SEAT OF GOVERNMENT REMOVED.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 1 December 1916, Page 5

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT REMOVED.

FALKENHAYN AND MASKINSEN JQSI! FORCES.

ADVANCING TOWARDS BUCHAREST.

A BIG BATTLE EXPECTED OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL.

RUSSIANS START NEW OFFENSIVE

WILL THEY BE 1H TIME TO SAVE ROUMAN3A?

JDne of the most satisfactory items of news we have received for a long time js the statement that Admiral Jellicoe has been appointed First Lord of the !A.dmiralty, and Admiral Beatty promoted to the command of ths Grand Fleet. Since the present war began there'has 'been, considerable friction between the Admiralty and the SVlinistry, and between the Admiralty and the Navy heads af command. Up to, the present there has been too much control and direction of the Admiralty by politicians, naval amateurs, and theoretical oxIpjerts. The naval situation at ths present moment requires th« grasp of an iiron hand. Admirals Fisher and Jackson r.ra undoubtedly capable and clever, but they have never had actual experience of modern naval warfare. On thiS contrary, Admirals JelHcbe and Beatty are essentially fighting men with actual personal experience of ,every phase of modern naval warfare, and they may be depended upon to inaugurate a strong and effective naval policy, arid trill carry with them the confidence of the Empire. They are hard, experienced fighting-men, endowed with judgiMnt; courage and initiative. That there twill t,3 "something doing" in the North Sea and the Channel shortly, may be wonfidently anticipated.

. The Austr.o-Germans, like the shadow of storm-clouds, are sweeping, over Roumania.. To-day we hear that Falkenhayn 'and Mackensen have joined .hands and are advancing towards Bucharest, from whicii city the Roumanian Government has been removed to Jassy, far in the north of Moldavia and just on the border of Bessarabia. 'However, though the seat of Government has been removed, the military headquarters .remain at Bucharest, which is being ■put in a strong state of defence. A big battle is expected outside Bucharest, { as the Roumanians wilt undoubtedly make an effort to stop' the enemy ava-* 'lanche. Whether'this is possible remains,:to be seen, but it may he taken jfor granted that the Roumanians will not allow their capital to be bombai-d s d. Evacuation would be preferable, for th^ Roumanians. would naturally wish ~to Jindthsir capital* uninjured when they return. The position in Roumania is . decidedly unpromising, but, as the "Times" military correspondent stated a few days ago, it may not be so bad as it appears '

.-: The Russians, w,e learn, have commenced a new offensive in the wooded Carpathians, in the vicinity of Kirlibaba. Will this have any influence on the Roumanian situation ?.■■ Is it possible tha^ while the Austro-Germans are pur Bumg-tlie retreating Roumanians, the Russians may swoop down Transylvania and through the,western passes in£o Roumania? The distance and the dW |cv.tics seej^too gneat to allow this to be done in time to cut off tJie invaders but it nu^iit. achieve the object of clearing Roumania of the Austro-Germans' the Russians have done great.and- astonishing things, and they may be re' Nd upon to do all possible. «» '

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