The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
Copyright, 1917, by the Ellis Sery-
ice.)

Copyright, 1917, by the Ellis Sery-
ice.)
Jassy, Roumania, March l.-Rou-
mania is a proper place to look for
wars effect upon the spirits of a
people and upon religious condl-
tions, unless it be Serbia, has sui
fered more bitterly in the present
conflict. Defeat and disaster have
deprived the country OF three
fourths of its territory; and Russia
seized the food supplies Of the re-
naming fourth. Everybody one
meets has kinsfolk, often those near
est to him, in the occupied terri
tory, subject to German influence.
A large part of the present dwell
ers in Roumania, from the royal
family to peasant soldiers, are ref
ugees from their homes.
Conditions almost similar to those
which produced the psalms OF the
exile may be found in Roumania.
What is left OF the country is sur
rounded entirely by the enemy, or
by chaotic Russia. Roumania is an
island of courage and conviction in
4 sea of hostility and incompetence,
The only approach to it at present
is the slow and uncertain one OF a
single line of railway through RuS-
sia--and what that railway IS may
be seen by a glance at the map IN
connection with my statement that
II took me from Tuesday until Fri
day TO go from Jassy to kiey, in
The same train. Any sort OF col
lapse in Russia will completely lso-
late Roumania.
Nevertheless, neither dishearten-
ment nor despair dominates Rou-
mania. A pluckier people it would
be hard to find. Something keeps
their spirits up. What is it? In
fortune their lot could scarcely be
lower. This old city the tempo
rary capitol, is obliged to house five
times its normal population, All
the homes have been commander
ed by the government. Every pri-
vate home contains its contingent
of strangers. The shops are empty.
It gives one a strange feeling to go
about a city which is but the shell
of itself commercially. The COM
monest articles cannot be purchas-
ed. Even to buy a handkerchief IS
impossible Food OF any sort Is
difficult to procure, the nation
supply for even the army, being on
" sufficient to last two months.
Meat is unprocurable. Yet the peo-
ple, instead Of wearing an aspect
of gloom, are almost blithe. The
contrast between the serenity and
poise OF the Roumanian soldiers
and the spirit OF the Russian army
is noteworthy.
AS the Queen Sees 1t
First OF those in Roumaua with
whom | talked concerning the ct
feet OF the war upon the religion OF
the people was the queen herself
cbo ;s an acute observer. and her
soif of RELIGIOUS nature She
inooc be, English Bible well: for
Queen Marie OF Roumania is the
.eJIonahter ."e, ~ Orcen Victoria,
nI tho oo,,s;, ~ KING GEORGE. be-
ing the daughter oi the Duke oI
Fdinburg. Her immediate family Is
.,-amnad into three classification,
,I;aia,,,lr for ,yb1c che herself is
G,o,a.t.n, , r,ombcr or fine Fs-
'.l,:.l,ol CLrrrh of EuuIand. her
i"'hnnJ ,'u',, E;ng Carol is a Roman
raIai;r. l,"t ,,hnro,. fhr five children
@ ~ "L,,N w., ,La ro,r ~ the land Nom
',' i = ,Lo n,t;or,l church Rou-
m,an;a nr,o - ,dbc,es ~ fine IIolv Ortho-
I'.. '''".'Ic, Sh,r.L ~, do also Greece Bul-
: uoE ~'t;",t;,, cart;, and pnssi, The Ron
n,i ,,,a,;,n -, C,hnrch i ;ndcncndcnt of
i,1 ','"'''1, - ,,' f. claims direct de-
.. '''e f.on, tbo orr;ent Eastern or
p'.aa,,i;na IS,-'' ;o CLnrrh and the Rou-
,,s,,;a, l,s r';,','" noooto themselves are Lat
,'' i,'', ha;a,. e,i,r,,;vors of tbc old Ro-
,n ,,,, DCrrS on,o;ro s' ;n ;ts o,stcrn division.
man iT rmp';o rIn;ost - sajd +Lat tbe trials Of
p.,.,.p,; iie, n'"' ol,' I,ad M oLostoned the nco-
No,,''',,;,% ,,,, sn;r;.s '''H ord had made them
more ;dealistic. and turned them
IN Greater seriousness. and TO an
enhanced interest in religion. Like
other nations. Roumania was grow
;no soft and materialistic under
nroeoor;t,, hrt the terrible conse-