Secrets of the Balkans . ossession of the line, Bela Kun attackedthem from the north and inflicted great damage, butthe Roumanians not only repulsed the attack but defeatedBela Kuns army and pursued it to the Tissa , on the order of the Peace Commission atParis, they stopped there, although they wanted tofollow him up and if possible disperse his entire army. While the Roumanian arniy was on the Tissa River,Bela Kun did not desist but attacked them from thesouth and killed twenty-four hundred of them. TheRoumanians then went after him, and did not stopuntil they came to Budapest,
Secrets of the Balkans . ossession of the line, Bela Kun attackedthem from the north and inflicted great damage, butthe Roumanians not only repulsed the attack but defeatedBela Kuns army and pursued it to the Tissa , on the order of the Peace Commission atParis, they stopped there, although they wanted tofollow him up and if possible disperse his entire army. While the Roumanian arniy was on the Tissa River,Bela Kun did not desist but attacked them from thesouth and killed twenty-four hundred of them. TheRoumanians then went after him, and did not stopuntil they came to Budapest, where they dispersed hisarmy and took possession of the city. In April, 1919, I received the following letter fromthe Serbian government: ^^^ ^ mmmm IttilHiiiata ^^-^?-?^.i-:i:X. 1 iO^J^ i*-*dli JCI ^^^ f Vu!^ ii *»^ - ?. J «--,— 1 ^^p iSM* t-J^is^ -Jl .?/?z ??.,??-? • T^T-^^W n. ^^-^st^r^ _ ^^^1 *^^* -. 1 ^g ^^.^1^ ?*^^*%.. :-^ - ^^^^-^ mi Petroleum Wells ix the Valley of Campixa, Roumania. Rkfixkky at Campina SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN ROUMANIA 303 Minister: His Royal Highness, Prince Alexander, Regent of the King-dom of the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes, desiring to give youa special sign of his high friendliness, and to recompense theservices which you have had occasion to render to my country,has designed, by Decree of December 24, 1918, bearing , to confer upon you the Grand Cordon of the Order of theWhite Eagle, 1st Class. In handing you the decoration of the said order, I considermyself happy to be able to express to you my heartiest congratu-lations on the high favor by which you have been honored, andtake with pleasure the occasion to assure you anew of my highestconsideration. {Signed) G. N. Nastassiyetvitch, Charge d Affaires. On the same day, I received an official communi-cation from the Roumanian government, enclosing thefollowing decree: Ferdinand I By the grace of God and National Will, King of Roumania To all present now and hereafter. Gree
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