The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

 typical occurrence during times when news is slack that the utmost sensationalism suddenly crops up," a spokesman said. we can only laugh at such reports" Asked If he knew what could have caused the reports the spokesman said: we can not look around to see the basis for someone elSe.s rumors. We have no grounds for this, report at all.D
 No News On Number
 It was reported semi officially here Monday that German troops were concentrating at Arad and Temes- var. At that time there was no in formation regarding the number of men, but it was believed then that possibly not more than two or three divisions, between 30,O00 and 10000 men, were to be based there.
 However, the announcement re- garding curtailment of railroad serv- ice in Hungary made it evident that some really important movement was likely.
 According to information here one General Huber had been named to command the army based on the d-Temesvar area.
 As regards the reports that a few German troops had been moved in- to Bulgaria, diplomatic quarters as- serted that the reason a formfda- ble number of German troops had not been sent to Bulgarian soil was that King Boris had told Adolf Hit Ter that he would abdicate if Bull garia was compelled to being 8 Ger man army base.
 According to reports here, Ger. man troops destined for Rumanis were being sent across Hungary with full equipment. They include motorized units and other diviSiona clements.
 Diplomatic quarters had forecast for some days a big German trool movement to southeastern Europe because of the Italian defeats ir Albania.
 Pressure On Turkey
 It was suggested also that an. big German troop movement nigh be a means of pressure on Turkey
 When first reports of the Ger man troop activity were circulated here, HungarianS welcomed then and took it for granted that the! would be intended primarily to pre-. serve order in Rumania. Hungarian! complain of Rumanian "excesses' against HungarianS in Rumania.
 Further Germany had recalled Wilhelm Farbricius, it's minister tt Rumania, and yesterday Adolf Hit Ter named Baron Manfred Won Xii, finger, veteran Nazi, to the post.
 When it was first learned las week that Killinger was the pros pective appointee diplomatic quar- ters here suggested that Fabriciui had been too close to Gen. Ion An tonescue, the new Rumanian pre- mier, and that as the result ht might not be able to assert the au' thority necessary for quick pacifi cation of the country.
 Diplomatic quarters said that any new German troop movement tt Rumania might be for the double purpose of providing a springboart for a possible thrust into Greece and Albania, tc aid Italy, and tt check any possible Russian move ir the Balkans.
 As diplomatic circles here put 1t passage of German troops through Bulgaria would almost certainly in. volve Turkey, and Russia might de. eide to help Turkey. Thus, it wa, suggested. Germany was taking al precautions.
 These circles said that Russia alsl might decide to move farther intC Rumania if German garrisons there were weakened by any eGrman ac. tion in Greece.
 Had Enough Troops
 German force already in Ruma. mia, they said, would have been suf- ficient for any action in Greece but their use in operations in the soutf would have left the northern Ru. manian frontier, bordering on Rus. sian territory, without protection.
 German circles in Rumania vert reported to be watching with grow. ing nervousness the continued wors. ening of Russo Rumanlan relation, in recent weeks. According to re. ports from Bucharest Russia two days ago protested against thu treatment being given the Commu. mist movement by the Rumaniar iron Guard, demanding immediate cessation af alleged pttAeputiou.
 Germany was also represented al noting with interest that Russian newspapers were increasingly quot