LOTING and other discontent Belgrade, Feb. 22. in Bulgaria because of German military activity along the Danube were reported here yesterday.
Unconfirmed reports circulated here all day yes terday that Germans were filtering into Bulgaria over pontoon bridges built across the Danube on the Rumanian-Bulgarian frontier.
'A similar, though unconfirmed, report also came from Budapest.
Rioting was attributed to communist agitators and' was said to be occurring where German engineers were engaged in pontoon building operations.
The vicinity of the bridgehead in Rustchuk was blacked out on Thursday night although the remainder of the Danubian frontier town was illu minated as usual, said reliable re-Ports.
Similar pontoon operations were expected elsewhere along the river.
"Discontent" Reported There had been "considerable discontent" "in other districts where Germans were engaged in pontoon operations, said another report, but Bulgarian' censorship. was being ex-
Local shipping circles said that Ger mans had closed the Danube to all Italians Refused Means of Escape London, Feb, 22.
Marshal Petain, head of the French State, has refused an Ialian request for the use of French ports in Africa to allow the remaining Italian forces in Libya to escape, according to reports received here—Reuter.
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