The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-30
Troops of Gar Achieve Com
siderable Success In Attack
On Northern Front
Won MACKENSEN IS
NEARING BUCHAREST
Reported Yesterday to Be Only
Twenty Miles Away-Ru.
manian Army and Civilians
In Flight
tBy International New. Service,

tBy international News Service.)
The disorderly retreat of the Ruman.
ian armies towards Bucharest contin-
ues. the civil population of hundreds
of towns joining with the defeated
troops in a. wild flight. according to
dispatches from several sources last
night.
The latest official statement from
Berlin issued at the end of the day,
announces the capture of Pietchi. q
town sfxty-hve miles north of Buch-
Arrest. by the army group OF Won Fall
kenhayne. The statement adds that
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's arm
les, advancing from the south and now
within twenty miles Of the Rumantan
capital Is directing its movements to
correspond with those of Won Falkeu-
hayn.
Meanwhile the Russian armies in
the Southern Carpathians have struck
strong blow in a last minute effort
to divert the TREMENDOUS pressure
which the Teuton armies are bringing
to bear upon the Rumanians.
Russians Launch Heavy Offensive.
A heavy offensive was launched to-
day in the region of Kirltbaba. Petro-
grad reporting the capture Of a series
Of bridges east and south Of this place.
together with more than 100 prisoners.
This fighting Is taking place on the
northernmost Rumanian 'front.' not far
from its junction with the main Rus
sian front That II has been Of the
most intense character Ia indicated by
tonights German report. An earlier
announcement had stated that the
Russians had succeeded In attaining
small local gains at a heavy cost. To-
nights statement says that the Rus,
SLAMS renewed their attacks and that
DO information Of the resplts was xssltk
at hand a1s sss = q o
Petrograd tells an entirely different
story from the German war office, OF
the results Of the offensive in this
sector.
Our troops gained possession of
ridge of heights east of Kirlibaba
says the Russian war office. "compell-
ing the enemy to retire from his posi-
tons and capturing eleven officers.
700 men. six machine guns and
bomb mortar. South of Kiribaba In
the Dovitman Valley. we captured a
ridge of heights along the whole Of
our front"
News that the civil populations Of
Rumanian towns had Joined with the
soldiers in frantic retreat before the
invaders Is contained In an official
delayed twenty-four hours In trans
mission, told of the capture of Giur-
giu, on the Danube. after a battle Of
five hours
1t is stated that the population Of
the town Joined the defeated Ruman-
ian army in dsorderly flight.
The capture OF Giurgui Is expected
TO he followed by a passage OF the
river from Turtukal and two -pronged
Alliance on Bucharest from the south
The Rumanian capital stands on
both sides OF the river Dambroyita,
twelve bridges spanning the stream
and joining the two halves of the city
An advance along both banks of the
river would be possible through
crossing of the Danube at Turtukai,
Mackensens armies surrounding the
Rumanian capital. on both sides of tho
river from the south. while Falken-
hayne swept down from the north.
Advance Along Railroad
Falkenhayns advance on Bucharest
now lies down a 'trunkline railway
from Pitesci, The railroad route Ia
almost an airline. and lies over a nat
country.
The Rumanian government, with
few exceptions. ts in flight from Buch.
Arrest Already. unofficial dispatches
state. Machenseh'S guns are oombard-
ing the chain of outer forts which
stretches around the city for forty
miles. An official statement was re-
ceived from Bucharest today. indicat-
ing that not all the government offices
have been closed. but the greater num-
Der of officials are said to be with thu
court at Jassy. with further flight into
Russian territory a possibility.
A review of operations given out
by the semi Official German agency.
the Trans-ocean News Bureau today,
shows that the Germans and their
Bulgarian allies shortened their front
Tully 1875 miles by the capture of Alex
andria and Giurgiu. The invaders II
is said. have seized absolute control
Of the Danube for a distance OF 1875
miles
The capture OF Pitesci outfanks the
remaining Rumanian army. which was
offering stiff resistance--that in tho
region of Campulung. BY diverting
part OF his forces Won Falkenhayne is
now in a positions to drive this forces
towards the east and break ii entire-
ly as a formidable organization.