2 SEPTEMBER 1916, page 1

Rumania Declared War On Austria-hungary On Sunday Evening...

on Monday it was announced that Germany had declared war on Rumania. The reasons for Rumania's action, given in a written statement presented by the Rumanian Minister in Vienna,......

On The Western Front There Is Nothing Of Great Importance

to report. The exceedingly bad weather, which always tells more against the attack than the defence, has hindered our operations, and both we and the French have been obliged to......

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We Are Not Using The Word In 'any Conventional Sense

when we say that at such thoughts as these the Germans must be utterly appalled. It is the writing on the wall. What must make the disappointment all the more terrible is the......

We Are Glad To Note That The Italians Are Making

good progress in the Dolomite region. Speaking generally, the Italians have reason to be very well satisfied with the military situation.......

The Emperor Dare Not Risk A Defeat With Hindenburg Not

in supreme command, for if that were to happen the very stones of Berlin would cry aloud against the Emperor for not having taken the action which the people think must lead to......

In The First Place, It Has This Message For The

Germans. They must see clearly enough that the Rumanians would not have abandoned their neutrality had they not come to feel certain that the Entente Powers, whatever the cost......

A Less Imaginative Way Of Reading What The German Feels

is to mark the instant action taken by the Kaiser on Rumania's declara- tion of war. On the very next day it was officially announced that the Chief of the Imperial General......

Though Field-marshal Von Hindenburg Is Undoubtedly The...

people, there is no reason to suppose that he is a Moltke or a Carnet, or that there is any chance of his being able to turn the tide of battle. Indeed, as things are now, there......

To Sum Up, We Do Not Envy Field-marshal Von Hindenburg

his task. Immense results will be expected from him. The very best he can do is to stand efficiently on the defensive and hope that the Powers will somehow commit suicide by......

It Will Very Soon Be Quite Impossible For Their Rulers

to maintain, or for the Germans to keep up for themselves, the sham belief in ultimate victory. The scene is not going to change to a bright, beer-drinking Valhalla, but to that......

News Of The Week.

I T is with the utmost satisfaction that we record the great event of the week—the decision of Rumania to take her stand by the side of the Entente Powers and to form part of......