New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Rumanian Fortress
Battered Down in
Swift Stroke.
ALLIES ADVANCE
IN MACEDONIA
Heights in Albania Are
Seized by Italian
Troops.
o.. CAB, to The Tribune J

London. Sept. 1O.-The German
led army Of Bulgarians invading
Iumania has battered down another
s.eat Danube fortress.
Overcoming the most stubborn re-
z.ance by his superiority in num-
bers Won Mackensen has pushed east
e,o-y the river from Turtukai, which
he CAPTURED last Thursday, and has
seized Silistria.
Meanwhile. the Russian army IN
the southern Dobrudja has swept
isrvard to the Bulgarian frontier
and created such a threat to the
whole northeastern part Of the coun-
try that varna, the principal Bull
g.risn port on the Black Sea, is
already being evacuated.
IN military circles here the fall OF
II second powerful link If the Ru-
naniar border defences is admitted
70 be a severe reverse for the Ru-
nanians. The Importance of Silis-
tria to the defence Of Southern
Rrmania and Bucharest has been
Demonstrated i'm earlier wars. With
Turtukai il formed the bastion Of
tie seventy-mile line Of fortifca-
tons in the Dobrudja along the
southern bank Of the Danube. Only
sixty miles southeast Of the Ruman-
isr capital. it offers Won Mackenser
another base from which to launch
thrust at the heart and the main
arteries Of the country.
bstacles 10 German Drive.
a. m, same uc the German com
ralder lace N ghty obstacles TO an
siysnce across the Danube and q sub
'sggert march into the enemy's land.
Tie Danube Al these points IS vide and
deep. It's northern bank bristles with
:.ns long trained on every foot Of the
s'issn ehere 4 crossing might be at
''rptsd by hostile forces. To hazard
efossing o. the river before these
r'''g defeuces have been reduced and
tt RUmanisns driven back from the
g'ogno near the ri~er would DC to in
vie iissster.
Moreover. two other factors would
pay sn important role In any such Op-
sisiol. A. Msckensen advances into
Ns snemys country he must thin out
h' forces, 20 keep open his line OF
,'rmgriestions and % guard his hanks
ron s,iack Tne Rlmanians, on the
''er hand. have their supplies az hand
20 sre IN sufficient force 20 De able "a
"l'tnirate rapidly az any threatened
"tLofs. Meeting The invaders on thelr
e'a so.l, they would have all the ad-
'srisges.
~ nofe important than this IS the
ace 70 which the Germans and Bul-
n'sns are exposed by the swift ad-
.s'fs 'i the strong Russian forces IA
l'r south Already the Czsr's troops
eonuuc'ion With the Rumanians
logged ahead southwest Of Dobric
oFer~nelmod several points on the
s-gsrian frontier. Striking suddenly
A rom tlIs direction, the Russians
,ic eaten Mackensen's army on the
~ aSns, crush 10 against the Danube
Mic, blow from which II could
y recover
'hSf the tenerity of the German
ia 10 thrgsting 10 far into hostile
p'I may result ~ crushing defeat
y' - far more inclined 20 this be
nan - the dca i0At the heterO-
pss army Of $1,000 or $4,000 Bul.
.1', Iurks, Austrian and German
~ e p leading viii be able 20 force
O'nlos and erdsnger Bucharest.
silistris's Fall Sudden.
q. eap,gre ~ Siistris by the Teu.
t.. 'Ttt' followed quickly on the
s,,T an a,temp, b. the garrison o.
.,Itf's, - bring relief 10 The be
.7..N trpops m Turtuksi. Twelve
t,~ Nbnssst o. TBrtuksi the relief
f.,. NS met b. strong Bulgarian
s.'snd , and was compelled 20 retire u
"a, Niys of Nackensen on Silistris
az. '.eden that the defenders we're
D.. ''fr little effective resistance
s.r.'sss received here to-day do not
". . whether the garrison of Eilis
sg,S'.o, but Il - believed that The
,s,,s.S i'rtss made no Eucn great
fs,,.. a. they did ~ 1urtUkai
ss,, ,h' hopssnd unWOuuded sol
e,S;,.f bs1gsd in that fortress, nc
tssS " supplementary report H.
u. ne f0ia Nsr Office to-day
s.s,, smshian loafer in dead and
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'E'r korsh,. the German militsr,