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Show filK Retreat Before the Teutonic Teu-tonic Allies Continues; Russians on the Left Flank Also Compelled to Retire; Germans Secure Se-cure Great Amount of Booty. CZAR'S TROOPS LAUNCH ATTACKS Gain Some Ground North of Dorna Watra; In the Wooded Carpathians Car-pathians the Muscovites Musco-vites Are Reported to Have Withdrawn to Their Intrenchments. The importance of the successes of the Teutonic armies near Bucharest is emphasized em-phasized by the announcement that since December 1 the Rumanians have lost in prisoners moro than 70,000 men, 184 cannon and 120 machine guns, and the losses in dead and wounded are declared de-clared to bo in proportion to the number num-ber of prisoners. The booty taken by tho Teutons is reported as "incalculable." "incalcu-lable." The fate of the Rumanian armies is in doubt, but they continue to retreat before the Teutonic allies. The Russians Rus-sians again have launched strong attacks at-tacks on the upper Moldavian and Tran-sylvanian Tran-sylvanian frontiers, but the majority of them are reported to have failed with heavy losses. Some ground was gained, however, north of Dorna Watra, the Russian troops dislodging hostile forces also from two heights in the Putna valley and taking prisoners and machine guns. The battle south of Javornitza in the wooded Carpathians has ceased and the Russians have retired to their entrenchments. In consequence of the retreat eastward of the Rumanian troops, Russian troops on their left flank also have been compelled to retire. re-tire. The entente forces again have delivered de-livered attacks in the bend of the Cerna river, on the Macedonian front. There has been violent artillery 6ght-ing 6ght-ing on the Sontme front and in the vicinity of hill 304 at Verdun. 1 "' RUSSIAN TROOPS j FORCED TO RETIRE WITH RUMANIANS PETROGRAD, Dec. 9. via London. In I the province of Wallachia, says tho Russian Rus-sian official statement Issued today, th Rumanian troops, under unceasing hostile pressure, continue to retire to the eastward. east-ward. In confieouence of this, it Is added, add-ed, the Russian troops who are on the left flank of the Rumanians are also retiring. The Russian statement reads: Rumanian front: West and south of j Putna valley, where th enemy was 1 dislodged from two heiphts, we cap- I tured 500 prisoners, including ten of- j ficers and Fix machine guns, one can- i non and two bomb mortars. i Five verets southwest of Sultaen- j ly. by repeated attacks, the enemy obliged us to abandon th height which wo occupied yesterdav. ; On both banks of the river Tchode- nkh our advanceyconttnues. In Wal- j lachia the Rumanian troops, under j unceasing hostile pressure, continue i to retire to the eastward. In conse- 1 quence of this our troops who are j on the left flank of the Rumanians also are- retiring. GERMANS ADMIT MINOR SUCCESSES OF THE RUSSIANS BERLIN". De". 9. via wireless to Say- ville. Strong attacks were made yester- j day by the Russians in the Carpathian forests, the war ofrice announces. North of Dorna Watra and sourh of the Trotus valley the Russians pained ground, at the cost of heavy losses. In western Rum An la several thousand more prisoners have been taken, as well as many cannon. The Rumanians are retreating rapidly. Since December 1 the Rumanians have lost more than TO.OuO men and 1 S 4 cannon. The statement reads: Front of Ari-lvluke Joseph : Between Be-tween the Kirlihaha and Bisirit ia valleys the Russians yesterday la-im.'hcd strong atia-ks. The majority ma-jority of tiiem failed. with heavy pst--r-s. North of Dorna Watra. ground that was loft was dr-ai'y paid for by the addresser. I -ike wise, in at- (Continued on Pae Twenty-six FATE OFiMWIll ARMIES If! DOUBT (Continued from Pa.e One.) iJK ks sour h of the Trot us vallcv, viile 1 1 virtually failed, the Russians. oi.!;f.i;ie, only a minor local Hi.ccr-i... while wasting confide rah! fj forces. Army -roup of FIHd Marshal von Maek.-n:-eii: The b-ft wing of the. Ninth army routed Rumanian dlvi-hioi-s whb'h tried to make their wav toward the southeast, from the passes northeast of Sinaia. Several thou-h-rnd m.-n were made prisoner and ni'i ny ruem cap i u red. The enemy i- In retreat all Mutig the Urns beiore 1 the, rli-'ht vsin; of t;:;s army and be-f.ne be-f.ne tho rapidly advancing Danube arm-;. I Mici in-cend-ier 1, as fr as appears j i at. pies.-m ftom a superficial clearing i up of the ba.ll.lelk'lds around Hue hares), ha-res), the ltumanians have lost to these two armies more than TO.fjno men. 1SI cannon and 120 machine guns. The size of these figures permits per-mits of a plain cone! usion beins drawn an to the importance of too success obtained by the Teutonic troops an. I si lows to what a decree, the Rumanian army is demoralized. Tho losses In dead and wounded are In proportion to the number of prisoner. pris-oner. The booty, wa r material and field material taken is incalculable. |