Show Nazi Units Pour I Into Rumania As Oil Guards Action Believed Caused by Reported Plot to Blow Up Nations Nation's Wells Reorganization of Army Expected v By HENRY T. T GORRELL BUCHAREST Rumania Oct 7 UP UP German troops are in Rumania and additional units are expected Monday and Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day by airplane usually well-informed well sou sources ces said Monday The troops brought motorized equipment Informants estimated approximately or one division would arrive by Tuesday There were unconfirmed reports that two more divisions might follow It was reported that the Rumanian Ruma Runa alan nian government had agreed to the entry of German troops both to guard the oil fields and to aIdIn aid aidin aidin in training and reorganizing the Rumanian army possibly with the cooperation of Italian units Informants suggested however that the German troop movements w were re a direct consequence of charges by the Rumanian government government government govern govern- ment of a a plot by British oil men with interests in this country to blow up oil oU fields Training Angle Angie Stressed In Un Berlin the Rumanian legation legation legation lega lega- tion said mid German ferman tro troops ps had cr- cr rived In Rumania to train and arid reorganize the army and that numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu met ous Italian troops were expected expected ex expected ex ex- to aid In the training The it ald of reports that the German troops guard guard- guard air fields would rind air air- ports Italian sources in Bucharest said they did not believe Italian troops were in or en route to Rumania at present It was emphasized In m maxis axis sources that there was no question of axis troops occupying occupying occupying occupy ing Rumania but It was pointed out that the Rumanian gOV government govern govern- rn- rn ment meat had requested aid in reorganIzing reorganizing reorganizing the Rumanian army The ministry of propaganda said no rio instructions had been received regarding comment on reports o of the arrival of German troops and that in the absence of such in instructions instructions In- In the ministry could only refer to a denial issued recently of reports that German regulars had moved into Galatz Based in Oil Fields It 11 was vas understood the German troops who already had arrived included motorized and aviation units and that they had been based in the oil fields in northeast RumanIa Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania and between 35 miles north of Bucharest the oil fields and the port of Giurgiu from which oil is As shipped The Germans were understood to have established an expeditionary expedition expedItion- ary any corps headquarters here and to have hae effected contact with the Rumanian general staff It was understood also that some Bucharest Bucha Buha- rest army barracks were being Continued on P Pale Five Column Six fiUl German Troops ops R Reported ported Pouring J Into Rumania as Oil Guards 1 Continued From pail Page One Oni eva ua ed to make room for German German Ger Ger- man troops Military circles reported that the total number of German divisions to be sent to Ruma Rumania Ia would depend depend depend de de- de- de pend on telegraphic reports to Berlin BerlIn Berlin Ber Ber- lin regarding the need for German troops to safeguard the oil oU Industry Industry industry indus Indus- try against sabotage Germany was reported to have taken an exceedingly grave view of official allegations of a plot by British oil men in Rumania to put the oil oU fields out of action Arrests Arrests Arrests Ar Ar- rests of British oil men some of whom are awaiting trial caused a crisis in relations between Rumania Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania and Great Britain Official informants asserted that they had proof including documents documents documents docu docu- ments and photographs that British British British Brit Brit- ish oil men had plotted to set fire lIre to oil fields and blow up pipelines and rail raU equipment Censorship regulations in RumanIa Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania are strict Previous dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches from United Press Staff Correspondent Gorrell Correll had shown something was developing in Rumania Ru Ru- mania Late Saturday night Gorrell re reported reported reported re- re ported that the cabinet after a night meeting had announced a decree decree decree de de- de- de cree would be issued defining as high treason any attempt by RumanIan Rumanian Rumanian Ru Ru- manian political quarters to form forma a abroad No explanation was given Gorrell said the action was considered significant sIgnificant significant sig sIg- in connection with Brit Brit- Rumanian ish-Rumanian friction Early Sunday Gorrell Correll reported the Rumanian iron guard organization organization mUon had demanded the immediate immediate imme imme- diate resignation of the board of directors of the owned American-owned Rumanian telephone company a subsidiary o of the Intern International I Telephone and Telegraph company com com- pany John T T. Quinn director i general of the c company was said to have agreed after consulting A ANew New York he headquarters by tele- tele f ff phone It was announced officially Gorrell Gorrell Gorrell Gor Gor- rell reported that the iron guards had appointed a special commissar commis- commis commiss s sar to supervise the telephone company's activities Sunday night Gorrell reported that the Iron guards had demanded demand demand- ed the resignation of directing boards of other internationally internationally- owned firms whose directorates were with Rumanians on whom the King Carol regime looked with favor Late Sunday General Antonescu appeared at a huge rally of the iron guards wearing for the he first time tune the green shirt uniform of the iron guards I Late Sunday night just before belore the report of actual German troop arrivals Gorrell quoted diplomatic qua quarters as saying Germany and Italy were preparing to strengthen strength strength- en immediately their cooperation J with Rumania after the comple- comple tion lion of t the fife e first phase of ot the re- re re-o re Mi Ii construction of ot Rumania on totalitarian tartan lines j |