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The Washington times., 1916-08-28
ROun1ania Planned To
Go Into War Year 4 go

a total OF $780, 900 first line troops and
about 100000 reserves.
The regular permanent standing
army consists OF 5000 officers, 900
military students. 100000 troops,
$4,000 horses, 500 cannons. and 200
machine guns.
Part OF the army has been mobilized
Tor .,e some time near the Hungarian
The infantry organization OF first
line troops consists of forty regiments
composed OF three battalions of four
companies each per regiment.
Each regiment has also an extra
company at the depot. together with
one section or two machine guns.
There are also eighty battalions of
reserves and twelve companies OF
gendarmes.
The cavalry consists OF ten regi-
mcnts of red Hussars and ten regi-
nents OF black Hussars.
The cavalry regiments consist OF
ard one squadron for depot work.
The men are armed with sabers,
lances. revolvers. and short carbines.
The artillery consists of twenty reg
iments OF first line troops. each regi@
nlent being composed of six batteries
or four guns each. There are. also
twenty regiments of artillery re-
serves.
Roumania's chief reason for enter
ms the war Is the hope OF annexing
TO her present territory the two Aus
TRAN provinces OF Pennsylvania and
Bukowina.
They are inhabited largely by Rou-
mnnians.
While all the other Balkan states
are Interested In securing land in the
balkan peninsula. Roumania's aspira
lions lie to the north.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28

BUSINESS CONTINUES
|. TO DRAG HERE TODAY
Strong Demand for Potomac
Electric Power Consolidated
Fives on Local Change.

Business continued to drag at to-
days session OF the Washington Stock
Exchange. The regular call was con-
cluded with only one transaction. I'm
provement was noted during the after
call session. however. and the volume
was increased to point where the
days business compared ravorably with
the average that has recently been
maintained.
Though no sales of the bonds result
ed. there was strong demand Tor
Potomac Electric Power Consolidated
SIS. one broker was on the floor for
10000 worth at l0lh. the quotation
bid. The bid. on Real Estate Title
Inuurance Company stock was raised
five points. to SO.
A total of forty-five shares OF wash
ington Railway and Electric common
stock changed hands, at 40. as COM
pared with the previous sale price OF
igib. 4 81 900 per cent bond OF the same
company brought slt.
Other sales included a 500 Sorfolk
and Washington Steamboat per cent
bond at lO6; a $500 Warrington Gas
at IO5Ih: five shares OF Mergenthalei
linotype stock at 16l, and five shares
of CAPITAL Traction stock at So%.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
|TA[Y'S ACTION WAS
NOT UNEXPECTED

PARIS. Aug. 2s.-The action OF Italy
IN ending the anomalous situation which
mas existed since her declaration OF war
against Austria In May. 1915. by making
formal declaration of war against
Germany was not unexpected.
The entente allies have been chaffinn
under the limitations imposed on them
In the near Eastern theater of war by
the fact that King Victor Emmanuel :
government would not consent to any
action In which Italian troops would he
directly opposed to those of the Kaiser,
This unsatisfactory feature of the re-
lations between Italy and the entente
powers was strikingly apparent at the
time Of the Austro-German invasion OF
Montenegro.
The Montenegrins openly charged that
Italy had left them In the lurch, failing
to send troops and supplies sufficient to
defend Mt. Lovchen. "the Gibraltar of
the Adiratic," which fell into the hands
OF the Teutons after only a perfunctory
resistance.
It is not believed here. however. that
Italy has made the formal declaration
OF hostilities against Germany with the
intention Of expanding her own zone of
action In the military operations against
the central powers.
II Is thought the action was taken 10
force Roumania into the war on the
side of the allies.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
PARIS LEARNS OF
.ROUMANIA'S ACTION
Announces Balkan State Is at War
With Central Allies.

PARIS. Aug. 2s-Roumania today oe-
clared war on the central powers, fol-
lowing a meeting Of the Roumanian
Crown Council. according to dispatches
received here today. ....
The Crown Council went In session inn
mediately after a meeting of representa-
tives of the leading Roumanian political
parties. former ministers and cabinet
members and Roumanian f1nanciers.
The purpose ofSthls meeting was to ac-
quaint King Ferdinand with public
sentiment In Roumania.
It Is reported In delayed press dis
patches that General Averescu, former
minister Of war. will be named to chief
command of the Roumanian army.
The report of Roumania's declaration
or nostilities is confirmed in a Central
News dispatch from London.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
BULGARIA FORCING
GREECE INTO WAR

