Germans Intensify War of Nerves

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 80, 3 April 1941, Page 7

Germans Intensify War of Nerves

“STATE OF CRISIS" WITH YTJOOSIaAVTA LONDON, April 1. Germany Is continuing her intense war of nerves against Yugoslavia. Humours emanating from German sources, and particularly from Germany j herself, persist, and it is now being stated that a crisis exists between the two countries. The Berlin radio and other Germancontrolled radio stations state that the departure from Belgrade of the German Minister and the departure from Berlin of the Yugoslav Minister show the gravity of the position. Meanwhile, the Yugoslav Trime Minister, General gimovich, has sent a J reply to Berlin on all questions aflVt-' Ing Germany. A grave crisis exists between Germanv and Yugoslavia, said Berlin officials to-dav, when the fury of German press allegations of Yugoslav terrorism against Germans suggested that the situation Is rapidly reaching a climax. Berlin radio declared that two villages inhabited by Germans were seen burning from the frontier. Young Germans in Yugoslavia, the radio went on. were shepherded into a forest, where thev were kept under a strong guard. The persecution of Germans was now systematic, said Berlin. . According to the Hungarian official news agency Yugoslavian mobilisation is being completed on Thursday. The main forces are concentrated at Nish. Troops and supplies are moving southward without interruption. The Yugoslavs are mining roads •long the Bulgarian border and evacuating the border zone. A Belgrade message states that the bridge between Fiume and Susak on the Yugoslav-Italian frontier has been closed and mined. Residents in the vicinity have been ordered to evacuate their homes. An Italian liner which arrived at the Adriatic port of Split took off all Italian residents in Dalmatia.