German Preparations to Drive Into Bulgaria Declared Almost Complete Sofia, Feb. 16, was clear that should German troops occupy Bulgaria or use it as a base for an attack og: st Greece, Britain would break off diplomatic relations with Sof la, and take whatever steps might be necessary, diplomatic circles declared here' today.
"Newly mobilized Bulgarian troops are being sent to the only frontier where Bulgaria is not threatened, namely, the Turkish frontier, it reported. This, on the face of it, would appear to be a move in favour of Germany.
There appears to be doubt, that German preparations in Bul gona are almost complete.
Bridges have been mined, food supplies organized, and barracks pr rebared. Shoes and clothing were being rationed from last night.
The Germans appear to be already moking inroads into the nation's food supplies. Various Bulgarian classes are being called up quietly for tral ting, and a number of buildings have bbeeh requisitioned. These steps are described in local political circles as purely defensive measures.
On Yugoslav frontier there are at present only three German divisions, but on the Russian-Rumanian border barracks were being taken over by German troops all last week, Transports Move South Other German troops were being massed at Constanza, where troopships were lying with steam up.
Large quantities of material were being brought to ports on the Danube long the Bulgation boundary.
New detachments of Austrian mountain troops were still arriving in Bucharest yesterday, and Reuter's specta correspondent saw Unes transports moving south, Rumanian hospitals have been taken over by German medical staffs and it stated that school buildings with sharily be requisitioned as military hospitals.
Large quantities of Russian of are arriving at Varna, while Rumanian oit ipplles are being Tushed to Giurgiu, Reuter.
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