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HOW ROUMANIA'S DECISION WAS MADE.

KING FERDINAND'S DRAMATIC ADDRESS TO HIS STATESMEN.

was

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Roumania's entry into the war more dramatically sudden and unexpect- ed than the outside world imagines (snya) a special correspondent of the Daily Chronicle writing from Bucharest. took even the political leaders here in Bwares. The circumstances are only new becoming known, and what comes out prominently is the extent to which it was the King's personal decision.

As a matter of fact, the German Minis ter von den Busche on the Friday before,& having come up for the day to the capital from Sinaia, where he was keeping him self cool during this, even for Roumania, exceptionally hot summer, and being asked. by more than one acquaintance whether he did not think that things wern beginning to look threatening, replied that Roumania was more than ever fixed to a neutral policy, and that he meant himself to stay at Sinaia till October.

IRISH GALLANTRY.

KAISER'S PICKED TROOPS BEATEN

AT GUILLEMONT AND GINCHY,”

work. To have bagged both villages, held as they were, one after the other, is as fine a "right and left " as ever fell to troops in the great sport of war.

Of the Irishmen's attack on Ginchy there is not much to be told, except that it was made with the same impetuosity as had carried them through Guillemont to the sunken road a few days before. The The Irish regiments which took part chief trouble that the officers had was in in the capture of Guillement on Sep claimed their discontent with what they holding their men, who frankly pro tember art behaved with the greatest called the diplomacy" which forbade dark and gallantry, and took to mult them to go where they wanted-namely, share in the success gained that day.to hell and beyond, if there are any Sir Douglas Haig, beptember 8th.

Germans hiding on the other side."

(FROM AN IRISH OFFICER.) On the morning of September 3rd, 1916, very notable success was won by Irish regiments in the attack waich resulted in the capture of Guillemont. The achieve mont was all the more pronounced in view of the fact that these regiments had been for the previous six months in the trenches, nolding an important section of the Western line, and, as a matter of fact, the men were sorely in nood of a rest, However, they received with undisguised satisfaction the orders that they were at last to meet the enemy out of the trenches and in the open.

These are the orders that all troops look forward to, and ecr tainly the Irish are no exception to this rule.A

of

A story is told of three Irishmen ̈em-. ployed at the headquarters of one the units engaged. Shortly before the attack on Gunchy began the three men were missed, but a note was found from them left on a table. It said that they had missed the Guillemont show" (at- tending to their duties at headquarters), but they could not miss Ginghy ton: so they had gone to take part in it. This morning they turned up again, very dis- reputable, dirty, and red-eyed, but with grins on their faces which not even dis- cipline could hide. Their punishment had not been awarded, but as their off- cers are Irishmen also, I doubt if it will be severo.

A HISTORIC COUNCIL. On the Saturday, after various rumours for and against, the announcement of a Crown Council for the next day showed that something decisive was indeed in The Riflemen of the Division front the wind, and excitement quickly ran up ing Guillement had had a long and try to boiling point, Every precautioning ordeal, and it was decided to bring against demonstrations of any descrip in to their assistance some regiments tion was taken, and troops were posted near at hand. The divisional general, in various parts of the police, the mili-having been requested to detail some of tary guards, which for months have his command for the purpose of attack bivouacked in yards in close visinity to ing Guillemont, selected Irishmen men the Austrian and German Legations. of Connaught, Leinster, and Munsterway with the same irresistible dash. The being trebled,,

for the work in band.

Like the other attacks of the day, the advance on Ginchy was made shortly strongly held, with tronches, dug-outs, before. 5 o'clock, The village was very machine-guns, and rifle are. Certain the ruins of a farm near the centre of trenches and machine gun positions about the village seen to Lave been the obstacles which caused most trouble; but the Irish- men took everything that stood in their

Before

Apart from this the council was held

first rush carried them into the village, at Cotrochemi Palace, some distance out-

Early on the morning of the 3rd these where they had to wait for a while for side the town, the private, residence of troops took up their allotted positions in qur guns, which still played nu the fur

These ther side of the place, to lift, the King and Queen, and not at the old the line fronting Guillemont, palace in the centre of the city, the hour lines could hardly be called trenches, so 5.30 a second rush carried them on of meeting being changed repeatedly severely had they been hammered by the through the ruins out to the open beyond. Most, though not all, of what took which the Irishmen were subjected from machine-guns did very good work, bath enemy's artillery. The bombardment to As on many occasions recently, our place at this memorable scene is now public property The King by his manly seemed impossible for men to live under in checking the enemy from counter nk- the very start was intenso-in fact, itin protecting the attack and subsequently bearing and stirring words won more for, much less advance. For many hours tacking. In the village itself there was himself, than perhaps he has done since the Irish troops waited for the time ap desperate fighting, not only with rifles be cane, & German and Hohenzollern, to painted for the attack. This waiting is and at closer quarters with bombs, but this country.

