Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-05
GERMAN CANNON
VOMITING SHELLS
UPON BUCHAREST
Kaiser's Artillery Emplaced
Eleven Miles From Capital
and Begins Bombardment
of It in Earnest.
TEUTONs PRESS ADVANCE
Berlin Announces Operations in
Region of City Develop
ing Favorably.
WIN BATTLE OF ARGECH0

Copenhagen, Dec. 4.-(Via Lon,
don.)-According to the Berlin cor
respondent of the Natonel Tidende
German artillery, which now is, EN-
placed only eleven miles from Buch'
Arrest, began to lombard the city yes
terday.
Berlin, Dec. 4.-(Wireless to Say
vile. 1.-The war Office announced to.
night that the fighting south and west
of Bucharest Is developing favorably
to the Teutonic armies.
The Russians have been increasing
their activity in the Carpathians, &C
cording to today's army headquarters
statement but their attacks were ap-
parently made to cover a letting down
of the offensive in this region. Such
assaults as were made were easily
repulsed.
Russ Pressure Continued.
On the Transylvanian east front
the Russian pressure is being con-
tinued and the attacking forces
achieved some slight progress in the
Trotus valley. Further south, how
ever, a height recently lost by the
Austro- German forces was recap
tured.
Thee official statement announces
that the battle on the Argecho has
been fought to decision and won by
the Teutonic forces.
Important Town Taken.
The important town of Tergovistea
has been captured by the Austro- Ger
man forces and the troops advancing
from the north by way of Campulung
have effected a junction with those
moving from the west in the terrain
between the Danube and the noun
tains.
The defeat of the first Roumanian
army is declared to have been COM
plete and the Teutonic troops are
continuing their victorious march
eastward from Piteshti.
Driven Beyond Titu.
What remains of the first ,Rouma-
nian army is declared to have been
driven beyond Titu,f to the junction
of the railroad from Bucharest to
Campulung and Piteshti
Southwest of Bucharest the Rou-
manians have been repulsed as they
also were in the strong attacks to the
south of the capital, severe defeat
being inflicted upon them, while cav
airy succeeded in terferihg with rail-
road communications. The total
prisoners taken yesterday was more
than 5000 Besides, other valuable
booty, thirty-five guns were captured
by the Danube army.
Text of Statement.
The text of the statement says:
Strong Russian pressure still was
maintained on the Pennsylvania east
front. In the Trotus valley the enemy
succeeded in making slight progress.
German and Austrian troops farther
south recaptured their position on a
height which recently they had lost.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: December 3 brought the
battle in the Argechu river to a de-
cision. The battle has been Won
The operations of the army of Gen.
eral of Infantry Won Falkenhayn,
which in the middle of November be-
gan with victorious battle at Targuju,
and those of the German Bulgarian
Turkish forces, which gained the
north bank of the Danube, were
crowned with success.
Forces Are Joined.
"The Danube army, fighting under
command of General of Artillery
Kosch from Svistow, the army group
Of Lieutenant General Kuehne. ad-
vancing through western Wallachia
beyond Craiova. the group of Lieu
tenant General Kraft Won Delmsingen,
coming after hard engagements along
lCnntinned an Pape Twa Column One