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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1918.
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Germans Pay Costly Toll for First Gains in Two-Day's Offensive on West
BRITISH COMMANDER EXPECTS
RENEWED GERMAN ASSAULTS
DESPITE FIRST DAY'S FAILURE
By Associated Press
The first stage <»f tho great German
offensive 011 the western front passed
and it is to lie scored as u failure, the
enemy having fallen short, of realizing his
plans in the first great .smash, according
to dispatches from British headquarters
today.
After attacking all day yesterday and
until a late hour last night the Germans
let down in their smashing operation
along fifty miles of the British lront
and had not resumed their heavy assaults
at the latest advices from Sir Douglas
Haig. Further hard fighting was ahead
however, the field marshal predicted. T he
enemy was still being held in the Brit-
ish battle positions, he reported, which
means that the Britiah line is still intact
although admittedly it had been bent
backward at points under the terrific
Teutoni' assault. The buttle line has not
moved in only one direction, however,
the British having stuck back spiritedly
at the German mass and regained some
of the positions which they had tem-
porarily abandoned. 'Iho German official
statement received today reports that me
ltritish positions wcje attacked from a
point southeast of Jrras to Latere, the
British purposely omits giving the exact
position of the Hritish line at present
for the stated reason that the enemy might
be given valuable information if the line
were accurately traced.
While the infantry is being held tem-
porarily in check, the artillery battle is
still raging, according to indications in
the. news dispatches. Great numbers of
Austrian cannon are declared to have been
transferred to the western front to reln-
forcc the German artillery. Bulgarians,
too, have been brought into the field
by the German command, it is declared,
fhe understanding being that they are to
be used as a strategic reserve.
Altogether the indications that the cen-
tral powers have massed all possible forces
at their disposal on the west front for
their present drive. The prospects seem,
however, that they will need every man
of them if they Keep up their attack along
with anything like its initial force as
all the reports indicate that the German
losses have been terrific under the with-
ering fire of the British artillery and
machine guns. The German artillery, too,
lias suffered heavily through counter bat-
tery work by the ltritish who found the
massed guns fine targets for effective de-
structive work.
The German war triumvirate. Emperor
William, Field Marshal von Hindenburg
And General von Ludendorff, are behind
the German lines while the attack is in
progress. Meanwhile the Italian front is
beginning to attract more attention.
Rome reports more activity along the
entire liaie. The American troops in
Franco have done some further active
work in patrol fighting and raiding. The
sc'tor east of Lunevllle. the German first
and second line positions on part of the
front, were found by American raiders to
have been completely destroyed by Amer-
ican artillery fire.
30 GERMAN SOLDIERS DIE
AS STATION IS BLOWN UP
By Associated Preis.
LONDON. March 22. -Thirty German
soldiers were killed anil more than
-others injured and 000 munition wagons
were blown up by an explosion at the
Mevrignies station, near Mon*. Belgium,
according to an Exchange Telegraph dls
paten froui Anisteruam, filed yesterday.
The Germans had stocked enormous mu-
nition trains tinder camouflaged sheds at
Mevrignies.
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Helling out boys' suits as low as fl.TiO
a .suit, children's rain coats $1.40. men's
good work pants $1.50: men's suits, all
wool. $10; all bought before rise in prices.
Now is your chance, at Hummel's, Ii0o Wesi
Commerce Street. (Adv.)
HIGH LIGHTS IN WEST FRONT BATTLE
Center of attack more llian fifty miles long. I'lirpose of pinch off salient
S which Byne and the British tanks drove into German lines last November
|> Germans at end of second day claim British first lines taken. Haig
S brands effort a failure.
Germans claim 16,000 prisoners and 200 Rims.
I Germans using more than 500,000 men including Austnans and ilut-
garian^^ concentration greatest of war, cannon in one sector being only
S thirtv-six leet apart. . . „ -
Kaiser, Von Hindenburg and Von I.udendorff supervising German ei-
\ f°rtSger|in nPWspapPr announces battle as "single combat which is to decidc
the war.