ATHENS. Aug. os.-Bulgaria's con-
hnued advance into Grek territory.
and the occupation of Greek forts at
the port of Kavala has brought Greece
appreciably nearer to war.
No new decision has been reached by
the government, but King Constantine
Ia holding another conference with his
ministers and war chiefs today.
Pro-ally newspapers are demanding
an immediate declaration of war
against Bulgaria and Germany. while
the pro-German papers for the most
part are silent.
Pro-allv demonstrations were held
throughout Greece yesterday. centcring
In Athens. where former Premier Veni-
zelos, leader of the Greek war party.
addressed $1,000 cheering adherents.
Venizuelos charged that King Con-
stantine has been victimed by Germany
Into violating the constitution and
thwarting the popular will
He urged that a committee of lead
ing Greek citizens call upon the King
and demand that he show the most
benevolent neutrality toward the allies.
at the same time preparing the army
for possible war.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28

Continental Trust ............ 127 1o0
SAVINGS BANK STOCKS.
rome SAVINGS .................. 81
Bank of Com. a. Sav......... 'l2 -.
East Wash. Saw. Bank......... u -.
Sec. Saw. 4 Com. Bank. ..... 14S -.
FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Arlington Fire Insurance.... . 70
Firemen's Fire insurance.. 1S5k -.
Ger Amer. Fire Insurance.. 30 80.
Nat. Union Fire Insurance. Q -.
TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Columbia Title insurance.. s a.,
Real Estate Title Insurance. so -.
L. S. Realty Co. ~ 80.
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS
Chaplin Sacks ................... 165 $50
ID. c. Paper Mfg. Co.......... 125 -.
Graphophone com.............. liz 176
Graphophone pfd. .............. 40 l13
Merch. Trans. & Storage.... 100 ITO
Security Storage ............... $50 a.,
Washington Market ........... 17h -.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
ALLIES RETREAT|NG.
BEFORE BULGAR|ANS
Berlin Reports AngIo-French
Troops Are Evacuating
Northeastern Macedonia.

BERLIN. Aug. 2s.-Anglo-F French
troops are evacuating all northeast
srn Macedonia before the Bulgarian
advance, according to Sofia dis
patches today.
A Bulgarian force which reached
the Aegean sea Is driving the British
back upon their base at the head of
the Gulf of Orfani. Important fight
ing is expected to develop around
there.
The Bulgarians are extending their
positions in Macedonia and north
western Greece, despite Serbian re-
sistAnce.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
|STR|KE TALK SENDS
DOWN RAIL STOCKS
Most Issues Sell Off Fractional
Iy at Opening Of New York
Market.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-Railroads sold
down fractionally at the opening Of the
stock exchange today on Washington re-
ports OF the railroad strike situation.
Reading opened off n at 1o5. Erie was
off a at 81. Southern Pacific Y at osk.
and Union Pacific q at 14Oal.
Steel common was down u at 9S5t. and
there were fractional declines in other
steel stocks.
The bears who have been waiting
three days for a chance to stop the
upward movement with a drive. found
the time ripe during the opening hour.
Reading dropped to 1o4S, against
1868 earlier in the hour. Steel was
quoted at 95ss at one time. off Ia.
Motor issues were weak, WillyslOvsr-
land dropped to 45h.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
TOdaY'S Sales.

NOrfoIk and washington Steamboat
Is, 81, ,000G106.
After call-Washington Railway COM,
10dS0. 10QS0, 1OQS0. 15QtS0.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 5d161.
Whigt Wsshhington ha,'Way ,soSs, Nv. ILL., MpsoaslA'
Capital Traction, 6Q65H,
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
Germans Repulsed in
Assaults on Fleury

PARIS. Aug! 2s.-Several German at
tacks against the village OF Fleury, on
the northeastern front of Verdun. were
repulsed in last nights fighting, II was
officially announced today. No import
ant operations occurred elsewhere on the
western front,
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
Fresh British Gains
Reported by Gen. Haig

LONDON. Aug. 2s.-The British made
progress in last nights fighting east of
Delville wood and engaged In several
successful minor enterprises near Mou-
quet farm. on the Thiepval sector. Cen
eral Haig reported thig afternoon.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
Real Estate Transfers.

s2S Seventh street northwest-Max David to
Bella W. David. lot y, square t53. So
1+H ID street southeast-Milton ID. CampSell
ct ux. TO William P. Young. lot "a, square
1861, $40: stamps. 81.
1893 Rhode Island avenue northumberland
d. Randolph TO Jane u. Caruth lot leo,
square 40. SO: stamps. 80 cents.
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
Marriage Licenses.

