The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-16
YANKEES STAND
 WELL IN BALKAN.
 MILITARY CIRCLES
Are Regarded With High
 Esteem By the People of the Little Kingdom.

LONDON.-The United States is honored and loved by the Rumanian above all other nations in the world, with the possible exception of France. To the simple Rumanian peasant and soldier, America is the real land of promise, and the Amer ican is pictured as sort of super man, wealthy, capable, energetic and efficient, and, above all, animated by the loftiest and most altruistic : ideals.
 The secretary of the American Red Cross Mission, who visited the Rumanian front in the snow-clad Carpathian mountains late in the winter, was the first American that thousands of Rumanien soldiers had ever seen, and they showed a most astonishing curiosity and interest in him. There was more than friendli- ness in their salute, not directed so much to the individual as to the great nation overseas which he was supposed to typify and represent. Even the officers refused to treat their visitors as an ordinary guest.
 The Red Cross secretary, at the time of his visit, had been living in Jassy for several months on the rather humble fare which was every- body's lot in a country where there was no abundance, and he expected no special dispensation regarding food while with the army. But the army insisted that this visitor from the great new ally must be treated with special favor and his visit made a real fete.
 It was after nightfall when the Red Cross representative reached little observation post on top of a mountain. The colonel in charge of the post at once telephoned across a range of hille to the general commanding this particular army group. Half an hour later the gen eral appeared and invited the Amer ican to dine with him. He led the way down a corridor, and ushered the visitor into large dining-room, brilliantly lighted and profusely decorated with American flags and bunting.
 At the table, 150 Rumanian and French officers awaited the arrival of the general and his guest. As the latter entered the room, an orches- tra Tn the corner of the room played "The Star Spangled Banner" and the officers rose and stood at at tention until the music had finished. Then they joined in a cheer which concluded with "Trasca, America"
 Long Live America.)
 The unexpected appearance of a room large enough to be used as a banquetting hall, with real or chestra and piano, at an army out post on the peak of the Carpathian mountains, was startling enough to seem like page from fairly tale. Moreover, the menu provided for thls dinner Americain" was the most elaborate that the Red Cross man had eaten since he arrived in Rumania several months before. The piano, which was only one of nine instruments in the orchestra. had been captured by the Rumanians from the Germans in the battle of Rackitash Mountain.
 The Rumanian officers at this time were expecting great things of the United States. Most of these | expectations were destined to dis appointmnt later, but at that time difficulties of distance and trans portation were regarded by the Ru- manians as scarcely operative in the case of the great and ingeniuos American people.
 Nothing is impossible to the Americans" said Rumanian off cer in his speech at the Carpathian