The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-31
RUMANIA CASTS IN LOT With ENTENTE; !
WAR PARTY URGES GREEK KING TO ACT
Entrance Of Most Powerful OIL
Balkan States Means Rear
Attack on BuIgars and
Pennsylvania.
OPENS WAY FOR RUSSIA
King Ferdinand Hopes to Gain
New Territory BY Throwing
Weight of His Armies
Into Armageddon.

SW ASAAAoOAJ Dy - - - ~ AA& SsSas
Weight of His Armies
Into Armageddon.
Berlin, Aug. %. Via Lordonl
Germany has declared war on Ru-
mania.
Berlin. Aug. %. (via Londonl
Fiahtinu has begun between Ru-
manian and Teutonic troops on tho
Iransylvanian frontier, the off,
cial announcement of today indi -s
| manians have been taken prisoner.
The announcements says the Ru-
| n1anians were captured on the
Pennsylvania frontier.
p m.)-Rumania declared war on AUS
tria- Hungary on Sunday evening, it is
announced officially here.
The announcement follows:
The Rumanian government yester-
day evening declared war on Austria
| Hungary
/ The federal council has been con-
voked for an immediate sitting
war against Austria Hungary last
night, says q Havas agency dispatch
from Berne, Switzerland, which de-
clares that the Wolff agency at Berlin
made the official announcement
Rumanta's decision to enter the war
was reached at a meeting Of the crown
council held at Bucharest yesterday
morning says Havas agency dispatch
from Geneva.
Germany Takes Council.
The Wolff agency announces that the
German federal council was convoked
Immediately after the decision became
known.
Bucharest dispatches received yester-
day stated that King Ferdinand Of Ru-
! mania had convened conference OF
representatives of all the political par
ties, former premiers, former presidents
i of the legislative chambers, ministers
and government representatives, with
the idea of ascertaining the views Of all
sections of public opinion.
The Wolff bureau, which first made
the announcement that Rumania had
cast her fortunes with the entente allies
Is a semi official German agency which
frequently is used as an avenue Tor
making public official announcements.
Fourteenth Nation at War.
Rumania thus becomes the 14th ma
ton to join in the war; Her intervention
either on the side of the entente allies
OF the central powers has been awaited
with symptoms of concern by both
sides since the beginning Of the great
conflict. This Is due not entirely to Ru-
mania's military strength, but also to
the strategic advantage Of her geogra-
phical position and the fact that her
entry into the struggle opens to the
Russian army a gateway through which
to attack the Bulgars from the north.
while the allied army, having. it's base
at Saloniki attacks them and their Ger
man allies from the south.
| Nevertheless, Rumania's military
strength is by no means inconsidera BILE.
The country has q population of $780,
600 and her army has been estimated
at 100000. 1t often has been described
as one OF the most thoroughly equipped
and disciplined armies in Europe, but
, recent information from Bucharest has
thrown some doubt upon it's quality.
Lately it has been stated that Humans
!, an officers are III trained and undis-
clpllned; that Rumania has no heavy
artillery, and that it's flying service is
inferior Some advocates of Rumania s
participation in the war have asserted
. that she could mobilize as many as
100000 men. The mobilization of her
army has been in progress for months
and few days ago was reported to be
complete.
!, Hopes TO Expand
;, The motive which prompts Rumania
, to enter the war is the satisfaction OF
f her national aspirations" described by
Take Jonescu, the Rumanian liberal
r
: stinct.' Concisely, this means national
expansion In the southern half of Bu-
= llowina, the Austrian crownland, the
= Rumanans are the dominant race. The
: mass of the people of eastern Transyl-
y Vania, q part of Hungary. is RumaniaI
by race and language 1t is said thai
100000 Rumanians live in Transyl-
| vania.
Rumania has been credited with a
long cherished ambition TO annex these
= Ylt at ti1.a II
crate" the Rumanians now under Aus
trian domination Recently it was re-
n ported Russia had offered Czernowitz
q | to Rumania as Il reward if she would
: unite with the entente
2 Rumania also cOvets BesSarabia, the
c extreme southwestern province of Rus
g STA on the Black sea, which was taKer
d from her by the Berlin treaty of 1878
e Reports have stated that Russia alst
t has consented to restore Bessarabia a:
a war prize, with it's population of e.
: 100000, mostly Rumanians, and an area
S Of 10000 square miles. This, with Tran.
sylvanla, would give Rumania a tota
population approaching 100000 and
should oil their aspirations be salts
fed, territory as great in area as tina
: of England Scotland and Wales. :
: Rumania has a border line as Ions
as the whole Russian western wal
= | front on which to choose her point o.
" military attack.
S Enemies Anticipate Blow.
: In what direction her first blow
: might be aimed is OILY Indicated b.
It her desire to pour he, troops through
d the passes of the Pennsylvania Alps
:. and the Carpathians into Transyl
vania. On the other hand Austria ha:
been accommodating military forces a
orosova, prepared to attempt to fore
!, tie iron gates" where the Danub'
> river touches the western Rumanial
border. Bulgaria is said to have sta