Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
STUBBORN RUSSIAN
RESISTANCE FAILS
Teutonic Line Advanced in Ru-
manian Regions and Several
Heights Occupied.
SLAVS ADMIT REVERSES

The Teutonic armies in Rumania
and along the Moldavian frontier con-
tinue to drive forward in the face of
stubborn Russian and Rumanian re-
sistance. The campaign covers not
only the 12O-mile front from the Dan
ube river to Oituz pass in the Carpa-
thians. but extends farther northward
along the Moldavian frontier TO the
valley of the Putna river.
The heaviest blows of the German
armies are being delivered along the
railroad line running northward from
Rimnik-Sarat to Fokshani. and they
have forced the lines of the defenders
backward on the front from the Dan
ube to the Carpathians. The invaders
have captured Bordestchi. on the Rim
mix river and forced the Russians to
retreat near Zaletsi. northeast of Rim
nik-Sa- at
The Teutonic line. in the battle now
in r-ogress. runs rorthward of Rimnik-
Sarat through Slobozir midway be
tween that town and Flainechtl. IN
attacks along the Transylvanian
frontier Teutonic troops have driven
ahead in ire face of strong counter
attacks and captured $50 men and
seven machine guns They also nave
occupied several heights and pressed
bac'- Russian troops north and south
Of the valley of the Oituz river
Russian Official Report.
BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. December 80. via Lon
don. British admiralty per Wireless
Press.-Reporting military operations
on the Russian western and Moldavian
fronts, the Russian Official statement is
sued today says:
rwestern front-In the region north
of Lake Koldytchevo our scouts at
tackled an enemy field post and cap
tured some prisoners.
son the Odin canal south of Novinka.
our scouting parties attacked an out
post of German officers. After bayonet
fighting the enemy fed, leaving in our
hands a number of prisoners and
wounded.
"Our artillery by successful shooting
dispersed three enemy companies NOV
ing in the valley to the west OF the
village of Prisonvtze and west of
Zborov.
.On the River Bystritza a party of
our scouts attacked a trench of the
in the region of Patzikow. Some of the
defenders. Austrians. were bayonetted.
and the rest, including a wounded off,
GER; were made prisoner After this at,
artillery fire which lasted several hours.
In the same region our artillery sue
cessfully bombarded an enemy battery
situated south of the village of Rybno.
Enemy Occupies Heights.
ION the Moldavian frontier in the
region north and south of the valley
OF the River Oituz the enemy launched
persistent attacks on our position. By
repeated blows he succeeded in occupy
ing several heights and pressed back
our troops slightly to the eastward.
Our forces are consolidating themselves
on new positions north of the village
Of Horsha and east and south of the
village OF SJsmezo. nm; :
Fridays Engagements.
Strong Teuton forces. assisted by
heavy and light artillery. yesterday
continued their attacks on the Russo
Rumanian positions on the front north
east Of Rimnik-Sarat, in central Ru-
mania. says another official statement
ISSUED today by the Russian war Of
nee The invaders captured the viii
lage of Bordestchi. on the River Rim
mix. and pressed back the Russian de-
tachments near Zalestsi.
Rumanian front: The enemy is con-
dncting stubborn attacks on the upper
part of the River Kamna. on the Mol
davian frontier, west of Sovena near
the source of the River Suchitza, and
along the River Putna, west of the sta
ton of Rosa.
The enemy with considerable forces
and assisted by heavy and light ar
tillery continued his obstinate attacks
on the front northeast of Remnik- Sarat.
directing his main blow along the rail-
way He succeeded in taking posses
sion of the village of -Bordestchi, on the
River Rimnik
detachments near the village of Ia
Iestsl. nfteen versts northeast of Rim
South of the Danube enemy attack,
were repulsed with great losses to him,
Dobrudja: There was infantry fight
Driven Toward Sereth.
BERLIN. December 80. by wireless to
Sayville. n. Y.-"The Russians defeat
ed In eastern Wallachia, are being
driven toward the Sereth by their pur-
suers. who are pressing on closely at
their rear. writes the military critic
OF the Overseas News Agency I'm vain
did the Russians attempt to hold the
strong prepared position east of
Rimnik Sarat and between the Rimnik
and Buzeu rivers. The country was
htted excellently for defense being
covered with swamps, winding rivu-
lets: ponds and extensive lakes. But
again they were. defeated and every
where the battlefield was covered with
heaps of dead Russians
RINK Sarat, in spite of tenacious
defense, was taken with such speed
that the Russians succeeded only in
destroying one bridge south of the
town. while the most Important brtd
across the Rimnik fell undamaged into
the hands OF the conquerors. The rail-
station Hafa dad
and to the last by the Russians. The
I4st trains TO depart. which were
crowded with fleeing Russians, were
MT by shells from the Austro- German
batteries.
Occupy Part Of Rimnik Valley.
The rapidly advancing troops of the
central powers also extended their sue
cesses 70 the west of Rimnik Sarat. and
occupied twenty-five kilometers Of the
length of the Rimnik valley. The VIII
ase OF Durnitresti. which is the cross