Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
ROUMAN|ANS LOSE
CAPITAL AT TER
TODAY DEFENSE
Ploechti, Important Rail-
way Junction Town,
Also Is Taken.
NO DETAILS CONCERNING
CLIMAX OF GREAT DRIVE
Marks elimination Of One Of
Most Brilliantly Executed
Feats of Great War.
FATE NEVER WAS IN DOUBT
Country Crushed i'm Nut-Cracker
Fashion Made Familiar by Ger
mans During This Conflict.
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Euk kharcst the capital of Eoumania.
is in the hands Of the forces OF the
central powers.
Exactly 100 days after the dcclara.
ii" of war by Roumania against them
finds the Teutonic allies in control OF
about $4,000 square miles OF Roumanian
errtory-virtually onc-half OF the
kinrdom-running from tho Transyl-
ranian Alps northwest Of the capital
to the Danube south OF it. and a large
part OF Dobrudja and probably still
on the heels of the rctreatinc Russian
aud Ruumaniau armies which have been
cndcavoring to hold them back
simultaneously with tho announce
mcnt Of the fall Of Bucharest came the
news of the capture OF the important
railroad junction OF Ploechti. north OF
the capital. tho conquest of which
places ir the dands OF the invaders the
the last railroad in tho west. and gives
to them the head OF the line running
northward to JaSsy. where the capital
of ltoumant is now situated.
No details have as yet come through
concerning the climax to the great
drive Of the armies of General Won
'alkcnhayn and Field Marshal Won
Mhckensen. or whether the Roumantnns
and Russians succeeded entirely in
making their escape behind the Buk-
h"rcst line. Previous to the announce
mcnt Of the capture OF bucharest and
OF llc"chti, unofficial advices had indi-
Gated that four divisions OF the de-
tenders were in II hazardous position
In the region due west Of Eukharest
aud i'm danger OF being cnveloped.
With the fall OF iiul<harcst the CEN
trail powers are now in possession OF
four capitals OF entente allied states.
the others being Brussels Belgrade ana
ccttinjc.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
MEETS WITH LITTLE SUCCESS
In the northwest. in the Carpat hian
region near the Buliowina frontier. and
along the Mo'davia front, the Russian
offensive. begun in q diversion against
the Tcutonic advance into Roumani;t
apparently is meeting with little su,.-
c"Ss. In tho Carpathians west of lab
linatza. the Russians occupied n height
but later were shell"d off the position
ny the Germans. TO the south thc>.
succeeded in penetrating to the second
line OF the German dcfeuses in tho
ir"tnS valley. but here were held by
the defenders from further advance
- va Wv ''lthE t'aSS and southeast
Oh NcdHi NarSahcly tho Austro- Ger
mans took positions from the Rus.
SLAMS.
additional fortified heights northeast
OF h"dimirisa. in Serbia, have hccn
captured by the Serbs from the EuI
-ar'ans and Germans. according to TN.
S"!"nik! War ouicc. while tho i:ul
G"r'ahs are reported by Berlin to have
eNneil"d the Serbs from positions near
''radeshnitza. y heavy bomha rdm,pt
Is IN proErcss north OF Monastir.
TN" Germans have again essavcd
somewhat intense attack in the Ver-
dnn sector. laun hing il on the stones
cas-; or the famous hill 304, near Aro-
court.
According 10 l'aris. the attack wns
partly successful. the Germans gain
ing footing in some OF the advanced
fren"h trenches. Otherwise on tn,
French front there have been onl,.
"ombardme nts and operations by raid
ing parties
In the Austro- Italian and Russian
'h"at"rs the big guns are still doing
me greater portion o. the work The
tihssi"ns have hea,ily shclled the
NaraI uVka reg on in Galicia