Bavarian Crown Prince
Directing German Attack
BRITISH CORRESPONDENTS < HAR-
Itritish have begun counter-attacks, recovering some of the positions S ACTERIZE OPERATION AS EF
i from which they withdrew.
German method of attack follows old lines.
Ij "new inventions."
Significant for lack of s
German
Take
Alarm Lest Allies
Offensive Believed
Responsible for New Drive
Hinted That Presence of Secretary Baker
in France Is One Cause for Fears on
Part of Kaiser's Advisors.
By H. H.STANSBURY
(International News Service Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 22.—The great German drive on the western
front was analyzed today by War Department officials as a stop loss movement
intended to frustrate an inter-allied offensive from both land and sea.
It was not believed, even from a cold-blooded military viewpoint, any pos-
sible gains the Teutonic hordes might accomplish would compensate for the
tremendous losses they must necessarily make.
The strength of the opposing forces is declared to be evenly matched. If
there is any advantage, either numerically or in materials and equipment, it is
said to be with the allies.
A break in the morale of the British forces under Field Marshal Sir Doug-
las Haig, now meeting the brunt of the attack, is the only contingency under
which a thrust that will endanger French ports on the channel can be made, it
was said. This is not believed possible unless the arrival of reinforcements is
treatly delayed.
Details are not available here concerning the difficulties that will be
encountered In supporting the British armies, as it is thought there may have
been new dispositions of troops
allied offensive.
Northern France in preparation for the
* PLEA FOR LASTING PEACE
IS MADE TO U. S. BY POPE
S By Associated Press.
> KOMK, Thursday, March 21.— V ple» ,
^ for lastl** peace in made by Pops l,
f" Benedict in hi* faster menage to the \
(| t'nited State*, which he wends through S
(j the Associated Tress. The holy fath-
er'a meNHUire pays! ^
) "The first m«KMag« of the risen <
!' havioti* to His disciples, after suffer-
) inx the torture of passion week wan S
t* * peace he unto you/ Never lias the S
t world, for which he sacrificed himself. /
<'( needed so poignantly that message of >
peace as today. c
S "On thin solemn occasion no better
S wish can be made to the country so ^
S dear to our hearts than that th« dl-
S vine redeemer may gHibt a realisation
«f the desire of all, that is, a lieuling S
) of the existing hatred and the con- S
) eluding of a lasting peace bi**rd on S
the foundation* of justice, fear of Ciod >
and love of humanity, giving to the )
, world a new organization of peoples
S and nations united under the Aegis
, of true religion in aspiring to a nobler, \
S purer and kinder civilization.
S "It in thus we desire to f n If 111 our S
S Master's last Injunction to his apo*-
lles: '(io yet into all the world and )
preach the gospel to every creature.'
BRITISH USE TANKS
TO RECOVER GROUND
old Weather and Heavy
Mist Regarded as Advan-
tage by British.
Br Associated Bret®.
• BRITISH A|IMV HEADQFARTEIIH IN
f FRANCE. March 22.- The fighting is still
I continuing but the first stage of the of
• fensive lias pawed. The enemy has failed
: badly in the execution of his program.
as is attested by raptured documents
snowing what he planned to do in the
carlv hours of his offensive.
The exact British lin*» cannot be made
public at present. The only reasou is
th;it It might furnish the enemy with val-
uable information. Last niglit was fairly
quiet along the front. This morning the
Germans were bouibing in the region of
Croiselles There were intimations that
they intend to continue their attacks to-
day.
The weather is cold and bleak. A heavy
mist makes air ret-onnolssances initios
siblc. This is of advantage to the Brit-
ish as the enemy is deprived of greatly
needed aerial observation. The Germans
in many sections yesterday attacked In
three waves of infantry, followed up by
shock troops. As a result they suffered
very heavy casualties.
The heavily massed German artillery
has been badly hammered by the British
guns One of the most brilliant British
counter attacks occurred at Doignles. The
British advanced with infantry and tanks
at 7 a. m. and after fierce fighting drove
out the enemy.
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blood at the first sign of a run-down condition. Anemia is
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weaknesa, depression, absolute lack of the driving force
that wrests full measure of profit and pleasure from life.
