THE DOBRUDJA SITUATION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11697, 17 October 1916, Page 5

THE DOBRUDJA SITUATION.

NOW DEVOID 0E DANGER. NORTHERN FRONT SERIOUS. London, Oct. 10. The Daily Telegraph’s Bucharest correspondent says: The situation in the Dobrndja is now ju onr favour, but the northern front is serious. The enemy’s pressure continues formidable. The Allies must recognise it as such. CAN CRESTS BE HELD? FALKENHAYN’S STRATEGY. United Service. London, Oct. 10. Mr Hamilton Fyfe says; The military opinion holds that if the Roumanians can hold the crests of the Carpathian, the situation need not be considered serious. Falkenhayu lias only turee genuine German divisions, one Austro-German and six Austro-Hnngarian His plan appears to be after corking np the other passes, to send bis main forces through the Citnz Pass, 45 miles west of Brasso in an attempt to capture the railway junction at Focsani RETIRING TO THE FRONTIER. ENEMY ELSEWHERE REPULSED ■London, Oct. IG, A Roumanian communique says: In the Coleman mountains area we retired towards the frontier. There were violent encounters in the Uzul Valley. We repulsed the enemy in the Yitnz Valley and in all frontier attacks. We drove the enemy from Polistonean Valley. We captured the summit of Mont Negro in the Zoncaza-Jinl Valley area. There were artillery and infantry activity along the Danube.