The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-23
Indications Point to Continued
Ascendancy of Teuton- 7 ur
Army There
COUP PLANNED IN
ATHENS IS REPORT
kalesoropoulos Cabinet 70 b
Forced Out and Constantine
Compelled to Place Veneze-
los at Head of New Reaino|

London. Sept. 22.-The eyes of III
Europe tonight are anxiously directA6 h
toward the Dobrudja where two giauf 81
armies are engaged in a battle, Gho
outcome of which is expected to have
decisive effect on the whole war II N
the near east
Both sides are claiming a victoryg
bucharest for the Russo Rumanian II
forces. Berlin and Sonia for rfalf n
Marshal Won Mackensen's army, con-
sisting of Germans. Bulgars and
Turks. Indications are that thn3s
Mackensen's still have the upper hama
and military experts here concede that
strategic advantages are overwhslna. 4
lngly on his side because Of the domt.
mating and threatening position or hins#
center and left wing. massed all alomn Y
the southern bank of the DanubeI
ready at any moment to come to thu
aid of the right. 1S
The German war office announces
this afternoon that Mackensen's DOR.
rudja army "by an encircling counters
attack against the enemy's flank and
rear" drove the Russo Rumaniail
army back in disorder
At the same time Bucharest offfctUfS
ly stated that the invaders have been
driven back more than ave miles ana
ARE still in retreat" s
Launched NJ Toprosari.
The counter-attack which Berlta
claims was successful was launched n I
Toprosari. fourteen miles southwe4t
of Constanxa. #Ma
The Buigaro-Tursish-G forcs
are battling for possession of tt
Czerawoda- Constanxa Railway vtf&
the object Of gaining the only DanuG
bridgehead in the Dobrudja ana ID
the same time cutting on Vunnn
from her principal sea port. d.
| The Bulgarian war once sAi1
| day regarding the Dobrudta operlS
tons:
Our attachments are consolidatfne
their positions"
German aeroplanes raided Cxerna~ i
woda and also attacked squadron 64 4
the Black Sea coast. Teuton seAea
planes warded off 4 Russian naval
bombardment of the Bulgarian port
Varna. Constanza was sheiled ~ I
| German ltydroaeroplanes 5
LIFE OF NEW MINISTRY
is DRAWING TO END
London. Sept. 22.-Utteriy ignored
by the entente ministers and bitterly
fought by large sections of the Creek
press and public. the Kalegoropouloa
cabinet 10 about to pass into history
Events in the Greek capital are pains-
takingly screened by the allied Gems Il
sorship, which. since Wednesday. u
in complete charge Of the dissemi-
nation OF news What little informa-
ton manages to "trickle through. :
however. points to the return to-
power of ex-Premier Venizelos. which
will inevitably mean Greek interven~a
| ton on the sides of the allies.
IAN Athens dispatch late toutxte
| says a 'reconstruction" of the preesR
ent cabinet and the election Of the
pro-German members of it are8
/ nj I'D In AvAn 20 t~. ~
milton of the entente"
Those in close touch with the Greek
situation predict that King Constant.
tine will shortly have no other alter-
native. except the appointment OF
| Venizelos, the only man with whon9
the allied diplomats are willing Z
| deal.
An allied fleet Of eighty nve wars
ships has appeared before Salami6k
prepared for q long stay.
Greece IL under the thumb Of ven&s
izelos," Baron Won schenk. sxpelle4 II
head OF the German propaganda ~
Greece. u quoted ~ saying upon his
that the Greek gendarm0 who 81
PEELED him wept.
The Greek feet has been ordsro1 e
! to surround the Greek warslz1p 0o0gNMs
geios-AveroK. because 800 out Of her 4
crew Of $50 were said to beSprepa9s
Ing to Join the rsvolutionariss In -
!ontki. ss5s
The revolt in Macedonia IL reports1
to be spreading. xs3
j LOOK FOR NEW TEUTON
DRIVE IN THE EAsx
i London, Sept. 2A-'will Hlndeos
burg strike In the east?" 10 the Quoos
ton foremost In the minds Of uailltnsy
critics hero and the tendency ~ t.
general opinion among them n to "a
ward the belief that the new 0Arma4
chief of tho great general stan = peo
pairing for q gigantic effort to ua1k{
terialize his oft-repeated theory thaH
Russia must be beatsn hrst.
Copenhagen advtces are to the 60
the Kovel front. Dispatches youA1Da
day reported the arrival Of Tux41 II
contingents on the German linNs 60 n
ing Riga. The od1ctal accounts ~ -
last few days strongly indicate . o10l
ual resumption OF ths o@enaevo
the Germans. 4
volhynia II looked upon - IT, xeo1
probable scene OF the expected IeNt4
drive A Sensational push from KDv
eastwArds and the recApture ok o.
volhynian fortresses Of Dubn0 -
Lutsk, and possibly Rovno. tn eno
Of the triangle. would comp0t
Russians 60 withdraw their nn1o n
msnAcing Halics and LAmbeSk fn
der to escape envol0pneul - e44
qusnt drive In tn noeth. Nokn IT,
and Dwtnsk ~ the tnnA6inta
tivss y looked for ~ tAo Ie1eao
qusnce Of succeA y VelnyA
TssAss IT, q
Tho 0or!nen s1uI& 4;