Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin 1916, bayan Romania ta shiga rikici, Tonitza an tattara shi cikin Sojoji kuma ya yi yaƙi daga 20 zuwa 25 ga Agusta tare da Rundunar Sojoji ta 84 a
Yaƙin Turtucaia. Da aka ji rauni, ya zama fursuna ga 'yan Bulgaria, kuma aka tura shi zuwa sansanin tsare mutane a Kardzhali, tare da ɗan'uwansa mai zane-zane da mai zane-zane Horia Boambă. A wurin, ya kamu da zazzabin cizon sauro da kuma ciwon sanyin jiki, wanda zai ci gaba da damunsa har mutuwarsa. Don ƙarfinsa a yaƙi, an ba Tonitza a watan Nuwamba 1916 lambar yabo ta Michael mai ƙarfin zuciya, aji na 3. An sake shi kuma ya dawo a watan Afrilu 1918.