Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
RUSSIANS RETAKE
YADEN|, RUMAN|A
Cars Men Take Offensive
Against Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's invaders.
GERMANS SLOWING UP

Inc tluSSidns, WHO IcScHAis he'"
been giving evidences OF increasing
power of resistance to Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's pressure along the
Sereth line in northern Rumania, have
taken the offensive. Advancing near
the Danube end of the line. they have
recaptured the town OF Vadeni. six
miles southwest of the Rumanian
Danube port Of Galatz. according to an
official announcement from Petrograd
today.
Berlin admits that Turkish forces have
retired at vaideni.
Teutons Fail to Advance.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. January LIT is remarked
here that the Teutonic allies now for
failing to make advances in Rumania
and that the offensive. for the moment
at least. seems to have passed to the
Russians and Rumanians.
Information is lacking as regards the
cause for the slowing up Of the move
ment. Some reports say the Russo
Rumanians have received large REIN
forcements and guns and munitions.
but elsewhere the question is asked
whether the situation is not due to the
winter in northern Rumania, which Is
as severe as that In mid-Russia.
The Morning Posts Petrograd cor
respondent says the opinion prevails
there that the Russian stroke in the
direction of Mitau had a disconcerting
effect on the German arrangements.
which has been heightened by the in
creased activity of the Russians on
the various other sections of the north
ern front. The correspondent says the
German lines are thinly held every
where except in Rumania, and that the
Germans consequently are showing
nervousness over the recent Russian
moves.
Germans Fail to Retake vadeni.
PETROGRAD, January IL. via Lon
don, 2:25 p.m-The war Office an
nounces the recapture of the village of
Vadeni, in Rumania, six miles south
west of the Danube town of Galatz.
An attempt by the Teutonic forces
with reinforced columns to recapture
vadeni was frustrated by the Russians
who inflicted heavy losses. The official
statement reads:
Our detachments, after artillery
preparation, gained BY storm the vii
lage of vadeni. ten versts southwest OF
Galatz. The enemy. having received re-
Inducements and assisted by an artfl-
1ery drumfre, himself took the often
sive with the object of regaining the
village. His dense formations, which
came under our concentrated fire, suf-
fered great losses and failed to reach
our trenches.
"Our detachments, by night attack.
succeeded in driving the Germans out
the River Rimnik, capturing two ma
chine guns, but as the result of d
counter attack by superior enemy
forces we were obliged to withdraw
from the captured village. German at
tacks southeast of Gerleschi were
checked by our fire."
Germans Admit Reverses.
BERLIN, January IL, by wireless to
Sayville.-Russian and Rumanian forces
yesterday continued their violent at =
tacks with strong fol ices against the
German lines recently captured by the
Germans between the Kasino and Su-
chitza valleys. says roday's German
army headquarters statement. At only
one place did the Russions and Ruma-
mans succeed In gaining footing, being
sanguinarily repulsed at the other
battle points.
Near vadeni. between Braila and Ga
latz, the. statement adds, the advanced
Turkish posts were retired according
to command in the face of numerically
superior hostile forces to the main inter-
Secting line.