Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-04
Carol Summons
Army Leader 10
Avert Anarchy
Antonescu Is Named
Premier as Gieurtu
Cabinet Resigns
By the Associated Press.
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BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Sept. King
Carol, virtually barricaded in his
palace after an attempted assassina-
ton, turned today to Rumania' S
toughest military leader, Gen. Ion
Antonescu. to save the country from
anarchy and possible depreciation at
the hands of her neighbors.
Accepting the resignation of the
strongly pro-Nazi Premier Ion Gil
gurtu and his cabinet, the King
called on Gen. Antonescu to form a
new cabinet, which is expected to
constitute military dictatorship.
The resignation of Gigurtu, in of
flee since June l, and the appoint
ment OF Gen. AntoneScu, came only
a few hours after the latter's release
from monastery at Banat, where
he had been locked up "for the safety
OF the regime" as popular feeling
mounted against the cession OF
Northern Pennsylvania to Hungary
1t came, too, within q few hours
after the government, with Carols
own safety menaced by an alleged
Iron Guard plot to place Crown
Prince Mihai on the throne, began
rounding up Iron Guardists.
Heavy Military Guard.
Several shots were fired last night
at the palace, where the King was
known to be in residence.
During the early morning the
heaviest military guard the capital
has ever seen patroled the principal
streets
Even sailors with fixed bayonets
were deployed around strategic
points. All automobiles were stop
ped a quarter of a mile from the
palace square and all pedestrians
approaching the square were halted
and questioned.
In Bucharest and Constanta
where demonstrators last night
made attempts to seize power, the
situation, according to a govern
ment spokesman, was under con-
troll"
However, at Brasov heavily armed
iron Guardists who captured the
telephone off1ces were still in pos
session of the switchboards.
Residents of the capital were
awakened today by explosions on
the outskirts. Unconfrmed reports
spread that an attempt had beer
made to blow up some petroleum
storage depots. Large reinforce
ments Of troops had been sent to
the oil fields.
Famous Weird Was General.
The new Premier is one Of Ru.
manta's most famous generals
known for his strategy in the World
War. At that time he took charge
OF disarming the disorganized Rus.
sian Army when it collapsed.
Although Gen. Antonescu is not a
member of the Iron Guard. that or
ganization has frequently looked to
him for guidance.
Disturbances in Bucharest con-
tinued late into last night. Soldiers
fought with an armed band which
had seized the radio station on the
outskirts. The men finally fled into
the woods, only to surrender later.
Gigurtu is 48 and had been strong
ly pro-Nazi throughout his official
career. King Carol made him Prime
Minister to bend Rumanian policy
toward the Rome-Berlin axis and
away from the pro-Ally course
which his predecessor, Grigore Ga
fencu, had followed for two years.
Gigurtu was temporarily in dis
favor last September when the Iron
Guard was purged after the assassi-
nation OF Premier Armand Calinescu,
but regained Carols favor when Rus
STA, Hungary and Bulgaria began
their territorial demands on Ru-
mania, and sought German aid.
Martial Law in Force.
Today Carol was striving through
martial Ia VITO stamp out spreading
anarchy.
The long arm of the monarch's
(See BUCHAREST, Page A-3)