New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
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London, Nov. 2S.-The Germanic
troops are now within thrty-seven
miles of Bucharest. Moving northeast
from Zumnicea, Mackensen's forces
that enveloped Alexandria yesterday
have captured the important town OF
Giurgu. across the Danube from Rust
chuk.
Giurgiu is almost directly south OF
Bucharest and controls two railroad
lines, one to the capital and one to VIDA
Cartojan. hallway between the Vedea
River, where Falkenhayn's troops are
now encampcd, and their goal.
Destroy Cernavoda Railway
Dispatches from the German armies
in Rumania, says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen, re-
port that the Rumanians have de-
stroyed the railway from Cernavoda to
Bucharest and are burning all the vii
lages and stores of food in the course
of their retreat. This may indicate
that Mackensen has begun a crossing
of the Danube over the Cernavoda
bridge.
Though the fighting in the Dobrudja
is steadily increasing in violence, the
efforts of SskhaTof have failed TO re-
lieve the pressure in Wallachia. The
Bulgar and German troops in this re-
gicn furnished proof OF their unim-
paired strength to-day, chen they de-
livered counter assault, that swept
the Russo-Rumanian forces from sew
eral strong positions near Lake Ia
shaul. or the coastal front.
Hill 234 and the village of Ernekek
were reclaimed by the Bulgarians, and
Cossack divisions sent against the mar
row strip of land between Lake Ia
shaul and the sea were thrown back.
Closing on Pitesci
Supplementing these successes to the
south and east of Bucharest came the
rapid development of the northern cam
paign against the capital to-day. Gen
eral Delminsingen's left wing smashed
forward along the Jiblea Pitesci rail-
road and seized the town of Curtea de
Arges, less than eighty miles north Of
Bucharest and twenty-five miles frorl
Pitesci, their immediate objective. Cur
tea de Argos was formerly the capital
of Rumania, and contains the tomb of
her first rulers.
With the fall of Pitesci. an inn
portant railroad centre, the German
line would be Strengthened again from
the Transylvanian Alps TO the Danube,
and the invaders could drive simultane-
ously from the north and south along
two railways to the capital.
Between the Torsburg and Predeal
passes the Germans launched a violent
attack, employing gas and tear shells,
against which the Rumanians are
poorly equipped Should the enemy
break through here the Rumanians
would be unable TO make a stand be-
hind the Argesu River, their last line
Of natural defence before Bucharest.
Bulgars Cross Danube =
The Bulgars have crossed the .1an.
ube at three more points and fortified
themselves on Rumanian soil west Of
the band of steel by which the invaders
have cut Rumania in two. Near Ra
hovo the Bulgars captured Beshet; op.
poste Vidin, the western terminus Of
a railroad from Crsiova, they occupied
the town of Calafatu, while TO the east
of this point third crossing was made
at Lom Palanka.
Following close behind the invaders
comes another army, gathering in the
cereals and oils for the use Of the Cen
trail Powers, who need sorely the eco
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