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VOL. XL VI No. 66.
LABOR DAY FIXED
TENTATIVE DATE
FOR RAIL STRIKE
Monday, September 4, Time
When Big Walkout Is
Scheduled in Orders
Already Prepared.
THIS IS' STRATEGIC TIME
Holiday Selected With View to
Having Two Million or
More in Parade.
DEMONSTRATION SLATED
Washington, Aug. 28. Labor day,
Monday,. Septembr 4, is the date fixed
for -the strike in the tentative orders
prepared by . the railroad Brother
hoods and carried home by the mem
bers ofvthe committee of 640 when
they left Washington yesterday.
It . was learned today that the
Brotherhood leaders decided negotia
tions here must nd one way or an
other before Labor day and selected
the holiday with a view to having 2,
000,000 or more workers in all .lines
of labor march in great demonstra
tions in favor of the strike cause.
Stand by Eight-Hour Day.
W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen, to
day issued a statement .declaring that
the brotherhoods had no intention of
arbitrating the eight-hour day.- "
"It seems evident," the statement
said, "from press reports this morning
that the railway companies repre
sented hercare determined to force a
strike rather than accept the com
promise settlement offered by Presi
dent Wilson.
"The organizations refuse positively
to arbitrate the question of an eight
hour day because we now have an
eight-hour day in effect on many of
the southern and southwestern roads
and do ; not . propose to arbitrate
whether we shall retain something
that we have bad for years and that
we secured peacefully.
"The railways' former claim that
our request would cost $100,000,000
has been split fifty-fifty and we are
reminded of the statement that
'figures won't lie, but liars will figure.'
"The railroads know full well that
the eight-hour day as offered by
President Wilson would not cost
$000,000 per annum if properly ap-
"We are still the guests of Presi
dent Wilson and will remain here."
Wiiliam WalsIi, .;.. . .,
' Iowa Railroad s.
Builder, is Dead
San( Francisco, Aug. 28. William
Walsh, who with his sons built the
Rock Island Southern railway, a small
system in Iowa, died here yesterday
while members of his family were
rushing west to be with him in his ill
ness. Walsh was 83 years old and
began his business career in Chicago
in 1851, accumulating a fortune said
to total several million dollars. He
leaves six sons, all prominent in rail
road and public utility corporations;
two daughters, twenty-two grandchil
dren and two great grandchildren. In
terment will be at Clinton-, la.
Auto Bandits Get
$4,000 from Oil
Wagon at Detroit
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 28.-iTwo auto
mobile bandits held up a Standard Oil
collecting wagon near Dearborn, a
suburb, this afternoon and escaped
with $4,000, according to police re
ports. Germany Will Hold Sugar .
Beet Seed, for Present
Washington, Aug. 28. Germany
will permit no exportation of sugar
beet seed until late this autumn, after
its own demands have been supplied.
The State department today so ad
vised Senator Phelan of California,
who has been making representations
on behalf of western sugar beet farmers.-
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The Weather
Nebraska Fair; warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. JJer.
6 ft. m 68
6 a. m 5
wjr j :::::::::::: m
10 a. m 71
11 a. m 73
12 m 76
1 p. m "5
S p. m 78
5 p. m 79
4 p. m 79
6 p. m 78
p. m 77
7 p. m 76
5 T. m 7S
ComparatlTt Local Record.
1916. lt&. 1914. 1913.
Mihst yesterday... 79 73 74 86
Lriwitt yeater'tay. . . , Ct 6S 67 B
Mvan temperature... 66 64 66 77
I'leclplUUoii 00 .-JS .10 .00
T-siruiorature and precipitation departure
from thoi normal at Omaha since March 1,
and compared with the (ant two yeara;
Norma! temperature 72
Offtclency for the day 4
Total excena slm- March 1 '266
Normal precipitation .11 lni!h
Deficiency for the day .11 Inch
Total rainfall alnco March 1 !1.36 incbea
Deficiency alnce Marh 1 IQ.Ufi Inchea
.'Sxctne fur cor. period, 1115..,., .67 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 114,. C.40tnch
Report From Stations at 7 P. M.
