The Archive · 1940

Rumanian Cabinet Resigns

Attempted Insurrection by Iron Guardsmen Quelled in Capital; Situation Serious

Bucharest, Sept. 4. Rumanian Government resigned today.

The Royal Palace issued a communique announcing the resignation, Gereral ictor Atonesei former' Minister of War, was believed to have been asked by King Carol to form a new Gov ment.

He entered the Palace shortly after Ha, today for a length session, Honabilts' demanding that King Carat abdicate and quit the country Nooued the streets here yesterday im= after aman had fired several revolver shots at police guards palace, as a signal for an against the Government.

Reliable quarters declared that the shots were not fired at the King, ale though he was in the palace at the Hime, Two guards were wounded, The police simounced they were in control of the situation immediately.

Following this incident, General David Popescu, Minister' of the Interior issued a communique stating that persons engaged in political tivity outside the ranks of the Single National" Party, and persons Aisturbing the pence, would be sub-Jeet to imprisonment In concentration Reliable quarters declared that Int, Honan Sima, Tron Guard leader, turned recently from Berlin 10 assume a Cabinet post from which he Fesigned to direct yesterday's coup against the Government.

The press office announced that uprisings were also in progress at Brayov and Constanza, RAP. Raids Berlin From Three Sides New York. Sepl. 4.

British planes attacked Berlin from the south, west and north, according to the "New York run correspondent, who says the raiders met what was probably the heaviest barrage of ground fire yet put up over the capital, Heavy German firing appeared to confirm the belief that the city's antireraft defences have been greatly It is reliably reported, adds the correspondent, that the British bomb-various industrial objectives germany during the night but did not attack the Ruhr. Heaviest Aght-

500 Children Have Miraculous Escape ts said demonstrations ts of the country.

Melbourne, Sept. 4. Five hundred British chil-ber 1 idl were printed in huge bold face tse.

"Abdlente (Se Abrice)—that is the ery of the entire nation!" the hand-

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