RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 867, 20 November 1916, Page 7

RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN.

A GRAVE SITUATION. PROMPT ASSISTANCE NEEDED. "The Time*" Service. LONDON, November 18. Mr J. D. Bourchicr reports from Bucharest that the arrival of large Gorman reinforcements creates a grave situation, necessitating prompt Allied and Rumanian action. Direct aid is possible only from the Russians. The list Prussian Division in replacing the Bavarians in the Jiul Valley received this message from the Kaiser in an order of the day: "You must destroy the enemy.'' Marshal von Hindenburg, General von Falkenhayn, and General von Maokensen, conferred at Belgrade, thus showing the importance which Marshal von Hindenburg attaches to (he Rumanian campaign. FIERCE FIGHTING. VARYING FORTUNES. A. and S.Z. Cable A'soeiatiun and R-tiler. LONDON, November 10. A Rumanian communique says:— In the Dragoslavele region we drove back the enemy, our centre and right wing making appreciable progress. Fierce fighting continues in the Alt and Jiul Valleys, and we are yielding little ground. The position is unchanged elsewhere. (Received November 20, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 19. A Rumanian communique states:— Enemy attacks on the Moldavian northern frontier were repulsed. We continue to advance in the Dragoslavele region. Fighting in the Alt, Jiul, and Gilout Valleys continues. Firing has slackened on the Danube and Dobrudja fronts. Australian and S.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 20, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 19. A Russian communique states:— The enemy attacked with considerable force in the Jiul and Alt Valleys, and pushed back the Rumanians slightly to the southward. The Rumanians have assumed the offensive in the Tirguluj Valley, and have carried several heights. THE DANUBE FRONT. RUSSIANS MAKE PROGRESS. A. and S.Z. Cable Association and Renter. LONDON, November 18. A Russian communique says:— Persistent enemy attacks continue in the Alt and Jiul Valleys. We are continuing to progress on the Danube front. A GERMAN REPORT. RUMANIAN PRISONERS TAKEN. A. and X.Z. Cable Association and Renter. LONDON, November 17. A German communique claims the capture of 1500 Rumanians south of the Rothenthurm Pass.