Station and State Tamp. High- PMn
of Weather. 7 p. m. at. 111.
fhsyenne, part cloudy.. - 70 SO T
Davenport, clear iz 78 .00
Denver, clear 80 VI .00
L Molnia, clear 74 Su .00
f-nder. clear.
U
n
7ft
ti
North Plane, clear. .... 80
umtha., clear ?d
l'uebio, clear 7fs
Kaptd City, clear 7
Ualt Lake City, cloudy.. 72
'inta Fe, clear 7
Sherlden. cloudy t
Sioux City, clear 7fi
alarum.
"T"
Indicate trace of precipitation
l. A. WELSH, Meteoroloflat.
RUSSIANS TELL
OF SUCCESSES
Petrograd Announces the De
feat of Counter Attacks
Made by Germans.
SLAVS CAPTURE 4, WOOD
Petrograd, Aug. 28. (Via London.;
Attacks made by German troops at
two points on the northern part oi
Ihe Russian front were repelled, ac
cording to today's war ' office an
nouncement, which says:
"On Saturday, north of Koldycheva
lake, enemy columns attempted to
launch an attack, but owing to our
artillery fire were compelled to re
turn to their trenches.
"On the river Sharal south of the
Baranovichie-Luniniets railway, the
Germans with a force of about two
battalions launched an attack.' The
enemy forces were repelled.
"On the Stokhod, south of Stobyk
hov, our scouting patrols surrounded
an Austrian field post, part .of which
was captures.
"North of Mariampol our troops,
captured the wood east of Deleiuv,
where they consolidated themselves.
In this operation we took prisone'
one officer and thirty-seven men. We
captured two machine guns."
Germans Report Gains.
Berlin, Aug. 28. (Via London.)
A Russian attack yesterday in Vol
hynia, before Luslc, was repulsed, ac
cording to the war office announce
ment today, which says:
"Near Lennewaden- (on the Dvina
front), an advance by a patrol . re
sulted in the capture of two officers
and thirty-seven men.
"Northeast of Svininusky, in the
Lutsk district, Austro-Hungarian
troops repulsed attacks of Russian Ac
tachments. "North of the Dniester strong Rus
sian forces advanced to the attack
during the evening. Temporary suc
cess on the part of the enemy near
Delejow was completely effaced by
a counter attack in the night.
"Further north, between Tustobaby
and Zawalow, enemy troops were pre
vented by our curtain of fire from de
veloping their attack beyond the posi
tions from which they attempted to
advance. -
"In the Carpathians Russians troops
which advanced against the ridge
northwest of Kukul and the Stara
wipezna height were repulsed."
Britons Progress Slowly.
London, Aug. 28. No large actions
on the- Somme front .are reported in
today's announcement, which says:
'V; spite of indifferent weathet
some progress has been made east of
Delville wood, and in minor success
ful enterprises near Mouquet farm.
- ''LaSJttisbtJjjere jas jnuch Knell
ing against parts of our line, especial
ly In Delville wood, and on our
trenches north of Pozieres. Our ar
tillery also was. active." . ;
German Attacks Repulsed.
Paris, Aug. 28. The Germans
made several attacks on 'ihe French
positions at Fleury last night, but
were repulsed, says today's announce
ment of the war office
Garfield Begins
Organization of '
Women Voters
Chicago, Aug. 28. James R. Gar
field of Ohio, who is in charge of the
woman voters department of the re
publican national committee, returned
from New York today and began
planning the work under his direc
tion. A woman's republican national
committee will be appointed and a
western woman chosen as its chief,
with headquarters in Chicago.