Anemia does not exist where red blood cells are abundant,
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the red blood cella, and restores young and
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sure of getting the genuine if it bears the name
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Whatever the outcome, the forces of the
United .States iu Houthern France occupy
positions that preclude danger from any
German succcsh which would make possi-
ble an encircling movement. The reported
presence of t.hc German Kaiser and Gen-
erals Ludendorff and Ilindenbnrg. near
the scene of operations, Is believed to ein
phasize the alarm of the German staff over
secret information of the plans of the al-
lies
These plans, temporarily delayed, will
be carried out. It is said. The presence of
Secretary of War Newton IV Maker fits
into the general Kcheuie. He Is said to
carry authority from the President to
make quick decisions.
The greatest naval engagement in the
hisAory <if the world is regarded as one of
the probable developments of the strategy
planned as* the opening feature of au ex
ten ive siiinmer campaign. The sea offen
sive called for support from the land. The
combined forces of the armies and navies
of the t'nited States and the entente pow-
ers were to be used.
In a sentence, a concerted effort to great
ly minimize the activities of the (icruian
Admiralty is proposed, with the possible
result of putting an end to the submarine
menace.
I-'or many months the more aggressive
representatives of the T'nited States Navy
have nrgt'd the necessity «»f making great-
er l.se of the allied sea forces. From Ku-
rope the argument was made that the
venture represented to« much of a gamble.
In support of this view, certain demon
I nitration* were made at the time Admiral
visited the Hritish last year
When the American admiral returned to
Washington th« proposed offensive 4s said
tfv have been abandoned temporarily The
delay w::s suggested uot because navy of
fi- ials had been > onvinced they were wrong
In their estimate of possible results. In
council-It was argued that success would
be much more certain If the attacks could
be mane simultaneously lr«un laud an I
sea and air. The needed airplane* Wet
not. available in sufficient numbers, ami
the building program did not indicate tha
they could be obtained with trained op-
erators before the spring of 11)10.
Tiie lapse of u few months emphasised
that the success of the forces opposing
Germany oil loud depended upon ships
ships such as were being sunk at a nm.-d
conaistent rate by submarines operating
from bases which the navy officials had
asserted were within reach of the big guns
of the battleships. The arguments 'n
favor of fhe plan found new support in
• ortain valuable information concerning
locations and range of certain German de
fenses.
The movement for a great a^presslve
movement In this way took form again and
It is believed would have been launched
within six weeks or two mouths but for
the German drive which Is now tempo-
rarily bio-king plans.
Surreptitious knowledge of the plan
obtained by the German general staff is
believed to have caused an entire < hang*
in the military program recently mapped
out at lierliu.
ITALIAN FRONT ACTIVE
Rome Reports Repulse of Patrols and
Intense Fighting Alone the Pia»e.
By Associated Press.
Rn\|K. March 22.-Wahting in becom
iiuc more active along the whole front,
the W.ir office announces.
The Italians drove patrols back at sev
eral points on the frout. and ejected an
Austrian detachment which had forced its
way into au advanced post in the Fran
scla Valley sector. Along the Piave the
artillery fighting became more Intense.
HEAVIER ARMY CLOTHING
RECOMMENDED BY BOARD
By Associated I'resn.
WASHINGTON. IV C., March '22-Warm
er ami more durable army clothing and
blankets are recommended by a board of
inquiry of the Uuarteruiaster Department, ,v
it was announced today by Acting Quarter I
master General Goetbals. The weight of 1
the uniform * loth was recommended j s
• hanged from sixteen ounces to twenty, j S
overcoat cloth from thirty to thirty-two j ' . - .. nrain«*t the
and the weight of blangete from three to S plT#t of ,h*
four pounds. In the cloth for overcoats S British. There are exe*n*nt reaeon*
and blankets per cent of shoddy or rr ' > why llindenhurg shrwild h»*e chosen It.
FORT TO RE-ESTABLISH LINES.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, March 22.- It Is not yet pos-
sible to give more than a very general and
vague Idea of the fighting Thursday on the
front between the Olse and the Senses
which continues with swaying fortunes,
according to the accounts of correspond-
ents at the British front in the morning
newspapers.
