Evening star., 1927-10-29
TRACE F0|LED COUP
TO CAROL $ VALET.
Reports Say Servant Was
Lured Away to Permit
Theft of Papers.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the AsSOClaJeQ FTeSe.
LONDON, October "a dis.
patch to Reuters news agency
from Belgrade, Jugoslavia, today
says unidentified persons made
abortive attempts last night to de.
stroy munitions stored at Zayetchar,
Pojarevas and Kraguyevac. The
dispatch adds that unsuccessful at
tacks on munitions depots near
Istip, in southern Serbia. were
made later. Civil and military au.
thorities have begun a search for
those responsible.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 29.-The foiling of
Carolist plans in Rumania and the
arrest of M. Manoilescu, former un-
dersecretary of finance Of Rumania,
today appeared to be directly con-
nected with the burglarizing of the
villa Of former Crown Prince Carol at
Neuilly. Carols valet, on being ques-
toned by the police, admitted that
the theft papers belonging to Carol
took place more than a week ago, but
since he had been left to guard the
villa he was afraid to say anything
about it at the time.
Love of gossip, however, proved
stronger than discretion and he told
the whole story of how he had been
lured from his post of duty by a wo.
man to friend of Carol who had call.
ed to ask when the latter would re.
turn. The friend informed the police.
who started an investigation and tele.
graphed Carol. who was at Saint ralo
to return.
Valet's Story Doubted.
Police at present, although regard.
Ing the valet's story with suspicion
that he is concealing something, ia.
vored the theory that the burglary
was inspired by politics, not pelf. 1t
was suggested that the information
found in the stolen papers had been
apstracted and telegra phed to the Ru-
manian government. This, it was
pointed out, would have led to the
capture of Manoilescue with the com.
promising documents last Monday in
Rumania.
How a woman had lured him from
his post OF duty was told by the valet.
She engaged him in conversation, he
said, and then bought his supper.
After that he remembered nothing ex.
cept that he awoke the next morning
with bad headache. "She must have
put drug in my wine," he surmised.
When he returned to Carols villa,
the valet said, he found the letter box
rif1ed. One of the letters was from
the valet's wife and mentioned names
~ Snia
Carol and also contained a list of
those who had called on Carol. The
valet said he found some of his mas.
ters letters and papers had been
stolen.
Carol Reaches Paris.
Prince Carol came to Paris today in
connection with the robbery, but re.
turned Immediately to his new hid
den home in Normandy.
II will wait for my hour to come, If
indeed, my hour is to come," said Carol
repeating his former declarations that
he has not the slightest intention of
stirring up trouble in his country.
Yet" he added, 'if public opinion
in my country should call me. it would
be cowardice for me to shirk my duty
For three months, the prince said
ItuildHid party ledueTS, nOtdDly the
National Peasants party, have asked
him to declare his candidacy for the
throne. II refused for three months, u
he said. II considered such a course
premature. 1 hesitated long and until
recently. Finally / consented. My
declaration is only an answer to the
question put to me. l am credited
with disturbing intentions, but there
is nothing in that"
Commenting on Manoilescu's arrest
on a charge Of treason, Carol de.
clared: Either the situation is calm
and peaceful in Rumania and such
measures are astonishing, or else the
public Is really aroused and Is ready
to receive its prince, and all these
measures of coercion and of terrorism
are destined to stif1e expression of
the popular WiL,ns5 -.