Henry J. Allen of Kansas, formerly
a leader in the progressive party, but
wno is now supporting Hughes and
Fairbanks, was at western headquar
ters today and told Chairman Hert
of the western campaign committee
that he believed Kansas republicans
will elect their entire delegation to
congress this year and that Hughes
will carry the state by 80,000 plural
ity. Mr. Allen is on his way to Maine to
campaign in that' state for the repub
lican UCKCI.
Ohio and Kentucky
Guard Troops Are
Ordered South
Washington, Aug. 28. National
Guard troops of C"hio, Kentucky and
Vermont, now in mobilization camps,
were ordered to the Mexican border.
Cavalry Withdraws
to Colonia Dublan
San Antonio. Tex.. Aug. 28. Gen
eral Pershing has withdrawn the
Thirteenth cavalry from El Valle to
Colonia Dublan, according to an
nouncement made at department
headquarters today. General Fun
ston said the move was designed to
facilitate the work of supplying for
age for the organization and had no
significance. El Valle, the advance
base of the expeditionary force, is
about fifty miles southeast of Colonia
Dublan.
No Gold if? irgo
or The Deutschland
Baltimore, Aug. 28. Contrary tb
report there was no gold in the cargo
of the German merchant submarine
Deutschland when it sailed from this
port on its return voyage to Germany
August 1 last, according to the un
derwater liner's manifest, made public
today at the customs house. Its car
go consisted only of crude rubber, bar
nickel and crude tin and weighed
1,735,760 pounds.
Like to Make
OMAHA, TUESDAY
WILSON MAKING
PLANS TO BREAK
DEADLOCK BY LAW
President Proposes Eight -H'
Act ana Aroitrauon
Similar to Th'?
Cane !"
MAGNATES STpi)
Railroad Executives Take Posi
tion Entire Controversy Must
Be Submitted to Arbitration.
CONGRESS STAYS ON
, BULLETIN.
Washington,' Aug. 28. After a
conference 'at the senate office build
ing with members of - the senate
steering, committee, President Wilson
announced late today that the object
of his visit was to consider the ad
visability of his appearing before a
joint sesosnion of congress .on the
railroad situation. It is expected he
will appear either tomorrow or Wed
nesday. BULLETIN.
Washington, Aug. 28 The com
mittee of eight conferred with Presi
dent Wilson an hour and afterward
Hale Holden, as spokesman, said that
a statement would be given out by the
executives inside of an hour, but that
it would not be a final statement.
Mr. Holden indicated that the plan
of the executives to present the Pres
ident a written statement, practically
turning down his plan, had been
changed. Mr. Holden refused to
state whether the executives planned
to see the president again or to indi
cate their plans in any way.
Washington, Aug. 28. President
Wilson's plan for breaking the dead
lock between the railroads and their
employes, which was discussed in con
ference today, was as follows:
"An eight-hour law for railroads, to
become effective at a date far enough
in the future to give the railroads
opportunity to prepare for it.
"A law, patterned after the Cana
dian act, which creitest a commission
of investigation and prevents lock
outsand strikes while disputes are
being investigated:" ,
l his plan was discussed bv the
president with his party leaders in
congress-as the basis for the next
step after the railroad manaeers have
formally announced their refusal to
accept the phra of settlement the prelUaid; : wereto have" arrived ar their
idenrprev.io6lv pr4poi!dT.X'ndy were
expected to do this at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon at a White House con
ference. .
Congress Prepares' to Stay.
Meanwhile congressional leaders
gave up hope of adjournment this
week and settled down to stay here
as long as necessary to provide leg
islation to meet the strike situation.
Senator Newlands and Commissioner
Chambers of the federal mediation
board conferred today wWi . Acting
Attorney General Todd about the leg
islative program, but alt-denied that
any legal measures for preventing a
strike had been discussed.
While the president has not finally
given up hope of bringing about an
agreement through direct negotia
tions, he is going forward with his
preparations for taking his plan for
legislation before congress.
