating in eastern Wallachia before
the TeutOnic advance made a stand
east of Ploechti, the Russian war of
flee announces. They assumed the of
fensive on the road from Ploechti to
Buzeu and drove the Austro-German
forces back to the westward On the
Moldavian frontier the Russian adj
vance is continuing in the river val
legs, despite strong resistance.
A new crossing of the Danube, be-
tween Tchernavoda and Silistria, by
the Bulgarians is announced by the
German army headquarters, which al
SO records continued advance by the
reutonic armies in eastern Wallachia.
Monday Dec. 11.-A decisive bat
tie is being fought on a twenty-five
mile front along the Ploesci-Mezilu
(MiziD sector of the railway leading
nOrthward into Moldavia. In this bat
tie the Roumanians with Russian help
appear to be holding their own. pre-
venting Falkenhayn's right wing from
pushing on to his next objective, the
great rail head BuZeu
The entire Cernawoda bridge fell
to Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
Danube armies when Bulgarian forces
captured its western head
Private reports from Paris telling
of the secret proceedings in the
French chamber of deputies last week
confirm reports that General Petain,
the defender of Verdun, is to succeed
General Joffre in supreme command
of all the allies forces on the western
battle front