Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-06

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tive of the Italians was Trieste. The
fortified town of Goritz barred the
way from the Isonzo river toward
Trieste, and after long and costly
siege it fell on August 8. Still fur
ther progress of the allied cause in
the southeastern field laid fresh en-
phasis to Won Hindenburg's assertion
that the war must be fought out in
the east. Russia was making head
way in Asia Minor, marching from
bases in her home territory, with her
armies backed up by her own fleet
on the Black sea. This was really
strategic extension of her new line in
Bukowina and Galicia.
Roumania Attacks German Rear.
AS matters stood then, the third
year opened with serious outlook
for Germany. Verdun was untaken,
and the allies had stormed the third
German line on the Somme front.
Brusiloff's Russian column had in
deed been checked on the Stokhod
and Dniester, but its presence that
far south on the road to Hungary
compelled Austria to keep strong
force north of the Carpathian noun
tains. Then came a blow which lift
ed the hopes of the allies to the high
est pitch-Roumania turned upon the
Teutons. The situation at that time
was as follows: The belligerents
were at a deadlock on the Somme
line, the Italians in Goritz, the sup
posed key to Trieste, and the allied
column from Saloniki moving north
into Macedonia to strike Bulgaria In
the rear was making progress For
the moment it seemed the allies had
the advantage in that zone where the
decision was to be reached-the near
east. i HNa..f H-.
Between Two Fires.
II was alleged that Roumania
would add 400, 900 men to the enc
mics of Germany. Roumania's first
move scored a tactical victory. Her
troops crossed the frontier northward
into Transylvania, where they were
joined by Russian column, which
marched westward, far off on the
southeastern flank of the Germans
on the Dniester.
Forcing the mountain passes, the
Roumanians captured Kronstadt and
Orsova, but the triumph was not for
long. A column of Bulgars. Germans
and Turks, led by Won Mackensen,
crossed the Danube from the south
into Roumania, taking 10000 prison.
ers in the first blow. Almost simul-
taneously Won Falkenhayns mixed
army of Germans and Austrians
drove down from the north upon the
invading Roumanians, captured pass
es in their rear and destroyed their
armies. Kronstadt was recaptured.
BY the middle of October the Rou-
manians were in full retreat back
over their border on the north. On
the south the Germans had captured
the main Roumanian port of Con-
stanza, forced the enemy to evacuate
Cernavoda, on the Danube, and de-
stroyed the bridge.
Collapse Of ROumania.
With the exception of weak sup
port by her nearest ally, Russia, Rou
mania got no direct help. Early in
November the allies launched new
grand attack on the Somme, and
Franco-Servians attacked Monastir,
on the southern front. But neither
of these diversions checked German
progress in Roumania. The northern
column. coming down from Austria
under Won Falkenhayn, moved south
east into Roumania and met COM
posite force of Bulgars, Turks and
Germans which Won Mackensen was
leading northwest, fifty miles west of
the Roumanian capital, Bucharest.
In vain Russia began q new drive in
the Carpathians. The Roumanians,
strong in numbers but weak in resist
ing power, were overcome, and in the
last week of 1916 the Teutons were
in Bucharest.
America In the War.
Two events of sudden development
in the third year of the war may have
deciding nfluence-namely the en-
trance of the United States as an ally
of the entente powers and the COL
lapse of Russia's aggressiveness.
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