RUSSO-RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 148, 20 December 1916, Page 7

RUSSO-RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN

NEW LINE ESTABLISHED

RUMANIA REFITTING IN BESSARABIA

„,. „ . PETROGRAD, 19th December. -me JMimamans have definitely escaped the German pincers, and have fallen back upon the Trotus-Sereth line, shortening their front to abont two hnndred miles. _ The line commences at Dofbuna (? Fokshani) and follows the Sereth and Uanube^to the sea.. The Rumanian army is now reorganising and refitting in Bessarabia, behind the Russians, who are temporarily holding the line across Rumania to the sea. RUSSIANS HOLDING THE LINE (Reuters Telegram.) _ ... . , „ LONDON, 18th December. British and trench experts state that the Russians are now holding a line from the River Buzeu to Sarat and north of Hirsova to Taramanchio. The Russo-Rumanians are fortifying their line south of the Sereth. / It is believed that Hindenburg has designs on Bessarabia. It is pointed out that between Galatz and Odessa the winter is comparatively temperate. [The River Sereth in Rumania rises in Bukowina by two branches, the Great and Little Sereth, which rise in the ,Carpathians. They both flow at first north, but gradually turn round and unite about fifteen miles from the frontisr of Rumania. From their confluence the united stream flows southeast, past the town of Sereth, then south-south-east, and enters the Danube a few miles above Galatz.] COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED (Australian - New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter.) ' _ . ' LONDON, 18th December. _ A Russian communique states : We repulsed counter-attacks in the Jregions of Fihpesln and Disbatogu, in Rumania. [Filipeski de Tingu is about twelve miles west-north-west-of Ploeshti.] GERMAN AIR ATTACKS (Australian - New Zealand Cable Association and Renter.) LONDON, 18th December. A trerman communique says : Ouv air squadrons attacked the enemy while retreating towards Braila, with visible effect. RUSSIANS CAPTURE HEIGHTS IN CARPATHIANS (Australian - New Zealand Cable Association and R«uter.) * LONDON, 18th December. A Russian communique states : We captured a number of heights in the Carpathians, and repulsed counter-attacks thers.