ROUMANIAN OFFICERS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1715, 22 May 1917, Page 4

ROUMANIAN OFFICERS.

General Averescu, with the chief of the general staff, General A. D. C. Prezan, is certainly the most beloved general with the Roumanian troops. They are the only army commanders who made no mistake in hhe autumn campaign, and whose troops were compelled to retreat, not by the enemy, but by circumstances over which they themselves had no control. The strictness of General Averescue is well known in his army. There is no pardon for a coward, whoever he may be. The commanders of the divisions are all young men. Most of the generals who took part in the autumn campaign have been removed. Some have been pensioned, some given insignificant commands in towns, and some tried. The new divisional commanders have given proof of their ability during the campaign, and some of them who had at the outbreak of war only the. command of a regiment, successfully lead a division to-day. The same procedure has been used with the staff officers. Those who owed their situation only to seniority have been replaced by younger officers who have given proof of their capacity. All these changes have had a wholesome effect on the spirit of the troops, who feel that they are led by worthy officers. The army itself has been completely reorganised.