The German attack made on the west
front west and southwest* from Cambral
evidently alms at recapture of all the
Hindenburg line, says a dispatch to the
Morning Post from British headquarters
in France, which adds:
The German army attacking south of the
Scarpe seems to have delivered its first
blow principally In the triangle of the
Arras-t'ambrai and Hapaume-Cambral
roads while the German army south of
( ambral Is striking against our trenen
systems, in the region west of the Scheldt
canal. No doubt the enemy hopes that the
attacking forces of these two armies may
succeed In forming a junction and thus
cutting off a considerable slice of the
British front and taking back all the Hin-
denburg trenches lost exactly four months
ago,"
Struggles for villages and ruined farm
houses continued througnout Thursday, ac-
cording to the correspondent of the Mail.
The enemy bombardment, he says, began
st 5 o'clock in the morning and at 7
o'clock some of the German units left
their trenches and attacked the British
with heavy and light machine guns. Be-
tween tt and 10 the engagement became
general on a front of some twenty five
milefc.
"The right of the German attack was
aimed at Croisilles, Bulleeourt and Lagni-
court and there was hard fighting In a
brick field near the first of these villages.
Along the Bapaume < ambral road the ene-
my also attacked and then towards (iouzea-
court while his left wing was pushed In the
direction of Ronusoy anil Hargicourt.
"The British front in th»- area of attack
forms a rather sharp .salient. If the enemy
could pinch off this salient, and run his
line straight in a northwesterly slant in
stead of having it run ai an angle, first
north and then west, he would be able to
hold It with fewer troops. Also in pinch-
ing It off he would hope to surround and
capture a good number of British troops.
These, it seems plain, are his aims in the
first stage of the offensive.
"The enemy is trying to repent on a
large scale the operation by which lie won
back some of the ground we gained in
the battle of ('ambrai. Then he pushed in
on an angle of our front both the north
and t.he cast. His two bodies of troops did
their best to Join hands but could not
make it though they had at first consider
able success. Much the same design is be-
ing followed now. We have good reason to
hope thai It will be checked as was the
previous one."
BRITISH WITHDRAWAL FROM
CAMBRAI WEDGE POSSIBILITY
DIRECTING DRIVE
KAISER, VON HINDENBURG AND
VON LUDENDORFF AT
WEST FRONT.
PRIXCH Rt PPRECHT OF BAVARIA
While the German Kaiser, and Von Hln
denburg and Von Ludendorff have gone
to the west front to direct the present
drive, it is presumed that Immediate com-
mand of the Teutonic forces In in the hands
<>f I'rince Rnpprecht of Bavaria who baa
been in command of the armies opposing
the British lu the <'anibral sector.
Continued From i'age One.
burg's drive was * ushered in with the
first spring day's sun.
Violent gun duels have been raging all ,
afternoon and even further southward
from La Fere as far as Solssons. And
still further down, in the Champagne, on
both aides of Kheims, ami at Verdun at
Verdun particularly the big guns are
thundering forth a tune that betrays evil
Intent.
Oft the ftalian front, both in the moun-
tains and along the I'iave, a battle has
flared up; whether It i* one of major
scale or merely a concerted Infantry ma-
neuver to keep the French and British
auxiliary expedition there, ia as yet un-
clear.
Lively artillaiy action is reported from
the Macedonian theater.
There is. indeed, a weg defined theory in
military quurters here that Hindenburg
has scheduled for this year an Imitation
of the past great efforts of the entente:
Simultaneous maximum pressure on all
fronts, in the hope of locating, somewhere,
sometime, a weak spot that will permit
a I reak through. He counts upon the ton
nage problem as an ally. He feels that
now or never is the time to make the su-
preme try for a decision, not. only on the
west front, which Is and will remain to
the end of the war the center of the uni-
verse. but on every other theater as well.
PRESENT BATTLE GROUND
LONG-DEVASTATED BY WAR
By Associated Press.