Gentlemen," he said to those as the worst ordeal the men have to go also hand-to-hand in hayonet encounters,

through, and more trying to the nerves

sembled. who included the leaders of thethan almost anything else. Our artillery/It is the kind of werk at which we know

Opposition parties and former Ministers of note, I have not called you here to had from our right commerived to put in ask your opinion, but to tell you my déciclose that they almost seemed to be side most tremendous preparation. Guns, so sion on a matter of import. I have by side, roared continuously, and, as the decided on instant mobilisation of the Irish waited and watched, the men began army on the side of the Allies, and an to wonder whether anything could pos immediate attack on Austria-Hungary.

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ATTRACTIVE.

Chase away that long, loan, hungry fook that makes folks think you're sick or that you're not getting thres square meals a day.

Give the merry laugh to the would-be witty friend who asks you what makes you look so peaked and tells you you'd better see a doctor.

36 CARP'S OUTBURST,

THE ADVANCE.

from scores of instances in this battle that ours are the better men. And so it proved again.

The total advance at this point is reckoned to be about 800 yards on a front of 1,500; and by this morning the Irish- the men had made good their hold on ground, and bad dug themselves in along the north side of the village, on the left of their advance. A counter-attack this morning on that front was beaten off sue- cessfully and, as always, the enemy lost heavily in the venture.

The moment has come to liberate our sibly live in the German lines, brothers in Transylvania from the Hun garian yoke,' He concluded by saying:

Remember that I have Grst had to win At 12 o'clock on the 3rd, Leinsters and a preliminary victory, a victory over Connaughts and Ministers, each in their myself.

May Roumania's victory over appointed places, began the advance, and her enemies be as lasting and complete. other Irish troops followed and advanced

right through the village of Guillemont, In this latest fighting we have and took up a position a considerable against us the very best troops that Ger- To the old Conservative party this distance in advance of it. All these ad- many can put in the field. Every day declaration came like a shell. They had vanced with precision to the moment, and confirms this. We are breaking through believed they had been called to hear the men sprang over the top of the them at every point, and their losers are Bratiani asked to resign the hen of the heavy shell fire so heavy it seemed inborn, and our men are getting more op- trenches with eagerness. In face of terrific bit the resistance is often stub- State to M. Maiorescu, a former Prime possible to face it the Irishmen ad portunities to use their bayonets then Minister. A

vanced. It was wonderful to watch them, have come their way for a long time, and more wonderful when one remembers that they like the rest of the Army here, were but newly enlisted soldiers. In spite of shell and rifle fire they advanced, and kept steadily on. Nothing could M. Carp, the virtual head of the party, stay their progress onwards. The Ger- allowed his feelings to carry him so far mans in large numbers fed, and in large as to break into a tirade. Though Iumbers surrendered, and white hand have two sone in the army, I hope that kerchiefs were waved in token of sur it may be beaten as army never before, and may its remnants fly over your Majesty's head (using a Roumanian expression) My paper shall appear no longer!

among

M. Marghiloman rentured, other objections to an advance into Hungary, to suggest that they might be opposed to troops under Hindenburg: A Hohenzollern nerer feared a Hinden Garg," was King Ferdinand's reply.

was

With this terrific threat he left the scene, In another country which he loves so well such words and action would win bim imprisonment. Here they were treated as the vapourings of a broken old

man

them.

POPULAR EXCITEMENT.

render.

To-day I have seen niany of the prison-. ers and talked with some. The Bavarians whom I saw were stout fellows and had fought well; and the Pomeranians were physically bigger men still. Nor are they prepared yet to concede, or even to con- sider the probability, that Germany is beaten. Our unexpected strength means only a prolongation of the war.

I have also told before that these troops North Guillemont was swept through who are now here are well fed, almost to by the Irisa, and a position a good way being pampered. The Irishmen in Guille

trant or the village was taken up, mont found all sorts of luxuries in the dug- bater on in the night three heavy counter-outs, and for two days lived more highly attacks were delivered by the enemy, but than they have lived for some time past. were repulsed with losses, and the village But it is, of course, the German officers of Guillemont remained in our hands. only who get the especial luxuries, On their right the Riffcmen had advanced though the men are well enough fed. and gallantly held their ground.

