The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-01
King Ferdinand Issues MobiIiza-
ton Order and Then Leaves
For Front To Take Command
Of the Forces In Mountains
RUSSIANS COME TO AID d.
OF THEIR NEW ALLIES
Veterans From BattIefields Of the
BukOwina and GaIioia Fight
Shoulder To Shoulder With Ru-
manians; Greeks Grow FESTIVE
ASSOCIATED Pres. by Federal wireless,

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless.)
n ARTS, August 3o.--Led by their
own ruler, King Ferdinand, the
Rumanian troops have thrust for.
ward through the passes of the Fast.
ern Carpathians, or Transylvanian Alps,
and according to admissions from Wen.
ma, have driven back advanced detach.
ments of Austrian troops.
The fighting has been furious, the
newcomers into the conflict attacking
with all the vim Of old hands at the,
bloody game of war, and they are
stifened by thousands of Russian
veterans, who have come down from
the Bukowina, and are battling should.
er to shoulder with their newest allies.
Great Circling Movement
Berlin officially reported last o.. night
that all the attacks in the Eastern
Carpathianss have been repulsed with
heavy losses, but the Vienna reports
tell of the withdrawal of the Teutonic
troops due to the "far reaching en-
circling movement which the Ruma nian
commander has instituted, with strong
Rumanian and Russian forces"
King Ferdinand yesterday issued
general order Of mobilization for his
country, and the men of the reserve
classes are rushing to the cOlors with
the enthusiasm Of boys for n holiday
Wild Scenes In Bucharest
Dispatches from Bucharest tell Of the
wild scenes as the men leave for the
front, while their fellows left behind
for the time being, cheering furiousIy
the departing soldiers, and the city a
mass Of color in honor of the fare
well. 49,.
The news that the passes leading into
Hungary had been pierced by the Ru-
manian advance guards, and that the
gates to the enemy's country stood
open when ANNOUNCED in the cafes and
public places IF Bucharest and other
humanian cities, brought about scenes
of the greatest enthusiasm. People
went wild with joy although the papers
OF the country warned them that the
real fighting is still to come, and ad
Vised them. to prepare for long hard
struggle.
Runianians Strike First
The first fighting by the Rumanians
against the Austrians took place last
Sunday night, when Rumanian column
struck across the mountains in the di.
rection of Kronstadt. The skirmish,
ing was to the southwest of that CITY.
Other skirmishcs are said to be tax
ing place on the Hungarian side of the
mountains in the neighborhood of Col
Tour Rouge.
Apparently the plans of the Rumani
an general staff have been most care
fully worked out. The mobilization is
progressing rapidly and smoothly, and
hundreds of thousands of men are said
TO have been concentrated 10 the vicih
ny OF Jassy, mn important railroad cen
ter, not far from Russian frontier. and
IN the strip Of Rumanian territory that
runs north between Bessarabia and
Pennsylvania.
The action Of Rumania, as il be.
comes more and more apparent, is 90.
ing TO change the entire face of the
war in the Eastern theater and the
Balkans. Military experts are begin
ming to ask what immediate effect it
will have upon Greece.
Greeks Grow Festive -
Dispatches from Athens, declare that
the Greeks are becoming more and
more insensed by the continued inya.
sion Of their territory by the Bulgars,
and that they are now prepared to fol,
low any suggestions that former
premier VenizelOs may make. They
are particularly angered by the occupa-
tion of Kavala, a Greek city near the
AEGEAN sea out of which Greek troops
were forced few days ago. -
80 far, however, tho entry OF Ru.
mania has not apparently affected the
actual fighting in the Balkans. The
Bulgars are still fighting hotly with
the Serbians, but reports from the
front assert that they have lost the
momentum of"thtir first attacks and
lave commenced to lose ground under
the counter-thrusts of the Allies.
The serbs have continued to advance
in tn" direction of Netrenik. where
they have pounded lard at the Bull.
gars and their German allies for sew.
eral days. The left flank of the Serbs
which gave back before the first rush
OF the Bulgars, has now stiffened and
yesterday reports from the region of
ortroVo tolu OF steady repulses of Bul.
gArian RttnckS and the INJECTING of
enormous losses upon the attackers.
Austria Loses Mountain
The Austrian artillery IL busy bat.
ttring NJ the Italian lines alLrg the
l"wer lsonzo river and in the upper
C"rdevolr valley, Elsewhere the
Italians have been steadily pushing
forward, overcoming the opposition Of
the strongly rntrenohed Austrians
Yesterday Rome reported the capture
Of Monte Cnuriol where the fighting
Was some 5000 feet above sea level,