The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-19
.TEUTONS QUIT
BRAILA,REPORT
Russians Say Foe Is Shattered
on Both Wings as Centre
Battle Rages.

LONDON. Jan. 1s.--UnofiiciaI reports
from Petrograd describing operations on
the Sereth say the Teutons have been
definitely defeated on both wings. The
Austro-German army IS evacuating
Braila. the advices continue, but the bat
tie on the centre is still in progress.
A city of $1,000 Inhabitants. with ex.
Braila, 1O3 miles northeast of Bucharest,
on the Danube. is a prize for which the
opposing armies have been struggling
for weeks. Because Of Its great supply
Of stores the Teutons hailed its capture
few days ago as an achievement Of inn
portance.
The Russian official statement chron-
| ices a Rumanian success southwest OF
| Pralza, on the Moldavian western front,
| where a height was surrounded and 4
large number of prisoners. with four
| machine guns, were captured.
Meanwhile Bulgarian artillery Is Wig
orously bombarding from the Dobrud5a
side of the Danube shipping in that
/ stream and Entente military positions
on the opposite side In the vicinity of
Galatz. according to the report from
|
| statement records that tho Bulgarian
artillery set fire TO the railway station
| in Barbochie and shclled the road from
Galatz to DZulZulashti. GalatZ, only
twenty miles north OF Braila, Is situ-
ated between the mouths of the Sereth
and the Pruth.
Surprise and Capture Russians.
| Berlin announces the capture of a
| Russian officer. 230 men and a ma
chine gun in n surprise attack between
the Suchitza and Putna valleys. south
| of the Oituz road on the Rumanian
front. This movement was directed after
an attack by Russians had broken down
under artillery and machine gun fire.
/ The Russian official statement fol-
lows:
! Enemy attempts to take the offensive
against the heights south OF the River
Oituz were arrested by our fire. The
Rumanians repulsed German attack
south Of Monastar-kachlnul, on the
River Kasino.
Southwest of Pralza the Rumanians
surrounded height occupied by the
enemy and took a great number OF
prisoners and four machine guns. On
the remainder of the front as far as
the Danube and along that river there
has been an exchange of fire.
In the region of the village of Sano-
victhi, south of Smorgon, our scouting
parties entered enemy trenches and
in hand to hand fighting bayoneted
twenty Germans. At the same time
three mine galleries were blown up
by our sappers.
In the region west Of the village Of
Samdrinki some OF the enemy shelters
were demolished by artillery fire. The
enemy replied feebly By directing some
shells on n wood situated on the Kisa-
! lin-Blonav road
In the region OF the village OF
Kritshka, OH the River Dystri,za, n
party OF enemy scouts about 100
strong approached our field posts. AL
lowing the enemy to come quite close
the field post. by powerful fire, put
him 10 flight. capturing his equipment
and guns. which were left behind.
Driven Back on Mountains.
In the wooded Carpathians the en-
emy after firing about zoo shells as
| sumed the offensive on one of the
heights six and two-thirds miles south
| OF the Pneva Mountain. but was
thrown back by our fire.
The Bulgarian report was as follows
Our artillery on tho right bank OF
the Danube set on fire the railway
station at Barbocha and also shelled
the road from Galatza to Dzudzu-
lasht!. on which large columns Of
troops and carts were observed.
Near Isakcha our artillery up 10
this time has sunk seven tugboats
and one small torpedo boat.
The German statement follows:
Front OF Archduke Joseph-Whl,e
south OF the Oituz road an attacl,
made by strong Russian forces broke
down under our artillery and machine
gun fire. we by n surprise attack be-
tween the Suchitza and Putna valleys
succeeded in taking from hostile posi-
: tons one officer and 23O men and one
= machine gun
e Front of Field Marshal von Macken-
: sen-Hn Dobrudja for some days past
/. Tultcha and Isakoha have been
h shclled by Russian artillery. Several
inhabitants, mostly women and chill
II dren. have been killed.
l. Front of Prince I.copold--The
r weather hcvE clear the artillery ac-
e tiyity on both sides was considerably
Y live'ior IN uarN sectors az the front.
.s North qf krashin Russian ra!dlng
II detachments Of teniold numerical
r superiority entered an advanced out.
post The outpost is again In our pos
session. At other places raidhg de-
! iachmehts and DatrOls were repulsed