Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-29
TEUTON|C FORCES
ONLY 81 MILES
FROM BUCHAREST
Semicircle About Rouma-
nian Capital Being
Drawn Closer.
BERLIN REPORTS SUCCESS
IN TIGHTENING GRIP
Giurgiu, on Danube, and Curtca
de Argos, on Argechu,
Captured.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN WEST
In Carpathians. Russians Begin An
other ATTACK Against Austro-
German Forces.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN WEST
In Cnrpathians. Russians Begin An
other Attack Against Austro-
German Forces.
Rv 4 AsEoriatnd Prnas

Operations Of tho Tcutonic allies In
Hou,nana have brought them appre-
cably nearer Bucharest. and thcv ara
stili progressing from the north and
west and the south and the southwest.
The northern bank of tho Danube In
Roumania. extending westward from
GiurEiu. on tho railroad south OF Ruk
harcst to Ost Widen, a short distance
from the Serbian border. now is in the
hands of tic forces of tho central now
ers. The capture OF points in this re-
Sion opposite Nidin. LON -Palanka and
itahovo by the BulCarians would seem
seriously to menace the Roumaniar
troops from tho Orsova and Turnu So
vcrin sectors. who were reported sevc-
raj days ago to be in retreat to thu
southeast
The occupation Of Giurgu brings the
limo of Field Marshal Won Mackenscn
to within thirtyscvcn miles OF Buk-
harcst ON the south. while the capture
oil turtca de Argos. eighty miles north
west of tho capital evidently ha,
cleared the Topolog sector of Rouma-
MIA, and given the invaders the rail-
road TO the important town OF Pitesci.
tho junction Of tho line running from
CampulunE to Bucharest
In occupying Curtea de Arrcs Com
cral Won Falkenhayn's troops apparcnt-
~ have driven the Roumanians from
inc Inc OF Topolog. and may even havo
broken. near it's northern end the
line OF the Argechu. along which the
ioumanans We're expected to make
decisive stand.
Thus the senicirclc drawn about
Bucharest and tho Roumunian armies
is gradually. but steadily. being drawn
closer. Substantial successes are re-
ported by Berlin in tho new operations
for tightening the grip.
ROUMANIAN RETIREMENT
PROCEEDS IN PERFECT ORDER
In tho center the Tcutonic allies are
still driving eastward. having left the
Alt Valley far in their rear. An un-
official dispatch from Bucharest saws
the retirement OF the Roumanians Ia
proceeding in perfect order toward a
new front already settled on for de-
fensc
The operations in Macedonia are
somewhat bcclouded by reason OF di-
NerGent reports. Berlin says that north
OF Monastir renewed attacks by the
entente allies failed. while the Serbian
War Office claims that in lighting along
the entire front the Serbs at several
points made advances OF several hun
drcd meters. Sofia on the o her hand.
asserts that attacks on hill 1850 and the
village of Paralovo werc put down by
tn" BulEarans and Germans, as like
wis" was British offensive in tho
Nardar region south OF the village OF
BoCoroditsa
ON III" front in France and in tho
Aus'ro-italan thcatcr nothing but
commandments have taken place South
OF pNinSk, on tho Russian front. artil-
i'rE duclS nave been in progress. Con-
siderable activity also has devcloped i'm
the region of Riga. In the Carpathiana
III" russians have begun another at
tack against the Austro-Cierman force.
ana hghtinE now is proceeding there
FctroSrad admits that tho Turks
have occupied the towns OF Adramed
and koShishosly, south OF Van, Turk
ish Armenia.