 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakupedzisira, Romania yakabatana neEntente, ichirwisana neAustria-Hungary zvinoparadza. Cătărău akakumbira zvakare kujoina maRomanian Land Forces, asi chikumbiro chake chakarambwa. Mukati mokudzokera shure kweRomania kwa 1916, Cătărău akatiza nzvimbo yake yekuvharirwa, uye akafamba-famba mudunhu reNeamț. Akakurumidza kusungwa, ndokutamiswa kuDurău. Akanga achiripo apo February Revolution yakaputika muRussia, uye akapupurira migumisiro yechiitiko ichi pane tsika dzeRomania. Akatiza ndokuenda kuIasi, guta guru reRomania kwenguva pfupi. Akaramba achishamwaridzana nevamwe vapoteri vokuBessarabia, pakati pavo paiva nemumwe aipa mashoko kuOkhrana ainzi Alexis Nour. 