Germany's latest offensive finds both
sides prepared for the shock of prolonged
and sanguinary combat. For the most
part the Germans have been training
troops and moving up guns and supplies
behind their lines between Arras and St
UueQtin. The British also have been a<
tlve and were prepared for any blow- the
enemy might deliver and had anticipated
that the offensive movement would come
where it did.
Behind the British lines is the devastated
area over which the Germans retreated
last March Field Marshal von IlioUen
burg declared at the time that the devas
tation was <arried out not only to ham
per the allied armies but to provide a bat-
tlefield for the future. The German at-
tack may be only a feint but a large
breach in the British lines might involve
the safety of Paris and Amiens, and the
French ports from the mouth of the Seine
to Belgium.
Britioh Casualties 3,567.
By As«oeiated Press.
LONDON. Thursday. March 21 The
British -as'icties for the week ending t-
dav jggregatcd ::..V17. divided as follow*:
nffi.ers. killed or died of wounds. 7H.
Men killed or died of wounds,
Officers wounded or missing. _215.
Men wounded or missing, 2.<W7.
ST. QUENTIN PIVOT POINT
IN LATEST GERMAN DRIVE
International News Service.
St. Quentin, one the chief point*
la the vaunted "Siegfried Ll»«" •• the
worked wool may be used. Shirt goods is
recommended changed to ©Vfc ounces with
as much as 40 per cent of cotton permis-
sible.
OFFICER GIVEN FIVE YEARS
FOR UNBECOMING CONDUCT i
S 1. A "braak through" C.
; bra I and Rt, Qnentla •' b*twe#t» it,
) Qnentln and La Few would n«t «wily
) drive a wedga between tl»a French and
, Rrltiah, bat wnald present aa Imme- .
) dial, mrntn to Pari.. It w«
' Hove ahd Nnyon—w«t «f th» Kt. Qo«l- ,
(In —lit Per* lid.—(hat the German.
„r . . P„„. ,>!» their erl(lnal ll«e w*re elwet ta
• v AsMx.tHted I rev*. / n-i
WASHINGTON, IV C., March J2.-Lieut J lhr £1" .^." tht. .eetor ia mnrh ^
Arthur If. Gould ha* been dismissed from ? , -• •--*-
the navy and sentenced to five years «n I < , !^an *
prison a* the result of his trial by court '« riandere.
particularly
inaitlal on charge* of assault, abusive snd
prolan • language and Improper conduct n
wn allied port abroad. The lieutenant's
hbu!»e na« addressed to an American army
offh-er end the court's opinion, made pub-
lic today, remarked that the iu'ident might
mar the excellent oo-oj»eratlon bctaeen the
two brancLes of the service.
( n. The Rrltlwh commanient Ion» here
« are by far the leant favorable for the
, drtfRie beeaitae they are longest, this
( being the nouthera extremity of the
C British front. The Rrltiah right flank
\ •tand* between the region oast of Arras
S and Ia Fere.
< BERLIN NEWSPAPER SAYS
: BATTLE WILL DECIDE WAR
(J By Associated Press. ' i
;> T ON DON, March 22.—t4We now !
arP entered on a decisive battle '
I; for ceneral peace," says the Taeg- !
lische Hundschuu of Berlin, accord-
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis- !
patch from Copenhagen, in an-
nouncing that the commencement of !
the (ierman offensive in the West 1
is received with great felicitation
by the Herman people who will fol-
low it with feverish interest.
The newspapers add: "A single :
combat between Kn^land and tier- <
many which is to decide the war, <
our future position in the world <
and whether the Anglo-Saxons shall {
continue to press their will on the i
world opened today."
ENORMOIS GERMAN ARTILLERY
CONCENTRATION PRE-
CEDES ATTACK.
IJy Associated Press.
BKITTsH AHMY HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANt'K. March ll'.—Germans today con-
tinued their assault against the positions
in the Cambral sector, notably in the
region of Croiselleg and Hargicourt. At
least forty divisions have been identified
on the battle front.
No such concentration of artillery has
been seen since the war beiran
On the southern battlefield a bitter
struggle was waged today. The enem.v
had 1.000 guns in one small sector—one
for every twelve yards. Severe fighting
was proceeding this morning in St. Leg
der. southwest of f'roiselles.
