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Show Entente Allies in Full Pursuit of I i Fleeing German and Bulgar Forces I I RUMANIANS ARE IN RAPID 1 RETREAT BEFORE TEUTONIC INVADERS IN WALLACHIA t .1 'i - j Move Made to Prevent Armies Being Cut Off Russians Arrive in Time to Strengthen Rumanian Defense. 1 By bold and rapid strokes the Teu- tonic invaders apparently have con-t con-t quered a large section of northwest-J northwest-J ern "Wallacbia from the Rumanians. J Petrograd's official bulletin today announces a Rumanian retirement in j this part of the battle front to tho j region of Filliash, forty miles nortb-.( nortb-.( west of Craiova. Judging from the roll ro-ll cent reports of the operations, this means that converging attacks by Austro-German forces moving southward south-ward in the JIul valley and eastward : along the railway from Orovosoasv I compelled the Rumanians to withdraw from the Orsova region and execute a rapid retreat in the JIul valley. This move wa made, it appears, to prevent ) the retreat of their armies from being be-ing cut off. Whether even the rapid retreat indicated in-dicated has beentin time to save the Rumanian armies in this region is rendered ren-dered doubtful by the German announcement an-nouncement that Teutonic troops are now before Craiova. The railroad running through Craiova to Bucharest affords the only convenient line of re- ; lirement for the Orsova and Jiul val- j ley armies. While the Rumanians evidently evi-dently have reached the junction point of the Jiul valley road with the main line at Filliash, the loss of ; Craiova, would 'effectually bar their way eastward except across country. Further eastward in Wallachia tho arrival of Russian troops seems to have strengthened the Rumanian defense. de-fense. Tho Russians took the offensive offen-sive north of Campulung, according to Berlin, but were repulsed. Thl Rumanians Ru-manians are resisting persistently in the Alt valley, south of Rothen-thurra Rothen-thurra pass but nevertheless were compelled to yield important positions to General von Falkenhayn's troops. ; Entente Allies Continue Pur6Ult. In the other chief field of present military activity, the Macedonian front, French and Serbian troops are continuing their pursuit of the German Ger-man and Bulgarian forces which evao-uated evao-uated Monastir under entente pres-i pres-i sure. Berlin reports the entente ad- vance here as a "feeling out" of the t Germano-Bulgarian positions by rec- j i onnoltering detachments. The new line is indicated by press dispatches to lie about seventeen miles north- ward of Monastir and is reported t6 bo strongly entrenched and defended in part by fresh German forces. ) East of the Monastir region Berlin declares Serbian attempts to advance '" were repulsed. West of Monastir the Italians, according to Paris, repulsed a counter attack. On the Somine and Ancre fronts in : northern France, the fighting has i been confined to artillery engage-h engage-h ments. Entente Alltel Pressing Bulgars. '. Paris, Nov. 21. Troops of the allies are pressing the Germano-Bulgarian rear guard de- tachments to the north or Monastir. according ' to the official announcement on the progress ; of hostilities in the Orient given out by the French war office this afternoon. ? Italian forces have repulsed a counter attack at-tack to tho west of Monastir. French troops I ': have occupied the village of Kroni, west of 1 , Monastir on Lake Presba. The communication follow: "Army of the Orient, November 20: To the 1 north of Monastir rear guards of the enemy, supported by strong detachments of artillery, I arc being strongly pressed by the allied ft troops. I "To the west of Monastir, Italian forces have repulsed a violent counter attack delivered deliv-ered by detachments of the enemy from the mountainous region of Muza, seven miles i , southwest of Monastir. I ' "We have occupied the village of Krani on - the eastern bank of Lake Presba." Severe Fight in Progress, .j London. Nov. 21, 12:30 p. m. Continuing r their pursuit of the defeated German and Bul- garian troops on the Macedonian front, the !. Serbians have captured several villages and I taken a great number of prisoners. Cute s Sa-;loniki Sa-;loniki correspondent reports. The German and Bulgarian troops have received reinforcements and are offering severe resistance. The dispatch which was filed at Saloniki (yesterday, says the Serbians have captured the villages of Makovo, Orahovo, Vranovtsi, Ri-barlsi, Ri-barlsi, Bilyanik, Novak and Suhodol. all west and northwest of Monastir. In addition to many prisoners, the Serbians are said to have taken three field guns, a considerable number of machine guns and a great quantity of other war materials. Athens, Nov. 20, 3:45 p. m., via London, Lon-don, Nov. 21, 6:06 a. m. The crown : council has decided in principal to refuse re-fuse to surrender the arms and mu-; mu-; nitons of Greece to the allies, as demanded de-manded by Vice Admiral Du Fournot, 'the commander of the allied fleet. . King Constantino, on leaving the Iflalace after the meeting, was cheered ,t' a crowd which was waiting the conference's decision. It Is understood that Premier Lambros will remain in power for the present. Rumanians Are Retiring. Petrograd, Nov. 21. Via London, 2:10 p. m. The Rumanian forces in southwestern Rumania have retired In the face of Austro-German attacks to tho region of Filliash (Filiachu, 