ROUMANIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1918, Page 5

ROUMANIA.

fHE ROUMANIAN PEACE. JdACKESSEN TURKS THE SCREW. deceived March 20, 5.5 p.m. Paris, March IS. Telegrams from Jassy state that General Mackensen refuses to delay negotiations on the plea of a Ministerial crisis. The Roumanian plenipotentiaries have] been informed that unless the clauses of j the preliminary draft are accepted by March 10 peace conditions will be sev- . ered. Mackensen also insist? thai M. » Avereseu shall be included in the new j Cabinet. j General Mackensen has given Rouma- | nia a list of thirty prominent men who must be removed to Switzerland, includ- J ing M. Bratiano. Paris, March 'lB. A Sofia telegram states that M. Avereseu has resigned owing to an attempt to assassinate him. ROUMANIAN DIFFICULTY. . FORMING A MINISTRY. Received March 20, 11.45 p.m. Reuter Service. London, March 19. The present position in Rournanie. appears to be that, following the resignation of General Avereseu, an attempt is now to be made to form a Ministry to make peace, from politicians who were opposed to Roumanian intervention. Bucharest telegrams, via AustriaHungary, state that M. Marghiloman, who is regarded as a probable Premier, opposes the handing over of the Dobrudja to but would consent to its being administered jointly by the Central Powers. |