To the north and north-west of Rumania—that is, on the
Transyl- vanian mountain frontier—Falkenhayn's armies, which are assaulting the passes with the greatest vehemence, have, we regret to say, won considerable successes, though probably they have been very dearly bought. Their most important advance has been the capture of the Vulcan Pass. There not only has their penetration been considerable, but the pass in itself is of very great importance. In the Torzburg and Predeal Passes, however, the Rumanians have held their own in spite of very violent fighting. In the Roter Turm Pass and in the Oitoz Pass, on their north-western frontier, they appear to have been able to repulse the enemy and to drive him beyond the frontier. It is quite possible, indeed, that the fury of the German attack has been exhausted, and that the Rumanians will be able to pull themselves together on both their fronts.
