New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
TeutOns RepuIsed in Oituz
Valley and Russians in
Other Sectors
CARS SUBMARINE
SINKS TEN VESSELS
German Successes on Sc
reth of Farreaching I'M
pOrtanCe, Says Critic

London, Jan. 22.-Fighting in Ru.
mania yesterday resulted in little
change in the respective positions o.
the Teuton and Russo Rumanian forces.
Petrograd reports the repulse of hostile
attacks in the Oituz Valley, while Rus
sian attempts to extend their lines in
the Putna Valley and in the Mesti
Canesti sector are declared b. Berlin
/ and Vienna to have resulted in failure.
In the Black Sea- Russian subms p
rine' sank one enemy steamer and nine
schooners near the Bosporus, accord
ing to Petrograd.
The recent successes OF the Teutons
along the Sereth front are Of far
reaching Importance, in the opinion Of
the military critic Of the Overseas
News Agency. whose review Of Janu-
any 20 was made public here to-day.
/ The attempts OF the reorganized Russo
Rumanian army to wrest the offensive
+ from the enemy in Rumania are termed
complete failure. He sees the IN
minent outfanking of the Russian post
tions on the Putna and Sereth, chiefly
8 through the Teutonic successes at Ocna
and Nanesti.
Nanesti Strategical Centre
By the capture of Nanesti, the critic
| declares, the Germans have torn the
pillar from the wall of the Russian de-
/ fence" on the Sereth "Nanesti forms
the strategical centre of the bridgehead
| of Fundeni and covers the great iron
| bridge across the Sereth in the imme-
/ diate vicinity of Nanesti," ne continues.
1.-THE entire construction OF the Nan
esti-Fundeni bridgehead. which is n
modern field fertilization, illustrates
! its importance as central point %
support of the Sereth line
In the 0ituZ district. according 70 the
/ critic, the Teutonic forces have pressed
| forward until they are in position TO
| take the whole circular valley OF Ocna
under fire. The capture of Ocna, which
! is an important railroad centre and
| point Of support for the Russian de-
! fence i'm the upper Trotus Valley,
would break the backbone Of the Rus
sian resistance in Western Moldavia.
It has been under fire for several days,
according TO German reports.
100000 Captured in Rumania
Two hundred thousand prisoners have
been taken by the Teutonic armies IN
Rumania. according to the estimates
of the Overseas News Agency. In killed
and wounded the Rumanians and Rus
SLAMS have suffered severely, the agency
SAYS. On the battlefield of Computing
| it is stated, 5000 Rumanisn dead were
counted within an area of three-iifths
of square mile. The Rumanian diyi-
sions still in service are reported by
prisoners to be greatly reduced, &C
/ cording TO the agency. some OF them
being composed Of only 2,400 men, while
there are infantry regiments consisting
/ of but 500 men.
Rumanian wounded are said to have
persisted BY the score for lack OF
proper treatment and facilities. Dis
persed soldiers who had hidden in for
ests andvillages are reported to be re-
appearing and surrendering TO the
| enemy.
Dispatches to "The Times" from Pet
rograd say that thousands of Rumaniau
refugees are pouring into Bessarabia
and the adjoining provinces. some OF
whom have reached Petrograd. Among
them. it is asserted, are $4,000 Ruma'
nian Boy Scouts, whom the Germans are
reported to have threatened to treat as
| ey,torillae