Magnates Firm for Arbitration,
Up to the present the railroad ex
ecutives have based their objections
to the president's plan on the ground
that the entire controversy should be
submitted to arbitration.
It was understood, today that many
proposals of different forms have
been presented to the railway execu
tives through the White House, but
they have all been met with the state
ment that the railroads stood for ar
bitrating the whole controversy.
If all the negotiations fail and the
president goes before- congress, prob
ably tomorrow, it is said he will re
veal the details of all the negotiations
in his address and his plan for leg
islation. Wilson Will Go to Capitol.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon and after
his conference with the railway ex'
ecutives President Wilson plans to go
to the capitol again to confer with
the democratic steering committees
to discuss the proposed legislation.
Brotherhoods Answer Rea.
The four brotherhood heads issued
a statement replying to President Rea
of the Pennsylvania, who last night
made an announcement that rather
than give up arbitration the roads
preferred to face a strike. The state
ment charged the Pennsylvania with
inconsistency in that two years ago
it fought the efforts of its shopmen to
organize and arbitrate. It also de
clared that as the controlling interest
in five roads it has refused them rep
resentation on the managers' confer
ence committee and that if arbitration
were agreed upon it would not apply
to these roads.
McMillen Postpones
Air Trip to Omaha
(From a Btaft (Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Aug. 28. (Special.) That
Captain Ralph McMillen, the Nation
al Guard aviator, has the nerve to
make him a valuable man for the
army aviation corps was demon
strated today, when, after a narrow
escape from injury and possible
death yesterday, he again began ar
rangements to make the flight to
Omaha this evening.
He found it would take several
days to fix the engine and postponed
the trip indefinitely.
a Little Easy Money? We'll Tell You How Soon
MORNING, AUGUST 29,.
LARGEST GUN ON ITALIAN
Jiers loading a V305" cannon.
ihell in use on the Italian front.
PLOT TO KIDNAP
Y001JARRMAN
Three Men Charged With Con
spiracy to Hold Son of Late
Magnate for Ransom.
TWO MAKE CONFESSION
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 28. Three, men,
said by St. Anthony (Idaho) author!'
ties to have been implicated in a plot
to abduct Roland Harrirnian, 16-year-old
son of Mrs. E. H. Harriman,
widow of the railroad magnate, and
hold him for a heavy-ransom in the
fastnesses of the Idaho mountains,
were arrested last night at St.' An
thony, according to word received
here.
Two ofc the men, Mark A. Lufkin
and Davis McLoy, are alleged to have
confessed to the St. Anthony chief of
police, but the third man, Ralph Zu
felt, denied any knowledge of the al
leged abduction olot
airs, narnman.ana Kaiana.'tt war
ranch 6i the tinoef Snakfc fiver about
August 18, but postponed their west
ern visit- because of the threatened
railroad strike. . ' . ;
Details of Plot. ' , .
Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. , 26.
Ransom of $100,000 was to be de
manded for Roland Harriman, sorfof
Mrs. E. H. Harriman, by three men
under arrest in St. Anthony, Idaho,
in connection with the alleged con
spiracy to kidnap the 16-year-old son
of the late railroad magnate, accord
ing to word received here today. Au
thorities say that two oi the men
have confessed that the plan was to
blind, or otherwise disfigure young
Harriman if the ransom was not paid
promptly.
Mrs. Harriman and her son had
planned to spend several weeks on a
Harriman ranch near St. Anthony,
but were delayed because of the
threatened railroad strike. When ar
rested Mary A. Lufkin, who, authori
ties say, confessed, was working on a
ranch near the 'Harriman property.
Davis McLoy and Ralph Zufelt were
also arrested on information furnish
ed by Lufkin. The police say they
found a letter demanding $100,000
ransom among the men's effects. Zu
felt denies knowledge of the alleged
plot.
Paralysis Epidemic
Shows Further Decrease
New York, Aug. 28. Encouraging
results in the fight against infantile
paralysis were indicated by the de
partment of health's report for the
j twenty-four hours ending at -10- a. m.
today. (July lorty-three new . cases
were discovered, or only a little more
than half the number during the
previous twenty-four hours.
