Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-07
ROUMANlA IN TERROR.
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which face tho new governor-gcneral,
Won TulH, Not only viii he sock to
restore order. but Il Is also his task
to organize tho forwarding 10 Ger
many OF the vast surplus stores OF
grain. cattle and petroleum which
have fallen into the Germans hands,
alexandria alone possesses y mil
lion dollars worth OF stores. Other
cities are almost as well stocked.
wallachia itself Is u food paradise.
Because the RoumaniAns destroy
cd many Of the railroad bridges. the
entire German campaign In Roumania
was made in wagons over tho ordin-
ary highways. One sees thousands Of
columns Of these with arnmunitioa.
food. weapons and military supplies.
Although the Germans have had con-
troll OF western Roumanla only u few
days, laborers are already clearing
the railroads and assembling freight
ears. engines aud materials, which
tho fleeing army left,
saw two long stretches OF rail.
road over which trains were In opera
ton and while at General Won kraff,'s
headquarters. I met y German major
assigned to take charge OF the Rou-
manian transportation system.
One ironical Incident connected
with the railroad situation was that
We met two engineers In Carasaiu and
Alexandria who had been sent to
those two cities by tho Roumanian
government TO make plans for laying
u donble-track from Bucharest to
Craioya. The quickness OF the Ger
man advance overlook them, They
fell into German hands s--and their
complete plans likewise,
Al Slatina, which has suffered some
| by bombardment. but more by pillag-
ing. We slept In the Hotel Carol.
which the Roumdnians had used az
a hospital. Two big shells had splint-
cred five OF tho rooms, We were
awakened early In the morning by y
fire which spread 10 two nearby
houses before II was quenched. Mean
while all houses aud stores In the
neighborhood were again plundcred
by the few remaining families,
As l breakfasted with one family.
a boy came In with q gold necklace
which he had picked from a jcwlery
store. new rubber boots and stock
ings which he had stolen from anoth-
or shop.
The German advance had boen too
rapid TO make possible taking charge
OF the cities by the German authori-
ties 30 far. although they are doins
everything they possibly can TO pre-
vent the Roumanians burning goods
along the countryside, Especially In
small towns many buildings have
been fired and schools destroyed
Many residences and schools have
been used as stables by the refugees
One can hardly sleep at night be-
cause Of the constant barking OF de-
serted dogs, Along the roads Ia,
dead or dying horses. Starving dog,
gnaw the flesh OF these bodies and
crows pick at their eyes.
The terror that Is apparent every
where Is In striking contrast 10 the
maps which hung In every Rouman
ian home and which had been used
as part Of the propaganda 10 get th'
Roumanians TO favor war.
These maps show q Greater Rou
mania" the boundaries otwhIch ex
tend far into ustria-Hungary.
Instead Of Roumania's ambitions
being realized. Roumania herself hal
fallen before the invader In thre'
short months. That the invader OK
, poets to remain for awhile Is evi
denced by the naming OF a Germai
/ governor.