All those things add only to the lustre. have the pick of the Kaiser's troops of the achievements of our men. They

And they have

The number of prisoners captured can not be sœurately ascertained as yet. Ine

Gallant

especial tenderness,

With each and everyone of those as sembled the King shook hands. Only to number runs to many hundreds, in om, against them, men who are treated with M. Marghiloman, a rabid pro-German cers. and a leading member of the Conserva Utive party, did he put out both his hands cesstul, and toe action of the irisn nos of the last few days have whipped them The whole operation was entirely suc- thrashed thera soundly, and in the course HO TWO GAIN 15 TO 40 LBS. an old Roumanian sign of condolence. Trish officers and men feri, but their last with the palms upwards and half closed,

earned warm acknowledgment.

out of some square miles of territory. bat sufficiently significant in the circu moments were made happy by the know-

BATTLEFIELD CONTRASTS. stances, as the Conservatives, or a part ledge that they had carried out the work of treatment of their pet troops go to Stop being a human beanpole.

of them, have always been either for allotted to them. A future dispatch must

Nor does the German official tenderness strict centrality or action on the side of do justice to the many gallant incidents any sentimental lengths. As more than Germany, for either of which the reward was held out at Berlin of Bessarabia marking the part which they took in the

once before, near Ginchy, a large body. of German prisoners was surrendering when their comrades turned their ma- being taken from Russia and returned to capture of Guillemout,ey

GERMANS' DEVOTION TO AN OFFICER.

chine-guns on to them and almost wiped At the advanced dressing station the day seen a batch of wounded Germans- them out. On the other hand, I have to The news of the mobilisation few sight witnessed by the writer was memor walking cases being treated by our men through the town like wild fire, and the abie. With the stream of wounded men of the R.A. 31.C., and nothing could have expectant crowds broke into volleys of some of embers of prisoners, and exceeded the care and kindliness with cheering, which redoubled for the fond of the Irish regiments had charge of two batch had comparatively light wounds, m

some of their officers, Many a private which they were handled. as they marched back to barracks, and

All of the became practically frantic when King three, four, and, in one case, the writer the arm or thigh or scalp. Ferdinand, with his beautiful English saw a Munster with eight Germans fol- however, had a rifle bullet in his skull, One man, wife; arrived among them on his waying him, and a little soldier of the whence it plainly protruded. The doctor later to the old palace..

Irish had four Many of the said that he must be taken to the operat prisoners were severely wounded and they ing tent, where the bullet could be taken received equal treatment with our own out. men. They were given water, and even" it looks as if it would come out easily." "But," said the officer in charge, flasks were extended to them. There was So it will," said the doctor: "but I'd one pathetic scene witnessed. An elderly like to give the poor fellow a touch of German officer, badly wounded, lay on a chloroform." stretcher, and the prisoners before march marched away that he might be spared a And the man was duly ing off came and shook hands with him little pain. and some of them cried.

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GLORIOUS BRITISH SPIRIT

HOW SOLDIER RECEIVED NEWS OF A SIGHTLESS LIFE.

The Irish soldiers, even the wounded, It is on a par with a story which I Instead of preaching a formal sermon carried helmets, and other trophies cap-have heard of one of our walking wound- in aid of the Eastbourne hospital to atured in the enemy trenches, In one or fed, only slightly hurt, who asked to be numerous congregation at Willingdon two cases, the writer saw little Irish regi.taken up by a motor-ambulance on the Parish Church, the Bishop of Birming- mental green flags in the hands of the road; and the driver refused to take him hum spoke of his experiences with troops escorting the prisoners away. It because the ambulance was already full wounded soldiers

was a memorable scene. It was splendid of Germans, each one of whom was moro I remember, he said, having to tell a to see how the doctors and Red Cross men seriously hurt than be. young fellow that after all the care and looked after friend and enemy alike. Whether these things are to be applaud- attention that had been given him he The British troops on the left, and the ed or not is another question. 1 report would never see again upon this earth, French on the right, both gained notable them only as facts and as illustrating the and told him as gently as a man can be successes and took many prisoners. The character and spirit of our men. On the told such a thing as that, and then I 3rd of September, however, will, to Irish-other hand, a German officer was recently watched him A few big tears rolled men at any rate, ever be memorable for down his face. Then for a few minutes the capture of Guillemont and for the he held my hand, and was quite calm, and then he loosed his grip upon me, and stretching over to his locker by the side of his bed, he took out his mouth-i organ. That had been his companion away over there, and he just played a certain number of his old Scottish tunes on that mouth-organo

deeds of Irish soldiers.

THE CAPTURE OF GINCHÝ Writing from British Headquarters on September 10th The Times special corres pondent says:-

The tidings to-day are again tidings of victory. The Irish troops, who did so That man I have seen dozens of times well at Guillemont, have swept on trium since. He is now at St. Dunstan's phastly through the village of Ginchy, Hostel, where he is likely to prove a cap- the whole of which is now firmly in our able man in many respects. Not one hands, a rounding out and making com word of complaint hus that man attered plete a brilliant and gallant piece of

taken prisoner, and on his person was s letter, winch he had written; but had not. had time to dispatch, in the course of which he told how he expected soon to be fighting and intended that his men should take no prisoners, but should kill all the English who fell into their hands............ It is a thorny problem, and the only thing that stands vot clearly is the fact that we are essentially gentle whether too gentle or not while the German is radically and irremediably a brute;and the knowledge that has been gained in this war will damn hire in the eyes of all peoples to the end of time.