Show BALKAN ENVOYS CALLED TO MEET BUDAPEST Hungary Aug 28 8 W uP The P.-The The Rome-Berlin Rome axis rushed Its diplomatic forces Wednesday toward a up hurry four tour conference at Vienna to settle the Rumanian Hungarian-Rumanian dispute over Transylvania and prevent a repetition repetition tion of Hungar Rumanian lan Ian clashes in the Balkans I Berlin dispatches said Fuehrer Adolf Adoll Hitler received Count Galeazzo Galeazzo Ga- Ga Ciano Clano the he Italian foreign minister at his Bavarian chalet for lor 8 luncheon conference preliminary preliminary prelim prelim- inary to the power four-power talks talk at Vienna Thursday when Hungarian and Rumanian foreign loreign ministers will be invited to state their case and hear axis advice Ciano Joachim von the German foreign minister the German ambassador to Rome the Italian ambassador to Berlin the Italian and German ministers to Hungary and Rumania the Rumanian Rumanian Rumanian Ru Ru- manian and Hungarian foreign ministers and Field Marshal Wilhelm Wilhelm Wil- Wil helm Keitel retch chief of staff were all taking part In Jn the diplomatic diplomatic dip dip- conference one way or an an- other Dispatches Confirm Reports The rhe urgency of the talks was emphasized emphasized em em- by dispatches from Bucharest Bucharest Bucha Bucha- Bucharest rest which for the first time gave official Rumanian confirmation to reports that hundreds of soldiers have been killed and wounded ina ina in ina a border battle with Russians and aid that three Russian planes had been shot down by Rumanian filers Moreover Russia was Iwas reported Increasing demands upon Rumania Rumania Rumania Ruma Ruma- nia which ceded northern Buco Buco- vina and the province of Bessara Bessara- bia bla to the soviet two tuo months ago and now Is 15 asking various financial financial financial finan finan- cial arrangements Rumania was reported preparing to make a new offer of a maxImum maximum maximum maxi maxI- mum of one-fourth one of vania to Hungary Second Axis Peace Try It was the second time the axis powers had exerted pressure for settlement of the Ru Hungarian manian dispute and political circles circles cirdes cir cir- cir cir- cles des In Berlin expressed firm conviction conviction conviction con con- that this time speedy agreement must be reached to avoid further Incidents which might disturb the Italian German-Italian war effort against Britain Negotiations instituted at the insistence in- in of Berlin collapsed Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day when Rumania refused HUngary's Hungary's Hungary's Hun HUn- garys gary's demands for return of three-quarters three of Transylvania which Rumania gained from the World war up break-up of Austria- Austria Hungary and both countries have been massing troops along the frontiers The situation a more serious aspect Tues Tuesday when the Budapest government lodged a formal protest against what it I called a murderous unprovoked attack The protest brought no immediate Imme imme- immediate diate reply from Bucharest where It was said it would be handled through the regular diplomatic channels I |