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RUMANIAN SITUATION STEADILY IMPROVING

VIGOROUS COUNTER-ATTACK ENEMY DRIVEN BACK ON ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT Pctrograd, January 19. Telegrams from Rumania indicate that the situation is steadily improving. TJie 'Austro-German offensive has been arrested, and the Russians and Rumanians arc developing a vigorous counter-attack, driving back the enemy several kilometres on almost the whole front, and removing tlio menace to Galata. Heavy rains and floods are. rendering trench, fighting impossible, transforming the.operations into war manoeuvres. Tho numerical proportion of the forces has changed in favour of the Russians and Rumanians.—-Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Petrograd, January 19. Disaster has overtaken the enemy armies on the Danube. Tho bridges over which thoy crossed have- been carried away by the currents. The Russian and Rumanian advance continues an the wholo front.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. OKNA AND BORDANESHTI BOMBAEDED. London, January 111. A Russian official meiisage states : "The enemy bombarded Okna. and Uordaneshti, in the valleys of Trotus' and Oitoz."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. RUSSIAN DETACHMENTS PRESSED BACK. (line. January 21, 5.25 p.m.) London, January 20. A wireless Russinn oflicial message says: '"Cnvcired by concentrated artillery work, considerable enemy forces, -attacking nu l.lio Marasesri front, in the vicinity nf the River Rimnicu and pressed our detaclimonts hack towards tho Seroth. "Tlio enemy exclusively used explosive bullets south-east of Rakotiach; also in tho Caucasus." —Aus.-N.Z. Cahlo Assn.-Routcr.-DESPERATE ATTACKS BY THE RUMANIANS. (Rcc. January 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 20. i\ iviroless German official says: "The Rumanians made desperate attacks northward of tho Susita. valley, and wore livo times sanguinarily repulsed. "General Maekenson captured Marasosci, on tho Sorothj despite a suuw-a"—Auh.-N.Z. Gable ABsn^Routoi?,

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2983, 22 January 1917, Page 5

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RUMANIAN SITUATION STEADILY IMPROVING Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2983, 22 January 1917, Page 5

RUMANIAN SITUATION STEADILY IMPROVING Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2983, 22 January 1917, Page 5

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