Angle 0retess and sisvoula A. Kapralos.
| George Pritchard, Manassas, Va, and Sarah
| r. Campbell, Manassas.
| David Allen and Bertha Edwards
Percy Ford and Elizabeth Thornton.
| John Bryant and Beatrice Honesty
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
CONTINUED from First Page.)


exert tremendous influence on Greece.
great demonstrations yesterday.
Though the allied censorship on Bal
kan news has been very strict for sew
eral weeks, wireless advices from Ber-
lin indicated uneasiness In the German
capital over the progress OF the diplo'
matte battle being waged at Bucharest
1t was plain that Germany feared
Roumania would decide to Join the al
lies after Russia had swept through the
Austrian crownland of Bukowina and
while the allies were preparing for q
great offensive In the Balkans.
The immediate effect Of the Rouman'
ian declaration In all probability Will be
to cause the early withdrawal of the
Bulgarian forces that invaded Greece &c
protect the Bulga rian northern frontier
against n Russian invasion.
The Roumanians, presumably, VIII
form Junction with the Russians oper.
ating In Bukowina and throw an arm!
across the Hungarian frontier into
Transylvania. long coveted by the Rou'
manians. ..., =.
The following facts re-
garding ROumania's military
strength were obtained at Buch-
Arrest by Henry Wood, United
Press staff correspondent, during
a recent tour of the Balkans.
Roumania's entrance into the wa,
places a thoroughly drilled and equip
ped army Of nearly 100000 men alongside
the allies.
modern Roumanian army nothing def1n
ite can yet be told, as 1t has never peer
put to the test.
During the two recent Balkan war;
Roumanla of all the Balkan states aion
kept out Of the struggle.
The organization and equipment o
the Roumanian army has been pralse'
by many experts. "
Roumania's military service Is obliga
tory on all able-bodieS men betweel
twenty-one and forty-six Years OF age.
This gives the country 5O.0OO new sol
diers a year and enables Roumania. ou
of a population of 7. 900. 900. to muster al
army of over half a million.
Although Roumanian youths liable 10
military service do not begin duty until
thev are twenty-one years OF age. as
mater of fact they are at the dsposa
of the minister of war after their nine
teenth year.
They are obliged then to begin boil
target practice and Rvmnastic cxer
cises that will place them in efficien
condition for service the moment the!
reach enrolment age.
From the time they are nineteen unit
they are twenty-one they are obliGe'
to participate in the target. and gym
nastic drills every Sunday from April
to November 30.
During the first seven years Of mill
tary service the men belong 10 tn
active army.
They then pass to the reserves. wher
they serve for twelve years. finall,
passing into the militia for the re
mainder Of their term of service. unit
they are forty-six years of age.
The militia is supposed to be liabl
for service only in maintaining the in
ternal order of the country and Il
guarding railways during war times. =.
This organization gives Roumani'
The Washington times., 1916-08-28
New York Stocks.

An transactions In stocks are on the oas's
Of dollars and fractions thereos. q
Quota tions furnished BY w. B. Hiooe .
Co members of New York Stock EScnanss'
Aibbs Building. ,n O.,
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

ous Scream" of laughter from cur tain to curtain. To begin with, the characters are all new with the ex- ception of our heroes, Mutt & Jeff themselves. They also are in a new atmosphere entirely. You can imagine how funny it will be to see Bud Fish CTS two eccentric characters as stud ents. The story of the play deals with the students of a popular, uni versity where there was scarcity
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

Gro be conti-ue dj
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Bisbee Improvement Company

of football players among the regular enrolled students. In order to strength en the team Mutt & Jeff were in duced to take an elementary course in college in order to secure their services on the football team. One can well imagine the good comedy that can be produced from this plot. You can depend upon it that there will be nothing lacking to make the best Mutt X Jeff show Gus Hill has ever offered. However. you can judge for your self at the Orpheum next week.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
YOU'RE BILIOUS! LET iCASCARETy LINEN
 LIVER AND BOWELS
Don't Stay Headachy, Consti- pated, Sick, With Breath
 Bad and Stomach Sour
Get a 1O-eent box now.

Get lucent DON now. You men and women who can't get feeling right-who have head ache. coated tongue. bad taste and foul breath. dizziness, can't sleep. are bili- GUS. nervous and upset. bothered with a sick, gassy, disordered stomach, or have a bad cold.
 Are you keeping your bowels clean with Cascarets, or merely forcing passageway every few days with salts. cathartic pills or castor oil?
 Cascarets work while you sleep: cleanse the stomach. remove the sour. undigested. fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry out of the system all the constipated waste matter and poi son in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will straighten you cut by morning-a 10-cent box from any drug store will keep your stomach sweet, liver and bowels reg Iular. and head clear for months. Don't forget the children. They love Gas carets because they taste good-never gripe or sicken.-A6vertisement.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
MEAL OF THE NAVY

The last episode of 'Neaf of the Ma wy the great American serial. will be shown at the Lyric today. This serial has had tremendous run of populari- ty here and in deference to many re- quests the Lyrics management has se- cured "The Black Box" new serial equally as popular which will be shown every Friday commencing next week.
 "The Black Box" is thirty reel se- rial in fifteen episodes and is now run ming in some of the big cities. That this serial will be well received by the Lyrics patrons goes without saying
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
CHAPTER V.

