RUMANIA DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY [Continued From First Page] Rumania has entered the war with the entente allies. Official announcement is made at Berlin that the existence of a state of war with Austria-Hungary was proclaimed in Bucharest yesterday evening. Predetermined Play Xo indications have been received thus i?z of the immediate effect on the military situation in th* Balkans which now becomes of preponderant importance, or of the moves doubtless already inau gurated by Rumania and by her opponent, which had been making preparations for this eventuality. It is to be expected Rumania will follow a plan of campaign mapped out by the high council of the entente powers, whether against Austria-Hungary or Bulgaria or both. An indication that Rumania moved in accordance with a pre determined plan of the entente allies is found in the fact that her declaration of war was made on the same day as Italy's declaration against Germany. Germany Will Declare War The official announcement from Berlin adds the information that on receipt of the news of Rumania's ac tion the Federal Council was called for an immediate session. This may forecast a declaration of war by Ger many against Rumania. The constitu tion of the German empire stipulates that the emperor may declare war if defensive, but when war is not merely defensive he must have the consent of the Bundesrath, or Federal Coun cil. Bucharest dispatches received yes terday stated that King Ferdinand of Rumania had convened a conference of representatives of all the political parties, former premiers, former pres idents of the legislative chambers, ministers and government representa tives with the idea of ascertaining the views of all sections of public opinion. The "Wolff Bureau, which makes the announcement that Rumania has cast her fortunes with the entente al lies is a semiofficial German agency which frequently is used as an avenue for making public announcements. Rumania is the fourteenth nation to join the war. Her intervention either on the side of the entente allies or the central powers has been awaited with symptoms of concern by both since the beginning of the great conflict. This is due not entirely to Ru mania's military strength, but also to the strategic advantages of her geographical position and the fact that her entry into the struggle opens to the Russian army a gateway through Rumania to attack the Bul garians from the north, while the al lied army having its base at Saloniki I attacks them and the German allies from the south. Best Army in Europe Nevertheless. Rumania's military strength is by no means inconsider able. The country has a population of *BOO.OOO and her army has been es timated at 580,000. It often has been described as one of the most thorough ly equipped and disciplined armies in Europe, but recent information from Bucharest has thrown some doubt upon its quality. Lately it has been stated that Rumanian officers are ill trained and undisciplined, that Ru mania has no heavy artillery and that its flying service is inferior. Some ad vocates of Rumania's participation in the war have asserted that she could mobilize as many as 1.000.000 men. 1 The mobilization of her army has been in progress for months and a few . days ago was reported to be complete. The motive which prompts Rumania to enter the war is the satisfaction of her "national aspirations'' described bv Take Jonescu. the Rumanian lib eral leader, as the "policy of national Instinct." Concisely this means na tional expansion. In the southern half of Bukowina. the Austrian crown land, the Rumanians are the domi nant race. The mass of the people of Eastern Transylvania, a part of Hun gary. is Rumanian by race and lan guage. It is said 4.000.000 Ruman ians live in Transylvania. Rumania has been credited with a long cherished ambition to annex these provinces and at the same time "liberate" the Rumanians now under Austrian domination. Recently it was reported Russia has offered Czernowitz to Rumania as a reward if she would unite with the entente. Rumania also covets Bessarabia, the extreme southwestern province of Russian, on the Black Sea. which was taken from her by the Berlin treaty of IS7S. Reports have stated that Rus sia also has consented to restore Bes sarabia as a war price, with its popu lation of mostly Rumanians, and an area of 20.000 square mile« This with Transylvania would give Rumania a total population approach ing 13.000.000 and should all her as pirations be satisfied, territorr as great in area as that of England Scotland and Wales. May Pour Through Passes Rumania has a border line as long as the whole Russian western war front on which to choose her point of military attack. In what direction her first blow might he aimed is only in- Don't Forget— Oiat when constipation, biliousness or indigestion is neglected, it may cause a serious illness. Act upon the first symptom—keep your digestive organs in good order by the timely use of 6EECHAM& PILLS L*rs*>t Sale of Any Medicine in the World. , Sold •▼erywbero. In box**, 10c., 25c. Bringing Up Father # <$ Copyright, 1916, International News Service ® By McManus ( WFI 1 1 ll'/' "T ATSD QE - TO ORINK ~1 f 7 1 _ —7 \ ' o4 L , L uookto I I S°4 C f "0-.T00.1 I STARTED TO " I TO THE BANQUET? j BEFORE THE 'SAUCER- r I &EE-N IN A F|<HT ADVICE. J DRINK OUT OF A FOR ESk-ZV ? * - , C >i P * ND T HE 1 ~ WENT IN j ■-■• ——- 5 A ' M '_.....