Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-12
AUSTRIA TELLS
HOW RUMANIANS
OVERRyLED KING
People Strongly Favorable 10
Allies While King Is De-
voted to Interests Of VI
emma Government,

Berlin. oct lf Obs wireless 10 Say
/ yillcI- The Bcrllnor ZutIng Am Nit
tag publishes extracts from the Aus
tro-Hungarlan red book concerning
the relations with Rumanla from July
~. 1914. 10 August a. 1915
THE red hook the newspaper says,
contains many hitherto unknown
and most sensational reports of the
Austria Hungarian minister al Buch-
grest which prove the lnsinccrc at
ttudc Of the present RumanIan gov
eminent and show the pathetic situa
ton OF the late King Charles.
"On July o. 1914. the Austro- Hun
garian government instructed rs min
lister az Bucharest % inform the Itu-
manian government confidentially
concerning the coming presentation Of
note to Serbia on July 20, Aus
tria-Hungary declares that it expects
Ruriiania Will remain strictly neutral
and IN case Of Russian aggression, CO.
operate Loyalty. on July ~. the min
istry AT Bucharest reports that King
Charles has assured him Of Rumanian
neutrality I'm case Of an AustrO-Hun-
garian war against Serbia he added
that. unfortunately Rumani8n CO.
operation Zoe case OF Russian aggres-
sion should not be counted upon King
Charles. he says added that no pow
or on earth could induce him ever TO
seize arms against Austria-Hungary
Wanted 20 Fight Austria.
King Charles. on August 6, COM
municated 10 the Austro-Hungurian
minister the Information that he was
unable to make the Rumanian crown
council accept the fulfllmeut Of the
treaty alliance. but that the union
with Russia also had been repudiatcd !
on September 23. King /
Charles frankly told tho Austro-Ilm-
Farian minister to confer on the sit |
uauon with crown Prince Ferdinand, |
who declared % wa impossible to par |
ticipate in war against Russia, but |
that virtually every one In Rumania |
wanted war against Austria-HunEary. |
"On october o the Austro-liun- |
guran minister had an audience with |
King Charles. who was dying. and the /
king exclaimed. i have only to die /
and SEQ the end Of this. The king /
died on october 49,"
Excerpts Of reports from Austro-
minister are then quoted |
by the newspaper The reports cover |
The discussion in Rumauin ass 10 |
Russian troops would be al
lowed to march across Rumanla, and |
ls 10 the concentration Of Rumanian I
troops on the Austro-H Hungarian from
Tier. on June 25 1915. the Austro-
minister predicted that
critical time had arrived.
Compelled by Aliics.
"Thc minister reports that the en-
ento threatens Rumania. tho news
paper continues, land that It would
consider no Rumanian wishes in the
ieacc conference II Rumania did not
inter the war now on July g. the
minister reports that King Ferdinand
declared ! have the same intentions
IS my late uncle, but not the same
authority on July q, the minister
eports tho conversation In which the
minister said 10 Premier Bratiano
hat he was conscious that this was
me Of the last conversations with
lin The minister announced to Pre-
uier Bratiano that iu case of war,
iermbn troops would cooperate in
Pennsylvania On August O., the Aus
ro-Hmgarign consul ut Galaiz wires
hat tho Rumanlan mobilization Is
uperfluous since virtually all the ,
roops are modified already
ON August s, Premier Bratiano
sked the ocssiou of q part of Bula-
yna. alleging that this may strength
n the partlsaus of neutrality Tho
minister following Instructions. de
lined since this ccssion would not
reycut Rumania from attacking Aus
ro- Hungary whenever she would
huk the moment propuious. on
august H. the Austro-Hmgarian for
ign minister insructs the minister at
bucharest To point out IN friendly
one that Rumanm leaves the Russian
rontcr unprotected while IL makes
ironE war preparations AGAINST Aus
ria Hungary The kings answer TO
nese representations ON August &c
be minister reports. was 'cyasivc'
"The night of the goth. Premier
rtiano declared in "a conversation {
18th the minister that Gumania would {
inter- the war II attacked ON the
It'll, Rumania declared war.