The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
GERMAN BOMBERS
ARRIVE IN RUMANIA

AkkIVE In kUMANlA
Bulgarian attacks if German paci-
fcation efforts should fail
Incidents on the Hungarian and
Bulgarian borders were held in
some official circles to be forms
of pressure intended to force Ru-
mania to accept less attractive
terms in mediation.
Attacks Reported
A confidential Rumanian diplo-
matte report issued Monday might
said that apparently CONCERTED
Hungarian and Bulgarian attacks
against Rumanian frontier posts
occurred simultaneously Sunday
night and Monday morning..
Without locating the scenes of
attack, it, said the Hungarian, raid
started at 10:55 pm. Sunday and
LASTED until l am. Monday.
A number of frontier outposts
were attacked with rifles, machine
guns and even artillery, the re-
port said, and there were a num-
Der of casualties on both sides.
During the same hours the Bull
garians were said to have attack
ed three. R1manian posts on the
Dobrufa1frontier where a number
Of casualties resulted.
~ Guarantees Discarded
~ThA@1Gserma bombing. planes
reached Brasov a few hours after
the Rumanian cabinet had thrown
out. the old British guarantees of
Rumanian territorial integrity and
decided that Rumania henceforth
must follow 1.-The new ordinations
Of Europe" Some diplomatic quar-
tiers interpreted this as strength
ening the possibility that King
Carol now has a good chance of
getting German guarantees against
further Soviet encroachments.
The spike-capped Russian troops
who. are taking over the provinces
of Bessarabia and northern Bu-
covina, which Rumania reluctant
ly coded to escape war, poured
on in increasing numbers in the
wake of the %retreating Ruman-
ians.
'(Tass,. official Soviet news agen-
cy, said in Moscow that the &C.
patton now is completely
, The Rumanian remuneration of
British and French guarantees,
given April 10, 1899, moved this
Balkan country further under the
German political wing and ended
quarter-century of close associ-
alton with the western powers.
Economic Steps
Several days ago Rumania took
political and economic steps in line
with Nazi policy generality
The latest Rumania step should
increase the possibility that Ger
many may give guarantees against
Russian encroachment,
-officialdom opined
Practically general mobilization
in Hungary conceded with a series
Of frontier incidents" between
and Magyar troops.
A protest filed by the Hungarian
government with the foreign office
here, warning of a possible un-
pleasant consequence" added to
the gravity.
The Hungarian protest asserted
the Rumanians had penetrated in
to Hungary at Visk..
Pessimism Heard
Rumania's defenses in Transyl-
vania have been at top strength,
but some pessimism was heard in
military quarters that the debacle
in Bessarabia and Bucovina had
disorganized King Carols army.
Bucharest was under ominous
tension tonight. Guards were re-
doubled around public buildings
and the royal palace. Defense
squads appeared with full equip
ment.
Further clashes were reported
between Rumanian and Russian
troops, as the Soviet army in
creased the tempo of it's occupa-
ton of the coded provinces in the
north. At Herta, a Soviet tank
opened fire on a Rumanian de-
tachment, killing the commander,
one lieutenant, two non-commis-
officers and four soldiers,
it was reported.
Tn, cabinet fixed July 3 as a
day Of national mourning for Bull
and Bessarabia.
A cabinet communique admitted
further clashes between Rumanian
and Russian troops during the day,
but said they were settled salts
factorily."
The capital and railroad stations
full Of travel-stained refugees
'onlght. Trainsheds were piled
high with bundles of household
goods wrapped in blankets, baby
cribs, and even supplies of corn
other foodstuffs that the peas
ants mad managed to salvage in