■..... . . i~"1 aTT - MONDAY EVENING, ! dicated by her desire to pour her troops through the passes of the Tran sylvania Alps and the Carpathians into Transylvania. On the other hand. Austria has been accumualting mili ; tary forces at Orsova prepared to at tempt to force the "iron gates" where I the Danube river touches the western Rumanian border. Bulgaria is said to have stationed 100,000 or more troops along the southern bank of the Dan : übe to protect her northern frontier from the Rumanian invasion. Apprehension in Germany that Ru mania intends to permit a Russian I army to march through her territory i to attack the Bulgarians has been ap ; parent for some time. Military au ■ thorities in Budapest assert that the | chief factor for the consideration of the central powers is not the half a million or more men of the Rumanian i army but the opportunity offered for a new Russian invasion of Hungary. Rumanian sympathizers in Transylva nia have been sent to other sections and the Rumanian priests and churches there have been kept under military supervision. The Transylva nia-Rumania frontier defenses have | been strenthened by Austria as a i precaution against Rumanian invasion Powerful influences on the part of most of the central powers and the en tente allies have been exerted at Buch arest to influence her decision in the war for the last two years. Recently reports from the Rumanian capital have stated that Rumania awaited only the beginning of the Anglo- French offensive in Macedonia before Joining her fortunes with those of the \ entente allies. Another reason for delay in her de ! cision. it is said, has been lack of am munition which now has been relieved 1 by large supplies coming from Japan by the way of Vladivostok,according to recent reports. Dispatches from Athens indicate that popular feeling is stirred deeply |by occupation of Greek territory by Bulgarian forces although this move was sanctioned by the Greek govern ment. Fifty thousand Greeks joined in a popular demonstration yesterday before the residence of former Premier Venizelos, an ardent sup porter of the entente allies. The for mer premier urged that a committee be sent to King Constantine to warn him not to use his influence in the forthcoming general elections, because the results would be "destructive," and to request him to give the present gov ernment which favors a policy of neutrality, full political authority, at the same time preparing the army for "a possible rupture of existing con ditions.-' Weather Holding Operations Little information is released by the , censors in regard to the campaign on the Macedonian front, the Bulgarians claiming consistent gains on the west ern end of the line are lengthening the front and pushing into Albania. An official announcement made in London to-day refers only to scat tered artillery actions. Bad weather is interfering with operations on the Somme front. Be fore Verdun the Germans returned to the attack last night. Paris reports that several assaults on French posi | Uons at Fleury were repulsed. War Is Declared on Germany by Italy After Hesitating For a Year Rome. Aug. 28. ltaly yesterdav declared war on Germany. Rome requested the Swiss govern ment to inform Berlin tnat Italv con siders herself at war with Germany from and after August 28. Italy and Germany have been drift ing steadily toward war. In fact, Italy's formal declaration amounts to little more than official recognition of a state of affairs which already exist ed. The declaration became inevitable when Italy recently sent troops to Saloniki to co-operate in the cam paign of the Entente Allies on the Macedonian front, as Germany is di recting the opposing forces and has j troops on this battle line. Long Drifted to War Italy's position in regard to Ger- I many has been an anomalous one since Italy withdrew from the Triple Alliance May 23 of last year and de clared war on Austria. Although by this act she arrayed herself against her former allies, Germany and Austria and Italy, and when he saw ; peace with Germany. Before Italy i took this step. Germany exerted every effort to induce her to remain neutral sending to Rome as Ambassador Prince von Buelow, one of the ablest statesmen of Germany. The Prince tor some time averted war between Ausj tria and Italy, and when she saw a rupture was inevitable took steps j toward preservation of an official peace between Germany and Italy. He negotiated a special agreement under i BEI.I—UWI—UNITED HARRIMBIRG, MONDAY, AUGUST 2S. 1016. FOUNDED 18T1 ' Over 900 Yards To you who buy, "SZSsrtzn The Most Favored Sort In A Sale this store, remember this: Beg this store and b for e those PRICES WILL AVERAGE HALF whose dependence is The misfortune of a prominent white goods manufacturer in having these accumw upon their work here, lations on hand is our good fortune in being able to offer to you, such a bountiful as to add a new customer sortment, and at such impressive, low prices, each day through con th^anfiri? 