Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-13
OFFER TO RUMAN|A
HASAT|ME
One Month to Accept Terri
toriaI Concessions by Ger
u manic Allies.
SLICE OF RUSSIA PLEDGED
FOR ACTIVE ASSISTANCE
Brkowina Would Be Reward for
Maintenance of Friendly
Neutrality.

LONDON, July 13.-Rumania has been
given a month within which to accept
or reject an offer by Austria of territorial
compensations for her friendly neutrality or
active military assistance. according 10
the Times Balm correspondent in dis
patch dated at Sofia last Saturday
The correspondent says that the Aus
trian minister at Bucharest on the eth
presented a note to the Rumaiiah
Government offering Eumania as con-
sideration for her friendly neutrality the
concession of Bukowina. with the RIVER
Sertth as her northern boundary together
with various concessions to the kun1an'an
Inhabitants in the dual monarchy. lnciuo-
ing the foundation of university AT
Brasso tkronstadD.
For Active Assistance.
"In consideration for her active mill
tary assistance" the correspondent con-
tinues "Eumania would receive the "floie
of the Rumanian portion of bukowlna 10
the River Pruth, and also an eAteiisio'' vi
territory along the north bank of the
Danube to the Iron Gates. including We
hadi,. while Austria Hungary would I'M
dertake to conquer Bessarabia and trans
Ter that province Immediately 10 fuihah't'
as permanent possession
.E'ulfllment of these conditions was
Iuaranteed by Germany and month
Sas given Tor reply. The note
further intimated that the cehtral
powers regarded the right OF passase
through kumanian territory as heces-
.ary The main difference between the
Austrian and Russian proposals 10
Kumania is the substitution of Bess-
arabia. with 100000 inhabitants, for
TRANSATLANTIC, with o.ooe,ooo
Thinly Yelled Threat.
Berlin dispatch received by
Reuters Telegram Company by way
Of Amsterdam gives the substance of
what is described as thinly yelled
threat at Rumania contained in an ar
ticle in the semi official Frankfurter
ZeitunG, which under the heading
"Rumania's hour of fate" charges that
country with holding up war ma
terial en- route from Germany to Tur-
key
under her treaties with the central
powers Rumania is bound to adopt a
friendly attitude toward them, and
argues that Rumania has interpreted
her duties regarding neutrality in
way directly injurious to Turkey, the
ally of the central powers, and con-
cludes:
Germany and Austria Hungary are
now free to decide whether they will
or will not consider themselves bound
by their agreement with Rumania.
Their interests in the further lnde-
pendence of Rumania continues to ex-
list, but we can conceive case arising,
perhaps in the coming peace negotia-
tions when this interest. in support
of which no obligation any longer eX-
lists. must take rank behind more i'm
portant interests of the central powers
themselves.
Turko-Bulgar Deadlock.
dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Sofia says that Turkeys negotiations
with Bulgaria have been suspended fol-
lowing Bulgaria's announcement that
she would not consider any concessions
which involved her intervention in the
war on the side of the Teutonic allies.
An Athens dispatch to the Daily Mail
Athens at an early date between the
kings of Greece. Rumania and Bull
garia.
Russia Fortifying Border.
BERLIN, via London, July 13. 1885
ANA dispatch to the Tageblatt from
its correspondent at Czernowitz, Buko-
wilma, says:
The Russians are fortifying their
Rumanian border. Many thousands Of
men are at work digging trenches par
allel with the border, and building
baTped wire entanglements. The oper-
atoms are being rushed with all speed
According to information arriving here
from Sofia. the negotiations between
Turkey and Bulgaria regarding the cor
rection Of IT,: Turko- bulgarian frontier
are nea ring completion The object OF
The deimitation of the frontier is to give
Bulgaria a suitable route for a railroad
connecting Mustafa Pasha. New Bulgaria.
and Dedeag ha tch.
Turkey is prepared to make concessions
in the interest Of good neighborly rela-
tions. The only conflict now is in con-
rection with the delmitation of the
frontier west Of Adria nopie. Turkey wish
ing to retain the southern suburb of
Esrsga ha ten with its railroad stat on.
Adris nupIe is to remain Turkish.