RUSSO-RUMANIAN SITUATION REVIEWED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2989, 29 January 1917, Page 5

RUSSO-RUMANIAN SITUATION REVIEWED

(Rec, January 28, 5.5 p.m.l London, January 27. Military experts doscrihe the situation on the Danube delta as "satisfactory." ' The Russians are defending the Sufina, Canal, which is the chief mouth of the Danube, in order to conserve the navigation of the river to Ismail. The front then generally follows the Sereth River, and then the right hanK of tho Trotus as far as Ogna. Thence it bends . north-west to rejoin tho Anstro-Rumanian frontier. The enemy lias vainly attempted for clays to force the passage of tho Sereth between Focaani and Galalz, in order to push their left wing along the Trotus, hut the Russians are breaking tho attacks, while awaiting tho resumption of their own offensive—Reutcr. | NEW RUSSO-RUMANIAN COMMANDER. (Rec. January 28, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, January 27. General Gourko h«is--been appointed to command the Russo-Rumanian front.—Renter. THE HIGH HAND AT BUCHAREST ■NEUTRAL' MINISTERS REMOVED BY THE GERMANS. London, January 26. Mr. Bourchier, the "Tiroes" correspondent, writing from Jassy, says there is great'indignation at Germany's removal of neutral Ministers from Bucharest, which was doubtless due to the American Legation sanctioning an investigation leading to the discovery of packages of explosives and microbes of dangerous diseases, which were found buried at the German Legations, also the presence of neutrals :b not desired pending a meeting of the Kaiser and nis4Ulies.-r-"lbe Times."-