The sun., 1916-12-28
RUSSIANS ROUTED
IN FIVE DAY BATTLE
Mackensen Smashes Line on
Which Cars Army Stood
to Save MOldavia.
5000 PRISONERS TAKEN
MuscOvites and Rumanians I'm
Steady Retreat NOrthward
-Braila in Danger.


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portant town OF Rimnik Sarat. In north
ern waliachia, Just south OF the SOUTH
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'"e Aeu'ohs' VINO IN a hve day battle
that hrst turned their way on Christ mas
day have taken 5000 p~r,soners. ~ mn.
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iheir 'front.' broken on both sides OF
Rimnik Sarat, the Russians have been
forced 10 retreat, IN ,r.rch.. au~ ,ar
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' . VIC Inc rom wh'eh 'hey were
busted. In the Dobrudja the Teutons
report their attack on the br,dsshead ~
Nac,n 4. u.L,.u 1890.
~ tne new REORGANIZATION mat the
power oi the Ieutoh attack mas not been
broken. me important city OF Braila is
imperiiied. IL Is considered likely that
before long the Russians and Rumanians
VIII nave 70 retreat TO the river Sereth
Danube River port and also q railroad
py..n. se~' '@'ue u '"e
DANUBE Closed IN Ente.te.
u Danuoe, however. u now closed
y mo AiiIes. ny the capture OF Isakcna
s"u o.neI pos'tions on INC DoprudJa
oank ., ehe riVer' the Ieutons nave
Closed ne water route from Russia to
nunhania. NO more troops or supplies
"a" ehter ftumania py way OF Suiihe, ~
u'e i"outn OF inc Danube.
IN inc patue near Rlmnik Sarat the
Ieutons performed prodigies In attack.
The troops which entered the town after
getting tnrouxh several lines OF barbed
wire had to cross the river Rimnik.
wnich hows down from the
C~arpathians. Rimnik Is on It's nothern
bank BY the loss OF the river the u
slams were deprived II another natural
defence.
The Teutons attacking the Russian
right. west and southwest OF Rimnik
foothills OF the Carpathians. many miles
I, eH.en,, anu maoe more easIiy oetensI-
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Troops Of the Danube army. Bull
sarians ana Turks as well as Germans.
broke the Russian left southeast of
Rimnik Sarat. These troops stormed
strongly fortified Rumanian villages.
The attacking infantry had to advance
over swampy ground frozen hard as
iron.
As q result of this victory the Teuton
lines are now pushed p~erilously close to
the important triangle OF Rumanian
| cities, Brsila, Galatz and Focsani and
TO the lower Sereth. Rimnik Sarat II
twenty-five miles south OF Focsani. on
the road from buseu. forty-n'e miies
west OF braiia ana my mi.sa .
Haiatx' AZ many poin's '"e Nv "'e
even nearer inc oeretn' 49,.
IL the Russians sho nu.nani.ns harv
10 ran pack 10 the SeIe.n i.'e' ~ ~
be IN Amos .he iast u''en !" 1870
VIII be possip'e 70 saNe Wv" .Ns
The present posi.Ion ~ n"''' =" '
Zeppeiins tsed IN n""e"'"'
Zepnelins are In use on the Rumanian
front. To-day's German statement says
hat "airships and hying squadrons"
have been active behind the hostile front
against, important railroad and port es-
tah,Lshments," This II taken to mean
that Zeppelin raids have been made upon
Braila. Galatz and Focsani as well as on
Sulina and perhaps even Odessa.
On the remainder Of the Russo-Ru-
manian front no engagement Of real i'm
n~ortance Is reported. Heavy gun fire In
ms Oituz Valley on the Moldavian front
NAV message infantry attacks there.
J while there has been other artillery and
o,itnost activity I'm the C~arpathians.
Near Rove, a German attacking force
MAS broken by Russian guns.
The German o:H"iai statement to.
,tuh, ac,n,ncad the taking of Rimnik