THE ROUMANIAN CRISIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4367, 11 October 1916, Page 5

THE ROUMANIAN CRISIS.

SITUATION STILL OBSCURE. ORDERLY RETREAT MAINTAINED. ENEMY’S DESPERATE TACTICS. WILD ATTEMPT TO PUNISH ItOUMANIA. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, October 9. The Roumanian situation is obscure. It is evident General Hindenburg has concentrated all his available reserves and given them to Generals Falkenhayn and Mae ken sen to punish Roumania. Roumama has withdrawn her original army in Transylvania and sent them to Dobruja. j 'l'lie German attacks necessitated a , retreat on the whole southern Tran- j .sylvania front. Tho week’s retreat j was skilfully organised arnica rried out j in good cider. General Falkenhayn; only claims a few hundred prisoners, [ which are balanced by eight hundred I Germans captured by General Crairi- ; ceanis in a sudden counter-attack. j The Roumanians north of Brasso • are still in the Maros Valley and are j in touch with the Prussian left.

ROUMANIAN COMMUNIQUE SITUATION ON FRONTS UNCHANGED. DISCOVERY AT GERMAN LEGATION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received October 10. 5.40 p.m.) BUCHAREST, October 10. A communique says:—German aeroplanes bombed warehouses and the northern station. The damage was insignificant. The situation on the fronts is unchanged. We hold the heights dominating I’etroseuy and the Jiu Valley, and are in possession of the Caineri defile. An investigation revealed numerous eases of tri-uitro-toluol Burned in the German Legation garden, and also flagons labelled “virustorve” intended to propagate a simultaneous epidemic among men and horses. ROUMANIANS EVACUATE BRASSO. (Auckland and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received October 10 5.40 n.m.) ROME, October 10. I'lie Roumanians have evacuated Brasso in order to avoid tlie destruction of other public buildings on which the enemy are firing. The army’s position is excellent. RETIREMENT AT BRASSO ADMITTED. ('Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Ecceßod October 10. 11.20 p.m.) LONDON. ..October 10. Budi;-rest’s latest communique i s&vs : — I he Roumanians ia the Brasso ; district we- re obliged to retire towards : the northern ends of the Carpathian passes. There were minor infantry and ar- 1 tillery actions, favorable to the Rou- | manians in the Caineni and Vulcan Basses. There are fierce artillery duels east , of Zimicea. on the Danube. Tit,ere are artillery and patrol en- | gagemeiit- i:i Dobrudja.