The Archive · 1941

Rumanians Alarmed

New York, Feb. 13, Substantiating reports' on' the rapidly mounting tension between Germany and Bulgaria, the Associated Press reported on good authority. today that Rumanian civilians have started evacuating from the nelghbourhood of all fields near the Bulgarian border following the advice of the military authorities.

The agency also learned that fur~ ther evacuation is going on at Constanza, Giurgiu and other towns on Domei. the Danube river facing Bulgaria—

Convoy Attacked by German Raiders London, Feb. 14 German surface raiders on Wedne day attacked a British convoy in Allantic, it was learned reliably terday.

The attack was the first by rald~ ers in the Atlantic since the Jervis Bay incident. If the vessels were sunk, it may be days before the toll ig known, since one. the survivors clear the battle scene, radios will be Silenced to prevent a disclosure of positions.

Naval circles confirmed reports that powerful units of the British Fleet in the past few days had swept thousands of miles through the North Atlantic seeking enemy warships.

According to reports, enemy warships were not encountered, the sweep was claimed to be "most suc-

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