The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-25
Horia Sina Goes
to Shelter of
Iron Guards
Thousands Dead
as Result of
Revolt

tbN international news SeFNlcel
Budapest. Jan. 25-INS-Accused
OF organizing the bloody revolt
against Rumanian Premier Ion
Antonescus regime. which brought
death to some 5000 persons, Vice
Premier Horia Sima took refuge
today in the Bucharest Green
House, headquarters OF the Iron
Guardists.
Issuing a warrant for Simas ar
rest. Antonescu deposed the vice
premier as leader OF the Iron Guard
and assumed that role himself.
Sima was charged with having
double crossed" the government.
But because the green house
contains the tomb OF the martyr
cd Iron Guardist. Corneliu Cod
reanu--a national shrine-the gov
eminent was not prepared to order
troops to storm the building to
capture Sima.
With a group of die hard follow
ers, the vice premier barricaded
himself In the Iron Guardist head
quarters and defied the govern
ment to seize him.
Reports received in Budapest
and Belgrade told a bloody story
OF the four days OF Rumanian re-
bellion, during which insurgent
Iron Guardists killed and pluniered'
burned down factories and even
staged an unsuccessful attempt to
assassinate Antonescu. who per-
sonally overpowered his assailant.
Among the thousands OF dead, 1t
was reported. were 1000 Iron
Guard leglonnaires. Between 1900
and 1000 others were wounded in
the fighting that spread from one
end OF blood-purged Rumania to
the other.
Editors note; A dispatch from
Bucharest said that after Antones-
Gu declared himself leader OF the
Iron Guardists, replacing Sima, the
premier demanded that workers
and officials resume their regular
tasks ut once. He ordered authori-
ties to crush insurgents wherever
they are still resisting.
(Antonescu I'm proclamation
blamed the uprising on certain
Incompatible, incorrect and com
pletely inhuman elements OF the
state service.O
How complete Antonescu's CON
troll OF the situation has become re-
NAMED matter OF doubt. One
report from Belgrade said insur-
gents still appeared 10 be resist
ing In Transylvanla and Moldayia.
In these provinces and other Sec
lions. when the fighting was at It's
height, dispatches stated. the wildly
rioting Iron Guardists extensively
looted Jewish sections OF Buchar-
est and other Rumanian cities.
Dozens OF factories we're burned
% the ground as the orgy Of de-
struction and bloodshed spread like
a flame.
The attempt 10 sssassinare An
tonescu was said TO have occurred
Jan. o. On that day an unidenti-
fled man, in the uniform OF a
DAtAkh OAAARI NRAAtA
forced his way into Antonescu's
home and demanded that the prem
Ter 90 Immediately to the foreign
office.
As soon as the premier appeared,
this version said. the usher" start
ed shooting. But Antonescu leaped
aside and then attacked his assail-
ant, overpowering him with the
ala OF a servant. The would be
assassin was arrested
Friday afternoon another sniper
was said to have shot at-but
missed "a German officer IN a Blu
charest street. The previous kill
ing Of a German general staff u.
ficer. Major Doehring was the
event that precipitated the rebel
Hon.
In yesterday incident Ger
man motorized unit rescued the
officer But no further shots were
fired and the gunman apparently
escaped.