THE DANUBIAN FRONTIER.
Tilt* reason why the Bulgarians have not made a. determined attempt to cross the Danube, beyond their effort to capture the Cernavoda Bridge, is explained in an article written by an officer of the .Roumanian -Army now ip (Switzerland. He states that the Danube ranges in width from two to live miles, making it difficult therefore for a hostile army to throw bridges across. Even between Giurgovo, Simuitza, and Turnu-Mangurele the ground presents the same difficulties in the way of an advance. All the islands of the Danube, which sire very numerous, and the left bank are defended by the Roumanian artillery. The Roumanian flotilla of the Danube, which is in first-class order, is provided with monitors to stop any crossing. The Bulgarian staff know the terrain between the Danube too well to court disaster in that direction. For such an advance they would require a very strong army —and yet another strong army to contain the Russian troops advancing in the Dobrudja.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1642, 25 November 1916, Page 4
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166THE DANUBIAN FRONTIER. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1642, 25 November 1916, Page 4
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