THE POSITION SUMMARISED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 27 November 1916, Page 5

THE POSITION SUMMARISED

"DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS." :

Received November 26, 5.5 p.m. «* LONDON, November 25. r "'' Belated * Roumanian communiques do not refer to the fall oi Krajovai but admit retirement easi '*) of the, town. Apparently the Roumanians from the Jiul Valley an . ,;\ making a stand at Olquie, betweer , \ Krajova and Slatina. ' * The .reference to the fierce enemj & attacks on the Cerna pioves that th< Roumanians are still operating in *%5 the Orsova region. i >%C' The occupation of Tasaul and Tab -, % arpalas in the Dobrudja reveals the £ extent of the Allies' southward ad- 3 vance. Both villages are on tht 't Black Sea, eighteen miles north o! *>3 Constanza. . V? Experts point out that Falkenhayn '^ failed to cut off Raumania trwtk \ Russia in the Moldavia defiles. S§ , "I was then compelled to abandon Wg '| march on Bucharest through the "% Predeal Pass, while his unexpected' '? forced march on Krajova is merely X a raid intended to create alarm, as {' the enemy base is too remote to en- ... able them to crush Roumania. Ex- 1 perts urge people tg, await develop- **• ments before jumping to conclii- -•* sions as to the Roumanian defence i-^ failure. , '•