South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-28

g-his was Offset " the loss two weeks
later o. 70 600 Anglo-Tndian troops al hut
al-Amara 10 hesoDOtamia- These t0FCes
Dor about a year had been slowly workini
I'd the Tigr1s and had almost reached
BaEdad when they were caught by nooda
surrounded and starved into surrender.
The Betrayal Of Roumania
By August % the year e also began Z,
ieok as n the Italians would hnally ht
able 20 carry the war into Austria They
had taken Gorilla after overcoming the
most enormous difficulties OF terrain
Then on Aug p Rogmania declared toi
the allies. and added her army 70 ms
forces which the Huns had 20 meet on the
sasfern front.
OF course Roumanla could not have ven.
tired 10 come 60 without definite assur'
ances OF support and supply % munitions
from the allies These promises we're KEEP
or the part OF England and France. The
arms and munitions we're duly delivered
at ArehangeI and on the Thurman coast
But they never reached Roumanta. Neithet
did the promised Russian army that wal
20 come through Bessafatla ever arrive
90 Join the Roumaniaus. ard the Russian
advance into Gaicia did no; get ial
enough seriously 20 impede the secondary
Austro- German attack from Transylvanla
Moreover the Roumanians. instead OF
sending their principal army against Bull
Earia on the south. made their main encrt
toward Hungary As a result the bul'
Karians. led by Gen. Mackensen. probably
the most efficient Of the German CONF
rnandera speedily forced the passage ol
.he Danube. and by Dec Bucharest had
fallen the Roumanian government had fed
10 Jassy and half OF Rouwania. including
the precious petroleum fields. was In pos
session Of the Huns
As II anerward appeared German cor
ruption Of high Russian officials. extend
fue even &C StuermeT. then prime minister
had brought about the betrayal or Rou'
mania. both by failure 10 deliver ind-s
pensahle munitions and Withholding o.
promised aid OF troops and BY advance
Communication OF Roumania's plan OF ca ~.
palen 20 the German general stan. li'l
IS the undoubted abilities OF Macheh-
were aided n PetrOgrad by the grossesl
treachery. procured by Berlin's brides.
While Roumania NORMALLY held out toi
more than a year her army was not AFTER
tbe end OF 1916 an important factor IN ta'
conflict
America Enters the War
- Americans had been slow TO believe
..ies ~ Hun atrOcity IN Belgium anc
-. But evidence accumulated and the
.soIosaIe murder OF the Lusitania reused
- tr5IznatIon that millions would have
,"Icomed ar Immediate declaration OF war
M government al Washington. however
ssmed Il wise TO wait until the cup OF
Inn tniquity should be not only tull' ouI
INNING over.
after FUN two years OF effort on the part
4 president Wilson TO recall Germany tq
observance OF the laws OF civilized war
fare. and after Berlin's repeated promises
aad proved to be brazen lies the break
finally came when on Jan. 81 the keiser's
government added open insult to repeated
Injuries.
On that day Berlin dscreed 20 Itself the
ownership & about half Of the Atlantic
ocean for its submarines and assumed to
bar out OF this war zone" not only all
enemy. but all neutral vessels under PEN
atty az destruction. The United States was
forbidden % send 20 any British port more
than one ship weekly. which vessel must
also be distinguished by a sort OF barber
unla doe~-r