The sun., 1917-01-01
Rumanians Again In Action.

Rumanians Again In Action.
A little further TO the east. in the
region Immediately northwest OF Rimnlk
Sarat. Rumanian troops were brought
into action. Swept by a hot fire from
the Teuton guns, they could make no
impression on the advancing infantry.
On the immediate front OF Braila the
resistance was sitter. according to the
Russian statement. and attacks were
thrown back. Later advices from Ber-
lin say, however, that the Teutons are
progressing and are attacking a strong
fortified line between Gurgueti. west.
and Clucia. southwest OF Braila.
Gen. Sakharoff's lines In northwest
ern Dobrudja were hammered by reen-
forced German artillery. before the in
fantry attacked. Three times the Bull
gars and Turks charged the Russian
positions. and In the third attack cap
tured height near the village Of Gretch,
the main defence of Macin. The Bull
gars and Turks are still attacking.
Attack en- Braila Defenees.
On the remainder Of the Russian front
only small patrol fights are reported
The German statement tonight an
nounced that the attack upon Braila's
outworks had begun and that more
progress had been made In the Do
brudja. The day statement reads:
Front of Archduke Joseph-In the
frontier mountains toward Moldavia
the fighting continues TO be favorable
for us. North OF the Uzul Valley
German troops captured Solymtar
Height from the Russians and main
tanned II against strong counter
,hrusts. One officer and eighty men
do IN hnt
of the Oituz Valley German and Aus
tro-Hungarian regiments took Ru-
manian and Russian positions. They
made gains In the Putna Valley in the
course OF hard fighting. Near Nereyu,
in the Zabala Valley, our troops ad-
vanced.
Front OF Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen-The troops OF Lieut.. Gen. Won
Morgan and Lieut. Gen. Kuehne en-
countered strong resistance north and
northwest OF Rimnik Sarat, especially
on the edge of the mountains. BY
vigorous attack they succeeded in en-
tering the hostile position and repuls-
ing strong counter attacks. Between
Rimnik Sarat and the Buzeu lowlands
our troops gained ground after violent
fighting.
Danube Army Moves On.
The Danube army IL fighting its
way toward the strongly fortified line
between Gurgueti. west OF Braila. and
Clucia. southwest Of Braila.
In the Dobrudja Bulgarian troops
have gained further victories and are
progress toward Macin,
The Russian statement on the Ru.
manian fighting reads as follows:
On the Moldavlan frontier the
enemy, after artillery preparation,
launched stubborn attacks in the val
ley OF the Sulta River and south OF
this valley. All these attacks were
repelled by our fire and by counter
attacks.
In the region north of the Deltiana
River and south OF the Oituz Valley
fierce battles continue. The enemy has
received reenforcements In this region
and succeeded after repeated attacks
in taking possession Of several heights
In front OF our positions south OF the
Oituz River compelling us to retire
TO new position.
Russians In Air Combat.
On December 81 an aerial combat
took place in this region. Our aviator,
Ensign Petrajitakl, and our observer
Ensign Bartosh, In Voisin machine
engaged two enemy airplanes In bat
tie. One Of the enemy machines fell
In the Slanicul Valley The aviators
We're captured.
The enemy continues to make stub
born attacks on the Rumanian front,
on the upper Kasino River. at the
Moldavian frontier. In the region
northwest Of sevej. on the Upper sus-
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