New Britain herald., 1916-08-28

A Bucharest despatch received terday stated that King Ferdinand Rumania had convened a confere of representatives of all the politl parties with the idea of ascertain the views of all sections of put opinion.
 The Wolff bureau, which makes announcement that Rumania has d her fortunes with the entente all is a semi-official German news age which frequently is used as an aveiN for making public official announN ments.
 If the Wolff bureau has announE such action by Rumania as is atE buted to it in the despatch frE Berne, Rumania is the fourteeH nation to join in the war. Her ind Nention either on the side of the tente allies or the central powers been awaited with concern by b1 since the beginning of the great ca f1lct. This is due not entirely Rumania' S military strength but aI tc the strategic advantages of l geographical position and the fd that that her entry into the strugI opens to the Russian army a gatevI through Rumania to attack the Bl garians from the north, while the lied army, having it's base at SaloniI attacks them and their German all from the south.
 Mobilization Complete.
 Rumania, with a populatio, or S0O,000 and an army estimated 580, 1000, often has been described one of the most thoroughly equippI and disciplined in Europe. Latal however, it has been stated that Rl manian officers are ill-trained and uI disciplined, that Rumania has lIeavy artillery and that it's flying sd vice is inferior. Some advocates Rumanias participation in the vi have asserted that she could naobilil as many as 100000 men. The nd bilization of her army has besn progress for months and q few dai ago it was reported to be complete.
 The motive which prompts Rumanl 10 enter the war is the satisfaction \ her national aspirations" desoribsI by Take JOnescu, the RumaniaI liberal leader, as the policy of nd tional instinct" Concisely, this mead national expansion. In the soutnerl half of BukoWina, the Austrian crovl land, the Rumanians are the donaI nant race. It Is said 100000 RI] manians live in Pennsylvania.
 Rumania has been credited with eng cherished ambition to annel hese provinces and at the same tirr,| 'liberate" the Rumanians now unde| Austrian domination.
 Rumania also covets Bessarabia- th| Xtreme southwestern province ol Russia, on the Black Sea, which wal aken from her by the Berlin treat1 f 1878. Reports have stated tha! Russia also has consented to restorI 3essarabia as & war prize, with ft population of 2,00O,000, mostly Ru and an area of 1000 sauar niles.
 Has Extensive Border.
 Rumania has a border line as Ion. s the whole Russian western wa ront on which to choose her point Q 11lltarY attack. In what direction CT first blow might be aimed is onl od1cated by her desire to pour he roops through the passages of tn 'ransylvanian Alps and the Carpa hians into Transylvania. On tn rher hand, Austria has been accu 'ulating military forces at Orsovt repared to attempt to force tn, iron Gates where the Danube river 'uches the western Rumanian bor. CT. Bulgaria is said to have sta oned 100000 or more troops along 1e southern bank of the Danube to rotect her northern frontier from a invasion.
 Powerful influences on the part of lost of the central powers and the ltente allies have been exerted at ucharcst to influence her decision in
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