Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-22
.R0UMAN|AN QUEEN
URGES WAR on HUN
OPPOSES HUMlliATlNG PEACE
TERMS IMPOSED BY
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GERMANY.
SOLDIERS PLEDGED 70
CONTINUE STRUGGLE
Even While Heroic Queen Is at Rou-
manian Front, Encouraging Men and
Aiding Sick and Needy, Plans Are
Made For Concluding War - Russ
Desertion Hurries End.
fBy Associated Press Correspondent

[By Associated Press Correspondent
! Recently in Roumania.l
London, June l5.-Just a week before
peace negotiations were opened be-
tween Roumania and the central pow
ers, the Associated Press correspondent
at Jassy received an invitation from
the queen Of Roumania to accompany
| her on journey to the Roumanian
front.
! Rumors OF impending peace had been
current in Jassy for sometime, but the
queen resolutely refused to believe
that any arrangement" with Germany
was possible and continued her work OF
encouraging and inspiring her beloved
! soldiers. One of her principal objects
| on this journey was to make sure that
the officers and men at the fropt were
still firm in their resolve to fight to the
last in defense of the cause which she
cherished so dearly.
Queen Visits Fighting Line.
1t was only 'our days before the
opening Of peace negotiations when
she, left Jassy on the royal train for a
village just behind the front. During
the next three days she travelled by
automobile about 800 miles, back and
forth over the 110-mile front which the
Roumanian army was then occupying.
She passed thru scores of little viii
lagos, all devastated by artillery fire
or aerial bombardment, many Of them
bearing the indelible mark of the Ger
man invader, who had occupied them
but had been driven out by the Rou-
manian troops.
the picturesque little churches, built
generally of spotless white limestone.
seemed to have been particular marks
for the vandalism Of the Germans. who
had &c. e=an spared the village ce1ne-
teries, where scores of new made
graves spoke mutely of the ravages of
typhus and typhoid and also Of the
heroic defense made by the Roumanian
army. Many of the villages were abb
solutely uninhabited: others were de-
serted by all except a handful of per-
sistent peasants.
Occasionally a. family could be Seen
packing up its meagre household goods
for departure northward. Everything
which they could not carry with them
they were burying in their gardens,
confident that one day they would come
back to their homes.
Everywhere Famine Stalks.
Famine stalked everywhere: children
went barefoot thru the snow-coyered
streets; everyone was gaunt and ema-
ciated. In the army. however, the food
supply was still fairly good and most
of the soldiers were well 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
wooden blankets The dug-outs were
warn, and comfortable <even on the
coolest 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 intense
interest in their welfare was shown on
every mile Of the three-days' journey.
Every Roumanian officer carried
photograph of the queen and many OF
these bore her personal signature.
Thousands Of the private soldiers also
carried her picture in the same pocket
with their sacred ikons and crucifix.
Distributes Red Cross Supplies.
The queen carried with her on her
journey 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-
densed milk and food for the sick. and
cigarets or small comforts for the SOL
diers. The queen insisted on personally
i article and she had
| a word of cheer and encouragement to
go with each gift.
| In the villages the queen showed en-
tire disregard for the dangers OF In
lection. Houses where typhus victims