JASSY SITUATION SERIOUS.
SUSTAINED OFFENSIVE AGAINST
ROUMANIA
("The Times.")
(Received August 13, 11.5 p.m.)
London, August 13
"The Times' " Odessa correspondent reports that owing to the closure of the frontier the situation at Jassy is regarded as dangerous. The. King! and Queen are unwilling to leave except under extreme necessity, .. .
The offensive against Roumania is continuing with unabated violence. The battle las lasted six days, the'AllifiS having been driven back five miles.
The loss of the loop line connecting the two main railways of Moldavia causes serious interference with tran-
A telegram describes the advance as threatening the route to Jassy. The situation is serious, but not hopeless.
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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14482, 14 August 1917, Page 5
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108JASSY SITUATION SERIOUS. Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14482, 14 August 1917, Page 5
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