The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-08-31

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mania's military strength were OBJ.
tanned at Bucharest by Henry Wood
United Press staff correspondent, dur
ing recent tour of the Balkans.)
Rumania's entrance into the war
places thoroughly drilled and equip.
ped army of nearly 100000 men along.
side the allies. OF the actual fighting,
value of the modern Rumanian army,
nothing definite can yet be told. as 1t
has never been put to the test.
During the two recent Balkan wars,
Rumania, of all the Balkan states.
alone kept out of the struggle.
The organization and equipment of
the Rumanian army has been praised
by many experts. Rumania's military
service is obligatory on all able bodied
men between q and 46 years of age.
This gives the country $4,000 new sol
diers year, and enables Rumania.
out of population of 100000. to mus.
ter an army of over half a million.
Although Rumanian youths liable
for military service do not begin duty
until they are q years of age. as a
matter of fact they are at the disposal
of the minister of war after their nine
teenth year.
From the time they are 10 until they
are 81, they are obliged to participate
in target and gymnastic drills every
Sunday from April 1st to November
Goth. During the first seven years of
military service the men belong to the
active army. They then pass to the re-
serves, where they serve for twelve
years, finally passing into the militia
for the remainder of their term of ser:
vice until they are 46 years Of age.
The militia is supposed to be liable for
service only in maintaining the inter-
nal order of the country and in guard
ing the railroads during war times.
This organization gives Rumania a
total of 250,000 first line troops, and
about 100000 reserves. The regula,
standing army consists of 5000 off,
GERS, 1000 military students. 100000
troops. $4,000 horses. 600 cannon and
200 machine guns. Part of the army
has been modified for some time near
the Hungarian frontier.
The infantry organizations 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
of two machine guns. There are also
eighty battalions of reserves and
twelve companies Of gendarmes.
The cavalry consists of ten regi.
ments or red hussars and ten regi-
ments of black hussars. The cavalry
regiments consists of four squadrons
for service at the front and one squad.
ron for depot work.
The artillery consists of twenty regi.
ments Of first line troops, each regi-
ment being composed of six batteries
of four guns each. There are also
twenty regiments of artillery reserves
In addition. there is a full organiza.
tion of engineers and transport trains.
Rumania's chief reason for entering
the war is the hope of annexing to her
present territory the two Austrian
provinces of Pennsylvania and BukO-
wilma. They are inhabited largely by
Rumanians. While all the other Bal.
kan states are interested in securing
land in the Balkan peninsula, Ru.
aspirations lie to the north.
Still another factor separates Ru-
mania from the other Balkan states,
that Of race. The Rumanian prides
on being of Latin origin. and
traces his stock back to one Of the col
Onies sent out by Emperor Trajan.
In joining the allies, King Ferdinand
Of Rumania Is making war upon his
own people. The Rumanian king is
of famous Prussian house.
being son Of Prince Leopold of HO-
Sigmaringen. His wife
was the Princess Marie. daughter Of