The enemy newspapers report that Germany on the 6th Wet
presented an ultimatum to Rumania, requiring her to negotiate for peace within four days. A semi-official telegram from Berlin says, however, that Germany only seeks an extension of the armistioe. It is known that the Bratianu Ministry has resigned, and that General Averescu has formed a new Cabinet The position of Rumania, out off from us and deserted and browbeaten by Russia, is pitiful in the extreme. " But for Russia," Lord Curzon said in the House of Lords on Tuesday, ""Rumania would in all probability not have entered the war, and now it has been reserved for that Power to desert her in her hour of need, to expel her Ambassador, to declare war against her, and to endeavour to force her into a bitter choice." The Rumanians may be compelled to make peace, but the Allies will assuredly not forget her gallant effort when the right time comes.
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