Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-12

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at last exhausted, but we, too, haC
now come to the end of our strength
In connection with the battles ir
Rumania the Russians continued theil
attacks in the Carpathians from DC.
| tober well into December.
At the same time an extension OF
the Russian front to the south was
perceptible. Russians and Rumanians
attacked on the eastern frontier OF
Pennsylvania and Rumania Our ad.
vance in Wallachia provoked even
fiercer battles and brought upon us
strong Russian massed attacks, which
again produced local cries. and tried
our nerves highly. The Austrian LIST
army, in the Pennsylvania frontier
mountains, was particularly heavily
attacked, until Bavarian troops re-
stored the position here. too.
Mackensen Goes Forward
AT the end of October and the be-
ginning of November. while the fight
ing on all fronts was still at its zenith,
and the end was not yet in sight, our
second concentration against Rumania
was in full swing. 1t was no simple
task. 1t took long time, during
which we had ample opportunity to
reflect over the wisdom of our deci-
sion. 1t would be justified by success
But if it had failed what would then
have been the verdict passed on the
campaign against Rumania?.
After endless supply difficulties had
been surmounted. Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's preparations in the Do
brudja We're complete by the middle
of October.
The attack began on October 10.
Once more German blood had to flow
because our allies We're not equal to
the demands made by this war. The
enemy had been considerably rein
forced, and at the beginning of Octo-
Der attempted to strike at the Ger
-Bulgarian-Turkish army in the
Dobrudja. However, his attacks were
not co-ordinated nor pressed with suf-
ficient determination. He let slip the
opportunity of which he might have
made good use.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's at
tack resulted, after three days of
heavy fighting, in q brilliant break
through. The hostile army was
thrown back in disorder northward
over the Constanza- Cornavoda rail-
way. The pursuit was relentessly
taken up. Blythe 23rd, Constanza,
with its rich stores of oil. was in our
possession, and soon afterward Ger !
navoda also fell. The pursuit was not |
relaxed until we were Is miles north |
Of the railway.
tMackensen by this stroke had |!
captured the Cernavoda Constanza |
thus cutting Rumania's prin- |
cipal route to the Black sea and block
ng supplies and reinforcements from |
Russia.)
OF course the question was raised |
the army should not exploit
is victory further and press on north
ward right to the Danube (35 miles
urther on). l vetoed this, as the
heck to the Archduke Charles at 4
ack in the Pennsylvania mountains II
lad, meanwhile, become an irrefuta-
lie fact
Even if the Bird Bulgarian army,
With it's inadequate communications, Il
lad pressed forward to the Danube, H
t would only have been isolated there.
t could not havve been brought in
o operate with the 9TH army in its
INVASION of western Wallachia Yet Il
hat cooperation constituted a condi-
ion precedent to the success of the
Whole operation.
Much though CHIC. regretted it,
riders were issued for Field Marshal
on Mackensen to cease his advance,
repare to cross the Danube south of
bucharest and effect the crossing in
he greatest possible strength in the
alter half of November
Tho roUiny Of 10 !
IN end of Rumania on the Danube)
ne Vudoan and Szurdok passes cat
he northwest corner of Wallachia),
r the Red Tower pass (south of Her
lannstadD, presented themselves as
ateways into Wallachia from west
nd north.
In spite of violent fighting, in which
lie Rumanians often counter attack
i, the Alpine corps was able to gain
ut little ground south of the pass
the end of October. 1t was case
true mountain warfare in winter,
all its characteristic forms. with ali
S stupendous difficulties The troops,
cluding the Austrian mountain brig
les, fought admirably, but it was
rrlbly slow business.
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Rumania would not follow the adj
&c of the allied experts. who tried y
get her to give up part of her ex-
nded frontier and concentrate her
mics to better advantage. She was
er-extended and the Germans were
nsequently able to find weak places
d drive through them. How they
ok advantage of this condition to