Edward E. Allison Takes a Vacation,
 Edward E. Allison walked into the offices of the Municipal Transportation company at nine o'clock, and set his basket of opened and carefully anno- tated letters out of the mathematical center of his, desk; then he touched a button and thin young man, whose brow. at twenty. wore the traces or preternatural age walked .briskly in.
 Take. Mir. Gregory these letters and ask Vim If be will be kind enough to step here" c
 Yes. sir" and the concentrated
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

MUTT 6 JEFF IN COLLEGE.

All positively nevis the most i'm portant announcement regarding Mutt & Jeff in College, for the coming season. As the title signifies, it has the college environment from start to finish, and IS certainly one continu-
The Press., 1916-04-26
ANCIENT BAGDAD..
Bits About the Enchanted City of the
 Arabian Nights" i s..

Ira . t,.; Bits About the Enchanted City of the
 Arabian Niahts." ss.
 lnrnortalized by Haroun-ai Raschid. in he story of the Arabian Nights. Ba2lad. which has. a population or about l3OOOU. was built on the ruins of an ancient Babylonian city dating back to 20OO B. c. Records have been found OH ancient bricks, establishing it's early date. ss.sz ss.sst-.f lsy. ,.st
 Ever. since the days of Haroun-a Raschid the Jews, haze been the lead ing figures ill. the commercial, world of Bagtfad There. are 10000 of them, with about 5000 Chaldean (or. heretit cab ,'hristians.. The remainder of the population is made. up of Persianss Turks. Armenial.s. Arabs and kurds Sindbad the Sailor was born at Bag begin by his going down the Tigris to Russorah ,tle modern Busra).
 The city stands oh both sides of the Tigris. the two parts being 2conhected by the famous bridge of boats.~ 22O yards long A brick wall; five miles in circumference and forty feet high. sur rounds Bagtlad
 The city contains upward of lOO mosques. though barely twenty of them are ill use. The houses generally are old. dirty and ugly outside. but the vaulted ceilings. rich holdings. inlaid mirrors and massive gildings bring back tu the recollection of the traveller the golden prime of the good Haronn llRaScliu .ss! < , --s! >s. -j~ s l. *z
 The streets are narrow. crOoked.i un paved and dirty. full of -ruts and strewed with garbage. which. however. Is for the most part removed by dogs the public avengers in the east PearSun'S Weekly .. .-
The Press., 1916-04-26
An Obedient Man.

The other morning one of the regular patrons boarded the car at the usual place, but instead of taking a seat he started to walk back and forth in the car. There were plenty of seats, and the action of the regular patron at- tracted the attention of one of his business associates.
 What's the matter, DanY Why don't you take seat?" he was asked.
 Serving two mastersv' came back the reply. You see, when started out this morning my mother-in-law re- minded me that it was such a fine morning that should walk to the of- flee. Wifey, more considerate of my we'll being, told me to ride. I am try ing to obey them both so that when I get home this evening from the office I can truthfully say that won't have to lie to either of them." And the regu lar patron kcnt on walking back and Dispatch.
The Press., 1916-04-26

Browning. who was in great vein, whispered. "I abominate piano players -murderers of conversations It was cruel; the piano ran the whole gamutf of it's possibilities for half an hour. A.rs. Procter and Browning rolled thei1 eyes at each other and at me as If In agony At last it stopped. Browning applauIed frantically, holding out his hands and looking back over his shoul- der at us, while he began to say, Thank God. it's over! I must tell you about tle strangest experience l ever had. It was in France Just then the pianist began an encore. Browning almost groaned:, What's she doing? You don't think she is go ing to- .@
 Yes I said, you applauded so hard she had to begin again"
 God forgive me!' he walled. "Never again will I commit that error"
 The old lady choked with laughter, and Browning boIted for the door. ..
The Press., 1916-04-26
The BuruIar'a Hour.

