The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-29
RUnANIA JOINS
ENTENTE; ITALY
TELLS GERMANY

The decision to enter the war was
reached at a meeting of the crown
council held at Bucharest yesterday
from Geneva.
| RUMANIANS IN FIRST CLASH
WITH TEUTONS.
Ber1ifi Aug. 2S, via London
Fighting has begun between Ruman-
ian and Teutonic troops on the Tran
sylvania frontier, the official an
nouncement of today indicates. The
statement says Rumanians have been
taken prisoners.
London, Aug. %, 2y:47 p m.-Ger-
many probably will declare war on
Rumania within "a hours, after
which Turkey and Bulgaria are ex-
pected to do likewise, according to
a dispatch, from the Hague to the
Exchange Telegraph Company.
The despatch from the Hague says
the German federal council met this
morning on receipt Of thc news o.
Rumania 8 declaration of war against
Austria.
RUMAN1AN LEGATION GUARDED
The Rumanian legation in Berlin
is being guarded by the police, these
advices say, as stones were thrown
through the swindows of the Italian
embassy in Berlin yesterday.
A later message from the same
source says word has been receievcd
from, Berlin that the German govern
ment will hand his passports to the
Rumanian minister today.
RUMANIAN DECLARATIL> OF
WAR FORMALLY PRE-
SENTED.
Amsterdam, Aug. 20, via London
The note declaring that Rumania
from . O'clock Sunday evening con
sidered itself in state Of war with
Austria Hungary was presented to
the Hungarian foreign mir
lister last night by the Rumanian
minister at Vienna, who personally
visited the ministry of fore. n affairs,
according to a despatch received here
today from the Austrian capital
GERMANY AND ITALY FORMALLY
AT WAR.
Rome, August 2s.-Gcrmany and
Italy are at last at war. Italy has
ended the anomalous situa ion that
has existed for months by declaring
that from today she considers herself
the enemy of her former alIv
ITALY's ACTION DECLARED AN
EMPTY GESTURE.
Berlin, August %, 4 a. m, via Lon
don-Virtually all the morning pa
Vorwaerts comment oH Italy's declara
tion of war against Germany
The Dentsche Tages Zeitung declares
that interest in such declaration al
ways has been exceptionally small il
Germany and now, without question,
will contin"e so.
The Morgenpost calls Italy's action
an empty gesture intended tc appea.
to be received with different shrug
Of the shoulders.
The Kreuz Zeitung says "lt,ly fna'
ly mas given way to the pressure Of its
master
The Post gees orly another evidence
of Italy s "bla :kmai politi ;s.''
ITALY'S DECLARATION OF WAI,
A SURPRISE
Although Italy's declaration of wa.
against Germany was absolutely un
heralded and came as a complete sur
prise, it failed to cause th; slightest
ripple of excitement in Berlin. The
announcement was made public yester
l day afternoon in the customary extra
editions of the Sunday newspapers
which gave the official war .epo rts. Idl
crowds read the declaration undemon
stratively.
The official Norddeeutsche Allgeme
Inc Zeitung Sounds the keynote of pres
comment. taking the position that It
aly's formal declaration of war viii
have but little effect in view of exist
ing conditions.
HOPED RUMANIA WOULD RE-
MAIN NEUTRAL
All the editorial were written prio
to the receipt OF information regardin,
Rumania Is declaration of war on Aus
tria- Hungary, and almost without ex
ception the newspapers expressed tn
hope that Italy's action would no
force into the conflict.
The Tageblatt says:
"We have waited for this declara
ton of war without impatience or un
. rest, with the same apathy with whic
. one awaits thunderstorm that is Wis
! ble in the sky. Our umbrella has lon
been raised. In Italy the ieclaratio
may be regarded as great deed, an
: may be accompanied with the usual d
: monstration. In Germany it leaves tn
public ice cold.''
! SAYS ITALY rs NO LONGER INDF
Il - PENDENT
The Lokal Anzieger says the declars
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