Bucharest, Sept. 22. RESHADOWING drastic action against Nazis, General George Argesanu, Minister of National Defence and a strong opponent of the outlawed Fascist Iron Guard, a Fascist semi-military organization, has been appointed Prime Minister in succession to M. Armand Calinescu, who was assassinated yesterday by members of the Iron Guard.
General Argesanu was selected at a protracted, session of the Cabinet presided over by King Carol.
Other candidates considered were M, Victor Jamandi, Minister of Justice, and General Marinescu, both known strong opponents of the Iron Guard and friends of France and Great Britain, All measures have been taken to suppress any attempted rising by members of the Iron Guard.
Under declaration of a state emergency, troops are confined to barracks throughout the country while frontier guards were heavily reinforced. Although an official communique states that "no foreign complications have been found," Rumanians are nervously watching the frontiers. Bucharest itself remains quite, under the bayonets of thousands of troops, but the inhabitants are anxiously awaiting developments. Troops fare supporting the police in nationwide raids against suspected members of the Iron Guard. police authorities immediately clamp-'M, Catinesew had no chance what down strict precautionary mea-ever to defend himself. After his sures. ear had been blocked by a cart purposely shoved in its path, another car Meilical Students Led by Lawyer Grove into it, 'Then two other cars drove Up, one on each side, and a Six of the murderers, all of them group of' young men, armed with medical students, were arrested ten pistols, Jumped out and opened A minutes after they had broken into the Bucharest Broadcasting Station The Premier was hit by eleven and announced that the Premier had bullets—two In the heart and one been killed. Two of the students through his eye, A. police official committed suicide when they tried to accompanying him immediately jump-escape and found their way blocked ed from the eax, but he was mowed town, by fourteen. bullets, The by policemen, chauffeur was seriously wounded, The alleged leader of the assassins, a lawyer named Dumitrescu, was also Radio Station Seized taken into custody by the police today. He returned from the Sub-After the crime, the assassins drove Carpathian Ukraine only six weeks to the Bucharest' radio station, shot and wounded the doorkeeper, seized the microphone and announced what Rich Man's Son Executed had happened. One youth cried out Bucharest, Sept. 22. aver the microphone: "Codreani has, been avenged," while another seream-One of those executed was LG. Schmidt, the son of the owner of ed; "The time for revenge has come,"
Rumania's largest dye firm and one The assassins were overpowered ff the richest men in the country.—after ten minutes, when the announcer United Press, stated that the programme had been interrupted through on "unfortunate AN Quiet in Rumania Incident" and would now be resumed, London, Sept. 22. but immediately all communication in News received by the Rumanian Bucharest was cut off, and this was followed by prompt police and mili-Legation in London today showed that. perfect order now prevailed. in tary measures Rumania, and that life there resumed Calinescu, as Minister of the Lits normal course foluwing the ex-Interior last year, was largely reecution of the assassins of Bf. Armand sponsible for smashing the Iron Guard Colineseu, the Prime Minister of, organization, Romania.
Zelea Codreany, mentioned by one the assassins over the microphone, Was formerly chief of the Iron Guard. He and other leaders of the organiza tion were arrested in April, 19
Rumanian circles in London con sider that the executions have wiped Out the remnants of the Iron Guards Which were. responsible for the ber, 1988, he was killed by prison An oficial announcement stated that he tried to eseape—Reuter, Polish Submarine Abandons Guards Berlin Well-triformed Stockholm, Sept. 22.
London, Sept. 22.
'The German wireless alleges that not six but eleven persons were executed for the assassination of Mf. 'Armand Calineseu, the Prime Minister of Rumania, who was shot yesterday' by members of the Iron Guard. 'Two persons, the German wireless' states, were killed immediately after the arrest, while nine other former members of the Iron Guards were execut-9 fung squad fast" night Bucharest, Sept. 21.
General George Argeseanu was appointed Premier to succeed the late Armand Celineseu late this. evening, while General Gavrile Marineseu took over the Home Office and General Yous, Mayor of Bucharest, assumed the War portfolio. All these posts were formerly held by the assassinat~ ed Premier.
It was after the frst meeting of the new Cabinet that the assassins of M.
Calinesou were shot in the presence of a crowd of onlookers, among whom was General Argesean, The bodies of the exeeyted men are to remain exposed to public view for 24 hours.
The eight young men belonged to the Knights of Death Brigade, the six who were arrested confessed. The other two had committed suicide.
The assassination occurred on Dembovitza Bridge while M. Calineseu was being driven home. At the same that he was assassinated, two time bombs exploded at different points in the capital and it was be~ leved these bombs were planted with the object of causing general panic among the population. of the capital, preparation for widespread Fascist revolt. These aims were frustrated, for the military General Staff and the 'The Polish submarine Orzel_was stil being sought by Soviet warships yesterday as It was learned that two Estonian guards, placed on board while it was in' the Esthonian har-hour, were abandoned in a small bboat'and picked up on a litre island off the coast of Sweden.
The lighthouse manager on the tiny Island east of Stockholm yesterday morning observed the little boat containing. the two Esthonian guards, who were aboard the Orzel when it left the Esthonian port on Sunday night. There were only three Esthonian guards aboard the Orzel, it was Tearned, and as the vessel started to eave the harbour one jumped ashore fund alarmed the Esthonian coast guards who fired upon the submarine The other two Esthonian guards—a non-commissioned officer ana a marine—were Kept on board the Orzel, When in open sea, outside the three-mile limit, they were put in a small boat.
The Swedish military authorities were taking care of two Esthonians yesterday. It was believed they were {taken to Stockholm, from where they will be returned to Tallinn.—United Press.
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