Evening star., 1940-06-29
Reds Reported
Driving Into
Old Rumania
Mobilization to Put
2,000, 900 in Bottle
Array Is Speeded
Ey the Associated Press.

occupation OF Rumanian territories
eeded by King Carol was reported
transformed abruptly into an in
vasion of old Rumania today and
Rumanian military leaders speeded
general mobilization which will place
100000 men in battle array within
the next few days.
Fresh substantiation for reports
that the Soviet troops had advanced
into Rumania itself were received
in semi-official quarters but difficult
communications delayed details
from frontier points, jammed with
confused masses of citizens and SOL
diers answering the mobilization
call.
1t was said here. however, that it
was entirely possible the Red Army
taking over Bessarabia and North
ern Bucovina might have over
stepped the agreed frontier limits
in error. Official quarters made no
comment.
The Soviet Army was said to have
penetrated to the towns of Dorohio
and Botoshani in Moldavia. IS and
25 miles, respectively, beyond the
River Pruth, western boundary of
Bessarabia.
The impression prevailed in dip
lomatic circles that the Hungarian
and Bulgarian situation had calmed,
but King Carol was said to be TAX
ing full precautionary measures.
Both countries have territorial
claims on Rumania dating from
World War days.
Rumania agreed to give up Bes-
sarabia and Northern Bucovina to
Russia without opposition, but King
Carol met the joint dangers of fur
ther territorial demands from mobi-
lized Hungary and Bulgaria with
an order for mobilization ito the
last man" A special session of
Parliament was called for this after
noon, but was postponed until Mon
day.
The refugee problem became
acute. The Soviets were reported
turning back crowds of residents
of Bessarahia and Bucovina caught
outside of those areas who are at
tempting to return to their homes
and families.
Tens of thousands of refugees now
struggling through old Rumania
and the modified soldiers going to
the frontier are choking all means
of lands and water transport.
The government is rushing plans
to care for the refugees, the majority
'of whom left all their possessions in
the Soviet occupied territory which
was their home
Police in Bucharest took strict
precautions against possible public
demonstrations against Hungary as
indications that she might seek to
enforce her claims to Pennsylvania
caused excitement to mount.
Conflict at Cernauti.
The Soviet occupation of Bessa-
fabia and Northern Bucovina
brought bloodshed. At Cernauti, Is
miles south of the border of Polish
Russia, anti-Communist civilian
snipers fired on advance tank units
Of the Soviet Army, and were not
dispersed until Russian infantry ar
rived IN force. At an undisclosed
point on the Bessarabian- Russian
frontier, Rumanian troops opened
fire with machine guns on Russian
anfantrymen.
The fighting at Cernauti, a city of
10000 population, began as skirm-
tsh between Communist and anti
Communist civilians. Arrival of the
Russian tanks, which went carging
anto street barricades, drove the
snti-Communist forces to house
tops. Scores of civilians were killed
and wounded before the Red in
fantry was able to break this re-
SiStance.
The Bulgarian newspaper Outro in
Sofa previously had declared that
Germany would take action" if the
Russians should go beyond the
Prut. Outro, known to be a Nazi
mouthpiece, said Germany would
"use all efforts to preserve calm"
In its desire to prevent any further
changes in the Balkans.
authorized sources in Berlin
said Germanys policy still was
"hands off the Balkans" despite
the Rumanian mobilization. Con-
f1dence was expressed the ces-
sions to Russia would be made
without any serious disturbances
Answer to Hungarian Move.
Rumanian mobilization, which
started at midnight last night and
is expected to be completed in two
days, was proclaimed shortly after
receipt of an official Hungarian news
agency communique announcing
that the Hungarian government had
decided ito make control more severe
all along the Rumanian border and
to order frontier chasseur troops to
advance" because of the unclear
situation in Rumania.
1t was not known here what was
meant by the words order frontier
chasseur troops to advance" Large
forces long have been stationed in
Pennsylvania, rich agricultural
province which was part of Austria
Hungary before the World War, to
match the Hungarian troops maSsed
across the border, and these are ex-
pected to be reinforced.
The information that Russian
troops had advanced into Moldavia
caused the government to send an
urgent appeal to Adolf Hitler to
bring pressure on Moscow for recall
OF the Soviet forces to the line orig
tnally agreed upon in the Russian
Rumanian deliberations.
The purpose of the Nazi military
mission which arrived here last |
night was said to be to make sure
that Russia did not overstep its
original demands. At the same time
1t was learned the German lega-
tion had warned King Carols gov
ernment to strengthen internal
police control against possible "rev-
olutionary activity by Communists
and Jews"
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