"This is poor night for burglars" ]" I said to the policeman when I took the dog for his last trot. You could see mouse tonight"
 "Yes." he said, "and hear it too. It's dead still as well as light"
 What sort suits burglars best?' I asked.
 His answer came without any hesi- tation.
 Dark, wet and windy" he said.
 Dark l can understand" I said, but why wet?'
 Folk stay at home in wet weather, and they think the burglar would nev. CT choose a rotten night like this. That's their way of looking at it. The burglar knows that, and he says, My best time is just when I'm least ex- pected.'"
 And why windy?" queried.
 You can hear a cat sneeze tonight" said the policeman. "If a window or door squeaked the householder or his missus would be sitting up listening, and the old woman wouldn't rest till hubby prowled round bit. But on a windy night it's different. Bang, rat tie, bump, swish, chatter, all the bless ed night. ."-Exchange.
The Press., 1916-04-26

He that is busy is tempted by but sne devil; he that is idle by legion.
The Press., 1916-04-26
THE IDEAL HUSBAND.
Some Observations on the Side and .
 Doamatic Conclusion.

Some Observations on the Side and .
 Dogmatic Conclusion.
 You are probably woman. Few men would pause to read an article headed The Ideal Husband" Man knows his fellow men too well.
 Of course it is true that nearly every married woman has at some time in her life claimed to have found the one ideal husband, but not for long, He is not stable article: he is only a feeting glimpse.
 Shortly after u young married wom an declares hers to be the ideal hus band he exhibits tendency to crum ble his crackers in his soup or to place slice of bread in his empty dinner plate and submerge it in gravy. These things "are not done" ...t While "a man is still: engaged-held under option. as 1t were. but not def nftely contracted for-he is for short while considered ideal. However. he just begins to enjoy his perfection when it Is discovered by his general manager elect that he rests his knife and fork half on the tablecloth and half on his plate. while they should be draped artistically across his plate midway between meat and potatoes To save time. probably he also cuts his meat into small pieces before start 'ng to eat it.
 He has good re;lsons for doing as he does. but they do not excuse him. His sort of conduct and perfection simply do not walk hand in hand.
 No young couple should be engaged long enough for either one to discover the others shortcomings. So long as man and girl are so mutually mes merized that the eyes of one never leave the eyes of the other he is per feet. but the moment he allows her glances to stray below his Adams ap pie. the moment he loses control. he loses also perfection. She realizes that his knowledge of esthetics was glean ed from an abridged edition: that his tie is not in vogue. that his collar is too loose and too low and therefore too comfortable
 .Ah me. have strayed from my Subject-the ideal husband Let me return to it and proceed
 There is no such thing Paul Wing III Century
The Press., 1916-04-26
An ExhiIsratinu Bath.

Many doctors are HOW disrarding the stronger alcohol in ordering baths. says the Farm and Preside. ''and are prescribing the more agreeable bay rum which iS made ill Japan from the diSti ial .on of rum and the leaves of the i,ayberry tree If you want a pleasant eXhilarating bath use this in dilution suiting to your condition For bathin. the sick it seems to have a longer anl more stimulating and tonic effect than whisky or alcohol"
The Press., 1916-04-26
Callino His Bluff.

I'm awfully sorry th,t my engage ments prevent my attending your char ity concert. but shall be with you in spirit
 Splendid And where would you Ike your spirit. la sit: l, haNe::ti; kefs lere for rnark.-s4 marks and, 10 nnrkS Fliegrntlp Rlaetter .., ... .,.
The Press., 1916-04-26

All the original, savory taste of the leaf is right there in Perfections just waiting to be enjoyed.
 Menl Smokers every. wherel.- if you've never tried Perfections, get a package before the clock strikes again. You'll thank us for the suggestion. Be- cause Perfections are
 JUST NATURALLY GOOD
The Press., 1916-04-26
Domestic Joys.

Whenever Mr and Mrs Twobble quarrel Mir. Twobble threatens to see his lawyer" :,.. >o
 Well. does he ever go to his law ver?'' <. No "
 Why not!' .s.i.s.4...t: :l think its because Mrs Twobble giares him to" -BirminghamS Age-Her au :.ft :y-=.
The Press., 1916-04-26

According to two English scientists, the sense of smell in man is small when compared with animals because of the practice of kissing and grad ually is being destroyed for that req son.
The Press., 1916-04-26
Here's tobacco that's favored by Nature
TOBACCO THATS JUST ei6HT FOR "PeRFecTIoNSs

Much obliged, Lotta Sun!
 M any tn a n ks, Enuff Rainl
 You two certainly did SOME job when you helped Nature make the Virginia tobacco that's in Perfections. It's naturally good tobacco-every golden strand ofit
 And what a joy it is to smoke naturally good to- baccol