Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-24
INVADERS ALSO NEARING
TOWN OF TCHERNAVODA
Russians and Roumanians in Re-
treat Along Whole Line, but
Offer Stubborn Resistance.
BRITISH MAKE 1,ooo-YARD GAIN
Carry Their Front a Step Nearer
Bapaume-Peronne Road, in
Somme Region.
LBv Associated Press.

LONDON. October 23.-Dobrudf fN-re-
gion Of Roumania apparently Is being
/ overrun by the forces Of the Teutonic
| allies.
Constanza. Roumanias chief seaport
and fortress on the Black Sea. already
has fallen into the hands of the troops
OF the right wing of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's army. while the left wing
Is nearing the town of Tchernavoda,
where the Danube is spanned by the
bridge of the railroad running from
Constanza to Bucharest. Near the CEN
ter of their front. which extends across
Dobrudja from the sea to the Danube,
the invaders have cut the railroad near
Murfatlar and pushed their troops '.far
beyond" the railway line. according to
Berlin.
Before tho rapid advance of the Ger
mans, Bulgarians and Turks-rapfd.
despite heavy rains and soggy ground
the Russians and Roumanians are
in retreat along the entire front, but
according to Petrograd, are Offering
stubborn resistance.
Aside from the operations in Dob
Iu"Ja, aHotnef BRITISH smash at the
German line in the Somme region of
france. which netted them more than
1000 yards of trenches east Of Gueude-
court and Les Boeufs and carried their
! front step nearer the Bapaume-Pe.
rome Road. is the most notable Incl
dent OF the fighting on any front.
A gain, described by Paris as "appreci-
able. also is recorded for the French
| northeast OF Morval, which lies just to
the south OF the region where the
British and Germans were In contact
ATTACKS OF ENTENTE
SANGUTNARILY REFUSED
Rerlin, in touching upon the fighting
against the British and French on Sun
day in LIE Sars and Rancourt region,
says the attacks Of the entente allies
were sanguinarily repulsed. 1t is ad-
mitted In the German official communi-
cation that the Germans withdrew Sun
daS night from the north of Chaulnes,
south of the Somme. to n prepared po-
sition lying east OF the northern part
OF the Chaulnes wood.
The Russians Having been cleared
from the Narayuvka River region of
Gaiicia, the Austro- German forces have
hurled violent attack against other
forces Of Emperor Nicholas north Of
'ip pus, near the Nolhynia- -GaiiCia bOr-
der. The attack was repulsed. accord
ing to Petrograi.
At the bend OF Cerna River, in Serbia,
i'erlin says the Germans and Bull
Sartans. lighting side by s,1n have
halted the offensive OF the Serbs, who
now are on the defensive. Bad weather
is still hampering full operations on
| the Macedonian front.
The Italians have again begun a live
~ oombardment of Austrian positions
on the Carso Plateau. northwest of
trieste. probably presaging another at
tempt soon to press forward toward
austria's chief seaport on the Adrlatic,
Ten steamers and two sailing vessels.
all OF them neutrals. are reported to
nave been sunk. but whether by sub
marines or mines is not stated Five
of the steamers were Norwegian, two
Creek. two Danish and one Dutch. They
aggregated 12.474 tons gross. The sail
ing crat We're Danish schooner and
Swedish bark, The British steamer
Cabotia. OF 1900 tons. is believed to
have been sunk