The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
|RUMANIA JOINS
ALLIES IN FIGHT
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darmes. The cavalry consists OF ten
regiments Of red hussars and ten
regiments OF black husSars. The
cavalry regiments consists OF four
sgEadrons for service al The front and
one squadron for depot wo,k
The artillery consists Of twenty.
regiments Of first line troops each
regiment being composed Of six bat
teries of four guns each. There are
also twenty regiments of artillery re-
serves.
In addition there is fun organiza-
ton of engineers and transport trains
Rumania's chief reason for enter
ing the war Is the hope nt annexing
10 her present territory the two Aus.
trian provinces of Transsirania and
Bukowina. They are Inhabited largely
by Rumanians. While all the other
Balkan states are interested In
securing land IN the Balkan penin-
suIa. Ruuanian's aspirations lie to the
north
Still another factor separates Ru-
mania from the other Balkan states,
that of race The Rumanian prides
himself on being OF Latin origin and
traces his stock back to one OF the
colonies sent out by Emperor TraJan-
The Tide is Turning.
by j. W T. Mason Written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Aug 2S.-Rumania'
entrance into the European conflict
emphasizes as its most significant
fact the Judgment Of the Bucharest
government that the tide OF the war
is turning at least in the eastern bat
tie area.
Rsunania has waited with unusual
patience for two years before decid-
ing the central empires cannot gain
victory in the Balkans; and the In
formation in possession OF Bucharest
authorities must now be fairly con-
elusive or the old policy of caution
would continue to dictate Rumania's
attitude.
Runania's limitation of her decla-
ration of war to Austro-Hungary is a
bold bid to Bulgaria to remain pas
siye before Rumania's territorial am
billions.
In effect, it is an intimation TO the
Bulgars that Rumania viii not inter
fere with Bulgarian designs against
Serbia. If the Bulgars do not hamper
Runania's desire to conquer the Hun
garian's province of Pennsylvania.
The central empires will bring strong
pressure to bear on Bulgaria to re-
ject this proposal. but there is
chance that the Bulgars viii play
their hand very cautiously.
There is no present possibility that
Rumania's entrance into the war will
open the Dardanelles and permit Rus
sian grain to relieve the worlds
scarcity OF food stuffs The Ruman-
ians will not venture upon a round
Ts,N nd
even though Turkey declares war
AGAINST Rumania, the latter's attitude
must be a defensive one against the
Moslems.
II in not probable that Rumania for
the present, viii engage in a major
! offensive anywhere except against
Transylvania There is large Ru-
mania population In Transatlantic and
by directing all effort in this single
direction, the Rumanian campaign
will gather impetus through the en-
thusiasm OF racial rescue work.
The chief advantage of Rumanias
entrance will go to Russia. The
principal victim will be Hungary.
whether in loss Of territory or loss
OF men. Efforts to arrange sep
arate peace by the Hungarian gov
eminent are by no means an impos-
sible development OF the SITUATION.
The First Clash.
BERLIN, Aug 2S-Rumanian troops
cIashed with hostile forces along the
Transylvania frontier within a few
hours after Rumania's declaration OF
war. An official statement from the
German war office this afternoon. an
lnounced that Rumanian prisoners
were taken.
European Declarations Of War.
July 2s, 1914. Austria declared war
on Serbia.
August /, Germany declared war on
Russia.
I August 8. Germany declared war
on France.
| August 4, Germany declared war ON
Belgium.
/ August 4, England declared war on
Germany.
! August 6, Austria declared war on
Russia.
/ August Z, Montenegro declared war
on Austria.
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