RUMANIA.
March 6—Parliament passes a law empowering Government to proclaim a state of siege until the end of the war, if such a step is thought necessary; military representatives of the Government are seeking to place large orders for arms and ammunition with American firms.
March 12—Prime Minister Jonesco is quoted in a newspaper interview as saying that he is sure the Allies will force the Dardanelles, the result of which will be that Rumania will join the war.
March 15—Rumania's war preparations are causing uneasiness in Austria-Hungary.
March 18—Government seizes a large quantity of shells in transit from Germany for Turkish troops.