Roumania

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 38, 12 September 1916, Page 5

Roumania

CAPTURE OF TURTUKAI. 1 HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. Press Association—Copyright. • Published in “The Times.” London, September 11. General Bourchir reports that during the battle at Turtukai the enemy attacked for four days in compact formations, supported by the most violent cannonade." The Roumanian fleet assisted ftho defenders, who inflicted extraordinary losses. Piles of corpses confronted the Roumanian trenches, but • heavy reinforcements enabled the enemy to capture the town. *■ A GERMAN REPORT. Press Association —Copyrigur, Austra ban and N.Z. Cable Association'. Amsterdam, September 10. A Berlin official message states: Our isubraarines shelled the town and harbor works at Mangolia. Hydroplanes also bombed the grain sheds and Russian warships at Constaiiza. PRESSURE ON THE AUSTRIANS. RETREAT IN TRANS.YLVANIA. RUSSIAN STAB IN BUKOVINA. tr ' ' Press Association —Copyright. United Service. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, September U Austrian war correspondents state that the Roumanian pressure m Southern -Transylvania is increasing, compelling the Austrians to retreat east by west and prevent their being outflanked, while the great Russian attacks in Bukovina force the abandonment of strongly fortified mountain positions. THE ATTACK ON SILISTRIA. BULGARIANS OFFENSIVE «N DOBRUDJA ARRESTED. \ VARNA BETWEEN TWO FIRES. 1 PriSH Association— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.40 a.m.) London, September UA Bucharest telegram states: The enemy attacked Silistria with nunu i - ous 12-inch and Ibi-inch guns, and m a few hours destroyed the forts. Tim garrison retired in good order. The Bulgarian offensive on the Dobrudja has been arrested. The Russian fleet’s formidable bombardment of Balchik affected the Bulgarian right, causing the evacuation of Dobrich. The Bulgarians reported the evacuation of Varna in consequence ol the Rician advance along the coast cutting the Yarna-Dobrudja railway, and coupled with the Fleet’s bombardment, taking Varna between two fires.