Evening star., 1940-12-30
Hungary kobi|izes
Additional Forces;
Nazi Flow Continues
Completion by Jonuoryl!
Expected; Regarded os
New Move for Reich
By the Associated Press.

BUDAPEST, Dec. 30.-Hungar.
began mobilizing additional troop
today in a movement reported de
signed to lead to total mobilization
by next January IS.
The action was interpreted IL
some quarters as a sign Of one NOR
move in German preparations fol
war in the Balkans, where Hun
gary's army might help strengthen
the German flank against Sovie
Russia while the NaZis struck south
toward Greece and Turkey.
Mobilization cards reached thou
sands of Hungarian men of military
age last night and this morning.
This conceded with reports o.
renewed Russian military activity or
highways running from Lwow Lem.
berg, in Russian Poland, to the
Slovak frontier.
The flow of German troops anc
material continued at top capacity
of the Hungarian and Rumaniar
railroads.
Hungary's action, with a number
Of other signs in the Balkans
strengthened the belief of observ-
ers that new German move was
IN preparation.
Prepare for Double Duty.
Many were of the opinion that
Germany, now reported to be
swelling the total of her forces ir
Rumania to some 100000 men, i;
preparing her own Balkan army
and the armies of her Balkan anc
Central European allies for double
duty--strlklng south against Greece
md Turkey. but at the same time
protecting the northern flank agains
a possible Russian thrust.
This was taken to mean Berlir
had not received MoscoWs promise
to stay neutral if the Germans drove
Geeper into the Balkans or. if such
promise had been given, that the
Germans were taking no chances.
Adding to the Balkan tension wa!
the presence of an advance guarc
Cf German troops on the Ruman-
IAN Bulgarian frontier, and the
resignation of Hungarys Ministe
of Agriculture, Michael Teleki. be
cause of a reported difference with
his government over the mass move.
ment of German soldiery through
his nation.
Reports from Sofia. the Bulgarian
capital. said King Boris III was ex-
pected to make an important radio
Vnor ytyas
believed he would give the nation
the key to his policy on the pres
ence of German troops at Bulgaria s
front door.
Nervous Bulgars. knowing vel
that their country constitutes a po-
tential avenue to Greece, to Turkey
or to the Russian-dominated Black
Sea, wondered where and how fal
the steady surge of Nazi troop:
would spread
Informed quarters said Bulgaris
probably would permit passage O.
German forces only under protest
recognizing the "futility" of armed
resistance, if the Nazis attempted
such movement.
German troops moving to aid Ital,
in Albania might go through Bul
garia.
King Boris III of Bulgaria wa.
reported Saturday TO have informed
Adolf Hitler on recent visit II
Berlin that he would abdicate before
permitting German troops to pas.
through his country.
King Boris conferred with Premier
Bogdan Philoff yesterday and politi.
cal circles speculated on the posi-
bility OF a government crisis. In.
terror Minister Peter Gabrovsky
former leader of the small Bulgarian
Nazi party, was mentioned as pos,
Sible head of new government
should the existing moderate regime
fall.
Ice May Hold Up Nazis.
AT Giurgiu. Rumania, across the
Danube River from Ruschuk, Bull
garia. German soldiers could be seer
arraying equipment. taking up posi-
lions and occupying barracks, but
some observers felt that churnine
masses of ice in the river might hold
The Nazis in check for time. even
if the German high command should
order them into Bulgaria.
While most of the Nazi troops
rolled straight through Hungary into
Rumania, reports circulated that
some might remain in Hungary
where censorship blotted out many
details. Hungarians reported that
big guns of the type used in shelling
Britain's Dover coast from across
the English Channel were included
in the German equipment being
transported.
Bulgaria has withdrawn most OF
her soldiers from the Greek border
end most of the 100000 Bulgars
now under arms are at the Turkish
frontier, since Sofia is reported tc
hold that a German march into
Bulgaria would be considered g
provocative act by Turkey. a British
ally, and a step likely to involve