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job j ft r-.ii I ri .t rv.-, -rrv--- 1 4
! LARGEST GUM OK ITALIAN IT50NX
Two Proposals That United States
Should Operate the Railroads
Washington, Aug. 28. The confer
ences at the capitol disclosed that twq
legislative proposals one by the
president and one by Senator New
lands are under consideration; Both
propose that in the event of a strike
the government should operate the
railways for national necessities.
While the president was Conferring
with the railway executives, the con
ferences were resumed at the Depart
ment of Justice. Senator Newlands,
Commissioner Chambers and 'repre
sentative! of the Interstate Commerce
commission were closeted again with
Acting Attorney General Todd dis
cussing the legislation which had been
prepared in tentative draft.
After his conference with Mr. Todd,
Senator Newlands went to the capitol
with tentative drafts of the proposed
legislation and conferred with Sena
tor Cummins, one of the progressive
republican leaders, and a member of
the interstate commerce committee.
Senators advised of the legislative
proposals brought to the capitol by
Senator Newlands said they also in
cluded prevision that there should be
no increases without first submitting
them to the Interstate Commerce
commission and th.it authorization
should be given the commission to
1916 TEN PAGES.
FRONT, A 12-lNCH PIECE
This gun ia equivalent to a
,
RURAL CREDIT PLAN
HISSESJITAL SPOT
H. 0. Wallace Declares It Fails
to Give Aid to the
Farmer.
BOARD GOES TO SIOUX CIT7
. (From Staff Corrwpondent.)
Des Moines, la., Aug. 28. (Special
Telegram.)-r-"Iowa will never be sat
isfied with the proposed rural credit
system as it now stands," said H. C.
Wallace when called before the farm
loan board hearing at federal build
ing this afternoon. "The law does
not reach the spot".
"Iowa will nevir be satisfied until
the law is amended to give credit to
the man who needs it. By that I
mean the tenant who rents and can
not afford to buy a farm. It is out of
the question for a young man with
out consiclerabl,; capital to buy. an
igwa larra ana pay torjt atOiic-paea-4
eaine ttyftoM, WW!' sroao
it. and possiblyinot one man in ten.: :
"Give the tenant a workin gcapital.
That is Iowa's -need. The present
law cannot been fit people in the corn
and clover belt,1 only that it will
slightly reduce interest."
Mr. Wallace was accorded closest
attention by four members of the
board and was asked for suggestions
as to changes or amendments in pres
ent law. . t
The private car bearing the visitors
arrived at 10:20 a. m., thirty minutes
behind time. In the party were
George1 W. Norris,' Charles E. Lob'
dell, W. S. A. Smith, Herbert Quick,
John J. Egan, publicity man; T. W.
Secondorf, transportation expert of
the Pennsylvania lines, and a ste
nographer. The members left tonight for Sioux
City.
Says Wife Mused
to Cook Breakfast
Because he alleges his wife, Esther
Natalie, refused to cook his break
fasts, refused to answer the telephone
when calls were coming to the home
offering him . opportunities for em
ployment, and forced him to pur
chase his meals at the neighbors,
Oscar Carl Johnson, for twenty-five
years a resident of Douglas county,
'has filed a petition asking divorce.
Mr. Johnson says they were married
October 20, 1913, ana asks the cus
tody of the 2-year-old daughter,
Agnes Irene.
Jennie A. Devine has filed an action
against her husband, Frank F., asking
divorce. Non-support is ' alleged.
They were married November 9,
1914.
grant an increase in railroad rates
corresponding to any increase in pay
that might be determined upon. It
also provides enlargement of the In
terstate Commerce commission to
nine members. All the proposals have
been embodied in one bill.
Presidents Make Proposition.
