Roumania

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 100, 24 November 1916, Page 5

Roumania

RETREAt OF 35 MBLES. ENEMY PROGRESS CLAIMS. 0 Press Association-Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, November 23. The Daily Telegraph's Fetrograd cor. respondent states that the sxtuation in Iloumania is evidently serious, Me capture of Faliash, fifty miles south ot the frontier, is important; Within three days the Roumanians have retired .'55 mileIt is noteworthy th'nt this success was achieved in the Jiul Valley, where the llounxanians recently routed the 11th Bavarian Division. A German evening communique claims rogress near Orsova. THE GERMANS' STRATEGY. DECISIVE BLOW WANTED. BUCHAREST AS THE OBJECT. Press Association— -Copyright. United Service. (Received 12.5 n-,m.) Paris, November 23. The Petit Parisien states that the Germans are attempting to compel the .Roumanians to concentrate all their forces, and then deal a decisive blow by a march on Bucharest. The Roumanians are preventing this by maintaining their reserves intact, even at the cost of heavy sacrifices in the meantime. Marcel Hutin, writing in the Echo de Paris, fears for-the safety of Pemnica and Valoca on the .Oltu (south of Roterturm Pass), along winch line the Roumanians are "retreating southwards, and evacuating almost the i\hole West Wallaehia.