Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-01
Will Sweep on Austro-Ger-
man Armies Along Car
pathian Front
SLAV TROOPS ARE
COILING FOR STRIKE
Fleet of the Gar Arrives at
Constanza for Attack
on Varna.

ONDON, Aug. 3l.-G1 p. m.) -
now is focused on the Balkans and
On the German field marshal, Won
Hindenburg. Rumania's participation
is considered here important not only
from the accession of a fresh army,
but from the opportunity II gives the
Russian army to extend its base and
to cooperate with kumania on Gallo
ian and Transylvanian territory vir-
tually as one army against the Aus
TRANS
Another important factor is the
closing OF the Danube, the principal
route for the shipment of munitions
from Germany to Turkey and the
shipping of supplies to Germany.
Reports differ as to whether the
central powers were ready for Ru-
mania's entry. While Austrian Off
cial messages assert that Austria
Hungary was prepared. dispatches to
the newspapers said that the central
powers were so confident of Ru-
mania's neutrality that they left the
boundary thinly guarded and that
they are hurry reinforcements
from everywhere, while the inhabi-
tantS are fleeing panic-stricken before
The possibilities of Bulgaria weak :
ening and of the Greek people forcing
the government to mobilize and re-
sst Bulgarian occupation of the ter
ritory in Greece so recently won from
Turkey are much discussed. King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria is visiting vi
emma and English speculation Is that
he fears to return to his kingdom and
is preparing to abdicate in favor OF
Crown Prince Boris.
Artillery Active.
Artillery Is active on all the battle
fronts of Europe, but only on the
Pennsylvania Rumanian border has
infantry been engaged to any extent
Bad weather hampers operations in
France.
The Russians and Austro- Germans
on the eastern line are resting, as are
the entente forces and the armies of
the central powers in Macedonia and
the Austrians and Italians have yet
to renew their desperate fighting of a
few weeks ago.
Along the whole line of the lower
Carpathians the Rumanian armies are
reported attacking the Austro-Ilun
garian forces. The defenders are said
to have retired in their second forti-
fled line.
ANOTlHtdSl OF hTOllStdul INC nus
tro- Bulgarians have taken new posi-
tions west of Csik Szerada on the
Atula river after fighting with the
Rumanians. This shows that the
troops OF King Ferdinand have brok-
en- through the mountains on the
eastern border of Transylvania as
well as on the south. Rumanian at
tacks east OF the Iron Gate on the
Danube were repulsed, Vienna says.
March Through Dobrudia.
Russian troops are marching
through Dobrudja, but whether to
strike at Bulgaria or north of Varna,
or to aid the Rumanians invading
Transylvania is unknown.
1t is reported Russian fleet has
arrived at ConstanZa, principal Ru-
manian Black sea port, and the Bull
garans are said to fear a combined
land and sea attack on Narna. Rust
chuk, Bulgaria, on the Danube, a
report to Paris says, has been occu-
pied by the Rumanians. In VOlhynia
the Russians have repulsed a German
attack northeast of Kovel with severe
losses.
on the Somme front French forces
have made progress In local opera
tons. North of the Somme there has
been no change,