New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-25
Take RaSOVa on Dan
ube as Falkenhayn
Wins Predeal
WISE is CLOSING
ON RUMANIANS
Resistance Broken on the
North and in DObrudja
1000 Captured
(By Cable 20 The rribune.j

London, Oct. 24.-The Rumanians
suffered severe reverses on both the
Dobrudjan and Transylvanian fronts
to-day. East and west the pressure
against Rumanis is growing.
Mackensen has driven the RussoRu
manian army sixteen miles northwest
of the Constanza railway since yester-
day and has taken the towns Of Rasovs
and Mejidie. Rasova is on the Danube.
only eight miles from the Cernavoda
bridgehead, Mackensen's immediate
goal. Its capture marks the forward
movement of the Teutons' left wing on
a scale with that Of the right wing.
along the Black Sea coast.
Mejidie, fifteen miles east of Cerna-
voda, is at the junction of the Con-
stanza railway and the road running
north from Varna. It's seizure puts
Mackensen in control Of more than
half of the railway line from Con-
stanza to Cernsvoda.
Entente Forces In Flight
The Rumanians and their Russian
allies appear to be in full flight. bucn-
Arrest confirms the German and bu!-
gaYian claims of victory and admits
the retreat of the Allied forces TO
Tiara Murat, sixteen miles beyond
Constanza.
Meanwhile Falkenhayn has struck
heavy blow south of Kronstadt, capt
urine the town of Predeal. inside the
Rumanian border. In Red Tower pass
the Rumanlan resistance also was
broken, Berlin announces. SIX nun
dred prisoners were taken by the Teu-
tons in the Predeal operation.
Il is evident that Falkenhayn is con-
centrating his efforts against the passes
in Southeastern Transylvania to march
on Bucharest from the north, whiie
Mackensen is driving at the capital
from the east. All other plans are
being subordinated to this one great
coup. If it succeeds the Central Pow
srs will have won their greatest VIC
tory of the year.
Make Desperate Stand
The Rumanians are putting up a
desperate fight against heavy odds OH
both fronts. They are still making
stand before Cernavoda. AT several
noints on their western and northern
frontier they are also more than hoia-
ing their own.
In three days Mackensen has capt
ured GIGS prisoners, fifty-two macnine
Guns and twelve cannon. Little OF TINS
booty fell into Mackensen's hands at
Constanza, according to Bucnarest re-
ports. as the evacuation OF the port hau
been determined upon in time TO erect
the removal of all the valuable sup
plies. ., n
The British press is using the ku-
manian defeat TO impress upon the
country the need of a greater comOine
Of industries for available men II Ter
many is to be beaten. The Balkan de-
velopments are admittedly surprise
to the public. though hardly a shoek'
Had Mackensen's great stroke come pc
fore the Somme offensive IL wouio nave
brought gloom and depression put no
il finds the people Just as conhdent
and more determined to see the war
through to a decisive ending.
Though there are criticisms IN some
iournals that Britain has not played
stronger hand ir the Balkans. espe-
cially in Greece. the general opinion
IS that the wisest course is to concen-
trate ali energies in the west. where
the ultimate decision must be reached.