Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
us. CITIZENSHIP
BUDAPEST TRAIN
Legation Makes Plans to
Evacuate Nationals in
Emergency.
b. the Associated Press.

BUDAPEST. Sept. 24.-The Ameri-
can Legation In Budapest had train
ready today to evacuate United States
citizens in an emergency.
The British legation made similar
preparations.
The American train was ready to
leave Immediately for the coast.
(Trieste. Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. is
the nearest poft)
The Legation advised all American
citizens In Hungary to leave immedi-
ately If they could manage to do So
The Hungarian -Czechoslovak border
was closed. Czechoslovakia and Hun
gary rushed military preparations In
the frontier area.
1t became certain at noon that
there was no communication with
Czechoslovakia. The frontier, even on
the Hungarian side, was Theoretically
sealed
Farmers living near the frontier
were barred from working in their
fields.
Strong Reinforcements Moved.
Hungarians were told that no letters
or kilograms could be sent to Czecno-
slovakia for the moment. Highway
and telephone communication was
discontinued earlier today.
The Czechoslovak army moved strong
reinforcements into position at the
border. Reports reaching Budapest
said that at sunrise the entire frontier
appeared to be . solid wall OF barbed
wire, steel and concrete.
The foreign once, in q statement
issued IL hours after Czechoslovakia
modified her army, declared:
The Hungarian government has not
been frightened by Czechoslovak mobi-
lization and will keep up its minority
demands on Czechoslovakia."
Posters informed the public in Buda-
pest that air defense maneuvers would
take place later today and tonight and
that those not complying with regula-
tons would be fined. Police, like last
night during = black out Of the city,
will be armed with rifles.
At sunrise, according to reports
reaching Budapest, the entire frontier
appeared to be q solid wall Of barbed
wire, steel and concrete
Freight Cars Fill Tracks.
Czechoslovak railroad tracks near
the border were filled with freight cars
which during the night brought artil-
lery. munitions and other equipment
to the Augmented military force
Machine-gun nests were said by
Hungarian and Slovak refugees reach
ing Hungary to have been established
in numerous farm houses. residents of
which had fed, leaving their livestock
behind at the disposal Of the army.
Roads leading across the frontier
were barricaded with bafbed wire and
guarded by machine-gun squads.
Meanwhile. precautionary defense
measures ordered by the Hungarian
government last night after word of
Czechoslovakia's general mobilization
order was received appeared this morn
ing to have been completed.
Rumors that a general mobiliza ton
had been ordered were officially denied
The cabinet was in session this morn
ing. however and reports persisted
that mobilization orders would be is
sued.
Gaps" in Army Filled.
Army authorities explained that the
unusual number of men called to the
colors was to NIL gaps" in the army
units.
Two thousand Hungarian Free
Corps men, similar to the Sudeten
German organization active along the
German zechoslovak frontier. already
were CHARTERED in villages along the
border, opposite the Czechoslovak
region occupied by 100000 Maeyars.
1t became known, meanwhile, that
Hungary's minister to Belgrade visited
Premier Milan Stoyadinovich of YuRo-
slavia Thursday, supposedly seeking
approval for occupation OF Czecho-
slovak territory in which Hungarians
predominant. Stoyadinovich's stand
was not disclosed.