The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-11-23
CENTRAL POWERS GAIN
Retirement Of Entente Noted
Over Entire Balkan i!
Front
GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE
ALONG THE ANCRE SECTOR
French Marines Take Possession
'a 80 Fl 'sr.
Of Railway Station at
Anthems
AIR RAID.

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AIR RAID. !,
Paris, Nov. 23. - (otficiaD:.
Lieut. Guynmer brought down his
twenty'seeond German aeropIans
In an aerial action tonight.
There is calm along the entire
front.
London, Nov. 2s.-(officiaI):
A successful air raid was made
against German hydrepianss and
naval forces At seebrusee yeotsr.
day. Naval aeroplanes bombsd
the seapIane sheds and German
destroyer anchored alongside.
The destroyer was hit and the
sheds we're damaged.
London, Nov. 2S.-Under the fierce
drives of the Teutons, the Rouman.
ians are retiring to old positions in
the JUL valley. Official dispatches
from Bucharest state that the Entente
forces are withdrawing westward
from Craiova, abandoned earlier in
week. ra s9
A special agency dispatch from
Eaku, Asiatic Russia, via Petrograd,
state that the Turks massacred 5000
to 5000 Armenians at Sivas. Turkey.
Reports Of the success Of the Tei.
tonic envel0ping movement in Wal.
lasha are undenied at Bucharest.
This has occasioned considerable
worry in London.
taken charge Of the railway station.
The German artillery IL pounding
away on both sides. Of the Ancrs. This
is the only activity reported from tho
war zone in France or along the Flan-
ders line. ~
More Ground Taken.
ITO the north, iii the Alt valley, on
both sides Of the river, and. n the
ROthenthurn PASS sector moro ground
has been taken from the Roum1ni.
ans by the Teutonic allies, while IN
the region around Campulung. tho
Roumanians in u strong offensive
have been held in their tracks by tho
stiffening of the front of the invad.
erS. 4, ,. /, t.. ~ ,.
Late reports from Berlin concera.
ing the fighting near Monastir are TO
the effect that northeast OF the town
attacks by Entente troops against tho
German-Bulgaran front failed.
Paris previously had announced
that the Germans and Bulgariahs
were Offering strong resistance along
the new line. r
On the extreme western flank OF
the Macedonian theatre, between
Lake Presba and Ochrida, the bellig.
erent forces have come into contact.
Paris records the capture by the En-.
tente troops OF the town Of IIeskO.
vets on the west bank of Lake Pres
ba. o.. F3
The Turks have launched a heavy
attack against Sultana Bad, Persia.
but were repulsed with heavy casual.
ties by the Russians, according to
Petrograd. a@
After long silence imposed by the
direct wish of General Falkenhayn,
who did not wish to have any hopes
raised by premature accounts Of bis
operations, descriptions Of the me.
ment0us victory of the Teut0nic fore.
es in the battle of Tirgujiuli which
broke the resistance Of the . Russo.
Roumanian armies in western Walls
CHA and opened the way to the Rou.
manian plain, are now available. The
battle was fought from November is
70 II, after the German and Austro.
Hungarian forces. in . week OF steady
cOmbats, had forced their way from
the SUBMITS of the mountains on tho
Roumanian.T Transylvanian frontier to
the foot Of the Alpine regions. master.
ing the armored turrets Of tho per.
manent frontier Notifications with big
mortars and breaking the Roumanisn
resistance wherever it was encount-
cred.
Elected from the wild, mountain.
Gus :egions to the rolling foothills be.
yond, the Roumanians, who BY now
had received heavy Russian rein
forcements, elected to stand On the
range of hills running east and west
and lying south Of Tirgujiulij. the first
important town south Of the noun.
tain. The position was naturally strong
and heavy fog enabled the Rouman.
ians 20 take up their positions unmo.
Tested by the pursuers.
The German and Austro-Hungarian
forces attacked them with fervor and
after three days Of heaviest fighting.
crushed their way by frontal attacks
through the middle Of the Roumanian
line from the jul to the Filort riv.
ers. The Roumanian losses In the
battle are described as very heavy.
The German cavalry had been held
in readiness behind the line and tho
squadrons now poured through the
breach and raced down through tho
valley towards the railway 30 miles
away, driving before them the fleeing
Russians and Roumanians and bresks
ing the efforts at resistance OF Ill but
the strongest units which stu held
together.
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