The railroads presidents' committee
gave out the following statement after
they had conferred with the other
executives and the managers:
"At a conference at the White
House today at 2:30 p. m. between
the president and the committee of
eighth of the railroad presidents, a
suggestion was liad before the presi
dent in the nature of a proposition for
progress toward a solution of the
questions at issues and this was left
with him for his consideration.
"The committee expects again to
see the president in the near future,
but before leaving the committee
pointed out to him that if the reports
that the date for declaring the strike
had been fixed for September 4, were
true, it would force an early conclu
sion of the negotiations and compel
the presidents to return to their prop
erties to prepare for the issue."
The executive will meet again to
morrow morning.
On Train, at nolrl.
Mew Staudt. tc ft.
This picture show Italian
12-inch piece and fires the lar
sol-
rgest
GRAND ARMY CAMP
FORMALLY OPENS
" i
Executive Committee of Na
tional Council of Administra
tion Holds First Session.
MORE VETERANS ARRIVE
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 28. With
the calling to order this morning of
the executive committee of the na
tional council of administration the
fiftieth national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was
ushered into official being. Imme
diately following was the session of
the committee on credentials. Meet
ings of the Women's Relief corps and
of the varied allied organizations of
the Grand Army of the Republic were
scheduled throughout the day at their
headquarters in the different hotels.
At convention hall where the meet
ings of the encampment will be held
little knots of veterans formed and
unformed befors tht various head-
auaurters ach new arrival entered
and A were" greeted "By comrades at
t street decorations have been made
more varied and doubly. -.effective by
the -loan of several hundred signal
flags by the Navy department. These
flags are strung on ropes and swung
across the streets high overhead:
yeterans continue arriving on every
train. Troops of Boy Scouts are do
ing valiant service piloting their aged
comrades to tneir notels.
Candidates Launch Booms.
Coincident to the opening of the
various departmental headquarters,
fcampaigns were launched for several
candidate who wish to succeed Cap
tain Elias R. Monfort of Cincinnati
as commander-in-chief of the army.
Four men whose candidacies were an.
nounced are William I. Patterson of
Pittsburgh, J. Payson Bradley of Bos
ton, Patrick H. Coney, inspector gen
eral, of Topeka, and Lee Hunt Dodge
or cerea, R.y. ine election will be
held Friday.
D. W. Marcv. a veteran from To
ledo, O., died of heart disease today
as he was descending the steps of the
home at which he was staying.
Captain Astor and
Lady Nairne Are
Married at London
London, Aug. 28. Captain John As
tor of the First Life Guards, was to
day married to Lady Charles Mercer
Nairne at Christ church.
Captain Astor is the youngest son
of Baron William Waldorf Astor, for
merly of New York. The bride is
the widow of Lord Nairne, second son
of the marquis of Landsdowne, who
was ki'led early in the war in France.
She is a daughter of the late Lord
Minto, former viceroy of India, and is
27 years old.
Fatal Pistol Duel
In Picture Show
Pittsburgh, Kan., Aug. 28. W. M.
Reed, a white man, and Virgil Cobb,
a negro, cleared up a loug standing
quarrel last night at Croweburg, a
mining camp here, and chose a crrwd
ed pictire show for a battle ground.
During the fusillade of shots, which
soon cleared the house of spectators,
both men were mortally wounded and
died in a short time. Many patrons
of the show were trampled upon in
the rush, but none was seriously in
jured. Hanly
and Landrith
Will Visit 600 Towns
Chicago, Aug. 28. The "Prohibi
tion special," carrying J. Frank Han
ly, presidential candidate, and Dr. Ira
I.anrfrith. ranrlMnt (nr vtr nra.iil.n.
on their two months' tour of the na
tion, will stop at approximately 600
trum It v,aa ttnnnttnrmA hi.
at the national prohibition headquar
ters. The slogan of the campaign is "a
million votes for prohibition." The
n.ria1 train nrhtrh U i Ua., rl,l
cago September 8, will make at least
len towns a aay, according to plans.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MANIA GETS
IN WAR ON SIDE
OF ALLIED ARMIES
Formal Declaration of Hostili
ties on Austria-Hungary
Sunday Evening. .
