The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-06
RUMANIANS SEIZE
BUDAPEST HOSTAGES
Death Threats Are Made az
City Is Occupied.
By ne As.octarsd Prrs,.

BUDAPEST, Aug. (deiayed) Thirty
thousand fsumanlan troops, including
infantry. cavalry and artillery. entered
The Rumanian forces were led by Gen.
Marghascu.
Lieut.-Coi. Romanelli of the Italian
miseon. an allied representative. in
formed the Hungarian Cabinet that the
Rumanians would remain to keep order.
He requested also that the demobiliza-
ton Of the Soviet army be continued.
The Rumanians have taken possession
Of public buildings and have assumed
military command of the city.
Hostages have been taken by the Ru-
manians, II is reported. and II was an
nounced that they would shoot FIVE of
them for every Run.snJan killed. so far
there have been no disorders.
Serbian troops, according to reports
here, arc advancing toward Budapest
from the south, supposedly to protect
their intereets.
Cabinet Faces Big Problems.
The restoration OF the country and an
effort to move the peace conference into
changing the peace terms as to boundary
lines so as to permit Hungary to retain
the problems now facing the new Cabinet,
which, according to Peter Agoston. the
Minister of Foreign Anairs. has honestly
turned its back on communism.
Capt. Gregory, the chief allied food
administration in Central Europe. has
come here by automobile from Vienna In
order to see, to the reestablishment OF
| communication and get coal for the hun
dreds Of locomotives tied up with miles
i<.N tr~AN
| Is desired to set this rolling stock in mo-
ton so that food may be moved from the
Banat region to Vienna and to enable
trade to resume its normal routes.
The Cabinet, which derives it's au-
| thotity from the workers organizations
| has appointed business men to posts in
its membership. Among them Max Fanyu
| has been named for the Department OF
Commerce and N. Lovassy for the De-
| partment of Instruction. The latter has
| Just been released from a Communist
prison. where he had been held as a
| hostage.
1t was stated to-day that three regi.
ments o. troops. Italian, French and
British respectively. are to be billeted
here for the purpose Of maintaining
order. 1t was thought. however. thai
| this possibly would be unnecessary.
| This beautiful city is slowly awaken
ing. The hotels are being filled rapidly
by returning refugees from Vienna anc
elsewhere. Many expressed amusement
at the thoroughness with which the
Soviet had stripped part Of the city.
The Hungaria Hotel, which mas
queraded as the Soviet House for thret
months and was occupied by band Of
persons who lived on the favor of Beis
Kun and other leaders. Is now housing
anti-Communists.
Many things are difficult to get here
waiter in the Hungaria Hotel begged
the correspondent for a collar. He sait
he had but one and It vas wearing out
! rapidly because of its constant use and
frequent overnight washings.
Women Plead for Food.
Along the country roads women
ragged and barefooted. sought to ex
change their shoes. which they carried
fer meat for their families.
In Budapest, in the anterooms o
Premier Peidll and in other rooms ono,
luxuriously furnished, callers sit OF
handsome antique furniture which, how
ever, Is battered, the chairs having arm
or legs missing.
The negro chauffeur of an American
party, after a few hours stay here to
day, remarked: This sure is a dea,
town; want to 20 home"
Eugene LANDER. M. Varga and ii
\ Vago. former members OF the Hungarian
Soviet Government, who accompanie,
Bella Kun to Vienna. were discovered I,
have In their luggage 100000 crowns
IN addition to Russian rubles and Swis
francs. "a news agency despatch
through London says this amount Il
crowns was found in the luggage o
Bella Kun.)
J 1t develops that strong efforts wer
made by the Allies to stop the Ru
manian advance upon Budapest. Ste
| phen Pichon, the French Foreign Minis
ter. telegraphed this morning to tn
French Minister at Bucharest instruct
ing him to tell the Rumanian Foreig
Minister that the Rumanian army mus
comply absolutely with the request @
Lieut.-Col. Romanelli, the allied militar
representative In Vienna, and not ad
| vance another step. It was reporte
, from Budapest also that the Rumanis
. commander openly fiouted Joseph Har
= brich. the Hungarian War Minister. I'll
, Rumanian officer saying he was no.
! commander in Budapest and that Hal
: brich was a civilian in his eyes.