Roumania

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 27, 28 December 1916, Page 5

Roumania

FIERCE FICHTINC REPORTED. Press Association—Oopyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, December 27. A Petrograd communique states: The Roumanians, by a brilliant attack, recaptured a height on the Kasin River, in a valley on the Moldavian frontier. Fierce enemy attacks on the Roumanian front in the region of Dragoslave were repulsed. The Russians repulsed strong attacks elsewhere, inflicting heavy losses, except in one area, at Filikesti, which we abandoned after a particularly sanguinary struggle, in consequence of the enemy's artillery concentration. There are indications that the German advance north-east of Bucharest is losing its momentum. Each day gained enables Russian reinforcements to come within striking distance and help to hold the present line, notth-west and south-east of Filikesti. Mr Bourchier, the war correspondent in Roumama, reports that General Poison, hitherto commander of the Fourth Army, has been nominated Chief of General Staff.

ENEMY CLAIMS UN ROUMANIA.

Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. (Received 9.45 a.m.) London, December 27. A German communique states: We captured 5500 Russians during the last few days in the Great Wallachia mountains, south of Riminculcarat. A Bulgarian., communique states: Enemy monitors bombarded Tulcea. The retreating Russians destroyed their trains and the bridges over the Danube at Isacesa. Fighting is preceding for the possession or the bridgehead at Macin.