ENEMY PROGRESS IN RUMANIA.
f FOCSANI CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS. -r__U___' FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN* CHlg- Commissioner- Cable.) LONDON, January 8. _. German official report states that Focsani has been captured and 8,910 prisoners taken.
Focsani stands in the valley of the Pulna, midway between the Transylvanian Alps and the River Prath, which forms the eastern boundary of Rumania. It is an important railway centre, and it was used by the Rumanians as the pivotal point in their retreat upon the Sereth. The Germans advanced upon the town after the capture of Rimnicul Sarat a fortnight ago, but the Russians put up a stout defence, here, and only yielded the town when the retreat of the army had been secured, the troops captured by the Germans forming a portion of the rearguard.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR URGES FURTHER EFFORT.
New Z —dand Press Assorts tion.—Copyright} [Australian and N.Z. Cable Auooiation.] (Received 12.45 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, January S. The Austrian Emperor, in an Army Order, refers to the Entente's refusal to negotiate for peace. He urges his troops to further exertion, concluding ■with "Forward with God."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8, 9 January 1917, Page 5
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