Show tU vE ON N I RUMANIA I I TO II III I Berlin Admits Halting of Troops by Combined Armies of Muscovites I I I and the Key Nation i BUCHAREST Sept 9 Striking sudden blows against the German-Bulgarian German invaders the Rumanian Russo-Rumanian forces have driven the tile enemy back several miles mUes recapturing the city of ot Dobric and it was officially announced announced announced an- an an an- tonight The Germans and Bulgarians are retreating re retreating retreating re- re treating In disorder At the same time the Rumanian right wing resuming Its forward swing Into Transylvania occupied five towns with but resistance The Austrians retreated ed a rapidly before the Rumanian d anc In this region The Austrians s ma made maio e vain efforts to stop the the advance advance of the time Russians north of ot counter attacking in force near but were driven e off I Hostile m tire R Rumanian Black sea port of Constanza I wounding three c civilians m ns I BERLIN sep Sept D. D The The e German German-Eul- garlan garian Invasion of ot southeastern Rumania Rumania Ru TIu- I mania has been checked temporarily by bythe bythe bythe the arrival of ot strong Rumanian and Russian reinforcements Time Rumanians Russo-Rumanians supported by heavy artillery are ale counter attackIng attack attack- Ing log with great vigor r north of ot Dobric Official dispatches this afternoon reported re reported reported re- re ported that all alt these new attacks have hav failed In n southwestern Transylvania the Austrians took the offensive yesterday yesterday and drove e back the Rumanians for nearly HEarly three miles on the road said an official statement state state- ment from Vienna tonight The Russian Rus Itus- I sian returned to the attack however and by a strong blow against the Austrian Aus Aus- trian Irian right wing forced the Austrians to withdraw to their former positions On the heights east of the tIme Cibo valley valley valley val val- val val- ley the Rumanians occupied isolated positions A whole Russian cavalry brigade was annihilated in an engagement with two Bulgarian battalions north of Dobric according to Sofia dispatches today The Russians supported by Rumanian troops advanced ad in Jn thick waves The Bulgarians allowed them to approach to close range and then mowed down the whole brigade The Rumanians fled tied in panic b being bing unable to stand up before the Bulgarian Bulgarian Bulgarian Bul Bul- garian shell she fire The whole battlefield was soon covered with Russian dead the brigade commander being among the killed The Russians In despair finally ap appealed appealed ap- ap pealed to the traditional friendship between between between be be- tween Bulgaria and Russia and shouted shout shout- ed appealingly Little brothers Nobody invited you ou to this wedding was the Bulgarians Bulgarians' brusque reply ane and ani the pursuit of the fleeing enemy emmy continued con con- The Bulgarian soldiers ar are especially especial embittered against the Russians and Rumanians the Sofia SoCia newspaper reported because sixty Innocent Innocent innocent Inno Inno- cent civilians were assassinated In th barracks at Dobric when the Bulgarians Bul Bul- occupied the town Other civilians had been tarried carried off by the Rumanians During the battle around Dobric women and children brought water to cool the machine guns I. I |