The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Kurtbunar and Akkadunlar Are
Captured by Invaders.
Bulgars Join With TeutOns in
Tremendous Drive.
RUMANIANS SUCCESSFUL, TOO
They Have Advanced 4S Miles
Into East Hungary.
Russian Transports Land Aid
in achievements.

Sofia. Sept. 5-The Rumanian
towns of Kurtbunar and Akkadunlar
have been captured by the Bulgarian
and German forces who have pushed
forward ten miles into Rumanian ter
ritory in their invasion of the Do
brudja region, it was officially an
nounced today.
Kurtbunar and Akkadunlar lie al
most directly south of the Rumanian
city of Silistra and about sixty-five
miles northwest of the Bulgarian port
of Varna.
As Miles Into Hungary.
Paris, Sept 5-The advance of the
Rumanian troops in the first five days
of their campaign was considerable
and at some points it was as much as
eighty kilometers (about forty-eight
miles) says a dispatch from Urgent
under date of Saturday to the Petit
Parisien. The forward march, how
ever, now has been somewhat slack
ened because of the difficulty of send
ing supply conveyors. Altho the
ground on the eastern Hungarian
manians, the correspondent said they
were successful in their dash across
the river and now occupy the valleys.
Rumania's declaration, the dispatch
aOOS, was SO unexpected Indl OIly d
few troops of the dual monarchy were
on the Rumanian frontier, and these
were not on guard when hostilities
were begun.
Declaration Came Suddenly.
Half an hour before war was de-
clared, Hungarian officer were drink
ing with Rumanian officers at Ru-
manian railroad station Soon after,
an outpost entered the station and
took the officers prisoners and then
captured quantities of materials. The
Rumanian offensive was SO sudden
that the Austrians had not time to
blow up bridges or tunnels.
Russians Land to Aid Rumania.
Rome Sept. 5.-Russian transports
have landed large Slav contingent at
the Rumanian port of Constanza to
aid in the operations against Bulgaria,
day Part of the Russian forces al
ready have Joined the Rumanians re-
sisting the German-Bulgar attacks
along the Dobrudja frontier
Rumanian vanguards have entered
the Transylvanian city of Herman
stadt, which was evacuated by the
Austrians several days ago.
A Rumanian Defeat.
London, Sept. 5.-The first days
fighting on Rumanian soil, due to the
invasion of Dobrudja by Bulgarians
and Germans is said by the Bulgarian
/ war office to have resulted in the re-
treat of the Rumanians, who left hum
dreds of dead on the field. AS pre-
viously reported by the German war
office, the invaders crossed the entire
Dobrudja frontier and occupied towns
near the border.
The statement issued in Sofia says:
ION our northern front our armies
on Saturday crossed the entire Do
brudja frontier, energetically driving
! back advanced detachments of the
enemy. We occupied Kurtburnar after
fighting in which we took prisoner
165 men and two officers. The enemy
retreated leaving on the field hun
dreds of dead as well as a great num-
ber of rifles and a quantity of ma
terial One of our columns occupied
Akkadunlan. The march forward is
proceeding on the whole line.
"A hostile fleet bombarded the for
tifications north of KaVa1a, enemy
aeroplanes dropped bombs on the viii
lage of Starovo and HaZuatar and on
Angista station. Several inha bitants,
including women and children were
killed -