Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 2 | [Illegible] Smash on 186-Mile Ruman Front

SMASH ON E RUMAN FRONT CIAR MN MEN RUSHED T TO DEFENSE 0 f BUCHAREST HAR T Muscovites Are Striking Mightiest Blows to Save Rumania Desperate Desperate Des Des- Struggle Is On OnBy By United frees Itea to The Tta Tel na t BERLIN Dec Dee 2 Via Tuckerton Tucker- Tucker ton Wireless Russia Wireless Russia Russia is taking the offensive on a front of kilometers miles in the and fighting has reached great violence was the official official cial press bureaus bureau's comment on the Rumanian lighting fighting tonight The Russians the report continued continued continued con con- attempted to push back the Arz army by strong pressure In order again to penetrate Into Transylvania and menace Von Yon Falkenhayn's army anny armyon on Its flank and rear LIFE DISREGARDED Tb The The- tenacity displayed by the Russians Russians Rus Rus- sis on the whole whore Carpathian front their commanders' commanders disregard of ot men and materials give Ive an Important attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude to this offensive which Is destined destined destined des des- tined in their minds to aid ald aldin In the salvation salvation salvation sal sal- of ot Rumania Combats are aro still continuing By united Pry s to The Telegram LONDON Dec Dee 2 2 Russia Is showering showering showering show show- ering her mightiest blows to save Rumania Ru Ru- mania mania- Furious attacks of ot massed forces on a a. terrain broken by woods e streams reams ridges and mountain heights height were reported tonight In dispatches from the Rumanian front I It Is asserted here the ef effect effect effect ef- ef of of the czars czar's tremendous offensive against the German Bulgarian forces on the Transylvanian and fronts has borne fruit in the stiffening stiffening stiffening stiffen stiffen- ing of the Rumanian resistance against Field Marshal von Mackensen's efforts to advance northward from the Danube on Bucharest BUCHAREST REINFORCED D. D The German statements mention also hea heavy Russian reinforcements poured into Bucharest and presumably rushed to the front along the Arges river to aid the Rumanians In thrustIng thrustIng thrusting thrust- thrust Ing back the Teutonic columns The Petrograd statement late today admitted the pressure of the German I drive In the valley of ot the Arges had hadI I forced a portion of ot the defenders of the capital of retire slightly southward of ot the river but asserted repulse of I the tIie attacks The official statement took special cognizance of ot the fierceness fierceness fierce fierce- I ness of ot this fighting In this sector I Rumanian gains In the valley valley val val- Iley ley southeast of Kronstadt and the pass in the Transylvanian I Alps on the road to were Continued on pa page e 2 2 RUSSIANS SMASH Continued from page 1 1 reported ted in the same Petrograd statement state state- ment state state-I Meanwhile l the Rumanian attack northwestward from is progressing progressing pro pro- gressing and with Russia pro pro-I fiercely at the passes all along tte trie l frontier and reporting progress pro pro- gr gress that gress-that that ss-that that portion o of the Teutonic for forces es In n the southeastern corner of Transylvania is menaced DRIVE UP VALLEY The German line foU follows ws fairly closely to the border made by the peaks peaks' of the and the Transylvanian Alps and the apex of the wedge is the point at which the Rumanian for forces es in fighting up the I valley are driving At the northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- western base Is where the I Russian att attacks seem to be most violently violently violently vio vio- directed d. d I If these attacks prove successful and the Russians Russians' break through the German forces in the angle will be forced to retire or be flanked In sucha such such- a contingency the R Rumanian attackers in the B zeu sector vi would ld probably h have haLve ve an art opera opert road to recapture Kronstadt Kronstadt Kron Kron- stadt with the further advantage of being able to attack the German forces in all of from th the r re r r. r while cutting in on their line of c cO m- m OFFENSIVE In this situation military experts pointed out it was not surprising to find both armies desperately struggling for advantage Russia Is also still vi vigorously vigorously vig vig- pushing an offensive in iii Do- Do although off official cial statements from both the Russian and German GermanI capitols today were were so occupied with the Carpathian battles that only scant I mention was made mad of th the hUng fighting