The hardest fighting yesterday in the
northern battle was between the Canal du
Nord and Crolselles. Uoiguies was re
taken yesterday evening iu a brilliant
counter attack. A bright sun at midday
today rendered observation possible.
AMERICAN MILITARY VIEW
IS BRITISH ARE HOLDING
Will Not Venture Opinion Whether
Present Attack Represents German
lx>ng - Heralded Drive.
Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. I>. (\ March 32.—Lack-
ing reports of an official character be-
yond the communique* by the British
government. American army officers to
night still were unabie to formulate con-
clusive opinions as to the scope and pur-
pose of the German thrust against the
British front In the t'ambrai sector.
General Pershing soon is expected to
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LONDON. March 22.- Emperor William,
Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Gen-
eral von Ludendorff. have gone to the
western front to witness the German at-
tack. says an Exchange Telegraph di;■■
patch from Copenhagen. Bulgaria" a,K*
Austrian troops are now on the western
front, the dispatch reports.
The Bulgarian troops which have arrived
on the western front will be used as a
strategic reserve, the dispatch says. The
number of Austriaus on thin front i* n«*t
large but Austrian cannon In great num-
bers have been concentrated there.
The Austrian War Minister. Von Steim r,
who is now in Berlin, is said to have
promised Field Marshal von Hindenburg
that the Austrians would take over the
work of guarding the eastern front when
the offensive in the west began.
By Associated Pre&s . , .
LONDON. March 22.—'"V e are at the de-
cisive moment, of the war and one of the
greatest moments in German historv.
said Kmperor William in n telegram to the
Rheinlsch Provincial Council, aocordtng to
a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam.
By AKsmdatert Pre*s. .
AMSTERDAM. March 22—"The pri/.e of
victory must not and will not fail us
no soft peace but one which corresponds
with Germany's interests." Emperor Wil-
liam telegraphed the Schleswig-Holstein
Provincial Council, according to a Kiel
dispatch. The Emperor's telegram was
sent In reply to a congratulatory message.
transmit information from the Bfltish
headquarters. It is anticipated that a
complete summary* of what transpired
yesterday and of subsequent events alon '
thc British front will reach the War Pe-
partment iu this way and form a back-
ground of information upon which offi-
cials can measure the strength of the Ger-
man movement for themselves.
As additional details came in the pur-
pose of the German high copimanu ap-
peared to be the recapture of the nu»t
advanced position of the British trenen
line In the Cambral region. There wis
| nothing to Indicate, however, it was said.
I whether the German purpose was t* "f*
| the territory it was thus hoped to gain
as a vantage point, from which to strike
further blows, nr was designed to protect
from possible allied efforts the commijnl
cation centers in the vicinity of Cambral.
No officer would hazard an opinion to
dav as to the underlying motive of th*
German arm.v commanders. All said the
information thus far received was too
scattered In character to show conclusive-
ly whether operations at other points on
the fifty-mile fropt involved are mere
covering enterprise* or elements in a
scheme of grand attack.
On the face of reports thus far seen,
officers were satisfied with the display
of resisting power made by the British
troops.
GERMANS ASK SURRENDER
OF ROUMANIAN MUNITIONS
By Associated Vreas.
MOSCOW. Tuesday. March 10—-Germany
bas increased her demands upon Kou-
niania and now asks that Roumanla sur-
render to the central powers all of h<*r
own war munitions as ^\ell as those left
in Roumanla by allied troops.
All the entente, ministers' remain in
Jaaay. but will leave there If Roumanla
surrenders the war munitions tp Ger-
many.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 22.—-Ger-
many haa threatened to impose still heav-
ier terms of peace upon Roumanla unless
that countrv agrees to those alreadv pro-
posed, the state Department was informed
todav in -a delayed telesrram of Ambassa-
dor Francis. Field Marshal Maekensen of
the <Wrman army Informed the Rouman-
ians of the alternative.
The ambassador reported that Germany
bad started the expulsion of Roumanians
displeasing to her officials and that Von
Mackeneen was attempting to dictate the
personnel of the new Roumanian cjthinet.
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