New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-22
WALLACHIA VICTORY
OF GREAT IMPORT
Breaking Of Dobrudja Barrier
Not So Significant

Berlin, Nov. %, by wireless to Say
ville.-The defeat Of the Rumanians
in Wallachia, enabling the Austro
German forces to reach the railroad
from Orsova to Craiova was of even
more Importance in the Rumanian
campaign than the breaking of the
Rumanian line in Dobrudja, writes
the military critic of the Overseas
News Agency With the battle at Tin
guiiuliz on November IS he says, the
Rumanian campaign enters on a new
phase.
"This advance to the railroad was
carried out with energy and speed"
he continued land the Rumanians
were flung through the door to the
lachian plans.
I'm October there was a violent
struggle in Northern Rumania for the
key position in the Translyvanian
mountains, but after the passes were
forced the pressure Of the central
powers increased from day to day,
with an extension of the front all
through the Moldavian mountains and
the Wallachian Carpathians as far as
OrsOVa.'
after successes the Austro- German
advanced through the mountain
passes.
Resistance in VAIN
1.-THE Rumanians offered the most
tenacious resistance and made violent
counter attacks, especially in Predeal
Pass north Of Campulung, in Rothen-
thurm Pass and the jul Valley. But
all these desperate efforts merely cost
them the greatest sacrifices, without
bringing them even local gains and
the advance Of the Germans and Aus
TRANS was more successful every day.
On November IS the Rumanian de-
Tense in jul Valley gave way and the
Ruman1anS were defeated declSiVely,
suffering extraordinary heavy losses.
The victorious troops of the Central
powers followed up their success at
once, and, Notwithstanding the i'm
mense difficulties of the snow covered
roads, which were hardly practicable
for marching and were impossible for
cars, they broke into the Wallachian
plain. A Rumanian counter advance
from the east had no effect on the re-
suits Of the battle.
Civil Populacc in Fight.
1T is worthy of remark that the
Rumanian civilian population, excit
ed by the severity Of the defeat, took
part in the fighting. The troops fire.
quently were fired on from ambu-
lanceS.
1.-The railroad line between Orsova
and Craiova having been cut, the Ru-
manian units fighting at Orsova have
lost their only line Of retreat.
THE German admiralty command
reports that from Nov. 1, until Nov.
Is, Is officers, 1855 men, 26 cannon
and 72 machine guns were captured.
I'm view Of the gigantic Rumanian
losses in Dobrudja and Pennsylvania,
this is a heavy blow. BY comparison
the breaking of the cnemy's line in
Wallachia dWindles to insignificance
where the Bulgarians and Germans
who evacuated Monastir are making
a stand against the pursuing Serbians
and French. Paris reports the Teu-
tonic allies making q stubborn re-
sistance and heavy fog also holding
up the advance.
The battle line is at its nearest point
to Monastir imm ediately north of tho
city, at SnegOvo and runs thence al
most directly eastward across the
country within the bend Of the Ger
ma river. In pushing the Germano-
Bulgarian forces back to this line the
Entente troops have made important
captures Of men and material Today
a French statement reports the TAX
ing of additional prisoners.