40 miles northwest of uraivo), according to an official statement Issued today by the Russian war department. The official statement follows. "Rumanian front: In Transylvania In the Alt valley the enemy continued his attacks with the usual force. Under Un-der pressure of the enemy the Rumanian Ru-manian trooops nre retiring slowly southward. "In the JIul valley the Rumanians, under the pressure of superior enemy forces, retired to the region of Filliash. Fil-liash. "Danube front (Dobrudja): The situation is unchanged." Coercion Is Necessary. Amsterdam, via London, Nov. 21, 5:10 a. m. The German papers print a second letter addressed by Field Marshal von Hindenburg to Chancellor Chancel-lor von Bethmann-Hollweg emphasizing emphasiz-ing Tiis belief that a certain amount; of coercion is necessary for the solution solu-tion of the food, war material and working power problem. As a result of the field marshal's first letter dealing deal-ing with these questions the German economic council has issued an appeal to the farmers to use their-utmost efforts ef-forts in the production of foodstuffs. Serbian Attempt Defeated. Berlin, Nov. 21. (By wireless to Say-ville.) Say-ville.) Attempts of Serbian troops to advance In the Moglenica region of the Macedonian front yesterday were defeated, it is announced officially. In the Monastir district the entente troops are still advancing. The statement says that the Teutonic Teu-tonic troops are now before Craiova. The official statement reads: "Between Presba lake and tho Cer-na Cer-na the enemy Is feeling his way with his advance guard towards the German Ger-man and Bulgarian positions. "Serbian advances at some points along the Moglenica front, prepared for by heavy fire, failed. "On the inundated Struma plain there have been engagements between reconnoiterlng detachments." Russian Troops Repulsed. Berlin, Nov. 21. (By wireless to Say-ville.) Say-ville.) German and Austro-Hungarian troops, which are invading Rumania, repulsed several attacks by Russian troops north of Campulung last night. The official statement follows: "Eastern Transylvania Only minor fighting took place. German and Austro-Hungarian troops north of Campulung Cam-pulung repulsed several Russian night attacks. "On tho Alt river some Important towns and entrenched heights were captured by us from the Rumanians in sever struggles. "Our Infantry stands before Craiova which until now has been the seat of the chief command of the First Russian Rus-sian army. "Front of Field Marshalvon Mack-ensen Mack-ensen Nothing important occurred with the exception of artillery en-rrappmrmts- flnnatanza and Tchorna- voda were shelled. "Our air squadrons bombarded a transportation establishment near Bucharest." Bu-charest." Germans Shell British. London, Nov. 21, 12:15 p. ra. "During "Dur-ing the night our line was heavily shelled southwest of Grandcourt," says today's official statement from tho French front. "To the right of our new front a hostile patrol fell into our hnnds. "Enemy trenchos were successfully raided at Gomercourt and in the neighborhood neigh-borhood of Rocllncourt and Ypres." AJliea Shelf German Positrons. Berlin, Nov. 21. (By wireless to Say-vllle.) Say-vllle.) The German positions on both sides of the Ancre and in tho St. Pierre-Vaast wood were shelled heavily heav-ily by the allies yosterday, tho war office of-fice announces. There was a revival of artillery activity In the Champagne. The statement follows: "Army group of Crown Prince Rup-precht Rup-precht Our artillery was in action against hostile batteries and points of support. The effects of the bombardments bombard-ments wore visible. "A lively hostile fire was directed against our positions on both sides of the Ancre and on St. Pierre-Vaast wood. There were no infantry engage-1 ments. "Army group of the German crown prince In the Champagne and In the Meuse sector (Verdun) artillery activity activ-ity was revived for a few hours yesterday." yes-terday." Entente Makes New Demands. Berlin, Nov. 21. (By wireless to Say-ville.) Say-ville.) It is reported from Switzerland Switzer-land that new demands have been presented pre-sented to the Swiss government by the entente powers. Swiss press dispatches, dis-patches, as quoted by tho Overseas News agency, say that large quantities of food and other supplies are being hold up in Italian and French ports pending Switzerland's compliance with the demands which are characterized by the Bund of Berne as "something unheard of In tho memory of man," and as "treatment which no ono can endure." Steamship Is Torpedoed. Athens, Monday, Nov. 20. Via London, Lon-don, Nov. 21, 1:20 p. m. The Spetzaos was torpedoed by a submarine this morning. At least, one life was lost. The foregoing probably refers to the Groek steamship Spetzai of 1,940 I tons gross, owned in Piraeus. j I There Is also a Greek battleship ' Spetzel, which in September was reported re-ported from Athens to havenjoined the Anglo-French naval forces in Greek waters. She displaces 4,804 tons and is an old warship which was reconstructed recon-structed in 1900. Quiet on French Front. Paris, Nov. 21, 2:05 a. m. The official offi-cial communication on the French front, given out by the war office this afternoon, says: "Artilery activity was maintained last night to a notable degree in the regions of Saillisel and Douaumont The night passed in relative calm everywhere else on the front " oo |