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Allies Dissatisfied It is declared that Italy's Alttes were dissatisfied and at the Paris council of Entente Powers, in February last, asked the Italian representatives why their nation was not at war with Ger many. Italy already had agreed not to conclude a separate peace, and at the Paris conference sanctioned the plan for a permanent high council of the Entente Powers for future conduct of the war. The increasing co-operation among the Entente Allies and the necessity for bringing into service Italy's sur plus of troops which could not be em ployed on the other front without bringing on war with Germany, gradually brought Italy into such a position that it became evident a declaration of hostilities against Ger many was only a matter of time. The first overt act in this direction occurred shortly after the Paris con ference, probably as a result of it. On ( February 29 Italy requisitioned thirty- j four of the thirty-seven German j steamships interned in Italian ports, to i help meet the pressing needs of the; Allies for shipping facilities. Other I indications of approaching war have RARRE3BURG TELEGRAPH I been observed in recent weeks. AI ! German court ruled that Italy and i; Germany were actually, though not i formally, at war. It was reported un -1 officially that Germany had taken j ■: charge of the defense of Trieste. A I | more definite indication was the sever- I ance last month of the last tie be- S tween the nations. The commercial j J agreement providing for mutual re- j : | spect of the rights of each other's sub- ; 11 jects was denounced. The final step i , ! was the sending of Italian troops to ' Saloniki. i Although officially at peace Italy i :j and Germany severed diplomatic re- : ! lations last year. On the day after' ■ i Italy's declaration of war against i ' | Austria. Prince von Buelow and his! staff left Rome, and two days later. the Italian Ambassador at Berlin was ; withdrawn. That was why Italy 1 (adopted the unusual procedure of j j asking Switzerland to inform Ger-1 j many of her declaration of war. , I Italy's .action probably will have! | little effect on the military situation | in the immediate future, although as \ the war goes on it may have a more I j important bearing. On the Austro- \ I Italian front Italy finds active use for j hardly more than half her army and | in future can send available troops to j | any front. Having committed herself already j ;to the Macedonian campaign, Italy's I step is of no significance as respects j : that theater of war. Germany here- j | after will be free to take such parti in the Austro-Italian campaign as may be decided on by the Teutonic Allies, either in the way of leadership or by utilizing her soldiers when needed in the rapid shifting of troops from one front to another. Greece Now Fears Loss of Epiras as Well as All Eastern Macedonia By Associated Press Athens, Auk- 27, via EoYidon, Aug. i 28. The landing of the first con-' tingent of Italian troops at Chimara, a small seaport of Albania on the Strait of Otranto, causes gloom throughout all Greece. The Greeks j now see not only Eastern Macedonia I in the hands of the Bulgarians, whom they expelled from there three years ago. but Northern Epirus in,the hands t of the Italians. Following the landing of the Italian troops the Greek civil officers were I temporarily relieved of their functions and the telegraph wires were cut, but this damage was soon repaired. GREEKS IX DEMONSTRATION* By Associated Press Athens, Aug. 27, via London, Aug. ! 28.—Fifty thousand Greeks joined in a demonstration before the residence I of Venizelos, the former premier., to-' day and cheered him with boundless | enthusiasm when he urged them to AUGUST 28, 1916. send a committee to King Constantine to urge him to support the present government and prepare the army for "a probable rupture of existing con ditions." British to Release Dutch Fishing Boats on Conditions London, Aug. 28.—The Daily Mail says an agreement has been signed be tween the Dutch Fishing Association and the British government regarding the future disposal of Dutch herring catches and providing for the release of from 120 to 150 Dutch fishing boats which have been laid up in Scottish ports for some weeks past. The vessels will be released, the newspaper says, on condition that Ger many receive no more than 20 per cent, of the season's catch. Holland will retain another 20 per cent, for home consumption, while the remain ing 60 per cent, will be sold to neutral countries only. On every barrel of this 60 per cent, the British govern ment agrees to pay a bonus of 30 shil lings to the Dutch owners. The Daily Mail concludes by saying that fisher men believe America will get most of the 60 per cent, which goes to neutrals. GRKAT ENTHUSIASM IN LONDON London, Aug. 28. Rumania's dec laration of war against. Austria-Hun gary, while not unexpected, aroused the greatest enthusiasm in London. PICXIC AT DAUPHIN" Special to the Telegraph Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 28.—A party of young people enjoyed a picnic at Sing ersville on Saturday. During the after noon swimming and other sports were indulged in. A chicken corn soup din ner was served to the party, which in cluded Mr. and Mrs. William Roden haver, Mrs. Blanch Robinson, Mrs. Ed ward Sellers, Miss Bertha Sellers, Miss Ruth Zimmerman, Miss Arne Shaffer, Miss Ruth Shaffer, Miss Esther Shaffer, Miss Helen Louise Wallis, Miss Sabra Clark, Ralph Seiders, Glenn Green wood. Charles Steiner. Edward Eberts, Joseph Dillon, Charles E. Shaffer, Ralph Kennedy and E. T. Mansfield. GIRL i>iks from typhoid Special to the Telegraph Millersburg, Pa., Aug. 28. Miss Alma Hoff, aged 19 years, died at her home here on Saturday night from typhoid fever. TO CHANGE EAGLES* NAME Application was made to the Dauphin County Court to-day to change the name of the Eagle Home Association to Harrisburg Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles. I-ABOU UNION' A meeting of the Central Labor union will be held in the rooms of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, 222 Market street, at 8 o'clock this evening. 3
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