Evening star., 1940-09-07


into Yugoslavia today aboard a
special train en- route to Switzer-
land. The deposed king left
Rumanian soil in late afternoon
and he was expected to pass
through Belgrade tonight.
By the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, Sept. 7.-Rumania's
new military dictator, Gen. Ion An
tonescu, who has hitched his wagon
to the Rome-Berlin star, .plained
to his people today that he forced
the abdication of King Carol II to
save the shrunken nation from
civil war"
Earlier, Gen. Antonescu had un-
leashed sweeping purge of adher-
ents of former King Carol and
swung the nation 100 per cent into
line with the Rome-Berlin axis.
Police rounded up scores of promi-
nent persons regarded as enemies of
the pro-Nazi Iron Guard, and the
Bucharest press launched unre-
strained venomous attacks on Carol
and his red-haired friend, Nine.
Magda Lupescu.
Gen. Antonescu dispa tched espe-
clally warm kilograms of allegiance
to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini,
who have guaranteed Rumanias
shrunken boundaries against fur
ther amputation.
Believe in Fuehrer.
The first thought of the Ru-
manian people in their historic mo-
ment is to do their duty in express
ing belief in the great German peo-
pie and their great Fuehrer," he told
Hitler.
To Mussolini he said "the Ru-
manian people again send you an
expression of their fealty and hope
in the italian people and their great
future"
Arrests continued right and left.
Among those taken into custody
were Gen. Constantine Argetoianu,
who was Premier after Calinescu's
death; Gen. George Milhail, chief
of the Rumanian general staff.
Militia Constantinescu, pro- British
president of the National Bank and
former Premier; in all, dozens of
former leaders, perhaps hundreds
Of lesser lights.
Gen. Antonescu recalled three
ENJOYS connected with King Carols
old pro-AIy foreign policy-Grigore
Gafencu from his new post in Mos
COW. Ion Pangal, Minister to Por-
tugal, and Oran Asovic, Minister to
France.
Carols Whereabouts Mystery.
The whereabouts of the abdicated
monarch remained the subject of
secretive official confusion.
AS Gen. Antonescu went on the
radio to give his account of events
leading to the retirement of Carol
and accession of his son, Prince
Mihai, some reports were that Carol
had slipped across the border en-
route to Switzerland, others that ne
was aboard the royal yacht on the
Black Sea with his red-haired
friend. Nine. Magda Lupescu.
CThe German radio broadcast
Bucharest dispatch that Carol
and Magda left in early morning
darkness en- route to Switzer-
land for months stay, planning
to go later to villa near Nice,
on the French Riviera, and then
travel abroad.'D
Some government quarters ac-
knowledged that Carol had a permit
to enter Switzerland and said to-
day he was on the way there.
Either by confusion or secretive de-
sign, they declared yesterday he
and Nine. Lupescu had boarded the
royal yacht at Constanta.
Rumanian railway officials said q
court train" left Bucharest be-
tween and am, headed for the
Yugoslav border, but declared they
had no knowledge of its passengers
or destination.
This spurred reports that Carol
was en- route to Switzerland via Bel
grade, the Yugoslav capital. There
route to the United States or South
America.
Purpose ito Save Country"
Gen. Antonescu, presented to the
nation as "the chief of state" de-
clared in his radio address he forced
Carol out ito save my country"
For the first time in my life I
did not respect the oath given to
my King" he declared, even as his
followers began determined purge
of the deposed monarch's adherents.
"On Friday addressed this mat
ter to the King" Gen. Antonescu
said:
ct have undertaken to defend
honestly any change of policy un-
der your majesty, but my efforts to
find men capable and honest to serve
(see BUCHAREST, Page A-30