FOURTEEN NATIONS NOW IK
Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey
Are Expected to Declare War.
on Roumania at Once.
KAISER CALLS COUNCIL
BULLETIN. '
Berlin, Aug. 28. (Via London, 7:0?
p. m.) Germany has declared war on
Roumania. t : .
Berlin, Aug. 28. (Via London.)-
Fighting has begun between Rou
manian and Teutonic troops on- ths '
Transylvanian frontier, - the official
announcement of today indicates. The
statement says Roumanians : hav
been taken prisoners.
Benin, Aug. i.r-ivia LgiiouH.;-
Roumania declared war on Austria,
Hungary on Sunday evtning, it is an
nounced officially hers.
The announcement follows: -'
"The Roumanian government yes
terday evening declared war on Austria-Hungary.
. . .!
"The federal council has been con--voked
for an immediate sitting."
- Germany Will Act Promptly.
London, Aug. 28. Germany prob
ably will declare war on Roumania ,
within twenty-four hours, after which
Turkey and Bulgaria are expected to
do likewise, according to a dispatch
frsm The Hague to the Exchange
Telegraph company. -
A later message from the same -source
says word has been received ,
from Berlin that the German govern
ment will hand his passports to the
Roumanian minister today. --
Decision Made Sunday.
Paris, Aug. 28. Roumania de-'
dared war against Austria-Hungary
last night, says a Havas dispatch from
Berne, Switzerland, which daclaret
tnat tne vv om agency at Benin maae
the official announcement.
Rouminia's decision to enter the
war was reached at a meeting of the
crown council held at Bucharest yes
terday morning, . says a Havas dis
patch from Geneva. .--s i , :
, . , Fourteentti Nation, tn War.. ,.-, .
Bucharest dispatches, received yes
ierdaj stated that King Ferdinand of.
Roumania had convened a conference
of representatives of all the political
parties) former premiers, former presi
dents of the legislative chambers,
ministers and government representa
tives, with' the idea of ascertaining
the views Of all sections of public
opinion. . - ,-. .!.'. . ? 1
The Wolff bureau, which first made'
the announcement that Roumania has'
cast its fortunes with the entente al
lies is a semi-official German agency,
which frequently is used as an avenue
for making public of ficial . announce
ments. ' 1 1 ' i I 4
Roumania .thus becomes the four--'
teenth nation to join in the war. Its
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 Roumania's military
strength, but also to the strategic ad-'
vantages of its geographical position
and the fact that its entry into the '
struggle opens-to the Russian army a
Gateway through which to attack the
ulganans from the north, while the
allied army having its base at Sa
loniki attacks them and their German
allies from the south. v' . . -, '-. . .
Army Over Half Million. ,
Nevertheless, . Roumania's military
strength is by no means inconsider
able. The country has a population -of
6.800,000 and its army has been es
timated at 580,000. If often has been '
described as one of the most thor
oughly equipped and discinlined
armies in Europe, but recent informar
tion from Bucharest has thrown some
doubt upon its quality. - Lately it has
been, stated that Roumanian officers
are ill-trained and undisciplined, that
Koumama has no heavy artillery and
that its flying service is inferior. Some
advocates of Roumania's participa
tion in the war have asserted that it
could mobilize as many as 1,000,000
men. The mobilization of its army
has been in progress for months, and
a few days ago was reported to be
complete. , -v
Wants Three Slicea o! Land. '
The motive which prompts Rou
mania to enter (he war is the satis
faction of its "national aspirations"
described by Take Jonescu; the Rou
manian liberal leader, as the "policy
of national instinct."- Concisely this
means national expansion. In the
southern half of Bukowina, the Aus
trian crown land, the Roumanians are
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