The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-09-21

the pulpit at the Mt. Zion Baptist
church Sunday night in the absence
of the pastor who was called to Mil.
waukee to the Calvary Baptist
church.
Mr.. j. H. Kemp, the Tailor, is To-
Gated at Ne. ) n. Webster St. with a
1ull line of patterns. He is a grad
uate of the tailoring department of
Tuskegee Institute. All goods fitted
and made in his establishment.
Miss Mary Watkins who has been
visiting in Madison all summer will
leave Tuesday for her school in Ar
kansas. Her stay has been a pleasant
one and many warm friends were
made.
Our columns are for the Ruths as
we'll as for the Odd + elbows and it
is our aim and object to serve the
Sisters as we'll as the Brothers.
Rev. z. P. Smith, pastor, was in
vited to officiate at the Calvary Bap-
fist church on Sunday next. In his
absence Rev. Ellerson will hold forth
at Mt. Zion.
Ask your grocer for The Globe
Bread. For Birthday and Wedding
cakes yhone 533, The Globe Bakery
Co.
Send in or telephone your news to
The Blade, Phone 1869. If you have
company or if you intend to take a
trip let your friends know it through
the columns of our paper. 1t is i'm
material to US whether you are a
subscriber or not, we will print your
Call IT'S and you will get Velvet
Ice Cream. It's all Cream.
Send your Odd Fellow news to The
Blade. We desire to publish the
name of the N. G. P. S. and meeting
night of every lodge and household
in the jurisdiction.
Roumania has a population of $780,
coo, and her army has been estimated
at $4,000. 1t 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 its quail
ity. Lately It has been stated that Rou-
manian officers are i'll trained and I'M
disciplined. that it has no heavy artil-
lery and that its flying service is in
feriOr. Some advocates of R0umania' $
participation in the war have asserted
that she could mobilize as many as
100000 men. The mobilization Of the
army has been in progress for months.
and few days ago was reported to be
complete.
To Satisfy Aspirations.
The motive which prompts ROumania
to enter the war is the satisfaction OF
her national aspirations" described
by Take JOnescu, the Roumanian Lib
eral leader, as the policy of national
instinct" In the southern half OF Blu
kowina, the Austrian crown land. the
Roumanians are the dominant race
The mass of the people of eastern
Pennsylvania. n part of Hungary, is
Il
is said 4.000000 Roumanians live III
Pennsylvania. Roumania has been
credited with n long cherished ambi-
ton TO annex these provinces and at
the same time "liberate" the ROuma-
mans now under Austrian domination.
Recently it was reported Russia had
offered CZernoWitz to Roumauia as q
reward If she would unite with the en-
tente.
Roumania also COyctS BeSSarabia. the
extreme southwestern province of Rus
STA, on the Black sea. which was taken
from her by the Berlin treaty Of 1878.
Reports have stated that Russia also
has consented to restore ReSSarabia a.
a war prize, with its population Of
100000, mostly Roumaniaus. ana an
area of 10000 square miles. This. With
Pennsylvania. would give Roumania
total population approaching 13.O0JOO0
and should all her aspirations be salts
fled a territory as great in area as that
of England, Scotland and Wales.
In what direction Roumania's first
blow may be aimed is only indicated
by her desire to pour her troops
through the passes Of the Transylva-
MAN Alps and the Carpathians into
Pennsylvania. On the other hand
Austria has been accommodating mill
tary forces at Orsova. prepared to at
tempt to force the Iron gates" where
the Danube river touches the western
Roumanian border. Bulgaria is said to
have stationed 100000 or more troops
along the southern bank of the Danube
to protect her northern frontier from
Roumanian invasion.
Apprehension in Germany that Rou-
mania intends to permit a Russian
army to march through her territory to
attack the Bulgarians has been appar-
ent for some time Military authorities
In Budapest assert that the chief fac
tor for the consideration of the central
powers Is not the half a million or
more men of the ROumanian army. bur