London, Aug. 28. of common isters of Germany, Italy, Rumania and Hungary are to confer tomorrow at Yien according to an announcement by the German Radio.
The meeting is believed to be due to the initiative of Herr Hitler following the breakdown of direct negotiations between Hungary and Rumania over Hungary's claim to Tran: nia.
The meeting is regarded as a new move by the Axis Powers to prevent a flare-up in the Balkans, news of clashes on two of Rumania's frontiers showing an increase of tension between Rumania and her neighbours.
Fifty Casualties By Courtesy of "The Times. said 100 were killed and six Rumanian planes were shot down during the day. Another version said 70 were killed and one Rumanian plane lost.
Meanwhile, the German and Italian Ministers to Rumania left the capital for Rome and Berlin yesterday and well informed quarters believed their departure indicated that Germany and Italy were pressing for a solution of the Transylvania question before the Belkan tinder box could explode. (The German and Italian Ministers to Hungary left Budapest for Seléburg last night.)
"Small War Going on"
It was reported here that the Italian and German Foreign Ministers, Count Galeazzo Ciano and Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, would meet in the very near future at Vienna to discuss the new turn of affairs in the Balkans.
One informed Rumanian source told the United Press, "It seems a small war is going on in the north. The situation looks bad."
Tt was understood that at least on one occasion, Russian troops penetrated approximately one kilometre into Rumania, but were forced to retire by Rumanian forces, No telephonic communication was permitted with northern Rumania last night.
Meanwhile, it was reliably reported from Tassy, the capital of old Moldavia, that Rumanian authorities had ordered the removal of the archi from there. Iassy is about 18 kilometres from the new Bessarabian Fifty casualties are reported to have occurred in clashes between Soviet and Rumanian troops, and one Soviet and one Rumanian plane are said to have been brought down on the new Soviet-Rumanian frontier. ion, a Rumanian fighter plane was the subject of an incident on the Rumanian-Hungarian frontier.
A Budapest dispatch to the New York "Times" suggests that the Hungarian and Rumanian Foreign Ministers have been summoned to Vienna "to settle the Balkan crisis before Russia makes further moves." averting Independent view that Herr Hitler is exercising a moderating influence on Signor Mussolini.—Reuter,
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