Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26

village cemeteries, where scores of new-made graves spoke mutely of the. rayages of typhus and typhoid and also of the heroic defense made by the Rumanian army. Many Of the villages were absolutely uninhab abited; others were deserted by all except handful of persistent peasants.
 > Occasionally family could be seen packing up it's meager household goods for departure northward Every thing which they could not carry with them they were burying in their gar dens, confident that one day they would come back to their homes.
 Famine stalked everywhere; chill dren went barefoot through the snow covered streets; everyone was gaunt and emaciated. In the army, how ever, the food supply was still fairly good, and most of the soldiers were we'll clad and we'll housed. Meat was served to the troops two or three times week. and even in the front line the soldiers had excellent dug outs with straw mattresses and wool en blankets. The dug-outs were warm hnd comfortable, even on the coldest days.
 The soldiers everywhere greeted the queen with the utmost enthusiasm and affection. There could be no doubt that she was idolized by the rank and file of the whole army, and her in- tense interest in their welfare was shown on every mile of the three days journey. Every Rumanian officer carried a photograph of the queen and l many of these bore her personal sig nature. Thousands of the private sol diers also carried her picture. in the same pocket with their sacred ikons and crucifiX.
 The queen carried with her on her journey a large quantity of supplies of various kinds. given to her by the American Red Cross for distribution These included garments for the wom- en and children in the villages, con- and cigarettes or small cQGl0Fts for personally presenting every article, couragement to go with each gift. In the villages the queen showed en' tire disregard for the dangers of in- lection. Houses where typhus vic- tims lay ill. she entered without hesi- tdllOl, ucoplCc tlc plOCCoto anu cN- postulations of the local lprefect and of her own physician. who accom- panied her. Often she insisted on sitting down by the bedside of a stricken peasant woman or child and ministering personally to the patient.
 It was wonderful to see how she eluded and overcame the careful ar engagements of the local projects for shepherding her through their dis tricts. It was natural that each pre-. feet should be anxious to persuade the queen that conditions in his juris- diction were better than the average. and with this end in view he had usually arranged for calls at six or seven of the best houses in the vil- lage. But the queen would waive this program aside. and, pointing to some miserable hovel, would say, ''It looks to me as if the people in that house needed help. Let us go there."
 Owing to the armistice, no fighting activities of any kind, were in. evil dence But the troops were keen and willing, and as they were reviewed by the queen they renewed their oath of allegiance with zeal and enthusiasm that left no doubt as to their loyalty. Nowhere did the army show any de- sire for peace. The generals and higher staff officers, in their talks